Mar 28, 2016 1:31 PM
Ten teams from across the United States and Canada will converge on the University of Connecticut’s Horsebarn Hill Arena in Storrs, CT April 4-9, for the 2016 National Intercollegiate Championships (NIC). After an intense regional weekend, the men’s division exploded with numerous national contenders; Cornell University, Texas A&M University, University of Virginia, Westmont College and two wild cards, University of Western Ontario and University of Miami.
This will be the first NIC for the University of Western Ontario Team, an extraordinary feat in their inaugural year of competition. Their wild card bid came in after a nail-biting shootout loss in the Northeastern Regional Finals to powerhouse Cornell. Other wild card, the University of Miami, is returning to national recognition after a 2013 revival. Historically a formidable intercollegiate team, University of Miami won the Men’s Intercollegiate Championships an impressive four consecutive years from 1948-1951. This year, consisting of two Team USPA players (Jarred Zenni & Jonny Lavine), University of Miami received their wild card bid, after yet another exciting penalty shootout against University of Virginia.
Along with Jerad Zennis and Jonny Lavine, three other Team USPA members will be competing in this year's NIC: Julia Smith (UVA), Anna Winslow (Cornell), Jared Zenni (Miami), Jonny Lavine (Miami), and Cacho Galindo (Texas A&M)
The United States Polo Association has established the USPA Intercollegiate Scholarship Program to assist USPA members who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs. Renewable scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice.USPA Intercollegiate Scholarship Award Winners that will be competing this year are: Marissa Wells (Texas A&M), and Fiona McBride-Luman (Cal Poly)
2016 USA Intercollegiate team members who travelled to England to compete in School and Universites Polo Association Polistas International Challenge: Tony Uretz (Westmont), Emma Eldredge (Cornell), and Casey Woodfin (Texas A&M)
Four teams will be competing in the Women’s Intercollegiate Championship, defending champions Cornell, University of Virginia, Texas A&M University and California Polytechnic State University. Will Cornell and the University of Virginia meet in the finals for a sixth year in a row?
The Men’s and Women’s Championship Finals will be livestreamed on ChukkerTV.com
Who will win the coveted titles? Check our homepage for updates and coverage and click here for the NIC Team Profiles.
Monday, April 4
5:00pm ET - Welcome Reception
Tuesday, April 5
10:00am ET - UVA Men vs. Westmont
12:00pm ET - University of Miami vs. Western Ontario
Wednesday, April 6
10:00am ET - Cornell Women vs. Cal Poly
12:00pm ET - TAMU Women vs. UVA Women
Thursday, April 7
3:30pm ET - TAMU Men vs. Winner of game 2
6:00pm ET - Cornell Men vs. Winner of game 1
Friday, April 8
TBA - Press conference and team interviews - location TBD
6:30pm ET - Banquet at Mill on the River
Saturday, April 9
12:00pm ET - Women's Final
3:00pm ET - Men's Final
Women
California Polytechnic State University Nora Bales Jillian Tietje Kylie Everitt Trista Noland Tricia Khougaz Miriam Flock Fiona McBride-Luman Emma Hobscheid Hannah Heitzig Maggie Papka Leah Torres | Cornell University Anna Winslow Elena Wicker Emma Eldredge Claire Stieg Hannah Noyes |
Texas A&M University Celine Henke Kendall Plank Lara Straussfeld Marissa Wells | University of Virginia Katie Mitcham Mary Collins Julia Smith Julie Stellman Caroline Hardie Heather Hooker |
Men
University of Miami Jonny Lavine Jared Zenni Richard Mershad Rodrigo De Vicuna | Cornell University Ignacio Masias Ryan Saul Dan Shaw Liam Palacios Baturay Turkman |
Texas A&M University Christian Aycinena Cacho Galindo Gideon Kotkowski Connor Snow Casey Woodfin Dalton Woodfin | University of Virginia Aristide Faggionato Ali Mobtaker Felipe Gomez Merrall Echezarreta Simon Mansfeld Eduardo Montaraio de Barros |
Westmont College Hank Uretz Tony Uretz Michael Esparza | University of Western Ontario Andrew Begg Austin Haber CJ Sifton Luke Sifton Kingsley Ward Evan White |
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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