The following is a continually updated list of high schoolers and transfer students aligning with women’s college rugby programs beginning in fall 2023. Send updates to Jackie Finlan.
AQUINAS COLLEGE
NCR Small College
• Addison Vining – Warsaw, Ind.
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
NIRA Division II
• Naomi Dodd – Spanish Town, Jamaica
ARMY WEST POINT
NCAA Division 1
• Yesenia Morales – Divine Savior Holy Angels, Milwaukee, Wis.
DAVENPORT UNIV
NCAA Division II
• Charlotte Dauser – Sparta Rock, Mich.
• Jean Marie Gaines – Los Alamitos, Long Beach, Calif.
• Alex Hammer – West Olive, Mich.
• Leilani Lepe – Riverside, Calif.
• Abby Zurek – Sparta-Rockford, Mich.
DRURY UNIVERSITY
NCR Small College
• Avery Whitlinger – Clever, Mo.
FROSTBURG STATE UNIV
NCAA Division II (fall ’23)
• Ella Rothhaar – Pembroke, Mass.
GRACE COLLEGE
NCR Small College
• Billie Hosier – Fort Wayne, Ind. (crossover)
• Sarah Tokpa – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
NCAA Division I
• Neasa McLaughlin – Rhinos Rugby / Morris, N.J.
LANDER UNIV
NCAA Division II
• Mya Alexander – Bruisers, Brookfield, Wisc.
• Kaitlyn Ausmus – Medina RC, Ohio
• Kelyn Branchflower – Brentwood, Tenn., Raptors Rugby
• McKenzie Mcintosh – Fairview, W.V., Morris Lions (N.J.)
• Molly McNeil – Shelton, Conn., Aspetuck RC
• Tocarra Nelson – Play Rugby USA, Queens, N.Y.
• Abbigail Stiller – Hawley HS, Abilene, Texas
LIFE UNIV
CRAA DI Elite
• Liberty Benitez – Fallbrook, Calif.
• Madison Doyle – Doylestown Dragons, Pa.
• Avery O’Brien – Grand Haven, Mich.
• Lissa Salisbury – Carmel Rugby, Ind.
LINDENWOOD UNIV
CRAA DI Elite
• Tomoko Mahe – East Palo Alto Razorbacks, Calif.
NOTRE DAME COLLEGE
NCR Division 1
• Hannah Mitchell – Raleigh Redhawks, N.C.
PRINCETON UNIV
NCAA Division I
• Celia Watson – Carmel Rugby, Ind.
SACRED HEART UNIV
NCAA Division I
• Reagan VanderHeide – Sparta Rock, Mich.