The United States Polo Association (USPA) congratulates the following outstanding Intercollegiate/Interscholastic (I/I) student athletes who were awarded the 2025 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.
The following athletes join Josie Dorsey, Lindsey Morris, Will Mudra, Elise Pardue, Julia Schaefer, Brianna Jordan, Kelsey Bray, Madison Jordan, Sophia DeAngelis, Aiden Meeker, Winnie Branscum and Lily Lequerica as award recipients for the 2025-2026 school year.
ALEEM SIDDIQUI
Hometown: Clifton, Virginia
Interscholastic Team: Battlefield Park Polo Club (Gainesville, Virginia)
Intercollegiate Team: Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Virginia)
Year: Freshman
Major: Sociology
EMERSON BRUCE
Hometown: Lexington, Massachusetts
Interscholastic Team: Kingswood Polo Club (Kingston, New Hampshire)
Intercollegiate Team: Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.)
Year: Freshman
Major: Finance
GABRIELLA CHIASERA
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
Interscholastic Team: Garrison Forest School Polo Club (Owings Mills, Maryland)
Intercollegiate Team: University of Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland)
Year: Senior
Major: Dual Degree – Microbiology and Spanish
MALACHI LIGHT
Hometown: New Haven, Connecticut
Interscholastic Team: Yale Polo Club (Bethany, Connecticut)
Intercollegiate Team: Cornell University (Ithaca, New York)
Year: Sophomore
Major: Animal Science
NAOMI TACHIBANA MARLOUGH
Hometown: New York, New York
Interscholastic Team: Yale Polo Club (Bethany, Connecticut)
Intercollegiate Team: Cornell University (Ithaca, New York)
Year: Sophomore
Major: Hospitality Administration
VICTORIA PICHA
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
Interscholastic Team: Garrison Forest Ruda (Owings Mills, Maryland)
Intercollegiate Team: University of Maryland
Year: Sophomore
Major: Public Health Science