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Welcome to Stanford Polo!
Welcome to the official home of Stanford Polo Club, one of the oldest club sports at Stanford University. Stanford Polo Club was founded in 1923 as part of the Stanford Riding Academy, and while the club has undergone many transformations over the years, it has stayed true to its legacy of strong student development, hard work, and the pursuit of excellence in polo. The Polo Club offers students the opportunity to learn about riding and polo, horse care and barn management, and it helps fulfill Stanford’s goal of providing a truly broad education. Day to day operation of the club is managed entirely by students, and with the help of dedicated volunteer coaches and a visionary advisory board, the Polo Club has continued to grow and develop into a more and more successful organization. This dedication has been rewarded by several Regional Championships and appearances at the National Intercollegiate Championship, and club members look forward to more victories in the future.
Stanford-OSU Game Results!
This past weekend, the Stanford women’s and men’s teams hosted Oregon State University in two fun, close polo games. The weekend marked the debut of our new men’s team, who performed very well and showed a lot of progress, especially since two of them only joined the team this year! The women played Saturday morning, with Laura Hansen, Laura Lilly, Elizabeth Lake and Helen Heymann all getting some chukker time. We started with clean play and strong hitting momentum carrying over from last week’s practices, and enjoyed riding our own horses. Although we were ahead 7-4 at the half, we battled some fatigue and fouling in the last two chukkers, and OSU took the lead to win 12-10.
The men’s team suited up against OSU on Sunday afternoon, playing an impressive 3-chukker game. Malav Chakravorty captained the men’s team, introducing Juan Borrero and Erich Schloss to their first college polo game! All three showed strong riding and hitting and a clear understanding of the rules against an OSU team that has played together for several years. The OSU men ended up victorious, with a 12-6 lead, but our men were very pleased with their performance, and loved their first taste of actual polo! We are extremely excited to be able to field a men’s team for this competitive season, and look forward to more playing!
After a month of no games, this weekend helped both of our teams identify specific areas of improvement, and motivated us to keep practicing hard for our upcoming games. We’re headed down to LA this weekend to play USC, and look forward to trying out a new arena and horses!
Laura Hansen and Kaz take the ball down the arena
Malav Chakravorty lines up for a hit as the other men ride off his opponents
