SIX PLAYERS NAMED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY DRAFT
Press release
Santa Clara, CA, August 18, 2022 — The College Rugby Association of America’s (CRAA) has announced its D1A All-American Teams for the 2021-2022 Season. Six of the players named to the D1A All-American Teams are slated to participate in the Major League Rugby Draft set to take place on today on FS2 at 7:00 pm EDT.
“We are honored to announce the 2021-2022 D1A All-American Teams,” said Paul Keeler, CRAA President. “Providing opportunities that create a world-class student-athlete and fan experience for college rugby is our primary goal.”
First Team D1A All-American
1 Joe Marchant – St. Mary’s College
2 Jack Manzo – University of California – Berkeley
3 Larry Williams – Army
4 Sam Golla – University of California – Berkeley
5 Chase Jones – St. Mary’s College
6 Koikoi Nelligan – Army
7 Kaipono Kayoshi – St. Mary’s College
8 Jason Severance – University of California – Berkeley
9 Henry Poon – University of California – Berkeley
10 Evan Williams – Lindenwood University
11 Daelen Denenberg – Santa Clara University
12 Darius Law – Life University
13 Lucas Lacamp – University of California – Los Angeles
14 Tyren Al-Jiboori – Lindenwood University
15 Eddie King – St. Mary’s College
Second Team D1A All-American
1 Hunter Chulansteff – St. Mary’s College
2 Gabe Mahuinga – Brigham Young University
3 Billy Tenney – Brigham Young University
4 Charlie Overton – Pennsylvania State University
5 Angelo Aguirre – St. Mary’s College
6 Jared Tavares – Grand Canyon University
7 Dante Bandoni – Arkansas State University
8 Jack McMahon – Navy
9 Karl Keane – St. Mary’s College
10 Inoke Waqavesi – St. Mary’s College
11 JT Hackett – St. Mary’s College
12 Coby Baker – California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo
13 Erich Storti – St. Mary’s College
14 Donovan Law – Life University
15 Max Schumacher – University of California – Berkeley
Honorable Mention D1A All-American
1 Leo Bell – Ohio State University
2 Danny Bray – University of California – Santa Barbara
3 Quinton Tindell – California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo
4 Rory Corr – University of California – Los Angeles
5 Ronnie McElligot – St. Mary’s College
6 Collin Grosse – Army
7 Riley Leduqe – Air Force
8 Lucas Pattinson – Army
9 Noah Wright – Central Washington University
10 Sean Nolan – Davenport
11 Ryan McCauley – Texas A&M
12 Antonie DeLaFontaine – St. Mary’s College
13 Cole Semu – Brigham Young University
14 Mario Storti – St. Mary’s College
15 Alex Domine – California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo
“The quality and quantity of high performance athletes in D1A make these selections more difficult each year,“ said Paul Santinelli, D1A Commissioner. “We are thankful for the collaborative effort by our D1A Conference Commissioners naming their All-Conference Teams and the selection committee naming the D1A All-Americans.”
The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) is a USA Rugby sanctioned competition that includes premier divisions within Men’s and Women’s Collegiate rugby. The competition includes Men’s D1A, Women’s D1 Elite, Women’s D1 and Women’s D2. CRAA is committed to creating the best possible experience for student athletes, keeping commercial resources in the collegiate game, and creating experiences for our members to engage their academic institutions and alumni.
