On-going: 2022 College Rugby Signings

Whether high school graduates or transfer students, the following list tracks those players who are joining collegiate rugby programs in the second half of the 2021/22 school year as well as fall 2022. Send updates to Jackie Finlan and include player’s name, college team, previous rugby team if applicable, and hometown.

ADRIAN COLLEGE
NIRA Div III
• Molly Cherry – Perrysburg Rugby, Ohio

AQUINAS COLLEGE
New Program
• Kennedy-Jewell Boler – North Central HS, Indianapolis, Ind.
• Kacey Carnithan – Yorkville, Ill.
• Angelica Castillo – Brazoria Spartans, Alvin, Texas
• Liberty Cawthorn – Roosevelt HS, Des Moines, Iowa
• Gabriella Clemens – Grandville HS, Wyoming, Mich.
• Jenesis Dotson – Roosevelt HS, Des Moines, Iowa
• Caitlyn Durbin – Penn HS, South Bend, Ind.
• Lani Dye – Culver Rugby, Griffith, Ind.
• Alexis Tater – Grand Haven HS, Grand Haven, Mich.
• Itati Vazquez – Speer Academy, Chicago, Ill.
• Maddie Wasko – Ankeny HS, Ankeny, Iowa

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
NIRA Div II
• Ne’a Moffett – Shelton HS, Shelton, Wash.
• Fane Puletau – Majestics, Utah
• Morgan Schecter – Midstate RC, Conn.
• Krystal Tupou – Majestics, Utah

ALDERSON BROADDUS
NIRA Div II
• Olivia Allen – Perrysburg Rugby, Ohio
• Bianca Metreger – Perrysburg Rugby, Ohio
• Jaden Gary – Charlotte Cardinals, Charlotte, N.C.

ARMY WEST POINT
NIRA Div I
• Alissa Eisenhart – Morris Rugby, N.J.
• Asha Jarusinski – The Woodlands, Texas
• Grace Macune – The Woodlands, Texas
• Cecilia Ollis – Wando Wahines, N.C.
• Kate Woenker – Carroll Chargers Ind.
• Marissa Wollbrinck – Elk Grove United, Calif.

BOWDOIN COLLEGE
NIRA Div III
• Kyra Bishop – Santa Monica RFC, Calif.
• Justine Endo-Ferguson – Belmont HS, Mass.
• Evie Hamer – Belmont HS, Mass.
• Katie Stomma – Catholic Memorial HS, Waukesha, Wisc.

BROWN UNIVERSITY
NIRA Div I
• Makayla Atoigue – Team Haggan, Guam RFU, Hagatna, Guam
• Carter Bedford – Sai Kung Stingrays, Hong Kong
• Kendall Cunningham – Lamorinda Rugby, San Ramon Valley HS, Calif.
• Kate Muldoon – Monarch HS Rugby, Superior, Colo.
• Julia Murray – Chiefs RFC, Libertyville, Ill.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIV
DI Elite
• Nisaiah Berkeley – Smith’s, Bermuda
• Lauren DiPasquale – Highlands Ranch, Colo.
• Faiane Eteuini – Oceanside, Calif.
• Ofa Fetokai – Lamorinda, Concord, Calif.
• Margaret Fonoti – Kahuku, Hau’ula, Hawaii
• Ellie Frost – White Rock, B.C., Canada
• Aja Good – Duncan, B.C., Canada
• Malia Ili – Kent Crusaders, Federal Way, Wash.
• Muna Lolohea – Kahului, Hawaii
• Jessica Postle – Comox, B.C., Canada
• Mariah Tuitasi – Oceanside, Calif.

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
NIRA Div I
• Simone Bautista – Los Alamitos RC, Los Alamitos, Calif.
• Jordan Duncan – Fallbrook HS, Fallbrook, Calif.
• Maura Hough – London Irish RFC, Wilmette, Ill.
• Vanessa Ortiz-Pallen – Bishop O’Dowd, Oakland, Calif.
• Taylor Sadek – Shanghai American School Puxi
• Jenna Sheldon – Summit HS, Breckenridge, Colo.
• Katelyn Walker – Eagle HS, Eagle, Idaho

