Only One Week Until the 2014 National Intercollegiate Championship
Cornell, Virginia, Southern Methodist, Cal-Poly and Westmont vie for National Title in Houston
Collegiate competition heats up next week as eight teams descend on the Lone Star State for the 2014 USPA National Intercollegiate Championship, held April 9 – 12, 2014, at the ERG Arena in Brookshire, Texas.
The four regional champion men’s and women’s college polo teams became finalists as a result of their victories in the tournament’s preliminary rounds, which started with 19 men’s teams and 25 women’s teams from top college polo programs across the U.S. The finalists include the following men’s and women’s teams: Cornell University (Northeastern), University of Virginia (Southeastern), Southern Methodist University (Central); the men’s team from Westmont College and the women’s team from California Polytechnic State University (Western). The participating team rosters are:
“The National Intercollegiate Championship embodies a tradition of high-level competition, horsemanship and sportsmanship,” said U.S. Polo Association CEO Peter Rizzo. “We’re excited to provide an opportunity for these young players to showcase their athleticism and competitive edge in this historic tournament.”
You can follow the progress of the teams on the USPA Intercollegiate/Interscholastic Facebook Page and Twitter Handle. The National Intercollegiate Championship has been a national U.S. Polo Association event since 1922, with the addition of women’s teams in 1976. Last year, the Westmont College men’s team and the UVA women’s team were the tournament champions. The winner of the most National Titles in previous years has been the Yale men’s team (19 times) and Cornell women’s team (13 times).
2013 USPA Men’s National Intercollegiate Champions-Westmont College
2013 USPA Women’s National Intercollegiate Champions-University of Virginia
The United States Polo Association, the governing body of the sport, organizes the USPA National Intercollegiate Championship, which is a centerpiece of the United States Intercollegiate/Interscholastic (I/I) polo program. The I/I polo program mission is to help expand the sport in the U.S. at the college and high school level. See more information on the I/I polo program here on the U.S. Polo Association’s website.