Scholz and Sorensen Award News
Mae Sagapolu and Lewis Gray received their Washington Athletic Club trophies Saturday at a Gala event in Seattle as they were recognized as the two best collegiate rugby players in the country.
The 2023 MA Sorensen Award for the top women's college player in the country is going to Mae Sagapolu.
The Central Washington University prop is so good she has already been capped by her country and her award marks the first time the Sorensen goes to a West Coast school.
US Naval Academy center Lewis Gray has been named the 2023 Rudy Scholz Award winner as the best men’s collegiate rugby player of the 2022-2023 season.
Gray has been the scoring leader and emotional leader of the team in its 18-0 run to a national D1A championship, capped by Saturday’s 28-22 defeat of Cal.
The finalists for the 2022-2023 MA Sorensen Award have been selected.
With a massive help from the fans and the teams in college rugby, who help vote for these finalists, the nominee list was whittled down to a finalist group of five players.
Those players are:
Taina Tukuafu, Lindenwood
Mae Sagapolu, Central Washington
Tiahna Padilla, Harvard
The finalists for the 2022-2023 Rudy Scholz Award have been selected.
With a massive help from the fans and the teams in college rugby, who help vote for these finalists, the nominee list was whittled down to a finalist group of five players.
Those players are:
Wyatt Parry, BYU
Max Schumacher, Cal
Joe Marchant, Saint Mary's