DAVENPORT UNIV
CRAA DI > NIRA DII (starting fall ’22)
• Addison Anderson – The Woodlands RC, Spring, Texas
• Alyssa Archer – Wellington Wizards, Wellington, Fla.
• Nicole Carvalho – São Pedro de Alcantara, Brazil
• Ashley Cowdrey – Sparta-Rock, Sparta, Mich.
• Jaylynn Gray – Alliance, Ft Worth, Texas (transfer)
• Hannah Houghtaling – Grand Haven HS, Grand Haven, Mich.
• Ellis McKay – The Woodlands RC, Katy, Texas
• Sam Melcher – Grand Haven HS, West Olive, Mich.
• Alma Pressley – Rock Rugby, San Antonio, Texas
• Allie Provance – Brunswick Valkyries, Brunswick, Ohio
• Tina Reyes – Grand Haven HS, West Olive, Mich.
• Kyla Rimpel Pickering HS, Ajax, Ont., Canada

DRURY UNIV
New Program
• Amber Shetter – Boulder RC, Boulder, Colo.
• Genevieve Sorgen – Bolivar, Mo.
• Brynn Watson – West Plains, Mo.

GRACE COLLEGE
NCR Small College
• Faith Stout – Mooresville, Ind.

GRAND CANYON UNIV
CRAA Div 1
• Cailey Ingram – Mountain View, Meridian, Idaho
• TriAna Lauaki – Kahuku Raiders, Kahuku, Hawaii
• Aubrey Tackett – Meridian HS, Idaho

GUILFORD COLLEGE
NIRA DIII
• Gaby Anguiano – Columbia Central, Columbia, Tenn.
• Cheyenne Collier – Columbia Central, Columbia, Tenn.
• Clara Fuehler – Oak Ridge, N.C.
• Portia Jones – Wayne State College (transfer), Des Moines, Iowa
• Naseerah Leonard – Cristo Rey, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Savannah Marchinsky – Brunswick Valkyries, Brunswick, Ohio
• Sarah Pitts – Columbia Central HS, Columbia, Tenn.
• Emma Riddle – Shanghai American School, Shanghai, China

HARVARD UNIV
NIRA Div I
• Cameron Fields – St. Mary’s College Prep HS, Stockton, Calif.
• Charlotte Gilmour – Perth, Scotland
• Skylar Jordan – Rhinos Rugby, Mass.
• Lennox London – Charlotte Cardinals (N.C.), Fort Mills, S.C.
• Sarah Looney – Weymouth HS, Mass.
• Catherine Mignone – Morris Rugby, N.J.
• Tiahna Padilla – Fallbrook HS, Calif.
• Olyvia Snyder – Summit HS, Breckenridge, Colo.
• Victoria Stanley – Aurora Barbarians, Ontario Blues, Canada

UNIV IOWA
NCR Div I
• Maria Calderwood – Cedar Falls HS, Iowa
• Emma Schmidt – Cedar Falls HS, Iowa
• Maegan Wells – Cedar Falls HS, Iowa

IOWA STATE
NCR Div I
• Ivy Lawson – DM Roosevelt HS, Des Moines, Iowa

KENT STATE
NCR Div I
• Hannah Hummel – Mentor Rugby, Ohio
• Sophia Macro – Roosevelt HS Rugby, Iowa

LANDER UNIV
NIRA Div II
• Darcy Andrzejewski – Westfield Shamrocks RC, Westfield, Ind.
• Sully Beckham – Wando Wahines, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
• Abigail Zubieta – Greer Rugby, Hillcrest HS, S.C.

LIFE UNIV
DI Elite
• Azhinaye Barner – Columbia Central HS, Columbia, Tenn.
• Sofia Fernandez – Rancho Bernardo, Calif.
• Arowyn Files – Rock Rugby, Round Rock, Texas
• Morgan Hjemdahl-Monsen – Springville, N.Y.
• Abby Nichols – Central Washington Univ transfer (Centennial, Idaho)
• Janisa Washington – Columbia Central HS, La Vergne, Tenn.

