Newport Polo Names Most Improved and Sportsmanship Awards

Newport Polo is pleased to announced its 2015 Most Improved Player and Sportsmanship Award recipients recently at its annual Player’s Dinner last week.

In voting by its members, the peer nomination process narrowed the field of players to two winners: Michel Nseir, a Portsmouth resident from Dubai, UAE earned the Sportsmanship Award, and Alexander King of Boston, MA was awarded Most Improved Player.

The annual awards banquet, held at Clarke Cooke House in Newport, also acknowledged sponsors in attendance, from NBC-10, Veuve Clicquot, Vanderbilt International Properties, Balfour Beatty Communities, and host, Clarke Cooke House. Ovations were made for the 2015 Best Playing Ponies. And special thanks were given to Polo Manager / Head Umpire, Dave Markell of Portsmouth, RI, and to the 2015 charity gala committee volunteers.

“The awards dinner is an opportunity to express appreciation for the leading figures that make the Polo Series a great summertime tradition,” said Newport Polo president, Dan Keating. “Preparation for our 25th anniversary season is currently underway, with major announcements coming later this month.”

Season XXV begins on June 4, 2016 when USA hosts an international rival on Opening Day, marking the start of the Silver Jubilee.

Newport Polo hosts one of the most popular and unique summertime traditions in the New England region. Public exhibition matches are held every Saturday, June through September. The most current information is online at www.nptpolo.com and by private Subscription to its monthly lifestyle E-magazine.