USA Rugby would like to recognize rugby student-athletes who are top performers in their academics as well as major contributors for their rugby program. Any rugby player who is considered a consistent starter on their college or university’s rugby team, who is at least in their junior year and who has a cumulative grade point average (G.P.A.) of 3.7 out of 4.0 or higher is eligible to be an Academic All-American.

“On behalf of our USA Rugby collegiate programs of more than 850 teams, Tam Breckenridge, Associate Director of College Rugby, and I congratulate these scholar-athletes on their accomplishments on the field and in the classroom,” said Rich Cortez, USA Rugby Director of College Rugby. “The criteria for this award require commitment and determination in both arenas. We wish the honorees continued success in their chosen fields.”

Congratulations to the following outstanding student-athletes who met these requirements:

Anne Abber Boston College
Anastasia Barton University of Kentucky
Ryan Baughman CSU Monterey Bay
Jennifer Becker Wayne State College (Nebraska)
Ashley Belmer Wayne State College (Nebraska)
Anna Bischoff University of California - Berkeley
Karl Boothman University of Michigan
James Borchert St. Cloud State University
*Meghan Bradsher University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Nate Brakeley Dartmouth College
Jessica Braunstein Lee University
Colleen Carey University of Colorado - Boulder
Nicole Caso Fordham University
Brenton Castine Michigan State University
Mia Certo Amherst College
Laurel Chor Georgetown University
Mia Clawson University of Florida
Marco Corrao Northwestern University
Ellen Danford Stanford University
Marikah Davin Penn State University
John Dawson University of Rochester
Josh Dees Texas Tech University
Gina DeFano Northern Illinois University
Glenn Desmond Rowan University
*Johnni Dideriksen American International College
Rory Dill Davenport University
Hannah Edwards University of California - Berkeley
Matthew Fetty Clemson University
Emily Fiorini University at Albany
Evan Fowler Johns Hopkins University
Kaylee Freese Wayne State College (Nebraska)
Amy Gadient Winona State University
Kristen Galvin University of Florida
Chelsea Garber Brown University
Xanthi Gerasimo University of Wisconsin - Stout
Isabella Gesualdo Catholic University
Cathleen Giguere U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Jacquelyn Giordano Penn State University
*Erin Glennon Columbia University
Andrew Groves Northwestern University
Tana Guy University of Florida
Andrew Hanske University of Wisconsin - Madison
Haley Hanson Wayne State College (Nebraska)
Alyssa Heekin University of California - Santa Cruz
Jordan Heginbottom University of Wisconsin - Madison
Andrew Herpel University of Maryland
Jay Hirsh Indiana University
Grace Hovde University of Wisconsin - Madison
Emily Hsieh Brown University
Daniel Ibarra Stanford University
Monica Jackson Brigham Young University
Brittany Johnson Bowdoin College
Taylor Johnson Washington College
Clark Judge Dartmouth College
Evan Kaufman Indiana University
*Yukako Kawakatsu Univ. California - Los Angeles
Kaitlynn Kerley Miami University (OH)
Jonathan Kernes Northwestern University
Devan Kreisberg Princeton University
Amber Kutnink Wayne State College (Nebraska)
*Philip Lee University of Texas
William Lehmann Dartmouth College
Eva Leppert University of Kentucky
Jessica Levine Amherst College
Kathrine Lukes Wayne State College (Nebraska)
John Machalski Hofstra University
Chris MacNaughton Dartmouth College
Steven Majstorovic West Virginia University
Robert Manfreda University of Notre Dame
Martin Marcinkiewicz Rowan University
Christopher Martin University of Colorado - Boulder
Sara McGuirk University of Notre Dame
Rebekah Melvin Lee University
Yale Michaels Harvard University
Ryan Mitchell University of Notre Dame
Meghan Montgomery University of Colorado - Boulder
Erick Moon Arizona State University
Erin Moore Shippensburg University
Zackary Moreau Salve Regina University
Laura Moro University of Massachusetts
Will Mueller Dartmouth College
Keenan Murray Michigan Technological University
Simbarashe Musarurwa Midwestern State University
Laurel Myers American International College
Morgan Myers South Dakota State University
Ari Nalbandian Providence College
Joan O'Bryan Swarthmore College
Sean Oxley University of Notre Dame
William Peck Harvard University
Nolan Persson Wayne State College (Nebraska)
Ethan Picone Clemson University
Jhoanna Pugrad Santa Clara University
Andrew Reid Wayne State University
Rochelle Reinke Wayne State College (Nebraska)
Lauren Rhode Princeton University
Virginia Roach Dartmouth College
Shanie Rowley Brigham Young University
Victor Sadauskas University of Notre Dame
Cori Sanchez U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Pete Shipley Oklahoma State University
Tim Slater University of Wisconsin – Madison
Sean Smith Georgetown University
Nathan Sohadaseni University of Texas at Dallas
Emily Spanlger University of Colorado - Boulder
Doug Stutzman Western Michigan University
*Skylar Talley University of Texas
Foster Taylor Wayne State College (Nebraska)
Michelle Teo Stanford University
Lacy Tonniges Wayne State College (Nebraska)
Emma Vance Dartmouth College
Michelle Vander Ploeg Brown University
Noah Villalobos University of Texas
Mark Vrbicky Wayne State College (Nebraska)
Nha Vu University of California - Berkeley
Brittany Warth Lee University
Frances Wehrwein Stanford University
Helen White Bowdoin College
Lily White Boston College
Megan Wingert Winona State University
David Yoken Georgetown University
*Brent Zacjaczkowski Brown University
Patricia Zarate Swarthmore College

*Bold denotes a 4.0 G.P.A.