The United States Polo Association Announces Intercollegiate Scholarship Recipients

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.

AIDEN MEEKER

Hometown: Forth Worth, TexasInterscholastic Team: Aiken Youth Polo (Aiken, South Carolina)

Intercollegiate Team: Texas A&M University Polo Club (College Station, Texas)

Year: JuniorMajor: Industrial Distribution

KELSEY BRAY

Hometown: Brighton, Illinois

Interscholastic Team: St. Louis Polo Club (Huntleigh, Missouri)

Intercollegiate Team: University of Virginia (Charlottesville, Virginia)

Year: Freshman

Major: Political Science

LILY LEQUERICA

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

MADISON JORDAN

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

SOPHIA DEANGELIS

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

WINIFRED BRANSCUM

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

By ML Staff. Content/Image courtesy of United States Polo Association