Women All Americans Named
Women All Americans Named
USA Rugby has announced its selection of Women Collegiate All Americans for the 2015-16 season.
The players were selected through coach nominations and scouting reports from national age-grade coaches, including Women's Collegiate All-American Head Coach Sue Whitwell, Women's Eagles Player Development Manager Martha Daines, and others.
Most of these players will assemble June 28 - July 2 for the Stars and Stripes Camp. From that, a team will be selected to face the Canada U23s July 5 and July 9.
Women's Division I - First Team All-American
Megan Rom (Life) - Prop
Rebekah Hebdon (BYU) - Prop
Tanya Houston (North Carolina) - Hooker
Haley Schafer (Central Washington) - Lock
Jennifer Johnson (Central Washington) - Lock
Elizabeth Cairns (Penn State) - Flanker
Nicole Strasko (Life) - Flanker
Sialafua Skipps (BYU) - No. 8
Madison Ohmann (Life) - Scrum half
Gabriela Cantorna (Penn State) - Fly half
Jordan Gray (BYU) - Center
Asinate Serevi (Central Washington) - Center
Tanya Aragon (New Mexico) - Wing
Deschel Ferguson (Life) - Wing
Tess Feury (Penn State) - Full back
Women's Division I - Second Team All-American
Azniv Albandian (Penn State) - Prop
Hannah Lewandowski (Central Washington) - Prop
Yana Manoa (Central Washington) - Hooker
Nalia Tafua (BYU) - Lock
Katie Loughran (Notre Dame) - Lock
Taylah Pipkin (Penn State) - Flanker
Carly Mackey (Virginia Tech) - Flanker
Katie Lufton (North Carolina) - No. 8
Nicole McCullough (BYU) - Scrum half
McKenzie Hawkins (Lindenwood) - Fly half
Kaitlin Broughton (Life) - Center
Sydnee Watanabe (UC Davis) - Center
Amanda Divich (Lindenwood) - Wing
Jasmine Folch (Connecticut) - Wing
Emily Lessner (Virginia Tech) - Full back
Women's Division I - Honorable Mention All-American
Olufunmilayo Akinl (Air Force)
Morelia Ayala (Chico State)
Francesca Beller (Virginia)
Olivia Bernadel Huey (Stanford)
Scout Cheeks (Penn State)
Megan Curtis (Central Washington)
Hannah Gauthreaux (Lindenwood)
Summer Harris Jones (Virginia)
Leah Ingold (Central Washington)
Joy Jefferson (Virginia)
Jessica Lu (Princeton)
Daly Montgomery (Stanford)
Katie Mueller (Penn State)
Denesha Shipman (Texas)
Carly Waters (Penn State)
Women's Division II - First Team All-American
Allison Miedzelec (Davenport) - Prop
Megan Reilly (Bloomsburg) - Prop
Lanoira Duhart (Winona) - Hooker
Kourtney Kavjecz (Winona) - Lock
Brenna Donahue (Davenport) - Lock
Paige Phannnensteil (Bowdoin) - Flanker
Meredith Conrad-Forest (Humboldt) - Flanker
Bailey Johnson (Mankato) - No. 8
Moriah Halteman (Fresno State) - Scrum half
Ashlee Byrge (Davenport) - Fly half
Nicole Snyder (Bloomsburg) - Center
Danielle Ordway (Davenport) - Center
Megan Shalvis (Nevada) - Wing
Stephanie Taylor (Montana State) - Wing
Erica Maker (Tulane) - Full back
Women's Division II - Second Team All-American
Chelsey Cobler (Eastern Kentucky)
Addison Carvajal (Bowdoin)
Makala Ferguson (Davenport)
Hunter Moreland (Davenport)
Lily Wissinger (Tulane)