Polo America’s Dawn to Dusk Chukker Challenge on November 6,  2010 at Stormbranch Equestrian Club in Aiken, South Carolina set a world record for longest polo game.  Fifty plus polo players and over 200 horses played a 32 chukker polo game. Play began at 8:00 AM with temperatures in the low 30’s.  Approximately 8 hours after the first ball throw in the game came to an end. The final score was Land Rover Columbia 49 and Grand Champions Polo Club 47.   Melissa Ganzi and Luis Escobar each set a new world record for continuous play.  Each played 30 consecutive chukkers.

Announcing each chukker, were the Chukker Girls.   Four young women from Achieve Fitness were driven around the field in between each chukker holding Chukker Signs.
The Polo America staff of Arshia Rios, Lorrie Chadd and Kirsten Ludwig ran a flawless game.   The game ran so smoothly that the staff had to start calling players and telling them to come early due to the fact that we were running ahead of schedule.
David Andrews and Charlie Herrick did a fantastic job announcing this marathon polo game.   Paul Wheaton had his own mini marathon as he umpired 14 chukkers.

At the end of the game the scoreboard was brought up to the stage where Brigadier General Lynn presented the players with certificates of accomplishment along with special trophies to Luis and Melissa for playing 30 chukkers.

The Dawn to Dusk Chukker Challenge was a benefit for the Wounded Warriors and soldiers at Fort Gordon.    The players who came to support the troops ranged from 8 goal players to -1 goal players.   The top four scorers were Melissa Ganzi with 21 goals, Luis Escobar with 15 goals, Randy Russell with 7 goals and Collin McCosh with 5 goals.
The following players participated in the Dawn to Dusk Chukker Challenge

Leo        Benjamin
Ed      Bernard
Peter    Bibeau
Lydia     Bibeau
Shea      Brooks
Dawn      Brown
Dori       Burner
Heather   Careberry
Christine      Cato
Ed  Connelly
Fiona   Eagle
Kate       Echeverria
Jenny Elkus
Luis       Escobar
Matt     Fonseca
Tony     Fonseca
Rodney   Fragodt
Carlitos Galindo
Carlos   Galindo
Melissa  Ganzi
John       Gobin
Charlie    Hutchinson
Nicholas      Jenks
Brandon    Kircher
Jack     Kousins
Lucas    Lalor
Brien      Limehouse
Barry  Limehouse
Eliza  Limehouse
Chip   Limehouse
Alex   Lopez
Kirsten    Ludwig
NanC      Mark
Alan        Martinez
Collin  McCosh
Francisco Medrano
Clint    Nangle
Marcos    Onetto
Neil      Osburg
Barbara   Parker
Tess      Pimsner
Karen    Reese
Owen       Rinehart
Arshia  Rios
Jose        Rodriguez
Randy  Russell
Chris    Shelli
Adam      Snow
Bob Stanton
Tom      Thayer
Kegan     Walsh
Paul       Wheaton
John     Whittemore

The next major Polo America event is Polo America Expo in Las Vegas from September 30 through October 2, 2011.   Polo America Expo is a polo convention for polo players.  For more information call (803) 652-1181.

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