LINDENWOOD UNIV
DI Elite
• Makenna Bailey – San Diego Mustangs, Rancho Bernardo, Calif.
• Brianna Beath – Fallbrook, Calif.
• Raegan Blair – Oswego, Ill.
• Harneet Brar – Abbotsford RFC, Mission, B.C., Canada
• Lucia Del Campo Andrés – Vigo, Galicia, Spain
• Giselle Gallagher – Tubbercurry, Ireland
• Samantha Ganoza – Miami, Fla.
• Millie Gibson – Lehi, Utah
• Gerhys Gould – Warminster, England
• Ximena Gutierrez – Glenwood Springs, Colo.
• Susana Kaihau – SacPAL Amazons, Sacramento, Calif.
• Tanaka Kanyepi – Zimbabwe
• Jule-Dine Kawaauhau – Kahuku, Hawaii
• Abigail Kinnard – Allen, Texas (Texas State transfer)
• Ana Lomu – United Rugby, Cedar Valley HS, Utah
• Alexandria MacDonald – Orchard Park, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Afeiau’upu Mann – SacPAL Amazons, Sacramento, Calif.
• Jet Metz – Zaandam, The Netherlands
• Elsie Moleni – West Valley City, Utah
• Angelrose Nacilla – Mira Mesa, Calif.
• Jenna Nielsen – Abbotsford, BC, Canada
• Tayla Puaina – South Bay Spartans, Carson, Calif.
• Jayleen Rivera – Chula Vista, Calif.
• Charlotte Roberts – Horsham, England
• Belle Robinson – Arvada, Colo.
• Lily Robinson – Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England
• Kamryn Tabor – Anchorage, Alaska
• Aliyah Taufa’ao – South Bay Spartans, Carson, Calif.
• Longosai Tausinga – SacPAL Amazons, Sacramento, Calif.
• Aifili Tuita’u – Federal Way, Wash.
• Nesi Tuitama – Meridian HS, Meridian, Idaho
• Marriah Willis – Memphis, Tenn.

LONG ISLAND UNIV
NIRA Div I
• D’Ondra Bomar – St. Mary’s College Prep HS, Stockton, Calif.
• Sayler Russell – Brighton HS, Midway, Utah
• Harper Schindler – Norman, Okla.
• Ryen Scott – St. Mary’s College Prep HS, Stockton, Calif.
• Tai Sherman – St. Mary’s College Prep HS, Stockton, Calif.
• Keeli Tutası – SacPAL Amazons, Sacramento, Calif.

MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE
NIRA Div III
• Kaylan Jernigan – Aspetuck Rugby, Conn.

MOUNT ST MARY’S
NIRA Div I
• Tyler Dickens – Raleigh, N.C.
• Caliann Dietz – West Carroll, Manchester, Md.
• Molly Gallik – Manchester Valley HS, Md.
• Emma Leese – Hong Kong International School
• Hannah Mills – Play Rugby Academy, Columbia Secondary School, NYC
• Savannah Short – Carondelet HS, Concord, Calif.
• Riley Sibilia – Morris Rugby, Somerset County Tech, N.J.
• Kaylen Thomas – Raptors Rugby, Brentwood, Tenn.
• Olivia Woodward – Riverdale HS, Murfreesboro, Tenn.

UNIV NEW ENGLAND
NIRA Div III
• Celeste Valerio – West Carroll Marauders, Md.

UNIV NEW HAVEN
NIRA Div II
• Katie Adams – Plymouth, Mass.
• Serenity Beasley – Raleigh Cobras, Clayton, N.C.
• Brianna Davis – Grayson, Ga.
• Laryssa Guimaraes – Shelton, Conn.
• Ella Nenoff – Orchard Park, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Jahaira Romany – Play Rugby, Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Carmela Rubano – Wolcott, Conn.
• Kathryn Swistak – Blairstown, N.J.
• Makayla Thorpe – Windsor, Conn.
• Alexis Tierpack – New Britain, Conn.

NEWBERRY COLLEGE
NIRA DII (new in fall ’22)
• Savannah Armistead – Oceanside Collegiate Academy, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
• Sierra Berger – Evergreen, Colo.
• Ashanti Chumbley – Gallatin, Tenn.
• Sara Corley – Cayce, S.C.
• Ariana Hawkins – current Newberry College SA (basketball)
• Anna Hicks – Newberry College lacrosse
• Anna Howell – Centennial, Boise, Idaho
• Elena Jimenez – Columbia Central, Columbia, Tenn.
• Archkela Lane – current Newberry College SA
• Laura Layton – current Newberry College SA
• Dantzler Long – Mid-Carolina HS, Newberry, S.C.
• Chloe McMurray – Oceanside Collegiate Academy, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
• Tedi Nunn – current Newberry College SA (softball)
• Dasha Timms – current Newberry College SA (lacrosse)
• Aazhenii Williams – Moon Area HS, Moon Township, Pa.
• Janiya Wilson – Columbia Central, Columbia, Tenn.

