Rocky Mountain Women’s Rugby has named its Division I and Division II all-conference teams for the fall 2023 season. Division I highlights 33 players across the First XV team, Second XV team and Honorable Mentions, while Division II names 16 players to its First XV team and Honorable Mention category. [Lead photo c/o Studio 13 Sports]

The Rocky Mountain conference belongs to the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) and plays its 15s rugby in the fall. DI first-timer Colorado Mesa University and U.S. Air Force Academy represented the league at the Fall Classic in December 2023, and both have seven representatives across the three honorary categories. Colorado Univ. at Boulder (5), Montana State (5), Colorado State (3), Utah State (3) and Univ. Wyoming (3) have all sent players to the all-conference teams.

On the DI First XV, nine of the 15 players are seniors, two are juniors, two are sophomores and Colorado State’s Izzy Rodriguez is the lone freshman.

DIVISION I

FIRST XV
Anu Alama – U.S. Air Force Academy, Sr.
Noelle Behr – Colorado Univ. at Boulder, Soph.
Ryleigh Blatnik – Colorado Mesa Univ., Sr.
Bridget Crowley – Montana State Univ., Jr.
Adrianna Fedderke – Univ. Wyoming, Sr.
Abbey MacDonald – Utah State Univ., Sr.
Bella Mullally – U.S. Air Force Academy, Sr.
Ellen Olson – Montana State Univ., Soph.
Nallely Robles – Colorado Mesa Univ., Sr.
Izzy Rodriguez – Colorado State Univ., Fr.
Carly Scheck – Colorado Mesa Univ., Jr.
Sara Scrapchansky – U.S. Air Force Academy, Sr.
Liz Thoma – Colorado Mesa Univ., Sr.
Sky Wilson – Colorado Univ. at Boulder, Sr.
Gracen Worley – U.S. Air Force Academy, Soph.

SECOND XV
Liz Deards – U.S. Air Force Academy, Sr.
Marley Delaney – Colorado State Univ., Sr.
Elliott DiSalvo – Colorado Univ. at Boulder, Soph.
Courtney Hull – Colorado Mesa Univ., Sr.
Katie Irving – Colorado Univ. at Boulder, Jr.
Jenny Johnson – Univ. Wyoming, Jr.
Madison Lee – Montana State Univ., Fr.
Noel Migliaccio – U.S. Air Force Academy, Fr.
Zelly Moore – Colorado Mesa Univ., Sr.
Sarah Penick – Colorado Mesa Univ., Sr.
Sierra Poulsen – Montana State Univ., Fr.
Kimberly Quincy – Univ. Wyoming, Sr.
Scooby Reid – Colorado State Univ., Fr.
Mary Sanchez – Montana State Univ., Jr.
Tye Statham – Utah State Univ., Fr.

HONORABLE MENTIONS
Katie Evans – U.S. Air Force Academy, Sr.
Jocelyn Murray – Utah State Univ., Soph.
Leah Rasmussen – Colorado Univ. at Boulder, Jr.

Four Division II teams have sent players to the First XV team and Honorable Mention list. New Mexico State (6), Univ. Utah (4), Denver Univ. (4) and Univ. New Mexico (2) are all represented. There are six seniors, three juniors, four sophomores and three freshmen.

DIVISION II

FIRST XV
Vianney Bernal – New Mexico State Univ., Jr.
Maddy Bloodworth – Univ. Utah, Soph.
Catherine Buffie – Denver Univ., Soph.
Madison Eisenhart – Univ. New Mexico, Jr.
Hannah Haag – Univ. Utah, Sr.
Sarah Heutmaker – Denver Univ., Sr.
Marguerite Laplant – Denver Univ., Sr.
Rebekah Lockhart – New Mexico State Univ., Sr.
Rebecca Moss – Univ. New Mexico, Fr.
Virginia Phillips – New Mexico State Univ., Sr.
Heidi Shepard – New Mexico State Univ., Fr.
Elly Soper – Univ. Utah, Jr.
Zoey Timmins – Univ. Utah, Soph.
Cassis Tingley – Denver Univ., Sr.
Ashley Williams – New Mexico State Univ., Soph.

HONORABLE MENTION
Madison Donart – New Mexico State Univ., Fr.