Prusmack Awards Handed Out Over US Rugby Foundation Weekend

08.17.2026College Women, College Men

James Rose and Hattie Greenwood get their Prusmack Award trophies from Jon Hinkin.

Author: Alex Goff

This past weekend during the US Rugby Foundation Hall of Fame awards event, the Prusmack Award winners were recognized.

The Prusmack Award is given to the top collegiate 7s players in the nation—one for a men's player, and one for a women's player.

This year, and, actually, not for the first time, both winners come from Life University.

Hattie Greenwood was the captain of Life as they won the CRAA Premier 7s. Greenwood was the scrumhalf and field general for a team with plenty of talent. However, with Bella Vogel off playing for the USA, and injuries taking down top forward Lissa Salisbury and leader and flyhalf Liberty Benitez, running the show fell to Greenwood.

She was outstanding, keeping the pace moving and keeping her team focused in a series of challenging matches.

Greenwood said that playing for Life has taught her to avoid relying on just herself. It is that, along with her faith and the support of her family that has driven her.

James Rose leapt onto the Life University roster as a freshman in the 2024-25 season, scoring key tries in a CRAA Fall Classic win and in the D1A final against Cal.

With the revitalization of a D1A-level 7s tournament, players from that division were back in the frame for selection for this award. Rose was the breakout star as a scorer and physical threat. Listed at 6-1, but probably a shade taller than that, and listed at 188 lbs, but probably more now, Rose is fast, elusive, and also very strong, and he showed all of that leading Life to the CRAA D1A 7s title.

Rose gave huge credit to his family (his father was his first coach and his sister, Cece, plays for Life) and his development in Green Bay, Wisc. But, he added, this is a team award.

Prusmack Award History:
2026 Hattie Greenwood, Life U. / James Rose, Life U.
2025 Aly Cunningham, Sacred Heart / Manu Taula, St. Bonaventure
(In 2025, with no D1A CRAA 7s tournament, the US Rugby Foundation leadership opted to choose the men's winner from the CRC competition.)
2024 Cameron Fields
(In 2024, with no D1A CRAA 7s tournament, the US Rugby Foundation leadership opted not to pick a men's winner)
2023 Su Adegoke, Life U. / Orrin Bizer, Life U.
2022 Sativa Tarau-Peehikuru, Lindenwood / Darius Law, Life U.
(No awards given 2020-2021)
2019 Samantha Sullivan, West Point / Cristian Rodriguez, Lindenwood

The Prusmack Award winners have made their impact on the national stage. Sullivan, Adegoke, and Bizer are legitimate USA 7s team stars. Rodriguez and Law played for the USA before injuries loomed. Fields is on the cusp of that, and Cunningham has been a major factor in two national club 7s championships.