NEWS

The National Youth Tournament Series Program was established to provide youth players the opportunity to compete against their peers in USPA-sanctioned outdoor tournaments. At each qualifier, All-Stars are selected by an appointed committee. All-Stars are then eligible to be selected to compete in the NYTS Championship Cecil Smith Cup and Girls All-Star Challenge. The NYTS qualifier has been designed for upper-intermediate to advanced youth players, those capable of holding a minimum of a “-1” handicap. A rewarding experience, NYTS Qualifiers offer the chance to see your club represented at the championship level. The 24 players at the 2019 NYTS National Championship represented 20 different clubs across the United States and Canada. Click here for more information.

Host Site: Aiken Polo Club, Aiken, South Carolina.

Aiken NYTS – A Flight

Isinya
Nick DiValentino
Vlad Tarashansky
Alea Crespo
Grace Fleischmann

Enviroscape
Aiden Meeker
Pippa Campbell
Dolores Onetto
Inez Onetto

Aiken Saddlery
Summer Kneece
Reagan Leitner
Robyn Leitner
Virgina Gwinn

The Nicholson Family Foundation
Jack Whitman
Gracie Brown
Lexi Wright
Zoey Bivalacqua

Creative Financial Strategies
Hope Arellano*
Madison Jordan
Chris Veitch
Brianna Jordan

Estrella Equine
Sophie Grant
Josh Escapite
Anna Hale
Lazaro Gorosito

Results
Final: Creative Final Strategies defeated Aiken Saddlery

All-Stars: Chris Veitch, Josh Escapite, Sophie Grant, Hope Arellano, Aiden Meeker, Summer Kneece, Nick DiValentino, Reagan Leitner and Jack Whitman.

Best Playing Pony Award: Sagebrush owned by Reagan and Robyn Leitner, played by Reagan Leitner.

*Hope Arellano is a member of Team USPA. Team USPA is a USPA program designed to enhance and grow the sport of polo in the United States by identifying young, talented American players and providing mentored training and playing opportunities leading to a pool of higher rated amateur and pro players and the resultant giveback to the sport of polo.