NSCRO Rugby Men’s All-Americans & Rising Stars
NSCRO Rugby has released 25 student-athletes named to the inaugural NSCRO Men’s All-Americans and 25 Rising Stars for the 2017-18 season.
NSCRO Rugby previously announced the Women’s All-Americans, the first year which honors players for their on-field skills demonstrated through teamwork, athletic ability, game knowledge, match awareness and more.
Players were considered based on nominations submitted to NSCRO, reports from NSCRO scouts at our playoffs and at the All-Star National Championship.
NSCRO Rising Stars recognizes young players with emerging talents and show promise of confidently ascending towards NSCRO All-American recognition.
NSCRO All-Americans will receive a certificate of recognition and an NSCRO All-American t-shirt while the Rising Stars will receive an NSCRO All-American Rising Star t-shirt.
2018 NSCRO Men’s All-Americans
Name | Team | Year | Region |
Sofiane Ben Meftah | Iowa Central Community College | Freshman | Central |
Ben Brissette | Salve Regina University | Senior | Northeast |
Trevor Brooks | University of North Alabama | Junior | Mid-Atlantic South |
John Bulaich | California Maritime Academy | Senior | PacWest |
Liam Burke | Salve Regina University | Senior | Northeast |
Cameron Davidowicz | Plymouth State University | Senior | Northeast |
Nathan Epplett | Iowa Central Community College | Freshman | Central |
Isaiah Faleuka | Iowa Central Community College | Freshman | Central |
Ciro “CJ” Ferrigno | California Maritime Academy | Senior | PacWest |
Elliott Finn | Iowa Central Community College | Freshman | Central |
Joe Goff | Salve Regina University | Senior | Northeast |
Kyle Higgins | Loyola University Maryland | Junior | Mid-Atlantic South |
Brendon MacDonald | The Claremont Colleges | Senior | PacWest |
Dominic Mann | Christendom College | Senior | Mid-Atlantic South |
Peter Moala | Southern Virginia University | Senior | Mid-Atlantic South |
Simi Moala | Southern Virginia University | Junior | Mid-Atlantic South |
Ani Mteto | Iowa Central Community College | Sophomore | Central |
Joe Neveux | University of Maine-Orono | Senior | Northeast |
Conner Pederson | The Claremont Colleges | Sophomore | PacWest |
Ryheem Powell | Susquehanna University | Junior | Mid-Atlantic South |
Omar Rodriguez | The Claremont Colleges | Junior | PacWest |
Jourden Stanley | Angelo State University | Junior | PacWest |
Lukas Svitek | The Claremont Colleges | Junior | PacWest |
Jackson Thiebes | Endicott College | Senior | Northeast |
Darell Williams | San Francisco Community College | Sophomore | PacWest |
2018 NSCRO Men’s Rising Stars
Name | Team | Year | Region |
Cameron Breen | Xavier University | Sophomore | Central |
Ben Conley | Alfred University | Junior | Northeast |
Ian Crilly | MiraCosta College | Sophomore | PacWest |
Jordan Drain | University of Maine-Orono | Freshman | Northeast |
Vince Duhig | Christendom College | Freshman | Mid-Atlantic South |
Adrian Escobedo | Abilene Christian University | Sophomore | PacWest |
Mathew Gash-Glider | Endicott College | Freshman | Northeast |
Daniel Giannascoli | Loyola University Maryland | Junior | Mid-Atlantic South |
Matthew Grundlingh | The Claremont Colleges | Freshman | PacWest |
Michael Irving | Christopher Newport University | Junior | Mid-Atlantic South |
Josh Leatherby | Franciscan University | Junior | Central |
Connor Lehner | The Claremont Colleges | Sophomore | PacWest |
Cody Liguori | Paul Smith’s College | Freshman | Northeast |
Barrett Lyons | University of New Haven | Sophomore | Northeast |
Tim Marra | Christendom College | Junior | Mid-Atlantic South |
Gabriel Martinez | MiraCosta College | Sophomore | PacWest |
Tashir Newsome-Smith | Angelo State University | Junior | PacWest |
Mike Nita | Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Sophomore | Mid-Atlantic South |
Kyle O’Connor | Salve Regina University | Junior | Northeast |
Frankie Rayis | The Claremont Colleges | Junior | PacWest |
Donovan Ronan | Regis University | Junior | PacWest |
Michael Mukuru Tumusiime | California Maritime Academy | Junior | PacWest |
Trevor Ulicni | Oregon Institute of Technology | Freshman | PacWest |
Stephen Wagner | Ave Maria University | Sophomore | Mid-Atlantic South |
Jeff Wood | Alfred University | Sophomore | Northeast |
The 2018 All-Americans list and 2018 Rising Stars lists can be downloaded here and here.
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