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ELDORADO POLO CLUB HOSTS FIRST NYTS QUALIFIER OF THE YEAR

Jan 28, 2019 9:26 PM

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Eldorado Polo Club NYTS Qualifier Champions: Antelope - Hope Kerley, Grant Palmer, Ryan Kerley, Jazmin Trotz, presented by Pacific Coast Circuit Governor Dan Walker.
Eldorado Polo Club NYTS Qualifier Champions: Antelope - Hope Kerley, Grant Palmer, Ryan Kerley, Jazmin Trotz, presented by Pacific Coast Circuit Governor Dan Walker.

Amongst the mountains and palm trees, four teams of advanced youth players participated in the first National Youth Tournament Series (NYTS) Qualifier of the 2019 season at Eldorado Polo Club in Indio, California. Undefeated Antelope bested both Bush League (3-2) and Seattle Polo (5-4) by a narrow one-goal margin. Bayne Bossom, Riley Jordan, Grant Palmer, Ryan Kerley, Hope Kerley, Athena Malin and Ian Schnoebelen were named All-Stars.

Ian Schnoebelen, Athena Malin, Rose Gonzalez, Grace Gonzalez, Alyssa Garcia.
Empire: Ian Schnoebelen, Athena Malin, Rose Gonzalez, Grace Gonzalez, Alyssa Garcia.

Antelope: Hope Kerley (-1), Ryan Kerley (-1), Grant Palmer (0), Jazmin Trotz (-1)

Bush League: Riley Jordan (0), Elise Pardue (-0.5), Micaela Saracco (-1), Quinn Kyle (-1)

Empire: Athena Malin (0.5), Ian Schnoebelen (0), Alyssa Garcia (-1), Rose Gonzalez/Grace Gonzalez (-1)

Seattle Polo: Bayne Bossom (2), Colby Smith (-1), Lars Neumann (-1), Charlize Bisogni (-1)

Seattle: Bayne Bossom, Colby Smith, Dan Walker, Lars Neumann, Charlize Bisogni.
Seattle: Bayne Bossom, Colby Smith, Pacific Coast Circuit Governor Dan Walker, Lars Neumann, Charlize Bisogni.

Semifinals
Antelope def. Bush League 3-2
Seattle Polo def. Empire 5-3

Consolation Final
Bush League def. Empire 3-2

Bush League: Riley Jordan, Quinn Kyle, Elise Pardue, Micaela Saracco.
Bush League: Riley Jordan, Quinn Kyle, Elise Pardue, Micaela Saracco.

Final: Antelope def. Seattle Polo 5-4

BPP: December played by Bayne Bossom

All-Stars: Bayne Bossom, Riley Jordan, Grant Palmer, Ryan Kerley, Hope Kerley, Athena Malin, Ian Schnoebelen

Best Playing Pony: December, played by Bayne Bossom, pictured with Piers Bossom.
Best Playing Pony: December, played by Bayne Bossom, pictured with Piers Bossom.

The NYTS program was designed to provide an opportunity for youth players to compete against their peers in USPA outdoor tournaments. Outdoor clubs interested in hosting a NYTS qualifier tournament, please contact Amanda Snow, asnow@uspolo.org, to receive a NYTS Tournament Host Club Manual.

All photos courtesy of ©Kerri Kerly/Eldorado Polo Club.

Eldorado Polo Club 

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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