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 for one of the four open region teams or two female regional teams to compete in the NYTS Championship Cecil Smith Cup and Girls All-Star Challenge. Semifinals and finals for both tournaments will be livestreamed starting on Friday, September 6, with both finals to be held on Sunday, September 8, at New Bridge Polo & Country Club in Aiken, South Carolina. The NYTS qualifier has been designed for upper-intermediate to advanced youth players, those capable of holding a minimum of a “-1” handicap. Click here for more information.
BLACKBERRY POLO CLUB NYTS QUALIFIER
Blackberry Polo Club NYTS Qualifier participants.
Host site: Blackberry Polo Club, Batavia, Illinois
Windridge Polo
Mia Volpenesta
Kelsey Bray
Hayden Boeh
Regan Smith
Ardum Farms
Sean Murphy
Will Mudra
Stuart Boland
Aiden Meeker
Hawaii Polo Life
Estella Mazzie
Ramon Caro
Grace Mudra
Jack Whitman
Font Polo
Ryland Reback
Winifred Branscum
Maximo Font
Angus Middleton
Results:
Windridge defeated Ardum Farm 6-1
Hawaii Polo Life defeated Font Polo 4-3
Final: Ardum defeated Hawaii Polo Life 5-3
All-Stars: Regan Smith, Aiden Meeker, Maximo Font, Grace Mudra, Jack Whitman, Will Mudra, Angus Middleton
Best Playing Pony: Lily, played by Aiden Meeker and owned by Horacio Onetto
Blackberry Polo Club NYTS Qualifier All-Stars: Angus Middleton, Regan Smith, Aiden Meeker, Grace Mudra, Jack Whitman, Maximo Font, Will Mudra.
BIG HORN POLO CLUB NYTS QUALIFIER
Host site: Big Horn Polo Club, Sheridan, Wyoming
307 Bistro
Mateo Bilbao
Miki Astrada
Charlie Caldwell
Angus Middleton
Abby Benton
RR Williams Realty
Avery Evans
Hope Kerley
Fernando Torres
Taylor Palacios
Harry Caldwell
Results: 307 Bistro defeated RR Williams Realty
All-Stars: Taylor Palacios, Harry Caldwell, Charlie Caldwell, Hope Kerley
Best Playing Pony: Rayo Careta, played by Miki Astrada
TWIN CITY POLO CLUB NYTS QUALIFIER
Twin City Polo Club NYTS Qualifier Champions: Chicago – Gino Fioravanti, Robert Pizarro, Regan Smith, Ryland Reback.
Host site: Twin City Polo Club, Long Lake, Minnesota
Twin City
Chance Miller
Logan Boeh
Maximo Font
Anna Alworth
Quad Cities Dr.
Gavin Marshman
Hayden Boeh
Dylan Cortes
Alberdi Maldonado
Chicago
Gino Fiorvanti
Robert Pizarro
Regan Smith
Ryland Reback
Twin City Polo Club NYTS Qualifier All-Stars: Regan Smith, Anna Alworth, Maximo Font, Alberdi Maldonado, Robert Pizarro.
Results:
Quad Cities Dr. defeated Twin City 3-2
Twin Cities defeated Chicago 10-6
Chicago defeated Quad Cities 6-2
Chicago won by way of shootout
All-Stars: Regan Smith, Anna Alworth, Maximo Font, Alberdi Maldonado, Robert Pizarro
Best Playing Pony: Garufa, played by Maximo Font
Twin City Polo Club NYTS Qualifier Best Playing Pony: Garufa, played by Maximo Font.
HERITAGE FARM POLO CLUB NYTS QUALIFIER*
Host site: Heritage Farm Polo Club, Canaan, New Hampshire
Boston
Sophie Grant
Rehan Kumble
Julia Schaefer
Augie Grotnik
Heritage
Summer Kneece
Landen Daniels
Amar Anand
Alex Morris
Sugarbush
Caleb Kingsbury
Vlad Tarashansky
Saralyn Painter
Cole Kinsela
Results: Sugarbush, winner of Round-Robin
All-Stars: Summer Kneece, Landen Daniels, Vlad Tarashansky, Sophie Grant, Caleb Kingsbury
Best Playing Pony: Gypsy, played by Vlad Tarashansky and owned by Mark Tashjian
Heritage Farm Polo Club NYTS Qualifier Best Playing Pony: Gypsy, played by Vlad Tarashansky and owned by Mark Tashjian.
ROSELAND POLO CLUB NYTS QUALIFIER*
Roseland Polo Club NYTS Qualifier Champions: Mid-State Roofing – Virginia Gwinn, Regan Leitner, Robyn Leitner, Alea Crespo.
Host site: Roseland Polo Club, Crozet, Virginia (held at King Family Vineyard)
Mid-State Roofing
Reagan Leitner
Robyn Leitner
Alea Crespo
Virginia Gwinn
King Family Vineyard
Brock Bromley
Coco DeVink
Zak Coleman
Jack McLean
Results: Mid-State Roofing defeated King Family Vineyard 5-4
All-Stars: Reagan Leitner, Virginia Gwinn, Robyn Leitner, Alea Crespo
Best Playing Pony: Mia, played by Regan Leitner, owned by Robyn and Reagan Leitner
Roseland Polo Club NYTS Qualifier Best Playing Pony: Mia, played by Regan Leitner, owned by Robyn and Reagan Leitner.
*First NYTS QualifierBLACKBERRY POLO CLUB BIG HORN POLO CLUB TWIN CITY POLO CLUB HERITAGE FARM POLO CLUB ROSELAND POLO CLUB