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Player Profiles:

Mens Team


Dan Haro - Varsity
Major: Environmental Studies, Business, Studio Art
Class: 2010
Home: Natick, MA
Fav Pony Gaucho
Comments: As President of Skidmore Polo Dan Haro hopes to enhance the club for all members this season. He has been playing with Skidmore for four years. His grooming and playing experience at the Saratoga Polo Association this summer has prepared him for his best season yet.
   

 

Jordan Isicoff - Varsity
Major: Economics
Class: 2012
Home: Miami, FL
Fav Pony : Sonia
Comments: Jordan has been playing polo with Skidmore for one year and trained with El Sur Polo club and IPC this past summer. He is looking forward to a good season.
   

 

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Alek Krazinski- Varsity
Major: Bio
Class: 2011
Home: Elmira, NY
Fav Pony: Divo
Comments: Alek began playing polo his freshmen year at Skidmore and was a natural. In his third year of polo, Alek has gained experience this summer playing at the Barkeater and Sugarbush Polo Clubs. Alek is club Treasurer this season.

 

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Max Nager - Varsity
Major: Government, Business
Class: 2010
Home: NYC
Fav Pony : Diego
Comments: Max has been riding since he was seven, all different styles but polo is definitely the most fun and most intense riding Max has done. Playing at the Barkeater Club this summer has advanced Max's game.
   

Womens Team

Liz 'Charpie' Charpentier
Major: Undecided
Class: 2011
Home: Lyndeborough, NH
Fav Pony: The difficult ones
Comments: Sharpie has been riding nearly her whole life but hasn't done anything like polo until she came to Skidmore. It's completely different and completely awesome. She is taking a semester abroad in Germany for the fall of 2009 practicing and training with the Berlin Polo Club.
   

 

Sam Cohen
Major: Psychology, Studio Art
Class: 2011
Home: Owings Mills , MD
Fav Pony : Foca
Comments: I've been riding since I was 6 and have competed in show jumping and eventing. I started playing polo Sophomore year and absolutely love it
   

 

Cecie Culp
Major: Pre Med, Neuroscience
Class: 2011
Home: Shaker Heights, OH
Fav Pony: Gaucho
Comments: Cecie had zero riding experience before joining.
   

 

Aliza Fink
Major: International Affairs, Biology
Class: 2011
Home: New Hartford, NY
Fav Pony: Boots
Comments: Aliza has been riding since she was 6 and doing mostly local hunter/equitation shows.  Shejust learned how to play polo last year and fell in love with it.  She says that the best part about polo is all the friends she's made.
   

 

Sarah Hunter
Major: Environmental Studies
Class: 2012
Home: Portland, Oregon
Fav Pony : Divo
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Megan Paget Brown
Major: Business
Class: 2012
Home: Virginia
Fav Pony : Rio
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Jen Parke
Major: Business, Spanish
Class: 2012
Home: Abington, PA
Fav Pony : Foca
Comments: I love polo
   

 

Shelly Rees
Major: Studio Art
Class: 2012
Home: Bethesda, MD
Fav Pony : Divo
Comments: I play polo because I like to go fast and I love all furry animals, big and small.
   

 

 

Margaret Relle
Major: Bio Chem
Class: 2011
Home: Potomac, MD
Fav Pony: BJ
Comments: I love polo, especially Gaucho and BJ
   

 

Anastasia "Staj" Rodzianko
Major: Geoscience
Class: 2012
Home: Moscow, Russia
Fav Pony : Daisy
Comments: Anastasia is the best female polo player in Russia
   

 

 

Marissa Rosenbloom
Major: Biology, Pre Vet
Class: 2010
Home: Great Neck, NY
Fav Pony : Foca
Comments: Yay Skidmore Polo! :-)
   

 

Val Schwartz
Major: PreMed/undecided
Class: 2011
Home: Bethesda, MD
Fav Pony: Diego
Comments: Valerie has been riding since she was 4 competing in hunter equitation. Polo rocks her world and she can't get enough of it.
   

 

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Emmy Shea
Major: Art/Government
Class: 2010
Home: Randor, PA
Fav Pony Alley Cat
Comments:

Emmy Shea played interscholastic polo for Valley Forge Military Academy and College. In the summers, she works and trains ponies for Cindy Mason Buchanon. She plays outdoor polo at Brandywine Polo Club in Kennett SQ, PA. She also plays arena polo in the summers with Brandywine Polo Academy and has taken part in multiple tournaments with this team. Other equine activities include foxhunting, jumpers, and eventing.

   

 

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Kristen Simmons
Major: Business and Computer Science
Class: 2010
Home: Long Island, NY
Fav Pony: Crystal
Comments:

Kristen's riding experience has been in "A" and "AA" circuit hunters, jumpers, and equitation, she has qualified multiple times for zone and national marshall and sterling finals. Kristen can’t wait to start Varsity Polo this season.

   

Coaches


Ed Burns
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Jake Burns
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Peter Blackbird
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Will Orthwein
College: Skidmore
Class: 1992
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Junior Varsity

We have too many JV profiles to put up online.