Expected Rosters for the USA Club 7s (Rosters over 13 will be pared down by this weekend):
US College affiliations also listed—note we might hve missed one or two colleges. If we don't list a player's college it doesn't necessarily mean they didn't attend college or play rugby in college—they might hve attended overseas or attended college while playing men's club or pro rugby.
Denver
Definitely a combination of experience and newer players. Like Chicago, Denver has a bit of a summer 7s residency program going. Mickey Bateman is kind of central to this team's efforts.
Alex Wormer (frmr Cal Poly)
Eric Sykes (frmr NMHU)
Jack Miller (frmr Colorado)
Mickey Bateman (frmr Lindenwood)
Noah Pflaum
Campbell Johnstone (frmr Mt. St. Mary's)
Malik Bryant (FIU)
Devarius Miller (frmr NMHU)
Luca Tani
Liam Wynne (frmr Colorado State)
Nic Johnson
Gus Sokol (Iowa Central CC)
Conor O'Brien
Thomas Lamuraglia (frmr East Carolina)
Brett DeBoy (frmr South Carolina)
Dante Brown
Garrett Jameson
Cincinnati
A couple of very well-regarded current collegiate players, with Tomas Casares being at the forefront. He remains eager to show his ability to compete against older players and he should do fine.
Austin Baker
Andrew Binegar
Tomas Casares (Thomas More)
Rashad Finley
Facundo Giorgiutti
Christopher Klein
Maxwell Kosman (Kutztown)
Samuel McAninch
Trent Rogers (Kutztown)
Tom Shultrump
Alex Under-Baumann
Wendell Whitehead
Joseph Kluener (frmr Ohio State)
Dallas
Some really strong, athletic players in this group with Aaron "Spike" Davis back playing well after his short stint as an Eagle 15s player. The other Aaron, Gray, who has been in the USA 7s mix, provides an interesting one-two punch of Aarons. Plenty of pace.
Blake Blaylock
Jake Campey
Aaron Davis
Aaron Gray (frmr Kutztown)
Hayden Hill (frmr GCU)
Obum Imonugo (frmr Georgia)
Narada Jackson (frmr TCU)
Deionte MacMurray (frmr SHSU)
Aren Martin
Ari Mteto (frmr Lindenwood)
Ben Olie
Christian Schulze (frmr Arkansas State)
Ludwig van der Merwe
Manny Soto (frmr Oklahoma)
Atlanta Old White
This team has evolved into a Life U. gathering, but not exclusively. A lot of power in here but also some significant skill (Rees, Davidson, Baistrocchi). Unity is key here (well, it's key everywhere really).
Bryan Williams
David Rimes (frmr Life U.)
David Rogers (frmr Texas State)
Dominic Oliveira (frmr Life U.)
Frederick Henry-Ajudua
Giovani Douyon
Harley Davidson (frmr Life U.)
Justin Owens (frmr AIC)
Lucas Baistrocchi (frmr Florida)
Martini Talapusi (frmr Life West)
Maciu Koroi (frmr Life U.)
Michael Moyes
Ryan Rees (frmr Life U.)
Zach Miller (frmr Life U.)
Daemon Torres (frmr Life U.)
Belmont Shore
Some serious experience linked up with a couple of younger players who know what they're about. Rodriguez was the top college 7s player a few years ago and should provide a spark. A couple of the players from the Rhinos U23s team that won NAI 7s are in there also.
Ryan Hudson (frmr Arizona)
Cameron Gerlach (frmr UCSB)
Kalanie Aholelei
Andrew Jackson
Isaiah Lutali (frmr CSULB)
Joeli Tikoisuva
Jeremiah Munoz
Gerald Lowe (frmr Kutztown)
Peter Sio (CSULB)
Cristian Rodriguez (frmr Lindenwood)
ConRoy Smith
Jeremy Lutali
Ben Weischedel
Beltway
As you can see, and you'll see from the other Mid-Atlantic team, a LOT of former college players. There's a bit of a Perry Street Prep reunion with Khabir and Adams, rapier and battleaxe.
Jordan Bakouche (frmr Salisbury)
Tyler Barberi (frmr Towson)
Luc Desroches (frmr UM-Duluth)
Jack Goss
Sean Hartig (frmr Mt. St. Mary's)
Joe Hughes
Joanel Joseph (frmr Penn State)
Jihan Khabir (frmr AIC)
James Lyons (frmr Villanova)
Jacob Powers (frmr South Carolina)
Jake Soriano (frmr SIU)
Nate Tadesse (frmr Virginia Tech)
Quinn Western
Christian Adams (frmr AIC)
Ben Carroll (frmr JMU)
Chicago Lions
The Lions, more than anyone, do a good job of folding current college players into their summer system. Will Chevalier did that last year and was the tournament MVP. Noah Brown has the potential to be a USA player if he wants to put in the work. Also of note, Tom Kacor is abig body with skills. Matthew Grogan spent some time with the Academy for the Section Paloise (Pau) club in France. Michael Ziegler has been in the USA system. Lots of talented guys here.
CJ Artuso (frmr St. Bonaventure)
Noah Brown (Indiana)
Kai Carlberg (frmr Kentucky)
Will Chevalier (Indiana
Alex Dorrier (frmr Indiana)
Willis Goodwin (frmr John Carroll)
Matthew Grogan (frmr Old Belvedere) - Section Paloise Academy
Thomas Kacor (frmr Western Michigan)
Matthew Lancor (frmr Illinois)
Lachy MacDonald
Peyton Wall (Indiana)
Michael Ziegler (frmr Bowling Green)
Jonathan Toriumi (frmr Illinois)
Detroit
We're hoping to see Sam Williams get some time (remember, not everyone listed will necessarily be on the final roster). Ahmad Hirajly played for the USA in 7s and is now more of a experienced linchpin for them. Mikel Facey played for Jamaica.
Gavin Spisak (frmr Michigan State)
Joe Bargerstock
Joshua Gatewood (Adrian)
Mark Phillips
Ehron Enedey
Mikel Facey
Tajay Myles (Adrian)
Aaron Hodgkinson
Hunter Cahoon
Todd Else (frmr Michigan State)
Donald Pinneo (frmr Oakland University)
Ryan Ruspaj (frmr Central Michigan)
Ahmad Harajly (frmr UW-Stout)
Imad Harajly
Sam Williams (Adrian)
Michael Washington (frmr Davenport)
Trevor Broyles (frmr Oakland University)
Ryan Koenig (frmr Michigan State)
Tommy Hendricks (Michigan)
Patrick Khalaf (Central Michigan)
