The 7th annual Mary Graham All-Star 15s tournament occurs this Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 2-3 at the Rugby Ranch (4107 Nixon Lane) in Austin, Texas. Eight teams are divided into Cup and Plate competitions, and everyone will contest their respective semifinals on Saturday and then finals on Sunday. Visit the event homepage for schedule and results, and watch the games live on the Texas Rugby Union (TRU) YouTube channel. [Lead photo c/o Facebook @midwestthunderbirds]

The Texas Rugby Union and the Midwest Thunderbirds have entered two sides apiece, and they’re split between the Cup and Plate divisions. Reigning Cup champion Midwest Green will face 2022 Plate champion South in Saturday’s Cup semifinals, while Capital and TRU Toast do battle on the other side of the bracket. In the Plate division, Mid-America faces Mary Graham first-timer Southwest Coyotes, and Midwest White sees TRU Jam.

Below are the senior all-star teams’ rosters:

CAPITAL

Elizabeth Bahret – D.C. Furies
Amanda Blake – Frederick
Sarah Curvin – Raleigh
Becca Dougal – Raleigh
Christen Jackson – James River
Grace Lancaster – James River
Elizabeth Linstrom – D.C. Furies
Tylea McCarthy-Walker – James River
Taylor McLean – Severn River
Katie Mueller – Air Force
Jasmyn Nash – D.C. Furies
Clare O’Reilly – Charlottesville
Michelle Reyes – NOVA
Diana Roman – Chesapeake Stingers
Ruthie Rwane – James River
Tanya Salinas – Severn River
Tina Schafer – Severn River
Deena Scoville – Raleigh
Bernice Thambiraja – D.C. Furies
Hannah Whiteley – Severn River
Emily Zhai – Norfolk

STAFF: Steven Davis, Nancy Fitz, Randy Little, Krista McFarren, Mike Medlej

MID-AMERICA

Lexie Mild-Mosele – St Louis Sabres
Anna “Dozer” Clouse – Omaha
Ave Liaiga – Wichita
Breanna “Breezy” Williams – Tulsa
Danielle Lopez – St Louis
Essence “Tre” Bell – Omaha
Hayley Snodgrass – Omaha
Jada Williams – Omaha
Jasmine Kovacs – Omaha
Jenn Poots – Omaha
Kaitlyn Spurgeon – Fayetteville Phoenix
Katie DeRocha – Omaha
Laura Mathews – St Louis
Lauren Holliday – Queen City
Mandy Smith – St Louis
Maranda Barnes – Fayetteville Phoenix
Marissa Munoz-Ruiz – St Louis
Nathalie Morton – St Louis
Nichole Rieske – KC Jazz
Gillian Stuart – Wichita

Coaches: KJ Abel-Ruch, Jody Lawrence, Justin Johnson, Luke Mathews, Rochelle Towson

MIDWEST (2)

Player pool for Midwest Green (Tier 1) & Midwest White (Tier 2)

Megan Ahnen – Metropolis
Esther Anderson – Chicago North Shore
Katrina Anderson – TC Amazons
Maria Bashmakov – Chicago North Shore
Kaelene Bavery-Lundstrum – TC Amazons
Tina Bean – Milwaukee
Cristina Bravo – Chicago Lions
Allie Bull – Detroit
Nickole Burkett – Pittsburgh Forge
Anabel Díaz – Chicago Lions
Mackenzie Dirlam/Cardamone – Pittsburgh Forge
Nicole Fisch – Chicago North Shore
Nira Fowler – Detroit
Tori Gettys – Fort Wayne
Izzi Gibbon – Cincinnati
Sunny Groters – Grand Rapids
Emma Hovanec – Chicago Lions
Grace Hovde – TC Amazons
Shannon Hustosky – Cleveland Coalition
Abbey Jacobs – TC Amazons
Emilee Jalosuo – Metropolis
Raven Jones – Cincinnati
Dalena Khothsombath – Metropolis
Lynn Kleyer – TC Amazons
Mary Kuhner – Columbus
Tina Licari – Metropolis
Ellie Long – Columbus
Ariane Lozac’hmeur – Chicago Lions
Caitlyne Poe – Cincinnati
Payton Rohrer – Dayton
Josie Rogers – TC Amazons
Sanıyla Ross – Cincinnati
Brittany Salter-Sheridan – Detroit
Mo Salter-Sheridan – Detroit
Kadie Sanford – Chicago North Shore
Karina Sarver – Pittsburgh Forge
Brooke Schraffenberger – TC Amazons
Loren Schlei – Milwaukee
Kristine Smith – Detroit
Syrah Starnes – Chicago North Shore
Whitney Swenson – Metropolis
Kristle Teng – TC Amazons
Rebecca Tillman – Milwaukee
Jayla Twitty – Cincinnati
Reneé Whittenberger – Pittsburgh Forge

