College Rugby Recruits for 2025-26

High school student-athletes are announcing their collegiate rugby plans for the 2025-26 school year, and TRB will track those alignments as individuals and rugby programs post public updates. This perpetually updated list will also include any collegiate transfer students or 2024-25 mid-season commitments. Check back often and send updates to editor@therugbybreakdown.com. • Check out the 2024-25 list.

AQUINAS COLLEGE
NCR Division III • Grand Rapids, Mich.
• Saige Baldwin – Rockford HS, Mich.
• Drew Dauser – Rockford HS, Mich.
• Samya Johnson – Soulsville Charter HS, Tenn.
• Taryn MacMillan – Westside Revenge, Ind.
• Aaliyah Morin – Grand Haven, Mich.
• Veronica Sidor – Lakeshore, Mich.
• Lilly Stough – Waverly Shell Rock, Iowa
• Riley Vertz – Bruisers, Wis.
• Abby Wegener – Idaho Falls, Idaho
• Taniya West – Chicago Lions, Ill.
• Jayana Williams – Westside Revenge, Ind.

AMERICAN INT’L COLLEGE
NCAA Division II • Springfield, Mass.
• Serinity McClure — Riverdale HS, Warriors Rugby, TN

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY
NCR Division I • Boise, Idaho
• Macarti Mercel – Meridian Rugby, Idaho
• Kenzie Thornton – Meridian Rugby, Idaho

BOWDOIN COLLEGE
NCAA Division III • Brunswick, Maine
• Amanda Korfin – Morris Rugby, N.J.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
CRAA DIA • Provo, Utah
• Avery Disbrow – Rocky Mountain, Idaho
• Alyssa Hine – Rocky Mountain, Idaho
• Hailey Mills – Eagle HS, Idaho

BROWN UNIVERSITY
NCAA Division I • Providence, R.I.
• Abby Cirillo – Morris, N.J.
• Charlotte Davies – Downingtown, Pa.
• Lauren Huang – Greenwich HS, Conn.
• Lily McGettigan – Downingtown, Pa.
• Naomi Van Zandt – San Mateo Wolverines, Calif.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
DIA • Ellensburg, Wash.
• Charlotte Brandt – Tempe, Ariz.
• Emily Farrow – Lantau, Hong Kong
• Alyssa Hine – Rocky Mountain, Idaho
• Aubrey Phillips – Rocky Mountain, Idaho
CWU Athletics announced in spring 2025 that it was no longer sponsoring women’s rugby

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
NCAA Division I • Hanover, N.H.
• Arielle Sorelle Noussa Fotso – Carmel, Ind.
• Kiona Hill – Liberty, Wash.
• Aby Lambert – New Hampshire
• Marley Larkin – Majestics, Utah
• Olivia Lyman – Summit HS, Colo.
• Reece Moody – Rocky Mountain, Meridian, Idaho
• Morgan Whelan – Downingtown, Pa.

DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY
NCAA Division II • Grand Rapids, Mich.
• Reagan Clark – Clayton, N.C.
• Tassara Faulkner – Warsaw, Ind.
• Sasha Fernandez-Ricci – McKendree Univ transfer
• Liv Graham – Grandville, Mich.
• Emily Jackson – Rockford, Mich.
• Taliilani Margraff – Woodlands RFC, Lovelady, Texas
• Sasha Ricci – Azur, France

DRURY UNIVERSITY
NCR Division II • Springfield, Mo.
• Samantha Kindhart – Marion County HS, Mo.
• Emerson Kraus – Saints Rugby, Kan.

EMORY & HENRY UNIVERSITY
NCR Division III • Emory, Va.
• Jera Doyle – Raleigh Cobras, Dunn, N.C.
• Novella Henry – Clayton Rugby, Clayton, N.C.
• Jordan Hill – Corning Painted Post, Corning, N.Y.
• Madison Hunt – Riverdale Rugby, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• Andrea Lopez – Innercity Rugby of Nashville, Tenn.
• Kaitlyn Oliver – Riverdale Warriors, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• Madison Yontz – Rural Retreat HS, Va.

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER (ENG)
• Jess Pascoe – Downingtown Rugby, Pa.

FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
NCAA Division II • Frostburg, Md.
• Cosima Carey – Highland HS, Ohio
• Alexi Finnigan – Churchville, N.Y.
• Elyn McGowan – Watkins Memorial HS, Ohio
• Nora Million – Downingtown, Pa.
• Jayden Powers – Salem, W.V.
• Isabella Sage – Riverdale HS, Tenn.
• Seven Su’esu’e – The Woodlands, Texas

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY
CRAA Division I • Spokane, Wash.
• Justice Chamberlin – Valley Panthers, Ore.
• Audrey Ulitchny – Univ. Nevada Reno transfer (grad)

GUILFORD COLLEGE
NCAA Division III • Greensboro, N.C.
• Ashlynn Beharry – Southington, Conn.
• Ashley Davison – Kalispell, Mont.
• Kaydence Ector – Corning Rugby, Beaver Dams, N.Y.
• MJ Flores – Hoke, N.C.
• Emma Jones – Clayton, N.C.
• Caitlyn Reese – Noblesville, Ind.
• Lillian Steinbeck – Raleigh Cobras, N.C.
• Aspen Weinberg – West Carroll, Md.

GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
CRAA Division I • Phoenix, Ariz.
• Sophia Clasen – East County Grackles, Ore.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY
NCAA Division I • Cambridge, Mass.
• Cecilia Beauchamp – Play Rugby USA, N.Y.
• Evie Eyers – Sale, England
• Sabine Fuchs – Marin, Calif.
• Sophie Hayes – Shawnigan Lake, B.C., Canada
• Madelyn Hubbell – St Joseph Academy, Cleveland, Ohio
• Mikayla Lord – Rundle College HS, Calgary, Canada
• Sana’a Lunon – Doylestown Rugby, Pa.
• Gemma Ogoke – Calgary Mavericks, Alberta, Canada

INDIANA UNIVERSITY
NCR Division I • Bloomington, Ind.
• Ava Gallego – Westfield, Ind.
• Ravynn Hill – Mudsock, Ind.
• Ellie Robison – Westside Revenge, Ind.
• Emma Rutledge – Penn, Ind.
• Kalli Stock – Pendleton, Ind.

LA SALLE UNIVERSITY
NCAA Division I • Philadelphia, Pa.
• Maddie Anderson
• Bailey Borum Gray – Hough Rugby, N.C.
• Kaylie Castro – Tampa, Fla.
• Kendra Close – Corning, N.Y.
• Maeve Delaney – Raleigh, N.C.
• Hadley Edwards – Herriman, Utah
• Quinn Franck – Murrieta, Calif.
• Mylo Godwin – West End & North Bay Outcasts, Va.
• Finley Larson – Cedar Falls, Iowa
• Brooke Lind – Liberty Union, Calif.
• Taylor Major – Conestoga, Pa.
• Carolina Martinez – Rockford, Mich.
• Claire Meislahn – Southeast Polk, Iowa
• Natalia Phillips – Orchard Park, N.Y.
• Alyssa Post – Rockford, Mich.
• Nora Rosenburg – Doylestown, Pa.
• Grace Thurmond
• Isabella Titus – Raleigh, N.C.
• Ashley Villante – Doylestown, Pa.
• Mallory Weronko – Rockford, Mich.
• Jocelyn Widrig – Pulaski, Wis.

LANDER UNIVERSITY
NCR Division I • Greenwood, S.C.
• Willow Armstrong – Easley, S.C.
• Abby Hales – Chapins, S.C.
• Coriena Hersman – Kenya
• Lucy Miller – Charleston, S.C.
• Haley Nuelken – Chapin, S.C.
• Lexi Zloba – Charleston, S.C.

LIFE UNIVERSITY
CRAA DIA • Marietta, Ga.
• Nevaeh Elliott – Winchester, Calif. (Lindenwood transfer)
• Emily Farrow – Hong Kong
• Olivia Frisby – Meridian, Idaho
• Lois Martin – England
• Imogen Taylor – Sydney, Australia
• Tupou Tuionetoa – Jacksonville Rugby, Fla. (Kennesaw St transfer)

LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY
NCAA Division I • St. Charles, Mo.
• Sam Levne – San Diego, Calif.
• Nalu Liufau – Belmont Shore, Calif.
• Khalea Pahulu – Belmont Shore, Calif.
• Honey Proudfoot – Perth, Australia
• Likki Rarick – Majestics, Utah
• Loimataima’ataua Toia – San Mateo Wolverines, Calif.
• Jennie Weiner – Aspectuck, Conn. (Quinnipiac transfer)

MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY
CRAA Division I (fall ’25) • Lebanon, Ill.
• Reyanna Butler – Triad HS, Lewisburg, Ohio
• Kadie Griffiths
• Maggie Lockwood
• Olivia Schuldt – South Suburban Cobras, Ill.
• Isabelle Wood – Staffordshire & Tamworth RFCs, England

MOUNT ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY
NCAA Division I • Emmitsburg, Md.
• Lili Canby – Manchester Valley HS, Md.
• Gaby Lomuto – Algonquin HS, Mass.

