BOULDER, Colo. – USA Rugby has selected the 2013-14 Men’s Collegiate All-American, Honorable Mention All-American, and Sevens All-American teams, honoring deserving men’s college rugby players from across the country.
Matt Sherman’s AIG Men’s Collegiate All-Americans recently finished their summer tour with matches against Cambridge University and Ontario Blues, while the MCAA Sevens team will participate in the Serevi RugbyTown Sevens – a tournament Tony Pacheco’s squad won in 2013 – in Glendale next month.
Among the list of recipients are 12 players from the Division 1A-Champion Saint Mary’s College and four players from College 7s National Champion Arkansas State University. The list also includes capped Eagles Seamus Kelly (University of California – Berkeley) and Kyle Sumsion (Brigham Young University), as well as Madison Hughes (Dartmouth), who made several appearances on the 2013-14 IRB HSBC Sevens World Series with the Men’s Eagles Sevens.
“Collegiate rugby continues to improve and produce high-level talent,” Pacheco said. “These student-athletes were the best of the best this year and are deserving All-Americans.”
Recipients will receive commemorative certificates to mark their accomplishment.
Rugby Collegiate All-American Forwards | First Team
Jake Anderson (Life)
Ryan Blythe (West Virginia)
Jack Bristol (Air Force)
Connor Cook (Arkansas State)
Tiaan De Nysschen (Cal)
Michael Gierlach (Lindenwood)
Alec Gletzer (Cal)
Harry Higgins (Arkansas State)
Paris Hollis (Life)
Jace Jackson (Denver)
Stephen Karas (Colorado State)
Benjamin Landry (Wisconsin-Whitewater)
Michael Lawrenson (Kutztown)
Angus MacLellan (Davenport)
Peter Malcolm (Wheeling Jesuit)
Michael O’Neill (Saint Mary’s)
Tino Paophavihahn (Bellevue)
Kyle Petersen (Saint Mary’s)
Shaun Potgeiter (Arkansas State)
Ryan Pratt (Saint Mary’s)
Alladin Schirmer (Central Washington)
Vili Toluta’u (Central Washington)
Gerhard Veit (Central Florida)
Dino Waldren (Saint Mary’s)
Zach Walker (Life)
Rugby Collegiate All-American Backs | First Team
Christian Adams (American International College)
Lucas Baistrocchi (Florida)
Garrett Brewer (Saint Mary’s)
Joseph Cowley (Life)
Dominic DeFalco (Penn State)
Madison Hughes (Dartmouth)
Seamus Kelly (Cal)
Kaleikaumaka Konrad (San Diego State)
Niku Kruger (Kutztown)
Paul Lasike (Brigham Young)
Sione Lauti (Utah)
Jonathan Linehan (Brigham Young)
Cooper Maloney (Saint Mary’s)
Kingsley McGowan (Saint Mary’s)
James Poli (Lindenwood)
Sebastian Sharpe (UCLA)
Sam Sirrel (UCLA)
Josh Tucker (Cal)
Chris Turori (Palmer)
Jared Whippy (Brigham Young)
Joshua Whippy (Brigham Young)
Rugby Collegiate All-American Forwards | Honorable Mention
Oliva Auimatagi (Life)
Andrew Bailey (UCLA)
Steyn Benade (Arkansas State)
Mike Brown (Bowling Green)
David Collins (Brigham Young)
Pierre Courpon (UCLA)
Jason Damm (Clemson)
David Dolinar (Navy)
Arawa Elkington (Brigham Young)
Stephen Gillissie (Rhode Island)
Wesley Hartmann (Kutztown)
Richard Kessler (Notre Dame)
Ryan Koewler (Arizona State)
James Kondrat (Cal)
Jeremy Leber (Lindenwood)
Glen Maricelli (Life)
Zane Mendenhall (Brigham Young)
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