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Individual Awards

USPA Polo Training Foundation Intercollegiate Award
For playing ability, contribution to the sport and sportsmanship (National Player of the Year)
1989 - Patrick Andrew
1994 - Trevor Wells
2001  - Jeff Embow
2005 - Jeff Markle
2009 - Bobby Harvey
2017 - Ignacio Masias
2020 - Morgan Palacios

USPA Connie Upchurch Memorial Sportsmanship Award
The Connie Upchurch Award is presented annually at the National Intercollegiate Tournament to the male and female Intercollegiate students who best exhibit the sportsmanship values cherished by Connie Upchurch. Any student from a USPA member college club who is involved with the National Intercollegiate Tournament as a player, groom or manager is eligible to receive this award.
1995 - Andrew Flint
2013 - Nik Feldman
2018 - Daniel Shaw

USPA Horsemanship Award
2024 - Benito Jaramillo (Division II)

USPA Philip Iglehart Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Sport of Polo
2020 - Patrick Dix
2022 - Danny Scheraga

USPA All-Americans
1996 - Andrew Flint
1997 - P.J. Orthwein
1999 - Renato Pereira
2000 - Jeff Embow
2001 - Jeff Embow
2004 - Senter Johnson
            Jeff Markle
2005 - Senter Johnson
2006 - Brian Fairclough
2008 - Max Constant
2009 - Max Constant
2011 - Max Constant
2014 - Nik Feldman
2015 - Ignacio Masias
2016 - Ignacio Masias
2017 - Ignacio Masias
2018 - Lorenzo Masias
2019 - Lorenzo Masias

USPA Intercollegiate Men's All-East Team
1996 - P.J. Orthwein
            Andrew Flint
1997 - P.J. Orthwein
            Dorn Cox
1998 - P.J. Orthwein
1999 - Renato Pereira
2000 - Jeff Embow
2001 - Jeff Embow
2002 - Senter Johnson
2003 - Senter Johnson
            Jeff Markle
2004 - Senter Johnson
            Jeff Markle
2005 - Senter Johnson
            Jeff Markle
            Brian Fairclough

USPA National Best Playing String
2012 - Cornell
2015 - Cornell
2024 - Cornell

USPA National Best Playing Pony
2008 - Rosa
2011 - Dru
2015 - Pico

USPA National Intercollegiate All-Stars
2024 - Benito Jaramillo (Division II)

USPA Intercollegiate Men's Regional All-Star Team
1997 - P.J. Orthwein
            Dorn Cox
1998 - P.J. Orthwein
1999 - Renato Pereira
2000 - Jeff Embow
2001 - Jeff Embow
            Renato Pereira
2002 - Senter Johnson
2003 - Senter Johnson
            Jeff Markle
2004 - Senter Johnson
            Jeff Markle
2005 - Senter Johnson
            Jeff Markle
2006 - Stan Feldman
            Bobby Harvey
            Charles Hutchinson
2007 - Bobby Harvey
2008 - Bobby Harvey
            Max Constant
2009 - Max Constant
            Bobby Harvey
2010 - Max Constant
            Branden Van Loon
2011 - Max Constant
            Branden Van Loon
2012 - Nik Feldman
2013 - Nicholas Stieg
            Nik Feldman
            Branden Van Loon
2014 - Nik Feldman
            Ignacio Masias
2015 - Ignacio Masias
            Nicholas Stieg
2016 - Ignacio Masias
2017 - Ignacio Masias
2018 - Lorenzo Masias
2019 - Lorenzo Masias
            Morgan Palacios
2022 - Pablo Herrera
2024 - Patricio Fraga-Errecart (Division II)
            Benito Jaramillo (Division II)

USPA Intercollegiate Men's Regional Sportsmanship Recipient
2019 - Morgan Palacios

USPA Intercollegiate Men's Regional Best Playing String
2013 - Cornell
2014 - Cornell
2016 - Cornell
2017 - Cornell
2018 - Cornell
2019 - Cornell
2024 - Cornell (Division II)

USPA Intercollegiate Men's Regional Best Playing Pony
1998 - Carbonada
2006 - Taxi
2007 - Ultima
2008 - Rooky
2009 - Marisa
2010 - Rooky
2013 - Pico
2014 - Pico
2016 - Pico
2017 - Pico
2018 - Pico
2019 - Carmello

Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame
1978 - Clarence (Buddy) Combs '39
1979 - Stephen Roberts '38
1983 - Peter D. Baldwin '59
2000 - Kevin J. Freeman '64
2011 - Peter Orthwein '68

Academic All-Ivy
1999 - Tom Banks
2000 - Ben McClintic
2001 - Ben McClintic
2004 - Jeff Markle
2009 - Bobby Harvey