The coaching staff is extrememly proud to report on ITT's (NASC's). See
Trie's report below. As an additional smile, I would also like to note that
we returned from a very intense week with no major injuries. Thank you for
your support of the U23 program...may we continue to grow together and
improve our territory.

Kate "Doc" Nichol


>From: "j_trie" <j_trie@...>
>To: SCRFUpub@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [SCRFUpub] Game Summary: Southern California U23 Women 2005 ITT's
>Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:39:35 -0000
>
>Hello SCRFU.
>
>As most of you may have seen already, your Under-23 rugby sisters traveled
>to Blaine, Minnesota this past weekend. Players arrived on Tuesday night
>and began training on Wednesday morning. Wednesday evening, the Griffins
>were joined by two former SoCal folks, Janet Flamming and Jenny Menke, for
>a practice in Minneapolis.
>
>The Griffins followed these training sessions with a Thursday morning
>scrimmage against the #1 Midwest territorial side. After a 40 minute
>"light"
>scrimmage we ended losing by just over a try.
>
>Friday morning the Griffins hit the ground running against the Teir 2
>champs,
>MARFU. MARFU had the upper hand due to experience and capitalized on
>penalties to create a loss of 35-10 for us.
>
>Saturday the players got to relax a bit and roam the mighty halls of the
>Mall of
>America. A much needed break from the heavy training these athletes had
>endured over the week.
>
>Come Sunday morning the players were ready to roll against the USA U19
>women. Unfortunately, experience once again took it's toll, as we suffered
>a
>last minute break down and the U19 capitalized on a break in the defense.
>The end score was 15-10.
>
>Overall, the true victory came via e-mail Monday night when 7 SoCal U23
>Griffin women were selected for the USA Camp and Traveling Team. Never
>in the history of this U23 program have that many women been chosen for the
>USA events. I would dare to add that number has never been reached for So
>Cal women at all age levels. SoCal left a very strong impression on the
>US
>selectors as well as the territorial coaches as a whole. Over and over, I
>was
>told how impressed they were with our play and, moreover, with our
>professionalism.
>
>If you get a chance, let these women know how proud you are of them. They
>represented all of us in SoCal very, very well.
>
>Congrats to all 20 of them!
>
>On a side note, I would like to announce that I will be leaving SoCal this
>fall to
>attend graduate school at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. I am
>very
>proud of how far this U23 program has come over the last four years. More
>importantly I want to thank all of these U23 women who have pushed me
>above and beyond my coaching level and expected more out of me than I
>thought I could do. Thank you, Griffins! Promise made is a promise kept!
>
>Thank you for your support through the years SCRFU. Best of luck to
>everyone these upcoming seasons. I'll see you on the pitch.
>
>Yours in Rugby,
>-Trie!
>Jen "Trie" Triemstra
>socalunder23@...
>'Former' - Head Coach
>So Cal Under 23 Women
>
>Traveling Team Roster 2005 ITT's (*=USA Selection)
>*Blue, Marea - UCSD
>Boone, Phoebe - UCSB
>Cheung, Daralisa - UCSB
>Coniglio, AnneMarie - UCSB
>Dodge, Noralee - Las Vegas WRFC
>*Duggen, Jillian - UCSD
>Griffin, Kelly - UCLA
>*Groefsma, Blair (captain) - UCSB
>Hartos, Kirstin - UCSD
>*Henneberger, Kate (captain) - Belmont Shore WRFC
>*Kauter, Rosie - UCSB
>Lao, Lai - Belmont Shore WRFC
>*Ogata, Emily - UCSD
>Orellana, Karla - Vegas WRFC
>Romain, Aita - Oxy Olde Girls WRFC
>Venturi, Jessica - UCSD
>White, Lindsey - SLO WRFC
>Yarbrough, Heather - Riverside WRFC
>Yung, Dara - UCLA
>*Zigler, Monica - UCSD
>
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