Jul 19, 2024
The United States Polo Association (USPA) congratulates the following outstanding Intercollegiate/Interscholastic (I/I) student athletes who were awarded the 2024 USPA Intercollegiate Scholarship!
Requirements for application include playing at least two years of interscholastic polo as an active USPA member, competing on an intercollegiate team, 3.0 GPA, two letters of recommendation and a short essay. Recipients are selected based on horsemanship, sportsmanship, playing ability, contribution to the sport, academic excellence and character. The funds awarded to players are paid directly to the student’s institution for their tuition and are renewable for up to four years.
These athletes below join Elizabeth Leudesdorff, Josie Dorsey, Lindsey Morris, Alana Benz, Connelly Cashen, Marissa Carelli, Liliana Gonzalez, Will Mudra, Oliver Wheatley, Elise Pardue, Allie Bushong, Julia Schaefer and Brianna Jordan as award recipients for the 2024-2025 school year.
Hometown: Forth Worth, Texas
Interscholastic Team: Aiken Youth Polo (Aiken, South Carolina)
Intercollegiate Team: Texas A&M University Polo Club (College Station, Texas)
Year: Junior
Major: Industrial Distribution
Hometown: Brighton, Illinois
Interscholastic Team: St. Louis Polo Club (Huntleigh, Missouri)
Intercollegiate Team: University of Virginia (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Year: Freshman
Major: Political Science
Hometown: Sealy, Texas
Interscholastic Team: Houston Polo Club (Houston, Texas)
Intercollegiate Team: Texas A&M University Polo Club (College Station, Texas)
Year: Freshman
Major: Agriculture Leadership and Development
Hometown: Aiken, South Carolina
Interscholastic Team: Aiken Youth Polo (Aiken, South Carolina)
Intercollegiate Team: University of South Carolina Aiken (Aiken, South Carolina)
Year: Freshman
Major: Sociology
Hometown: Weston, Connecticut
Interscholastic Team: Yale Polo & Equestrian (Bethany, Connecticut)
Intercollegiate Team: Texas A&M University Polo Club (College Station, Texas)
Year: Freshman
Major: International Affairs
Hometown: Huntleigh, Missouri
Interscholastic Team: St. Louis Polo Club (Huntleigh, Missouri)
Intercollegiate Team: University of South Carolina Aiken (Aiken, South Carolina)
Year: Freshman
Major: Business Management
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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