UNIV NORTHERN IOWA
NCR Div I
• Susannah Church – Cedar Falls, Iowa
• Morgan Linck – Cedar Falls, Iowa
• Hanna Reints – Cedar Falls, Iowa

NOTRE DAME COLLEGE
NCR DI
• Kennedy Boler – North Central HS, Indianapolis, IN
• Avery Bruzda – Brunswick Valkyries, Ohio
• Emilie Dobranski – Brunswick Valkyries, Ohio
• Emalyse Higgins – Alderson Broaddus transfer; Perrysburg HS, Ohio
• Ava Jindra – Brunswick Valkyries, Ohio
• Maizie Kies – Bowling Green State Univ transfer; Perrysburg HS, Ohio
• Jordan Kouns – Brunswick Valkyries, North Royalton HS, Ohio (spring 2022)
• Kylie Mixter – Brecksville-Broadview Heights, Ohio
• Ella Nelson – Brecksville-Broadview Heights, Ohio
• Alexis Smerek – Brunswick Valkyries, Ohio
• Rosa Treece – Medina Rugby, Ohio

OREGON STATE
CRAA Div I
• Andy Hamilton – Aspetuck, Conn.

PENN STATE
DI Elite
• Aubrie Sipes – Blair United, Pa.
• EmmaRae Vanderbush – Sparta Rock, East Lansing, Mich.

PRINCETON
NIRA Div I (starting Fall 2022)
• Alayshja Bable – Moon Area Tigers, Pa.

QUEENS UNIV OF CHARLOTTE
NIRA Div II
• Yesenia Avalos – Overfelt HS, San Jose, Calif.
• Gianna Biagnioni – Vienna Rugby, Hayfield HS, Lorton, Va.
• Bridget Cassell – West Carroll Marauders, Manchester Valley HS, Hampstead, Md.
• Yael Kelley – Lamorinda Rugby, Berkeley HS, Calif.
• Marina Maxwell – CJRA, Providence HS, Charlotte, N.C.
• Isabela Ocampo – Gastonia, N.C., Charlotte Rugby
• Emily Perhacs – Medina, Ohio
• Annalise Richardson – Glenwood Springs HS, Colo.
• Salome Schmitt – Greer 76ers, Greer, S.C.
• Maggie Sweeney – St. Joseph Academy, Cleveland, Ohio
• Anouk Vijverberg – ICS, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

QUINNIPIAC UNIV
NIRA Div I
• Cassidy Dugdale – Torrey Pines, San Diego, Calif.
• Alexandra Erdolino – City Honors, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Lucy Lamborn – Carondelet HS, Concord, Calif.
• Gillian Mason – Corning RC, Corning, N.Y.
• Allisa Reach – Play Rugby USA, Flushing, N.Y.
• Megan Theocharis – Dubai College, UAE
• Kelsey Thomas – Raptors Rugby, Brentwood, Tenn.
• Ashley Torres-Brown – Greenwich HS, Greenwich, Conn.

ROBERT MORRIS UNIV
NCR Small College
• Gia Creese – Moon Area Tigers, Moon Twp, Pa.

SACRED HEART UNIV
NIRA Div I
• Kaleigh Ahern – Morris Rugby, Raritan, N.J.
• Gianna Courtney – Wilbraham Monson, Ludlow, Mass.
• Chaney Fisher, Morris Rugby, Raritan, N.J.
• Camille Hartgrove – Scituate Stormers, Scituate, Mass.
• Haven Hawkins – Spring Hill Rugby, Columbia, Tenn.
• Kenzie Riccardi – Ranch Rugby, Littleton, Colo.
• Caroline Woelfel – Franklin, Mass.
• Avonlea Wood – Aspetuck Rugby, Conn.

ST BONAVENTURE UNIV
NCR Small College
• Tyra Pyzikiewicz – Orchard Park HS, West Seneca, N.Y.

SOUTHERN NAZARENE
NCR Small College
• Ashleigh Brooks – Southwest Oklahoma State transfer (Yukon RC, Okla.)
• Olivia Dzara – F5 Rugby, Mustang, Okla.
• Finau Fakahua – Grand Prairie Maverick Rugby, Euless, Texas
• Ashley Jones – Grand Canyon Univ transfer (Yukon RC, Okla.)
• Mae McMillian – Lady Warriors, Independence, Mo.
• Trina Rizzotto – Valley Center Avengers, Calif.
• Kamryn Seale – Yukon Rugby Club, Okla.
• Keziah Segovia – KC United, Columbia, Mo.
• Kamryn Sparks – Texas Nuclear Thunder, Grapeland, Texas
• Chloe Tarango – F5 Rugby, Purcell, Okla.
• Telesi Uhatafe – Dallas Youth Rugby, Texas

UNIV UTAH
CRAA
• Amelia Eastland – Eagle High School, Eagle, Idaho

WEST CHESTER UNIV.
NIRA Div II
• Liz Johnston – Doylestown Dragons, Central Bucks West, Pa.
• Sofia Lasonio – Knightmares Rugby, Lancaster, Pa.
• Bex Pascoe – Downingtown Rugby, Pa.