BOULDER, Colo. (USA Rugby Release)  – USA Rugby has selected 55 deserving student-athletes from 35 schools as the Women’s Collegiate All-Americans (WCAA) for the 2014-15 season. Reigning Division I National Champions in both 15s and sevens, Penn State leads the list with six players, while DI runner-up Central Washington produced five players of its own.

“The rising level of skill and ability in women's college players, in all divisions and across all regions of the country, made it difficult for the All-American coaching staff to narrow their selections into one final list,” said Associate Collegiate Director Tam Breckenridge. “However, these young women demonstrated excellence with their respective college programs and are most deserving of this very special honor.”

The increase of athleticism and skill in the women’s college ranks is evident in the mark the All-Americans recently left on the women’s national team, as a half-dozen players recognized today played valuable minutes for the Eagles during this summer’s Women's Rugby Super Series. Eight additional players helped the AIG Women’s Collegiate All-American Sevens side out-duel the rest of the competition at this past weekend’s Elite City Sevens to claim first-place.

* Women's National Team @ Super Series
+ WCAA 7s @ Elite City 7s
^ Women's Junior All Americans @ Can-Am Series

2014-15 Women's Collegiate All-Americans | Backs
Lila Bell - Humboldt State University
Nicole Benedetti - West Chester University +
Sharyn Beodeker - Kutztown University
Meya Bizer - Pennsylvania State University +
Stephanie Brown - University of Florida
Ashlee Byrge - Davenport University +^
Gabriella Cantorna - Pennsylvania State University ^
Addison Carvajal - Bowdoin College
Allyson Day - Norwich University
Jade Enright - Colby College
Tess Feury - Pennsylvania State University ^
Megan Foster - Chico State University +
Hannah Gauthreaux - Notre Dame College
Nicole Heavirland - United States Military Academy *
Brianna Kim - University of Virginia
Natalie Kosko - Quinnipiac University
Jessica Lewis - University of California +
Jessica Lu - Princeton University
Saskia Morgan - Brown University
Cassidy Meyers - Central Washington University
Amy Naber - University of Arizona+
Anne Peterson - Washington State University
Kayla Richardson - Brigham Young University
Asinate Serevi - Central Washington University +^
Kristen Siano - Rutgers University
Ashaunte Stroman - Florida International University
Kristen Thomas - Central Florida University (USA 7s resident)
Kimdinh Tran - Hofstra University
Lisa Umeh - University of California, Riverside
Lea Walsh - Notre Dame College
Caitlin Whiteside - University of California ^

2014-15 Women's Collegiate All-American | Forwards
Catherine Benson - Pennsylvania State University *
Elizabeth Cairns - Pennsylvania State University *
Meredith Conrad-Forest - Humboldt State University
Sadia Crosby - Roger Williams University ^
Gioanna Cruz - Lindenwood University
Lanoira Duhart - Winona State University ^
Yejadai Dunn - Dartmouth College
Shannon Durkin - Quinnipiac University
Jordan Gray - Brigham Young University *
Rebekah Hebdon - Brigham Young University
Faith Hughes - Kutztown University
Bailey Johnson - Minnesota State University-Mankato
Karmin Macedo - Notre Dame College
Valerie McGuire - Norwich University
Sophie Mundell - Norwich University
Sara Parsons - University of Nevada-Reno *
Hope Rogers - Pennsylvania State University *
Haley Schafer - Central Washington University
Nicole Strasko - Life University +
Chelsey Sveinsson - Stanford University
Suliana Tausinga - Central Washington University
Elizabeth Treu - Humboldt State University
Angela Ve'evalu - Central Washington University
Abby Vogel - University of California ^