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March 23-25

Open National Interscholastic Championship

Open National Interscholastic Championship

Tournament History

The USPA Open National Interscholastic Championship tournament is part of the United States Polo Association's Intercollegiate/Interscholastic (I/I) polo program, which is dedicated to growing the sport by providing maximum exposure, recruiting collegiate and scholastic institutions, coordinating activities and organized competition. Supporting this mission, the I/I program has experienced tremendous growth in recent years.

Winners of the Open NIS are awarded the George C. Sherman trophy, which has been presented to polo's interscholastic champions since 1928.

Photo: 2017 ONIS Winners Maryland Polo

Open National Interscholastic Championship

Tournament News

Mar 26, 2018

MARYLAND’S TIGHT-KNIT TEAMWORK LEADS TO...

Tournaments

Open National Interscholastic Championship

Teams & Rosters

Bracket I

Bracket II

Bracket III

Bracket IV

Bracket V

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Houston Polo Club

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Anson Moore
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Joe Mack Stimmel
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Grayson Price
Outdoor Handicap: 1
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Santiago Payan

Poway Polo Club (0-1)

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Ian Schnoebelen
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Skylar Dale
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Niki Mobtaker
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Maddie Graydon

Maryland Polo Club (2-0)

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Jack McLean
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Brennan Wells
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Parker Pearce
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Aidan Tydings

Gardnertown Polo Club (0-1)

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Matteo Chaux
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John Dencker
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Joe Post

Open National Interscholastic Championship

Tournament Games

Friday, Mar 23, 2018

March 23

Final

Open National Interscholastic Championship

Maryland Polo Club logo

Maryland Polo Club (2-0)

29

Poway Polo Club logo

Poway Polo Club (0-1)

9

March 23

Final

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Gardnertown I logo

Gardnertown I (1-0)

19

Houston A logo

Houston A (0-1)

9

Sunday, Mar 25, 2018

March 25

Final

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Maryland Polo Club logo

Maryland Polo Club (2-0)

20

Gardnertown Polo Club logo

Gardnertown Polo Club (0-1)

11

Final

The Venue

The Cornell Polo Club is based out of the John T. Oxley Equestrian Center at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Home to the men's and women's intercollegiate polo teams as well as an interscholastic polo team, an IHSA equestrian team and an IDA dressage team, the Oxley Equestrian Center houses the university's 30-horse polo string. Coach David Eldredge has helped continue Cornell's long legacy of excellence with 15 national championships earned under his guidance, making him the winningest coach in Cornell University history.


Oxley Equestrian Center
220 Pine Tree Rd
Ithaca, NY 14850
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USPA COVID-19 UPDATE

Effective Date: Saturday, May 16, 2020

The suspension of USPA Tournaments and Events will be lifted for USPA Member Clubs in locales where hosting polo matches and tournaments is permitted under applicable state and local laws, executive orders and similar decrees. The USPA Member Clubs in these locales are encouraged to follow all such requirements of their state and local authorities with respect to polo operations. In addition, we also encourage all USPA Member Clubs to take the precautions recommended by the CDC. We are preparing a detailed list of best practices for USPA Member Clubs as they return to hosting USPA Tournaments and Events and plan to circulate these guidelines within the next week. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and will notify you if we determine a different course of action is necessary.

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