USA Rugby Elite Camps 2008

U.S. Women’s Sevens Program to Host National Tryout Camp in Arkansas

BOULDER, Colo. – Women’s National Sevens Team Coach Julie McCoy has announced the pool of players selected to attend the 2008 Senior National Tryout Camp in Little Rock, Ark. on January 18-20.

Team selections for the San Diego Invitational tournament to be held February 7-8, will be made following this assembly. The USA and USA A squads are set to compete in the International Women’s portion of the event with Samoa, South Africa, Canada, Canada A and Canadian Collegiate squad the Pandas.

The player pool for the upcoming Hong Kong Sevens in March and Amsterdam Sevens in May will also be selected after this January camp, while the Women’s Developmental Sevens side will be chosen from a separate camp led by Coach Pete Steinberg during the week prior to the USA Sevens in San Diego.

Women’s Sevens athletes invited to the 2008 Tryout Camp include:

Annie Antar (Atlanta Harlequins), Stacy Bennett (NOVA), Tanya Carlson (New York), Dana Creager (NOVA), Amy Daniels (Beantown), Liz Dilley (Washington), Jenna Flateman (New York), Yancy Graf (Beantown), Tyshawn Henry (New York), Ellie Karvoski (New York), Pam Kosanke (Chicago North Shore), Phaidra Knight (New York), Teena Mastrangelo (Chicago North Shore), Tasha Mannino (Atlanta Harlequins), Melissa McKibben (Kansas City Jazz), Daniela Mogro (New York), Alison Price (New York), Christy Ringgenberg (Minnesota Valkyries), Ines Rodriguez (Keystone), Jen Starkey (NOVA), Lo Stender (Las Vegas), Lindsey Stephenson (Orlando), Donna Thomas (Kansas City Jazz), Kitt Wagner (Beantown), JoAnne Ward (Albany), Kelly White (Belmont Shore), and Heidi Whitman (Austin Valkyries).

USA Women’s Sevens staff includes: Head Coach Julie McCoy, Assistant Coach Chris Ryan, Assistant Coach Drew Fautley, Developmental Coach Peter Steinberg, staff coaches Nancy Fitz, Sheri Hunt, Laura Hertel and Erina Queen, managers Sadeana Green, Christine Franz, and Suzy Cox, and physio staff Dr. Rose Livingston and Brian Mahoney.

For more information on the Women’s National Sevens Team, please visit www.usarugby.org/goto/Womens_Sevens. To learn more about the San Diego Invitational tournament, log on to www.usasevens.com.

Women’s U-20 Program Announces Elite Camp Attendees
Coaching staff seeks five additional players to complete camp roster

BOULDER, Colo. – Coach Bryn Chivers has announced the 45 athletes set to attend the U-20 Women’s National Team Elite Camp to be held February 28 – March 2 at the Cocoa Expo Center in Florida.

A majority of the players were selected for the camp either based on their participation at several regional camps throughout 2007 or through recommendations from their coaches, although 12 athletes were chosen based on their performance at the 2007 U-19 Invitational National All-Star Championship this past November.

Twenty-three of the athletes have experience playing for the USA Women’s Age Grade program at some level, with 14 members of the U-19 squad that competed in international matches against England, Wales and Canada in March 2007 scheduled to attend the assembly.

The players selected to attend the U-20 WNT Elite Camp include:

Sadie Anderson (Fort Collins, Colo.), Candace Barley (Maryville, Tenn.), BrieAnna Barto (Summit, Colo.), Lorelei Boone (Ravenwood, Tenn.), Shannon Boone (Ravenwood, Tenn.), Stacey Bridges (Texas A&M), Megan Buford (Univ. of Georgia), Lauren Danielsen (Summit, Colo.), Kayla Ellingson (BYU), Gina Fanelli (Ohio State Univ.), Mindy Foster (BYU), Jozy Gessner (Summit HS, Colo.), Katherine Glerum (Brown), Hanna Gregor (Keystone Women), Alexandria Hartley (Brown), Lisa Henneman (Seattle Women), Jay-Marie Hill (Stanford), Brittany Houston (UW-Milwaukee), Ima Isang (Oakridge, Tenn.), Mallory Ives (Colorado State), Joanna Kitlinski (Grand Valley State), Brook LeGate (Maryville, Tenn.), Erin LeGate (Maryville, Tenn.), Alisa Ly (Univ. of Minnesota), Adetay
o Mafe (Michigan State), Maude Marandet (Indiana Univ.), Blaine Martin (Brown), Tyra McGrady (Indiana Univ.), Kayla Morrisoli (San Jose State), Kelsey Moss (Stanford), Maggie Reidy (Divine Savior, Wisc.), Maddie Robinson (Fort Collins, Colo.), Brittany Rose (Westchester East, Pa.), Nichole Roth (UW-Madison), Rachel Sachs (Syracuse), Seymira Salami (State College, Pa.), Rachel Sommer (Canby, Ore.), Kristen Spencer (Ball State Univ.), Marie Timm (Army), CJ Turnerdrown (Riverton, Utah), Mika Underwood (Budd Bay, Wash.), Jessica Waterfield (Bowling Green), Jessica Watkins (Stanford), Erica Wheeler (Univ. of Illinois) and Brittany Woodard (Hyde School, D.C.).

The U-20 Women’s National Team staff is still looking to add five more players to the camp and will be scouting players at the Stanford Invitational Tournament on Saturday, January 19, and at the U-20 Camp in Fullerton, Calif. on Sunday, January 20. All U-19 and college coaches are encouraged to recommend players to the U-20 WNT Program and should contact Head Coach Bryn Chivers at bryn.chivers@gmail.com for more information.

**Congratulations to Heidi Whitman from the Austin Valkyries, Melissa McKibben from the Kansas City Jazz and Stacey Bridges from the University of Texas A&M!