NEWBERRY COLLEGE
NCAA Division II • Newberry, S.C.
College dropped program in November 2024

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY
NCR Division III • Lewiston, N.Y.
• Anna Jones – Broken Arrow HS, Okla.
• Grace Penn – Aspetuck Valley, Conn.

NORWICH UNIVERSITY 
NCR Division II • Northfield, Vt.
• Bernadette Alston – Greenville, N.Y.
• Isabelle Brandt – Amherst, N.H.
• Amber Oberg – Northborough, Mass.

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
CRAA Division I • Eugene, Ore.
• Jay Tarka – East County Grackles, Oregon.

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
State College, Pa.
• Jada Bergelt – North Bay Rugby, Md.
• Naomi Diaz Allen – Ravens Rugby, Tucson, Ariz.
• Kylie Heichman – Eagle HS, Eagle, Idaho
• Maia Koppany – Charlotte Cardinals, N.C.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
NCAA Division I • Princeton, N.J.
• Hazel Pron – Regis HS Rugby, Colo.
• Charlie Wolfe – Doylestown Rugby, Pa.
• Sara Zavieh – Atlanta Valkyries, Roswell, Ga.

QUEENS UNIV OF CHARLOTTE
NCAA Division I • Charlotte, N.C.
• Zoe Bartlett – Summit HS, Bend, Ore.
• Charlotte Brandt – Scottsdale Wolves, Tempe, Ariz.
• Evelyn Brown – Charlotte Tigers, N.C.
• Tyler Dickens – Mount St. Mary’s transfer (Raleigh, N.C.)
• Marilyn Duncan – Roswell Rebels, Marietta, Ga.
• Anna Dunham – Mooresville, N.C.
• Kira Gordy – Nairobi, Kenya
• Zoe Harmer – Corning, N.Y.
• Cailin Lardner – Glasgow, Scotland
• Ella Litwin-Scanzani – Wando Wahine, Charleston, S.C.
• Alana Reece – Raleigh, N.C.
• Reagan Van Graan – Raleigh, N.C.
• Mersadees Washington – Raleigh, N.C.

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
NCAA Division I • Hamdan, Conn.
• Rebecca Balladares – West Carroll, Silver Spring, Md.
• Soryah Hart – Westside Revenge, Avon, Ind.
• Emily Hartman – Sacramento Harlequins, Calif.
• Carolyn Melody – West Carroll, Emmitsburg, Md.
• Emma Perez – Sacramento Harlequins, Calif.
• Delilah Staberg – Summit, Silverthorne, Colo.
• Ava Decooper Wride – Norwich, England

SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY
NCAA Division I • Fairfield, Conn.
• Kiley Campbell – NH Ospreys, Dover, N.H.
• Carrie Coyer-Westerberg – Davenport Univ transfer
• Aubrey Crist – Davenport Univ transfer
• Charlotte Dauser – Davenport Univ transfer
• Carrie Harwood – Shoreline rugby, Killingworth, Conn.
• Sophia Hibbeln – Arizona State
• Ella Huntley – Appleby College/Rochester Renegades, Getzville, N.Y.
• Sarah Lyons – Hough Rugby, Cornelius, N.C.
• Niamh McLaughlin – Algonquin HS, Northborough, Mass.
• Tara Mcwilliams – Cornell rugby, Massapequa Park, N.Y.
• Auriana Merfalen – Talofofo, Guam
• Kiernan Myles – Knightmare Rugby, Catoctin HS, Thurmont, Md.
• Lily Perez – San Mateo Wolverines, Greenbrae, Calif.
• Ava Steed – Moon Area HS, Coraapolis, Pa.
• Sandi Theriault Harwood – Shoreline Rugby, Clinton, Conn.
• Kiera Thorne – Dubai, UAE

ST BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY
NCR Division I • St. Bonaventure, N.Y.
• Chaela Brondou – Iroquois HS, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Gia Fanutti – Orchard Park HS, N.Y.
• Izzy Knutson – Syracuse Silverhawks, Liverpool, N.Y.
• Jaden Lockhart – Fairport HS, Fairport, N.Y.
• Tamara Lockhart – Fairport HS, Fairport, N.Y.
• Kelly McFarland – Montrose HS, Needham, Mass.
• Alyssa Prucha – Highland HS, Medina, Ohio
• Kaegan Rhodes – Corning HS, Corning, N.Y.
• Rory Senft – Orchard Park HS, West Seneca, N.Y.
• Triniti Shaffer – Riverdale HS, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• Lexi Thompson – St Thomas Aquinas, Ontario, Canada

SIENA COLLEGE
NCR Division III • Siena, N.Y.
• Olivia McQuhae – Kellett School, Hong Kong
• Lily Richards – Simsbury HS, Conn.

