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Rugby East Awards Announced

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Rugby East Awards Announced

The Rugby East Conference has named its all-conference players and end-of-season award winners.
 
The selections are the result of research conducted by D1A Rugby's Alex Solomon in conjunction with input from coaches.
 
All Rugby East Forwards
Colton Kells, Prop, Buffalo
Brian McKellar, Prop, Penn State
Tommy Bashara, Hooker, Penn State
Casper Huizenga, Lock, Kutztown
Dan Metcalf, Lock, Penn State
Collum Magee, Flanker, Army
Malcom May, Flanker, Penn State
Peter Malcom, No. 8, Wheeling Jesuit
 
All Rugby East Backs
Niku Kruger, Scrumhalf, Kutztown
Thomas Del Pino, Flyhalf, Army
Nu’u Aiava, Center, Kutztown
Andrew Fargo, Center, Army
David Huff, Wing, Army
Robert Stortz, Wing, Kutztown
Logan Pearce, Fullback, Army
 
All Rugby East 2nd-Team Forwards
Zachary Barnes, Prop, Penn State
Andrew Ohmann, Prop, Wheeling Jesuit
Andrew Rossi, Hooker, Iona
John Cullen, Lock, Iona
Jordan Ghyzel, Flanker, Kutztown
Maninderjit Singh, Flanker, Buffalo
Wesley Hartmann, No. 8 Kutztown
 
All Rugby East 2nd-Team Backs
Jake Banarhall, Scrumhalf, Army
Jordan Farrant, Flyhalf, St. Bonaventure
Inosi Kau, Center, Wheeling Jesuit
John Sullivan, Center, St. Bonaventure
Duke Makina, Wing, Kutztown
Vetekina Malafu, Wing Kutztown
Joe Kelly, Fullback, Penn State
 
Honorable Mention Forwards
Alexander Vitanza, Prop (St. Bonaventure)

Greg Walker, Prop (Army)

Julian Santana, Hooker (Wheeling Jesuit)

Joseph Corrado, Lock (Penn State)

Zach Riechenbach, Lock (Wheeling Jesuit)

Peter Basnight, Flanker (Army)

Andrew Iscaro, Lock (Penn State)

Luis Carpio, No. 8 (St. Bonaventure)
 
Honorable Mention Backs
Jimmy Ronan, Scrumhalf (Penn State)

Brad Frederick, Flyhalf (Kutztown)

Michael Marino, Center (Iona)

Michael Scarcella, Center (Iona)

Michael Eife, Wing (Penn State)

Greg Johnson, Wing (St. Bonaventure)

Trent Kensley, Fullback (Kutztown)
 

Newcomer of the Year – Nu’u Aiava, Kutztown
Forward of the Year – Collum Magee, Army
Back of the Year – Niku Kruger, Kutztown
Coach of the Year – Mike Mahan, Army