SOUTH

Darcy Ayers – Knoxville
Niya Bailey – Memphis
Sam Black – Tampa Bay
Rachael Bradley – Tampa Bay
Cyndi Campbell – Alpharetta
Gabby Colasurdo – Monmouth
Alyssa Corralez – Chattanooga
Kristen Coulston – Knoxville
Cait Davis – Raleigh
Gina Durkan – Knoxville
T Fletcher – Beantown
Morgan Freeman – Fort Miami
Keki Jordan – Cleveland League, Columbus Squirrels
Tiara Littleton – Dallas Harlequins
Tonia O’Neill – Tampa Bay
Jessie Premet – Tampa Bay
Corinne Priest – Chattanooga
Mandy Reehling – Raleigh
Chelsea Robl – Knoxville
Christine Sargent – Charlotte
Claire Stingley – Beantown
Keta Sutton – Atlanta 2.0 Selects
Christina Swift – Lagniappe
Sam Tretter – Cape Fear
April Williams – Charleston
Callie Woods – Columbia

SOUTHWEST

Katie Andrieu – Phoenix
Desiree Avalos – Albuquerque
Payleigh Behan – Phoenix
Paige Blackburn – Phoenix
Maria Clifcorn – Albuquerque
Mari Danielson – Albuquerque
Sydney Dudley – Tempe
Angeline Feliciano – Las Vegas
Jasmine Fifer – Phoenix
Alexis Flores – Albuquerque
Makenna Flynn – Tempe
Amber Glasrud – Albuquerque
Erika Larsen – Phoenix
Veronica Ledezma – Albuquerque
Salma Lopez – El Paso
Bri McDowell – Phoenix
Julie Ngo – Albuquerque
Jasmyn Olivas – Albuquerque
Gabby Rivera – Albuquerque
JD Rivera – Tempe
Erica Speer – Albuquerque
Alzadie Turner – Las Vegas
Sunny Williams – New Mexico State

Staff: Judy Gramajo, Nick Pena, Dave Bracken, Rebecca Bowermaster

TEXAS JAM

Ivana Ash – Austin Valkyries
Brittany Bryant – Dallas Harlequins
Alex Easley – Round Rock Rage
Ligia Gonzalez – Austin Valkyries
Kaylee Goodwin – Univ North Texas
Angelica Joseph – San Antonio Riveters
Ashley (AJay) Jones – Little Rock
Emily Johnson Dallas Harlequins
Kami King – sHARC
Heather Lutes – Dallas Harlequins
Katie Leadbetter – Raleigh Venom/ Phoenix 7s
Turner MacPhee – San Antonio Riveters
Ana Magallanes – Austin Valkyries
Niamh McWalter – Austin Valkyries
Bria Miller – sHARC
Azalea Palacios – Sam Houston State Univ
Sofía Sanborn – Austin Valkyries
Kamryn Sparks – Round Rock Rage
Haley Thompson – Round Rock Rage
Melissa Voyles – Univ North Texas
Savannah Weatherly – Dallas Harlequins

Coaches: KC Curl, Barbie Curl, Brittany McGee, Paul Graham

TEXAS TOAST

Michaela Adams – sHARCs
Abby Albrecht – sHARCs
Hayli Brockenborough – Dallas RFC
Rebecca Carcano – sHARCs
Amy Crawford – Dallas Harlequins
Caitlin Curley – Austin Valkyries
Amber Dubois – San Antonio Riveters
Suzanne Eubank – Texas A&M
Arowyn Files – Austin Valkyries/Rock Rugby
Ari Gieseck – Sam Houston State
Gabriela Hillmann – San Antonio Riveters
Sam Kupitz – Austin Valkyries
Famatakivalu Lolohea – HEB Hurricanes
Michelle Marsh – sHARC
Amy Martello – Dallas Harlequins
Amanda Martinez – sHARC
Emmaculate Owiro – sHARC
Francine Penikis – Austin Valkyries
Ireland Pelletier – Austin Valkyries
Aila Prieto – sHARCs
Leslie Schroeder – sHARCs
Janet Sims – Dallas RFC
Nadira Smith – sHARCs
Alison Stone – Austin Valkyries
Chris Thomas – Dallas Harlequins
Chelsie Thompson – Dallas Harlequins
Macy Wagner – Austin Valkyries
Mary Waller – sHARCs

Coaches: Holly Iker, Jordan Heller, Mattison Grey