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Rugby East Announces All-Conference Selections

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Rugby East Announces All-Conference Selections

Notre Dame College prop Tanner Smith. Photo Jack Nece.

The Rugby East Conference has announced its all-conference honorees.

The selections were voted on by coaches and administrators from all 11 Rugby East programs.

The 2023 list is led by the Navy Midshipman and Life Running Eagles, who both have three representatives on the first team. This First Team features two student-athletes, Mate Kvirikashvili (Kutztown) and Roanin Krieger (Navy), who have now made multiple appearances on the All-Rugby East First Team during their careers.

Counting players named in the 1st, 2nd, and Honorable Mention selections, Navy has nine players, while Life has seven. Notre Dame College and Army have six.

Rugby East First-Team All-Conference
Position Student-Athlete School Class
1 Tanner Smith Notre Dame College Junior
2 Adam Chadwick Life Junior
3 James Aitken St. Bonaventure Senior
4 Cameron Mills Notre Dame College Senior
5 Joe Sharrock Mount St. Mary's Junior
6 Tanner Russell Navy Junior
7 Matthew Conroy St. Bonaventure Senior
8 Vaughn Schmitz Navy Senior
9 Ishma-eel Safodien Life Senior
10 Bradley Crane Life Senior
11 Mate Kvirikashvili Kutztown Senior
12 Roanin Krieger Navy Sophomore
13 Nathan Gould Army Junior
14 Patrick Oglesbee Army Senior
15 Sebastian Schefermann Mary Washington Junior

Rugby East Second-Team All-Conference
Position Student-Athlete School Class
1 Elias Garza Life Senior
2 Jake Beitia Navy Senior
3 Roan Shawver Queens Sophomore
4 Max Plumb Mary Washington Junior
5 Ian Roudybush Penn State Junior
6 Lloyd Stephans Mary Washington Senior
7 Aidan King Penn State Junior
8 Gus Dellinger Kutztown Senior
9 Sean MacLaney Navy Senior
10 William Stanton Southern Virginia Senior
11 Max Smith Navy Sophomore
12 Evan Corbett Mount St. Mary's Junior
13 Gideon Wessels Queens Freshman
14 Xavier Lock Mount St. Mary's Sophomore
15 Lachlan McDonald Notre Dame College Sophomore
       
Rugby East Honorable Mention All-Conference
Position Student-Athlete School Class
Prop Billy Boldt Army Senior
Prop Shane Sunday Army Senior
Hooker David Kendig Southern Virginia Freshman
Lock Adarsh Singh St. Bonaventure Senior
Lock Austin Taylor Navy Sophomore
Lock Quentin von der Leith Notre Dame College Senior
Lock Shemar Lewis Mount St. Mary's Senior
Flanker Cameron Thurtell Kutztown Junior
Flanker Logan Ballinger Life Sophomore
Flanker Seth Kramlich Life Senior
No. 8 Matt Carrion Life Senior
No. 8 Ben Haugh Navy Senior
No. 8 Sione Tokelau Southern Virginia Junior
Scrumhalf Hilton Olivier Queens Senior
Scrumhalf Kit Waddington Mary Washington Junior
Scrumhalf Remy Thomson Notre Dame College Junior
Scrumhalf Tiaan Mosconi Army Senior
Center Edward Nelson St. Bonaventure Sophomore
Center Greg Steffens St. Bonaventure Senior
Center Jackson Aleman Navy Senior
Center Jude Fangmeyer Mount St. Mary's Senior
Center Philani Simamane Life Junior
Center Stephan Herbst Notre Dame College Sophomore
Wing Dan Morariu Penn State Sophomore
Wing Henry Thomas Kutztown Freshman
Fullback Jonny Haley Army Senior