Event Overview
Celebrating over a quarter-century of polo tradition between the University of Virginia and Yale, the Harriman Cup Polo Match is a fundraiser and social event commemorating the life of diplomat, polo player, and former New York governor Averell Harriman. All alumni, family and friends are invited and encouraged to attend.
The Harriman Cup is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the sport of polo and supporting the collegiate polo programs at Yale and UVa. The organization has raised over $600,000 for the schools’ undergraduate polo teams. The Harriman Cup is active throughout the year and sponsors other events as well. For more information about these events, and to keep up with the latest Harriman Cup news, please visit our Facebook page.
2012 Team Rosters
The 2012 teams are still TBD. Representing Team Yale in the 2011 Harriman Cup were Jim DeAngelis, Chip Stiegler, Ross Prokopy, and Liz Brayboy. Representing Team UVA were Lee Ann McCoy, Tristan Phillimore, Facundo Obregon, and Nick Barry.
The Harriman Cup Award
David Walentas
Nic Roldan
The Harriman Cup was founded in 1984 to commemorate the life of W. Averell Harriman, a 1913 Yale graduate and polo player, who was the former Governor of New York, former U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain and the Soviet Union, and was the U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Truman.
The Harriman Cup Award honors stellar individuals who have made huge contributions to the world of polo, and who embody the leadership, public service, and staunch advocacy and support for equestrian sports that were characteristics of Averell Harriman.
We are proud to announce this year's Harriman Cup Award recipients will be Nic Roldan and David Walentas.
HARRIMAN CUP AWARD RECIPIENTS:
2012 — Nic Roldan and David Walentas
2011 — Nacho Figueras, Luis Rinaldini, Julie Rinaldini
About Polo at UVa
In the early 1950s at the University of Virginia, a group of equestrians came together to form a polo club with a guiding philosophy of “affordable polo for any student”. Funded by alumni, family and friends, the club has grown from humble beginnings to one of the best equipped collegiate polo facilities in the nation, winner of 11 Men’s and 6 Women’s national championships. The current undergraduate men's and women's polo teams are both the 2012 National Intercollegiate Champions.
About Polo at Yale
Founded in 1919, Yale Polo is the oldest and most successful collegiate polo team in the United States. Following the September 2009 closure of the historic Yale Armory, the Yale Polo team and its supporters have embarked on a fundraising campaign and restructuring project that will culminate with the construction of new off-campus facilities for the next generation of Yale Polo.
About the Founders
The Harriman Cup was founded in 1984 by Zene Colt, Dick Cawley, Mike McGhee, Tom Shuman, Mike Schram, Steve Orthwein, Sandy Carden, Lou Lopez, Bill Ylvisaker, and John Harris, Jr.
