Megan Wolff, seen here scoring for the Youngbloodz, is one of several club 7s championship vets. /// Photo: Carisa Weaver •
The Atavus Women’s Performing 7s Resident Camp kicked off Aug. 16 in Glendale, Colo., and will culminate with an elite tournament against the Women’s Collegiate All-Americans (WCAAs) and club 7s champion Scion this weekend.
Fifty-five players have convened in Infinity Park, and the group skews young. Ranging from 17-32, the average player is close to 22 years old. Several athletes were on display during the recently concluded national club 7s championship, including Old Blue’s Tahlia Brody, ARPTC’s Sophie Pyrz, Youngbloodz’s Megan Wolff, and Seattle’s Nic Munson and Monae Hendrickson. At the top end of the experience spectrum is former 7s Eagle Dana Meschisi.
Also in Glendale is the 12-member WCAA 7s team, led by head coach Brandon Sparks. Kelsi Stockert will captain this weekend’s squad that also features club 7s championship competitors Kaitlyn Broughton (Old Blue), Stephanie Browne (Orlando), Macie Helgenberger (Glendale), Bulou Mataitoga (Berkeley) as well as Stockert.
Scion Rugby Academy founder and coach Joanne Lui remained in Colorado after the National Development Academy (NDA) won the club 7s title on Sunday, and has been assisting the Atavus camp. Due to logistical restraints, Scion is the only NDA that was able to budget the return trip to Colorado, however, a roster different from the championship squad will feature.
ATAVUS PERFORMING RESIDENTS
Joanne Absher
Anita Agopyan-Miu
Tanya Aragon
Samantha Barker
Megann Bazan
Nicole Benjamin
Jasmine Boonyakiti
Tahlia Brody
N’keiah Butler
Ashlee Byrge
Cyndi Campbell
Nicole Carroll
Denise Cherba
Danielle Cole
Sarah Dahlstrom
Miriam Friebe
Jennifer Glaser
Carly Gooch
Mikaela Hassenzahl
Danielle Hawryluk
Monae Hendrickson
Erin Hens
LaCades Houston
Bayli Jenski
Nina Johnson
Jennifer Johnson
Tiana-Malia Kawaihoa-Marquez
Shelby Lyle
Teigan MacDonald
Melanie Marotta
Danielle McDonald
Adriana Mendoza
Dana Meschisi
Nic Munson
Colleen Owen
Jinnie Pratt
Dominique Purifoy
Sophie Pyrz
Coryn Rank
Elizabeth Ravaioli
Alison Rosenzweig
Anastasia Sharp
Kristen Siano
Madison Slaught
Christina Swift
Hannah Tennant
Melissa Thompson
Chelsieq Thompson
Kimdinh Tran
Annalisa Ursino
Amy Verdonik
Dominique Wermine
Rachel White
Aubrey Whitten
Shaneisha Wofford
Megan Wolff
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