For Immediate Release
January 9, 2009

 

USA Rugby Announce its Women’s U-20 National Team Schedule

 

BOULDER, Colo. – The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team (WNT) have officially released their schedule for the upcoming year, starting with its U-20 Elite Camp that will take place in Clermont, Fla., February 28 – March 1.

 

Fifty players representing 36 universities and high schools across the country have been invited to the camp and with 14 players from the squad having toured South Africa in June and another eight players from previous U-20 WNT squads, Coach Bryn Chivers expects this camp to be the most competitive to date. 

 

“We would like to think that we have the best 50 players in the nation attending,” Head Coach Bryn Chivers said. “But if any coaches think we missed a player, we would very much like to hear about them. We are especially interested in hearing about any locks and eights as this seems to be the primary area where we have the least depth.”

 

The U-20 WNT will enter a Developmental Squad into the U-23 National All-Star Championships (NASC) in June. The U-20s will then take another squad to compete in the U20 Nations Cup in England, July 6 –19.

 

The program will close out the year by entering a developmental squad of Under-17 players into the U-19 INASC in November.

 

For more information on the U-20 WNT or for coaches wishing to recommend a player, contact Head Coach Bryn Chivers at bryn.chivers@gmail.com. For more information on USA Rugby, please visit www.usarugby.org. 

 

U-20 WNT 2009 Elite Camp Participants

 

Sadie Anderson                        Penn State

Candace Barley                        Maryville, TN

BrieAnna Barto                        Summit, CO

Tara Burke                               Fallbrook, CA

Hannah Bushey                         Essex, VT

Stephanie Chubb                      U of Virginia

Jennifer Cooperrider                 Stanford

Lauren Danielsen                      Summit, CO

Gina Deihl                                Hoke, TN

Asia Donaldson                        Santa Monica Women

Brandi Dunkinsell                      U of Oregon

Jozy Gessner                            Summit, CO

Ashley  Graves                        Lady Bird Johnson HS, TX

Katherine Gray                         Texas Tech

Kelsey  Harter                          Chico

Katie Hathaway                        Norwich

Lisa Henneman                         Seattle Women

Katy Hodson                            Colorado State

Brittany Houston                       UW Milwaukee

Katie Humphreys                      Kent, WA

Ima Isang                                 Oakridge, TN

Mallory Ives                             Colorado State

Nicole James                            Texas A&M

Katie Johnson                           Hopkins, MN

Erika Lane                                Chico

Brook LeGate                          Maryville, TN

Erin LeGate                              Maryville, TN

Mackenzie Lewis                      Chaparral, CO

Blaine Martin                            Brown

Jade McLaughlin                      U of New Mexico

Sophia  Nolan                           Armstrong, MN

Kelsey Ploof                             Noblesville, IN

Kayla Orvik                             Army

Maggie Reidy                           UW Milwaukee

Brittany Rose                            Westchester East, PA

Adrianne Rubiaco                     Mother Lode, CA

Victoria Saiz                             U of New Mexico

Seymira Salamy                        Penn State

Catherine Scanlon                     Summit, CO

Alicia Seda                               Norwich

Jessica Sexauer                        Army

Rachel  Sommer                       West Linn, OR

Colleen Tjosvold                      Twin City Amazons

Lorena Totu Center                  Essex, VT

Ashley  Urbia-Kirchmaier         U of Northern Michigan

Michelle Un                              Brown

Lane Wagner                            Traverse City, MI

Erica Wheeler                           U of Illinois

Brooke Williams                       Minnesota Valkeries

Brittany Woodard                     Virginia State

 

 

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