The National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) has named its 2025-26 All-Americans, recognizing 93 NCAA varsity athletes across Division I (45), Division II (25) and Division III (23). Thirty seniors, 30 juniors, 19 sophomores, 13 freshmen and a graduate student from 24 women’s rugby programs were placed onto First, Second and Honorable Mention teams.

Rugby is in the NCAA® Emerging Sports™ for Women Program, intended to help schools provide more athletics opportunities for women and more sport-sponsorship options for schools, while helping that sport achieve NCAA championship status.

DIVISION I

There are 15 players per honorary team, and reigning champ Harvard leads all selections with 10, followed by Lindenwood and Dartmouth, who both had seven players apiece named to the various squads. Army West Point (5), Quinnipiac (4), Sacred Heart (4), Brown (2), La Salle, Long Island, Mount St. Mary’s, Navy, Princeton and Queens University of Charlotte are also represented.

DI FIRST TEAM
Paola Arredondo Almeida – Dartmouth, Jr., Flanker
Cassidy Ball – Army West Point, Soph., No. 8
Amy Brice – Lindenwood, Sr., Outside Center
Ava Ference – Harvard, Jr., Scrumhalf (lead photo)
Taimane Fiatoa – Army West Point, Soph., Flanker
Lennox London – Harvard, Sr., Wing
Yesenia Morales – Army West Point, Jr., Inside Center
Gemma Ogoke – Harvard, Fr., No. 8
Cecilia Ollis – Army West Point, Sr., Prop
Tiahna Padilla – Harvard, Sr., Flyhalf
Freda Tafuna – Lindenwood, Sr., No. 8
Cindy Taulava – Dartmouth, Jr., Lock
Katelyn Walker – Dartmouth, Sr., No. 8
Olivia Woods – Sacred Heart, Jr., Prop
Reece Woods – Sacred Heart, Jr., Prop

 

DI SECOND TEAM
Gabby Appiah – Quinnipiac, Sr., Prop
Rebecca Balladares – Quinnipiac, Fr., Outside Center
Charlotte Dauser – Sacred Heart, Jr., Lock
Lucia del Campo – Lindenwood, Sr., Lock
Alissa Eisenhart – Army West Point, Sr., Flyhalf
Jasmine Fehoko – Lindenwood, Soph., Lock
Cameron Fields – Harvard, Sr., Wing
Charlotte Gilmour – Harvard, Sr., Prop
Annie Henrich – Dartmouth, Soph., Fullback
Maddie Hubbell – Harvard, Fr., Lock
Madison Jersey – Lindenwood, Sr., Fullback
Marley Larkin – Dartmouth, Fr., Wing
Sana’a Lunon – Harvard, Fr., Wing
Jojo Mignone – Harvard, Soph., Fullback
Courtney Taylor – Harvard, Jr., Prop

 

DI HONORABLE MENTION
Laryssa Barbosa – Brown, Sr., Inside Center
Bailey Borum-Grey – La Salle, Fr., Lock
Layla Cox – Quinnipiac, Soph., Wing
Calianna Dietz – Mount St. Mary’s, Sr., Prop
He’Lena Dou’Ble – Lindenwood, Soph., Flanker
Jordynn LeBeau – Dartmouth, Soph., Prop
Caitlin Moroney – Brown, Soph., Hooker
Myah Natorp – Princeton, Fr., Flanker
Khalea Pahulu – Lindenwood, Fr., Wing
Hehea Pulotu – Dartmouth, Jr., Flyhalf
Sayler Russell – Long Island, Sr., No. 8
Salome Schmitt – Queens, Sr., Scrumhalf
Ashley Spencer – Navy, Sr., Prop
Reese Torticill – Sacred Heart, Jr., Fullback
Anna Wright – Quinnipiac, Soph., Inside Center

DIVISION II

There are 25 players on the First and Second teams. Reigning champ American International College leads with nine selections, while Davenport (5), Frostburg (4), runner-up West Chester (4), New Haven (2) and Emory & Henry are also represented.

DII FIRST TEAM
Christelle Adikpeto – West Chester, Soph., Lock
Natalie Allen – Frostburg, Soph., Lock
Emma Davies – West Chester, Jr., No. 8
Naomi Dodd – American Int’l, Jr., Flanker
Kiyanah Edwards – American Int’l, Soph., Fullback
Camryn Henderson – American Int’l, Jr., Hooker
Kara Higgins – Davenport, Jr., No. 8
LaJess Jordan – Frostburg, Jr., Flyhalf
Leilani Lepe – Davenport, Jr., Fullback
Jendell Moe – American Int’l, Jr., Prop
Annekkia Ritter-Truxal – American Int’l, Grad, Scrumhalf
Morgan Schechter – American Int’l, Sr., Flyhalf
Scout Spadoni – Frostburg, Soph., No. 8
Sereana Vulaono – New Haven, Jr., Outside Center
Rachel Wilkie – Davenport, Jr., Lock

 

DII SECOND TEAM
Marla Aymond – Davenport, Jr., Wing
Sara Connelly – New Haven, Sr., Lock
Mariah Cuarenta – American Int’l, Sr., Lock
Mahina Hafoka – American Int’l, Soph., Outside Center
Novella Henry – Emory & Henry, Fr., Flanker
Makenzie Link – Frostburg, Soph., Hooker
Kyla Rimpel – Davenport, Sr., Prop
Venise Sanft – American Int’l, Sr., Inside Center
Camryn Snow – West Chester, Jr., Scrumhalf
Ashlyn Wissler – West Chester, Jr., Inside Center

DIVISION III

Bowdoin College represents 12 of the 23 players named to First and Honorary Mention teams. The Polar Bears is the only DIII team playing consistent 15s, and thus players’ positions are listed as “backs” and forwards,” instead of the traditional 15s positions like DI and DII. Univ. New England (4), Warren Wilson (3), Guilford College (2) and Thomas College (2) are also represented.

DIII FIRST TEAM – FORWARDS
Ginger Arnold – Bowdoin, Jr.
Kyra Bishop – Bowdoin, Sr.
Jasmine Cartwright – Guilford, Jr.
Maddy Kosmoski – Bowdoin, Jr.
Caroline Rhodes – New England, Soph.
Chloe Sheahan – Bowdoin, Sr.
Nisi Tuitupou – Bowdoin, Sr.

 

 

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DIII FIRST TEAM – BACKS
Mia Daoust – Bowdoin, Jr.
Evie Hamer – Bowdoin, Sr.
Cassidy Hardy – Thomas, Fr.
Amanda Korfin – Bowdoin, Fr.
Malia Petelo – Bowdoin, Soph.
Maria Poulos – Warren Wilson, Sr.
Brooke Taylor – Thomas, Fr.
Celeste Valerio – New England, Sr.

DIII HONORABLE MENTION
Ellie Carter – Bowdoin, Soph., Back
Sabine Costello-Sanders – Warren Wilson, Sr., Back
Tori Demers – New England, Fr., Forward
Hannah Hatfield – Guilford, Jr., Back
Stella Johnson – Bowdoin, Jr., Forward
Reese Meehan – New England, Jr., Back
Jesse Vanston – Bowdoin, Jr., Forward
Priscilla Wadlington – Warren Wilson, Sr., Forward