As is tradition, USA Rugby is happy to announce and recognize 200 student athletes in collegiate rugby who have earned their place on the 2018/19 USA Rugby Academic Honor Roll. With 54 schools represented, these exemplary individuals display the most important quality of a student athlete as they value the balance of athletics and academics.
The 200 names below met the following qualifications for recognition;
- Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Competed on their school or university’s top side
- Started or played as a reserve on more than half their team’s scheduled matches
- Name and qualifications were submitted to USA Rugby during the nominations period by team coach, commissioner or athletic director.
For those institutions looking to recognize their qualified student athletes during the 2019/20 season, remember to submit nominations to USA Rugby following the Fall and Spring competition windows. Communications will be sent to listed team contacts during each timeframe. For additional inquiries, please reach out to USA Rugby Sr. Scholastic Manager, Johnathan Atkeison; jatkeison@usa.rugby.
Congratulations again to all the honorees!
| Institution. | First Name | Last Name | Player's Major(s). |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babson College | Chiara | de Brabant | Finance |
| Babson College | Kate | Tank | Economics |
| Bentley University | Arman | Belorian | Computer Information Systems |
| Bentley University | Matt | King | Finance |
| Bentley University | Ryan | Taylor | Corporate Finance |
| Brigham Young University | Gabrielle | Peterson | Psychology |
| Brigham Young University | Marin | Spears | Biophysics |
| Brigham Young University | Larissa | Graham | Nursing |
| Brigham Young University | Rachel | Strasdas | Public Health |
| Brigham Young University | Tayzlie | Tripple | Economics |
| Brigham Young University | Lora | Gubler | Spanish Teaching |
| Brigham Young University | Baylie | Duce | Communications & Public Relations |
| Bryant University | Nyatasha | Jackowicz | Marketing |
| Bryant University | Margaret | Mellitt | International Business & Accounting |
| Bryant University | Jennifer | Rosinski | Accounting |
| California State University, Chico | Anton | Holm | Political Science |
| California State University, Fresno | Megan | Oleski | Criminology |
| California State University, Fresno | Laura | Ellison-Seeger | Criminology |
| Christendom College | Jacob | Cassidy | Philosophy |
| Christendom College | Michael | LaRochelle | Philosophy |
| Christendom College | Kevin | McDermott | Philosophy |
| Christendom College | John | Briggs | English Literature |
| Colorado College | Bridget | Galaty | Mathematical Economics |
| Colorado College | Susanna | Penfield | Political Science |
| Colorado College | Mia | Solberg | Economics |
| Colorado College | Kristen | Kinchla | Organismal Biology & Ecology |
| Colorado College | Zachary | Armacost | Geology |
| Colorado College | Cian | McGillicuddy | Organismal Biology & Ecology |
| Colorado College | Sam | Mayer | Economics |
| Colorado College | Ethan | Widoff | Economics |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Jacob | Reed | Political Science & History |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Eric | Minicucci | Business Administration |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Dominic | Livoti | Environmental Earth Science |
| Eckerd College | Sofia | McNally | Marine Science |
| Eckerd College | Emerson | Allen | Human development |
| Eckerd College | Emily | Yanuskiewicz | Environmental Studies & Economics |
| Eckerd College | Katherine | Scheerer | Environmental Studies, Communication |
| Eckerd College | Debanhi | Jimenez Reyes | Marine Science & Mathematics |
| Eckerd College | Linnea | Goodwin | Women & Gender Studies |
| Fairfield University | Patrick | Kerins | Finance |
| Fairfield University | Luke | Melcher | Accounting |
| Fairfield University | Alexandra | Maltbie | Bioengineering |
| Fairfield University | Abigail | Dovan | International Business Management |
| Fairfield University | Michael | Sweetman | Finance, Management |
| Fairfield University | Andrew | Pearl | Finance |
| Fairfield University | Kaitlyn | Foley | Communication |
| Fairfield University | Julia | D'Innocenzo | Mathematics |
| Fairfield University | Meghan | Bruni | Mathematics |
| Fairfield University | Jenamarie | Carella | Marketing |
| Fairfield University | Emma | Stringer | Nursing |
| Fairfield University | Kayla | Yaverski | Psychology |
| Fairfield University | Kate | Welzel | Sociology & Anthropology |
| Fairfield University | Emily | Pepe | Nursing |
| Fairfield University | Natalie | Gammer | Psychology |
| Fairfield University | Julie | Moser | Communications & English |
| Fairfield University | Sigmund | Gusdorf | English &Philosophy |
| Fairfield University | Salvatore | Esposito | Accounting |
| Florida State University | Dakota | Haberland | Sports Management |
| Florida State University | Yejun | Lim | Accounting |
| Florida State University | Diego | Veras | Management Information Systems |
