GRR: USA Women 7s
Vanesha McGee was an All American at Temple University and quickly through the USA U23s and onto the national team.
At Temple she led the Owls to a national DII championship, and her leadership and confidence was evident as she was able to make the jump to international rugby from the DII college game.
Victoria Folayan emerged onto the American rugby scene as a 20-year-old at Stanford, where she was a huge part of the Crimson's two national championships.
A hockey player throughout her formative years and on into college, Alev Kelter also played soccer and quickly showed herself to be a natural athlete.
Jillion Potter's rugby rise was metioric and the end of her career far too abrupt, but in the middle of it she was as good as they come.
An All American at Minnesota, Christy Ringgenberg made her reputation as a player who hit harder than her relatively slight frame would make you predict.