The United States Polo Association Announces USPA International Intercollegiate Challenge Cup Roster

LAKE WORTH, Fla. - March 11, 2015 - PRLog -- The United States Polo Association® (USPA) today announced that top intercollegiate polo players from the United States and England will compete for the USPA International Intercollegiate Challenge Cup on Saturday March, 14 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.  The match immediately precedes the prestigious pro-arena Townsend International Challenge Cup match between the United States and England.

This arena polo match is an outgrowth of a recently inaugurated tradition of international competition between two national intercollegiate polo programs, the United States Polo Association Interscholastic & Intercollegiate (I/I) Polo program and the United Kingdom’s Schools & Universities Polo Association (SUPA).  This is the third time the teams are competing for the International Intercollegiate Challenge Cup.  The United States leads the series 2-0.

The United States team is comprised of players representing each of the United States Polo Association’s four I/I regions:

Northeastern: Drew Gale of Somers, Connecticut and the University of Connecticut polo team

Southeastern: Hunter Jelsch of China, Michigan and the Michigan State University polo team

Central: Kareem Rosser of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Colorado State University polo team

Western: Carina Deck of San Diego, California and the Oregon State University polo team

“The I/I committee is grateful to the USPA Board of Governors for supporting this important effort,” said Duncan Huyler, Chairman of Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Polo for the United States Polo Association.  “The young men and women who participate in this event have represented polo in this country at the highest levels both through their sportsmanship and playing ability. We are excited to continue this wonderful tradition.”

About the United States Polo Association ® Intercollegiate/Interscholastic Program

The United States Polo Association runs over 30 tournaments annually through its Intercollegiate/Interscholastic (I/I) program, whose mission is to promote and grow the sport of polo by providing maximum exposure to the sport, recruiting collegiate and scholastic institutions, coordinating activities of member schools and players, providing for organized competition including sponsoring and administering regional and national tournaments with an emphasis on sportsmanship, fairness and safety, and by effectively utilizing funding for the benefit of I/I activities.   More information about the USPA’s I/I program is available on its Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/iipolo.

About the United States Polo Association ®

Founded in 1890, the United States Polo Association (USPA) is the national governing body for the sport of polo in North America and is the second oldest sport governing body in the United States preceded only by the United States Tennis Association. With nearly 300 member clubs and 40 national tournaments, the USPA governs polo handicaps, tournament rules and safety regulations, to ensure the welfare and being of both pony and player. Funded by sales from the officially licensed consumer brand, U.S. Polo Assn., the USPA purposefully re-invests revenue by underwriting numerous development programs to expand and sustain the sport of polo. For more information please visit www.uspolo.org.