MARSHFIELD, Mass. – The National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) coaches announced the league’s All-American honorees following the Fall 15s National Championship.
In total, 43 student athletes were honored as First Team All-Americans with at least one player hailing from each of the 17 NIRA member institutions. An additional seven players were recognized as Honorable Mention selections.
Three-time reigning national champions Quinnipiac University led the way with six First Team honorees, followed by runner-up Dartmouth College who recognized five First Team players.
2017 NIRA ALL-AMERICANS
* 2016 NIRA All-American 1st Team
+ 2016 NIRA All-American Honorable Mention
FIRST TEAM
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
Siale Alatini – Sophomore, flanker
Kayla Hunkin-Clark – Senior, No. 8 *
Bridget Kahele – Senior, hooker/scrumhalf/flyhalf *
ARMY WEST POINT
Sydney Dossett – Senior, flanker
Gio Ferguson-Lewis – Sophomore, No. 8 *
Samantha Sullivan – Sophomore, center
BOWDOIN COLLEGE
Kendall Schutzer – Senior, scrumhalf/outside center
Vianney Gomezgil Yaspik – Senior, tighthead prop
BROWN UNIVERSITY
Elizabeth Clifton – Senior, inside center
CASTLETON UNIVERSITY
Savanah Graves – Junior, flanker
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Sui A’au – Sophomore, center *
Leah Ingold – Junior, flyhalf *
Joanna Moreira – Junior, flanker
Sammy Pinson – Senior, No. 8
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
Milla Anderson – Junior, lock/No. 8
Lilly Durbin – Freshman, center
Kat Ramage – Junior, scrumhalf *
Danielle Ramsay – Junior, center *
Frankie Sands – Senior, wing *
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Jenny Kronish – Junior, lock
Milan Roberts – Freshman, fullback
Maya Learned – Senior, prop
Caitlin Weigel – Junior, center *
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, POST
Kelsey Silver – Senior, back
MOLLOY COLLEGE
Caroline Nickels – Senior, wing
MOUNT ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY
Jordan Butcher – Freshman, prop
NORWICH UNIVERSITY
Sheila Decker – Junior, No. 8 *
Vic Olchowoj – Senior, flanker *
Denisse Zambon – Senior, center
NOTRE DAME COLLEGE
Karmin Macedo – Senior, flanker
Danielle Walko-Siua – Junior, fullback/scrumhalf
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
Rebecca Haight – Senior, wing
Ilona Maher – Senior, center *
Flora Poole – Senior, flyhalf *
Emily Roskopf – Junior, wing *
Tayler Schussler – 5th Yr., No. 8 +
Maggie Wesolowski – Senior, lock
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY
Margaret Woods – Senior, prop +
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND
Heather Baron – Senior, prop
Kaitlin Drumheller – Senior, wing
Kassidy Towne – Senior, No. 8
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY
Aalea Ray – Senior, flyhalf *
Lili Riley – Junior, center
HONORABLE MENTION
Isabel Cuddy (Fr., wing) – Sacred Heart University
Idia Ihensehkien (Fr., prop) – Dartmouth College
Haley Langan (Sr., lock) – Harvard University
Lara Murnik (Sr., center) – University of New England
Michel Navarro (Soph., flanker) – Central Washington University *
Allie Rinaldi (Soph., scrumhalf/flyhalf) – Sacred Heart University
Amanda Sancomb (Jr., flanker) – University of New England
About the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association
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The National Intercollegiate Rugby Association is comprised of 17 member institutions. Each of these institutions sponsor NCAA rugby at their respective divisional levels and are committed to the expansion of women’s rugby at the highest level with eventual full sponsorship by the NCAA as a championship sport.
For more information on NIRA please visit ncaacollegerugby.org