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NCR Names Women's All Americans

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NCR Names Women's All Americans

Michigan No. 8 Gianna Torres goes in for a try in the NCR D1 final. Olly Laseinde photo.

National Collegiate Rugby has announced its 2022 Women’s All-American class, with 69 players representing 34 colleges from 17 states. NCR expanded to three women’s divisions last fall, naming 23 All-Americans per group, including the inaugural Division II team.‍

Being named to NCR’s Division I list for the second season in a row are Notre Dame College’s Alivia Leatherman, Northern Iowa’s Jessi Inman, and Iowa State’s Madie Dunn. Division 1 Champions Michigan and runners-up Notre Dame College tie for the most representation in DI, with four Wolverines and four Falcons being named.

The selection of Telesi Uhatafe gives Southern Nazarene University its first All-American in the program’s first full season of existence. The Euless, Texas native led the Crimson Storm to a conference championship and national quarterfinal appearance last fall.

This was the first year of Women’s Division II, and two DII All-Americans earned the same accolade in Small College last season; Wayne State’s Selma Taylor and Taylor Ference. National Champion Eau Claire and semifinalist Roger Williams both put four players on the team, with Jasmine Dao joining Taylor and Ference in representing the runner-up Wildcats.

Earning their way back into the All-Americans again in 2022 are Endicott’s Tess Merrill and Lee’s Siena Macy. Merrill is joined by five or her National Champion teammates, giving Endicott the most women’s All-Americans of any college across any division. Northern Michigan, which fell 31-19 to the Gulls in the semifinals last fall, scored four All-Americans, including the storming Bianca Rosales.

NCR Women D1 All Americans
Pos. Player College
1 Courtney Smith-Hernandez Iowa State University
2 Mary McLoughlin Notre Dame College
3 Alivia Leatherman Notre Dame College
4 Jessi Inman University of Northern Iowa
5 Dani Sheppard Iowa State University
6 Sarah Valentine Notre Dame College
7 Lauren Kuffel University of Michigan
8 Gianna Torres University of Michigan
9 Sarai Magallon University of Michigan
10 Bella Gullatta Notre Dame College
11 Alia Springer University of Iowa
12 Grace Driewer University of Notre Dame
13 Telesi Uhatafe Southern Nazarene University
14 Ava Jones Boise State University
15 Ember Larson University of Michigan
16 Genevieve Pace Texas A&M University
17 Lita Wright Colgate University
18 Aubrey Buresh University of Northern Iowa
19 Madie Dunn Iowa State University
20 Ariana Evdokimo Boise State University
21 Syrah Starnes University of Notre Dame
22 Ciara Stanerson-Edwards University of Northern Iowa
23 Erica Coulibaly University of Iowa

NCR Women D2 All Americans
Pos. Player College
1 Jasmine Dao Wayne State College
2 Lydia Sinn University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
3 Zoey Cormican Roger Williams University
4 Brielle Ebben Marquette University
5 Calla Dexheimer University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
6 Casey Dunbar Roger Williams University
7 Elizabeth Susek Marquette University
8 Abbey Jacobs University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
9 Loren Henich University of Illinois-Chicago
10 Riley Dion Roger Williams University
11 Cerys Ridd University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
12 Sarah Gray Roger Williams University
13 Selma Taylor Wayne State College
14 Nia Butts Bowling Green State University
15 Elizabeth Currie University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
16 Lily Hess Coastal Carolina University
17 Samantha Walquist Grand Valley State Univesity
18 Keyaira Marshall Marquette University
19 Anna Corgan Grand Valley State Univesity
20 Taylor Ference Wayne State College
21 Nicky Taghert DePaul University
22 Margret Parrott University of Cincinnati
23 Tiffany Hunter University of Texas - San Antonio

NCR Women Small College All Americans
Pos. Player College
1 Cassidy McElhinney Endicott College
2 Sofia Bogart Ithaca College
3 Helena Bourque Northern Michigan Unviersity
4 Caitlin Burke Endicott College
5 Mady Young Northern Michigan Unviersity
6 Annika Chiang-Boeckmann Colby College
7 Jourdan Vanamburgh Endicott College
8 Makenna Ramsey St. Bonaventure University
9 Saira Alexander York College
10 Siena Macy Lee University
11 Morgan Mattia East Stroudsburg University
12 Virginia Harris Northern Michigan University
13 Jillian Underhill SUNY Cortland
14 Sarah Aylwin Endicott College
15 Tess Merrill Endicott College
16 Ali Banks University of Maine Farmington
17 Molly Cancian Baldwin Wallace University
18 Kaitlyn Quinn Endicott College
19 Grace Hogue University of Chicago
20 Celia Post Calvin University
21 Bianca Rosales Northern Michigan University
22 Sofia DiFilippo East Stroudsburg University
23 Lindsay Foster East Stroudsburg University