| Florida State University | Gregory | Zhoba | Cell and Molecular Neuroscience |
| Fresno State | Madison | Forester | Psychology |
| Fresno State | Regan | Garner | Pre-Business |
| Furman University | Aidan | Clarke | History |
| Furman University | Thomas | Trankle | Physics & Applied Math |
| Georgetown University | William | Lowrie | Finance & Accounting |
| Georgetown University | William | Shanahan | Finance |
| Georgetown University | Asher | Curnutte | American Studies |
| Georgetown University | Luke | Sheridan | Arabic |
| Georgetown University | William | Lowrie | Finance, Accounting |
| Indiana University | Camden | McCarthy | Nursing |
| Indiana University - Bloomington | Daniel | Devlin | Public Policy & Entrepreneurship |
| Kutztown University | Gerald | Lowe | Finance & Personal Financial Planning |
| Life University | Justin | Johnson | Computer Information Management |
| Life University | Matthew | Mairowitz | Business Administration |
| Life University | Conner | Mooneyham | Business Administration |
| Life University | Palima | Roberts | Business Administration |
| Life University | Harley | Wheeler | Business Administration |
| Life University | Mitchell | Wilson | Business Administration |
| Life University | Tatum | Johnson | Bio Psychology & Computer Information |
| Life University | Karissa | Lacy | Chiropractic |
| Life University | Alexandra | Sedric | Business Administration |
| Lindenwood University | Teresa | Bueso | Business Administration |
| Lindenwood University | Casey | Karl | Psychology |
| Lindenwood University | Alex | Strasser | Criminal Justice |
| Lindenwood University | Kanani | Uluave | Exercise Science |
| Lindenwood University | McKenzie | Hawkins | Chemistry |
| Lindenwood University | Marisa | Hall | Criminal Justice |
| Lindenwood University | Margaret | Gold | Biological Sciences |
| Lindenwood University | Stephen | Mcleish | Computer Science |
| Lindenwood University | Michael | De Waal | Actuarial Science |
| Lindenwood University | Gabriel | Kettering | Chemistry |
| Loyola University Maryland | Kyle | Higgins | Finance |
| Marist College | Shaelynn | Kelly | Psychology |
| Marist College | Arianna | Blanchard | Biomedical Science |
| Maryland Exiles Youth Rugby | Morgan | White | Environmental Science |
| Marywood University | Mikaela | Smith | Health & Physical Education |
| Marywood University | Devon | Clarke | Architecture |
| Merrimack College | Kylah | Keefe | Human Development & Human Services |
| Massachussetts Institute of Technology | Valerie | Sacha | Materials Science & Engineering |
| Massachussetts Institute of Technology | Abigail | McGee | Biological Engineering |
| Montana State University | Maria | Michelotti | Cell Biology & Neuroscience |
| Montclair State University | Alyssa | DeSordi | Justice Studies |
| North Carolina State University | Claire | Steffen | Mathematics |
| North Carolina State University | Zoe | Kaegi | Bioprocessing Science |
| North Carolina State University | Guste | Rubikaite | Electrical Engineering |
| North Carolina State University | Magdaline | Cummings | Animal Science |
| North Carolina State University | Lindsey | Baron | Business Administration |
| North Carolina State University | caitlin | groetsch | Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management |
| Oregon State University | Sophia | Betts | Philosophy |
| Pitzer College (Claremont Colleges) | Dana | Alimena | Organizational Studies |
| Princeton University | Gregory | McCord | Computer Science |
| Princeton University | Hugues | Martin Dit Neuville | Operations Research |
| Princeton University | Jamie | Denham | Economics |
| Princeton University | Aaron | Bargotta | Computer Science |
| Princeton University | Alexander | Rogers | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Gabriella | La Lumia | Music |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Abigail | Cendejas | Marketing |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Kelsey | Lambert | Music Therapy |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Abigail | Cendejas | Marketing |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Bridget | Mielke | Sustainability Sciences |
| Quinnipiac University | Greg | Plunkett | Biology |
| Quinnipiac University | James | Chow | Health Science & Physical Therapy |
| Quinnipiac University | Michael | Maturo | Master of Business Administration |
| Saint Mary's College of California | Hannah | Twomey | Psychology |
| Saint Mary's College of California | Katherine | Whiting | Biology |
| Saint Mary's College of California | Ashley | Torrecillas | Integral |
| Saint Michaels College | Brianna | Puleo | Neuroscience |
| Saint Michaels College | Julia | Bedini | Biology |
| Saint Michaels College | Maria | Loughran | English & Educational Studies |
| Saint Michaels College | Ashley | Parker | Chemistry |
| Saint Michaels College | Rachel | Tierney | Business Major |
| Saint Michaels College | Marissa | Moore | Biology |
| Saint Michaels College | Lindsay | St. Pierre | Environmental Studies |
| Saint Michaels College | Lindsay | St. Pierre | Environmental Studies |
