Meet the Polo Players

Team Apogee

Marcus Onetto

AMarcos Onetto is a 3-goal polo professional from Argentina. He began playing polo at the age of 10 and came to the U.S. to groom for his brother, Horacio, who was a 5-goal player. Over the years, Onetto has won many notable polo tournaments. His favorite field position is No. 2.

Heather Pullen

Heather Pullen is from Atlanta and is a member of the Atlanta Polo Club. She grew up riding and was introduced to polo when she met her husband, Randy. Pullen has a love for paint horses and is always looking for the next colored horse to add to the herd!

Jesus Ontiveros

Jesus Ontiveros is a 3-goal professional player who currently plays in Aiken, South Carolina.

Randy Pullen

Randy Pullen has been a polo player since 2007. One of his greatest joys is sharing his passion with his wife, Heather. For Pullen, polo is about more than the game — it's about family, friendship, camaraderie and lasting memories. The Pullens are incredibly grateful for the extended polo family and joy the sport brings to their lives.

Randy Rizor

Rizor is a physician and retired United States Army colonel who has played polo for 45 years. He is past president of the Atlanta Polo Club and a member of the board of directors of the Aiken Polo Club. Rizor was a stunt double in a polo scene in the movie "A Simple Twist of Fate" starring Steve Martin.

Team FlexTC

Polo Baez

Polo Baez is a 2-goal polo professional from the west-central part of Mexico. He has played polo for the last 35 years and reached a handicap of 4 goals. He has played mainly in the eastern part of the U.S. and currently lives in Columbus, Georgia.

Jolie Liston

Jolie Liston began her polo journey at age 12 alongside her father at the Atlanta Polo Club and has grown into one of the sport's leading figures in the Southeast. A veteran of multiple Women's U.S. Open tournaments and the 2000 International Women's Polo Association Player of the Year, she is both a fierce competitor and a tireless ambassador for the game. Liston has been instrumental in growing polo in Georgia by launching interscholastic and collegiate programs and now operates the Atlanta Regional Polo Center, where she continues to mentor players and promote the sport she has dedicated her life to.

Jonathan Garnica

Jonathan Garnica is a 28-year-old, 2-goal polo player from Indio, California. A self-made professional, Garnica has trained all of his own horses off the track, building his career around his passion for thoroughbreds and horsemanship.

Antonio Silvestre

Antonio Silvestre is a polo professional from Mexico who lives in Atlanta and plays polo at the Atlanta Regional Polo Center. He has been playing polo for 20 years.

Team RaLin

Mayson Kim

At 16, Mayson Kim has already gained international polo experience in just four years of playing. She recently returned from Argentina and traveled to England, where she competed in and won a 16-goal tournament alongside 10-goal professional Nina Clarkin. Known for her skill, composure and competitive spirit, Kim continues to sharpen her game as she sets her sights on bigger opportunities in women's polo.

Eddy Martinez

Eddy Martinez is a 3-goal polo professional who learned to rope long before he learned to swing a polo mallet, since he and his two brothers worked on the largest cattle ranch in the Dominican Republic. For him, the highlight of his polo career was not putting his name on a particular trophy but playing alongside his son, Alan, who also took up polo later in life. Two years ago, Martinez replaced playing polo with umpiring professionally.

Alan Martinez

Alan Martinez is a 4-goal polo professional who currently lives in Aiken, South Carolina. Martinez is a dominant force on the polo field, and his accolades span a range of top national tournaments, reflecting a consistent presence in some of the United States' most competitive circuits.

Kris Wooten

Kris Wooten discovered polo at the University of Virginia, where she played on the women's varsity team before continuing her career in California and later Atlanta. Since 1995, she has been an active member of the Atlanta Polo Club and also spent a season competing in Sarasota Polo Club's 4-goal league. Beyond her playing career, she remains a strong supporter of Virginia Polo as a past chairman and current board member, continuing to give back to the program where her passion began.

Team Verida

Oscar "Cacho" Acevedo

Oscar "Cacho" Acevedo, originally from Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina, grew up immersed in polo through his father's work as a team manager at a local club. Over a career spanning more than 40 years, he has played internationally in Argentina, Italy, Colombia and the United States, reaching a 6-goal handicap at his peak. In the U.S., he has competed at clubs including Palm Beach Polo Club, Aiken Polo Club, Bluewater Creek Polo Club and Atlanta Polo Club, and he now resides and works at Adams Farm in Carrollton, Georgia. Acevedo currently plays with a 2-goal handicap and remains deeply committed to the sport and its traditions.

Anna Coscia

Growing up, Coscia was a horse-crazy little girl determined to make horses her life. She is originally from Colorado but is now based in Aiken, South Carolina. Anna grooms and rides green horses with her husband, Ruben, a 4-goal pro from Argentina. They spend most of the year traveling for polo and usually spend the winters in Indio, California.

Wilson Esquivel Beteta

Wilson Esquivel Beteta, originally from Guatemala, was introduced to polo while working for a professional player in Palm Beach, Florida. After moving to Carrollton, Georgia, he trained under mentor Oscar Acevedo, who helped him develop both his skills and passion for the sport. Esquivel Beteta has been playing polo for about five years and currently holds a 0-goal handicap with the Atlanta Polo Club. His favorite horse, Easy Money, reflects his belief that success in polo comes from the bond between rider and horse.