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
NCR Division II • Syracuse, N.Y.
• Rebecca Kakule – Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Mass.

THOMAS COLLEGE
NCAA Division III (fall ’25) • Waterville, Maine.
• Anaya Amon – Cascade, Port of Spain, Trinidad
• Cassidy Hardy – Farmington, Maine
• Adrianna Holt – Memphis, Tenn.
• Brooke Taylor – San Tan Valley, Ariz.

U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY
NCAA Division I • West Point, N.Y.
• Molly Kennedy – Aspetuck Valley, Conn.
• Kadence Mazzanti – Mother Lode Rugby, Calif.

U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY
NCAA Division I • Annapolis, Md.
• Allie Gabbard – Northern Arizona Univ transfer, Ariz.
• Cecilia Izquierdo – South Suburban, Ill.
• Grace McDonald – RIT transfer, N.Y.
• Fiona Morgan – Woodlands RC, Spring, Texas
• Lindsey Romero – Westside Revenge, Ind.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
NCR Division I • Logan, Utah
• Mallory Howell – Meridian HS, Idaho

WALSH UNIVERSITY
NCR Division I • North Canton, Ohio
• Adina Castillo – Perrysburg HS, Perrysburg, Ohio
• Reagan Merkel – Brunswick HS, Brunswick, Ohio
• Lily Thompson – Brunswick HS, Brunswick, Ohio
• Addison Yarian – St. Joseph Academy, Ohio
• DiaEstrela Young – Milpitas HS, Milpitas, Calif.

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY
NCAA Division II • West Chester, Pa.
• Olivia Amann – Downingtown West HS, Downingtown Rugby, Pa.
• Paige Binderup – Penn Manor HS, Washington Boro, Pa.
• Skye Dreher – Grand Island Sr HS, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Ella Hoke – STEM Academy, Downingtown Rugby, Pa.
• Amelia Johnson – Fairfield Wade HS, Fairfield, Conn.
• Lillian Kopp – Penn Manor HS, Millersville, Pa.
• Makaela Snow – West Chester East HS, Exton, Pa.
• Raeleigh Sparzak – North Bay, Md.
• Evie Staehle – West Chester East HS, Exton, Pa.

WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY
NCR Division III • Monmouth, Ore.
• Amarys Martinez – Sherwood HS, Ore.
• Jennifer Soto – Valley Panthers, Ore.
• Leah Vipperman – Valley Panthers, Ore.
• Leah Waller – Renegades, Ore.

WHEELING UNIVERSITY
NCR Division I • Wheeling, Va.
• Vanessa Aguilera – Hough HS, Cornelius, N.C.
• Kylie Baigent – Missoula Stampede, Mont.
• Camarie Brown – Bruisers Rugby, Wauwatosa, Wis.
• Jaliyah Cruz – Chicago Lions, Ill.
• Daisy Cunningham – Whitley Bay Rockliff RFC, England
• Sophia Dunham – Warsaw, Ind.
• Olivia Haas – Bruisers, Wauwatosa, Wis.
• Milena Hammons – Holy Trinity Catholic HS, Ottawa, Canada
• Grace Lissow – Columbia Central HS, Hampshire, Tenn.
• Aifric Ni Ghibne – Galway, Ireland
• Payton Olivas – Spartans RC, Alvin, Texas
• Kaiah Grace Long – Warsaw HS, Warsaw, Ind.
• Arianna Pappas – Valkyries Rugby, Ga.
• Savannah Parris – Spring Hill HS, Columbia, Tenn.
• Lola Rosario – Academy Our Lady of Guam
• Viviane Skenteris – Charlotte Cardinals, Greenville, S.C.
• Janei Alai Taupule – Thunder Rugby, Oceanside, Calif.
• Brooke Taylor – Scottsdale RC, San Tan Valley, Ariz.
• Maggie Twigg – Wando Rugby, Charleston, S.C.