| Saint Michaels College | Katelyn | Stemrich | Psychology |
| Salve Regina University | Erin | Gunther | Special Education |
| Salve Regina University | Aleksandra | Dewa | Financial Management |
| Salve Regina University | Cassidy | Chapman | Accounting |
| Salve Regina University | Sarah | Lambert | Early Childhood Education |
| Scripps College | MIchelle | Ramirez | Chicanx-Latinx Studies |
| Scripps College | Sophie | Baker | Environment, Economics, & Politics |
| Siena College | Sonam | Sherpa | Applied Data Science |
| Siena College | Stephanie | Fattorusso | Psychology |
| Siena College | Maria | Brown | Accounting |
| Siena College | Juliana | Valentino | Marketing |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Devin | Jenkins | Business |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Hewson | Knight | Nursing |
| Southern Connecticut State University | Anthony | Raccio | Exercise Science |
| Southern Connecticut State University | Jay | Donlan | Business |
| Southern Connecticut State University | Palmer | Piana | Communications |
| Springfield College | Stephen | Backman | Emergency Medical Services Managment |
| St Bonaventure University | Colin | Sustersic | Business |
| St Bonaventure University | Christopher | Bortuzzo | Business |
| St Bonaventure University | Ryan | McGovern | Sports Studies |
| St. Bonaventure University | Emily | Sion | Political Science |
| St. Bonaventure University | Rachel | Pelsang | Bioinformatics & Mathematics |
| St. Bonaventure University | Diana | DeVito | Psychology |
| St. Bonaventure University | Morgan | Hoffman | Strategic Communication |
| St. Bonaventure University | Rachel | Newton | Environmental Studies |
| St. Bonaventure University | Carlie | Jacque | Elementary Education & Childhood Literacy |
| st.bonaventure university | Christian | Artuso | Accounting |
| st.bonaventure university | Evan | Titus | Marketing |
| Stanford University | Cale | Williams | History |
| Stanford University | Jett | Hayward | International Relations |
| Stanford University | Anna | Park | Philosophy |
| Stanford University | Kennedy | Kidd | Science, Technology, & Society |
| Stanford University | Christian | Bader | Management Science & Engineering |
| Stanford University | Ryan | Crowley | Mathematical and Computational Science |
| The University of Oklahoma | Cooper | Coil | Electrical Engineering |
| Tiffin University | Samantha | Pryor | Business Management |
| Tiffin University | Paige | Lea | Business Management |
| Tiffin University | Hailey | Moore | Business Management |
| Tiffin University | Tesla | Korodi | Business Management |
| Tiffin University | Maddie | Olsen | Business Management |
| Tiffin University | Maddie | Berry | Business Management |
| Tiffin University | Brittany | Rodello | Business Management |
| Tiffin University | Brian | Miller | Business Management |
| Tiffin University | Taylor | Emerick | Business Management |
| Tiffin University | Cadin | Emshoff | Law Enforcement |
| UC Santa Cruz | Phoenix | Gallagher | Applied Physics |
| University at Buffalo | Matthew | Conforti | Business |
| University of Findlay | Kaylin | Sabo | Early Childhood Education |
| University of Maine | Emma | Bragdon | Biochemistry |
| University of Maine | Siobhan | Densmore | Kinesiology-Exercise Science |
| University of Maine | Abigail | Howe | Nursing and Honors |
| Virginia Polytechnic and State University | Amelia | Griese | Mechanical Engineering |
| Wayne State College | Adrianna | Fleecs | Human Service Counseling |
| Wayne State College | Michaela | Derickson | Business Finance & Marketing |
| Wayne State College | Alexandria | Gorden | Psychology and Criminal Justice |
| Wayne State College | Brook | Hoesing | Life Sciences - Respiratory Therapy |
| Wesleyan University | Audrey | Lam | Archaeology, Italian Language & Literature |
| Wesleyan University | Ivy | Lagerberg | Science in Society |
| Wesleyan University | Leah | Murphy | Molecular Biology & Biochemistry |
| Wesleyan University | Terra | Ganey | Astronomy, Physics, Earth Sciences |
| Wesleyan University | Casimir | Fulleylove-Golob | College of Social Studies and Italian |
| Westfield State University | Joshua | Carter | Criminal Justice |
| WInona State University | Gabriella | Calametti | Nursing |
| Winona State University | Summer | Downs | Elementary & Early Childhood Education |
| Winona State University | Annika | Culver | Health and Physical Education |
| Winona State University | Emily | Becker | I Design and Marketing |
| Winona State University | Liana | Shallock | Elementary Education-Early Childhood |
| Winona State University | Makayla | Leraas | Elementary & Special Education |
| Yale University | Diego | Sialer | Psychology & Molecular Biology |
| Yale University | Kohl | Weisman | East Asian Languages and Literatures |
| Yale University | Mateo | Beccar Varela | Economics |
| Yale University | Phillip | Vorster | Cognitive Science |
| Yale University | Daniel | Marsh | Computer Science |
| Yale University | Alexander | O'Neill | History |
| Yale University | Lucas | Holter | Economics |
