The second annual Stars and Stripes Camp at the University of Northern Colorado began with smiles, professionalism, and eye-opening talent Monday. Forty-eight boys and 45 girls chosen from six Regional All-Star Tournaments arrived in Greeley, Colo., during the weekend and got to work Monday with a morning training session, afternoon session, and pool session. The young athletes were grouped into Stars and Stripes teams after the combined morning session, making for a more centralized afternoon approach with the Stars and Stripes match scheduled for Wednesday.
Players invited to this year’s Camp were seen by national selectors at the following six Regional All-Star Tournaments across the country: Great Northwest Challenge in Portland, Ore.; South RAST in Marrieta, Ga.; Challenge Cup in Pittsburgh, Pa.; Midwest All Stars in Elkhart, Ind.; New England Challenge Cup in Devens, Mass.; and Rocky Mountain Challenge in Aurora, Colo. Thirteen girls and one boy selected for the second Stars and Stripes Camp attended the inaugural Camp last year.
There is no easy way to split players in an all-star-like environment to get immediate cohesion, but the 12 coaches selected for the Stars and Stripes Camp are more than making due with the talent available. “It’s challenging,” Colin Puriri of United Rugby said of dealing with the hodge-podge of players in Camp. Puriri is the Boys Stars head coach. “First off, I haven’t had eyes on these boys before, but the selectors have done a good job. The group they gave me plays to a level of rugby that’s where it’s supposed to be at this level, which makes it easier to put a team together.”
STARS & STRIPES CAMP ROSTER
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | REGIONAL ALL-STAR TOURNAMENT | ALL-STAR TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashlee | Byrge | Rocky Mountain Challenge | Utah |
| Daja | Curtis | Great Northwest Challenge | WA Loggers |
| Sheila | Decker | New England Challenge Cup | VYRA |
| Ali | DeCrane | Midwest All Stars | Ohio |
| Lilly | Durbin | Great Northwest Challenge | Socal |
| Tess | Feury | Challenge Cup | New York |
| Rachel | Fitch | Rocky Mountain Challenge | APEX |
| Ellie | Fromstein | Midwest All Stars | Minnesota |
| Hanna | Garcia | Challenge Cup | Indiana |
| Alanna | Girardin | New England Challenge Cup | MYRO |
| Renee | Gonzales | Midwest All Stars | Minnesota |
| McKenzie | Hawkins | South RAST | Tenessee |
| Karee | Helgerson | Great Northwest Challenge | Rugby Oregon |
| Mata | Hingano | Rocky Mountain Challenge | NorCal |
| Hedvig | Karlson | Rocky Mountain Challenge | Utah |
| Grace | Kiraly | Midwest All Stars | Indiana |
| Joie | Krahling | Challenge Cup | Pennsylvania |
| Paige | Krahling | Challenge Cup | Pennsylvania |
| Haley | Langan | New England Challenge Cup | VYRA |
| Maya | Learned | Rocky Mountain Challenge | Colorado |
| Hannah | Lewandowski | Great Northwest Challenge | WA Loggers |
| Diarr | Lillie | Great Northwest Challenge | SoCal |
| Megan | Mackay | Rocky Mountain Challenge | Utah |
| Ilona | Maher | New England Challenge Cup | VYRA |
| Az | Nalbandian | New England Challenge Cup | MYRO |
| Michel | Navarro | Great Northwest Challenge | SoCal |
| Kate | Payson | Challenge Cup | |
| Emily | Prentice | Great Northwest Challenge | WA Loggers |
| Kat | Ramage | Challenge Cup | NY |
| Annemarie | Reed | Challenge Cup | Pennsylvania |
| Ashley | Rolsma | Great Northwest Challenge | WA Loggers |
| Becca | Rosko | Rocky Mountain Challenge | APEX |
| Emily | Roskopf | Rocky Mountain Challenge/Great Northwest Challenge | Norcal |
| Andrea | Sanabria | Midwest All Stars | Minnesota |
| Frankie | Sands | New England Challenge Cup | VYRA |
| Caitie | Sands | New England Challenge Cup | VYRA |
| Lindsay | Songer | Great Northwest Challenge | NorCal |
| Jordan | Stewart | Great Northwest Challenge | Montana |
| Suli | Tausinga | Rocky Mountain Challenge/Great Northwest Challenge | NorCal |
| Abby | Tobias | Challenge Cup | Virginia |
| Fina | Toetu’u | Rocky Mountain Challenge | NorCal |
| Danielle | Walko-Suia | Great Northwest Challenge | Hawaii |
| Caitlin | Weigel | Midwest All Stars | Ohio |
| Lily | Weldon | Rocky Mountain Challenge | APEX |
| Elizabeth | Wilson | Challenge Cup | Virginia |
View the Boys Camp Roster here.
FIXTURES & RESULTS
July 16 – Stars vs Stripes / Final Score: 10 – 27
ROSTER
| GIRLS STARS | GIRLS STRIPES |
| Daja Curtis | Ashlee Byrge |
| Lillie Darr | Sheila Decker |
| Ali Decrane | Lily Durbin |
| Tess Feury | Rachel Finch |
| Hanna Garcia | Ellie Fromstein |
| Alana Girardin | McKenzie Hawkins |
| Renee Gonzales | Hedvig Karlsson |
| Karee Helgerson | Grace Kiraly |
| Mata Hingano | Haley Langan |
| Joie Krahling | Maya Learned |
| Paige Krahling | Ilona Maher |
| Hannah Lewandowski | Az Nalbandian |
| Meghan Mackay | Ashley Rolsma |
| Michel Navarro | Becca Jane Rosko |
| Kate Payson | Emily Roskopf |
| Emily Prentice | Caitie Sands |
| Kat Ramage | Frankie Sands |
| Annemarie Reid | Andrew Sarabria |
| Lindsay Songer | Jordan Stewart |
| Fina Toetu’u | Suli Tausinga |
| Caitlin Weigel | Abby Tobias |
| Lily Weldon | Danielle Walko Sui |
| Elizabeth Wilson |
View the Boys Match Roster here.
HASHTAG
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