Santa Clara, CA, September 12, 2023 — The College Rugby Association of America’s (CRAA) has announced its D1A All-American Team for the 2022-2023 Season. Six of the players named to the D1A All-Americans have been drafted by Major League Rugby in 2023. A total of twenty-three College Rugby of Association of America players were taken in the domestic competition’s 2023 draft class.
“We are honored to announce the 2022-2023 D1A All-Americans,” said Paul Keeler, CRAA President. “The selection process is driven by input from our coaches and conference commissioners, who are dedicated to creating high performance experiences for our student athletes.”
2023 D1A All-Americans
1 Gabe Mahuinga – Brigham Young University
2 Runako Brynard – Lindenwood University
3 Joe Marchant – Saint Mary’s College
4 Ben Haugh – Navy
5 Lucas Pattinson – Army
6 Kaipono Kaioshi – Saint Mary’s College
7 Alex Cleary – Central Washington University
8 Orrin Bizer – Life University
9 Tiaan Mosconi – Army
10 Max Schumacher – University of California – Berkeley
11 Nick Hardrict II – Lindenwood University
12 EJ Freeman – University of Arizona
13 Lewis Gray – Navy
14 Daelen Denenberg, Santa Clara University
15 Roanin Krieger- Navy
16 Emilio Shea – University of California – Berkeley
17 Adam Chadwick – Life University
18 Connor Devos – Lindenwood University
19 Jack McMahon – Navy
20 Dominic Besag – Saint Mary’s College
21 Cole Semu – Brigham Young University
22 Calvin Liulamaga – Central Washington University
23 Donovan Law, Life University
Honorable Mention D1A All-American
Rand Santos – University of California – Berkeley
Cade Crist – University of California – Berkeley
Wyatt Parry – Brigham Young University
Larry Williams – Army
Tyren Al-Jiboori – Lindenwood University
Jackson Zabierek – University of California – Santa Cruz
“The sheer number of high performance athletes in D1A make these selections more difficult each year,“ said Paul Santinelli, D1A Commissioner. “We are grateful for the collaborative effort by our D1A Conference Commissioners and coaches, who invest the time in selecting these special players and creating an experience of a lifetime.”
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.
