1993 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 1993 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the fourteenth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. Both the Men's and Women's tournaments took place at Rice University in Houston, TX from May 1–2."College Rugby Final 4 At Rice". (April 30, 1993). San Francisco Chronicle, p.11C col.4Fordyce, Jerry (May 2, 1993). "California's Rugby Expertise To Have Field Quaking At Rice". Houston Post, p.C–11 col.3–4 UC Berkeley won their tenth title with a victory over Air Force.Fordyce, Jerry (May 3, 1993). "Cal, Connecticut Capture Rugby Titles". Houston Post, p.C–2 col.1–2"Badgers Lose In Tennis Final". (May 3, 1993). Wisconsin State Journal, p.2B col.4–6 UC Berkeley scrum half Andre Bachelet was named MVP of the tournament."Cal Wins Third Straight Rugby Title". (May 4, 1993). Oakland Tribune, p.D–3 col.3–6

Venue TexasRice University Houston, Texas Capacity:

Participants Harvard

Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on December 5–6 at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, SC.Ausiello, John C. (December 8, 1992). "Ruck And Roll! M. Ruggers Win Easterns". Harvard Crimson Harvard 55-8 LSU Harvard 19-6 Navy

Record- 11–1 Coach- Al Baker Captain- John Hoffman Roster: Peccei, Geary, Eric Biland, Jim Kauffman, Frickel, Monte Geise, Stephens, Kiki Ssenyamantono, Gordon, Mark Puckett, Rob Santos, Howard, Jason Luzak, Andrew Pinkerton, Marks, Siever, Julio DePietro, Andrew Preware, Parmet, Kozek, Froeschel.

Wisconsin

Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on November 7–8 in Bowling Green, OH."Sports Brief". (November 10, 1992). Purdue Exponent, p.10 col.2 Wisconsin 20–12 Notre Dame Wisconsin 42-0 PurdueCohen, Andrew (April 30, 1993). "Final Four–Bound Rugby Club Toils In Obscurity". Wisconsin State Journal, p.1D col.1–6

Record- 15–2 Coach- Stu Pippel Captain- Jim Thill Roster: Wahlstrom, Curtin, Seidl, Doersch, Koehler, Black, Daly, Henschel, Hickey, Reidy, McKelvey, Drugan, Imes, Sperling.

Air Force

Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 10–11 in Houston, TX."KU Rugby Team Falls To Air Force". (April 14, 1993). University Daily Kansan, p.11 col.3 Air Force 69–5 New Mexico State Air Force 54-0 John Brown University Air Force 41-0 Kansas University

Colors– Blue/Silver Record- 12–0 Coaches- Mike Cartney, David Oldfield, Danny Miller, Mark Knofczynski Captains- Dave Adams, Casey Hackathorn Roster: Jay Marque, Trent Tuthill, Mike Traw, Matt Keiper, Rex Ballinger, Eric Bulger, Sean Cavan, Matt Benivegna, Chris Eden, Noah Hardie, Lance Teel, Bill Speros, Robert Harris, Berman.

UC Berkeley

Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 16–18 in Corvallis, OR.Burger, David (April 16, 1993). "Cal Rugby Travels To PCC Championships". Daily Californian, p.20 col.3–4 UC Berkeley 28-0 Oregon State"Cal Rugby Team Seeks Another Crown". (April 29, 1993). Oakland Tribune, p.C–7 col.1–3 UC Berkeley 33-0 University of Washington UC Berkeley 44-0 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Record- 18–2–1 (8–0) Coaches- Jack Clark, Dan Porter, Rick Bailey, Higgins, Hanley (Trainer), Jerry Figone (Manager), Schram (Manager), Captains-Ray Lehner (Prop), Andre Bachelet (Scrumhalf) Roster: Jeff Arreguy (Lock), John Ball (Center), Rowan Belchers (Flanker), Jim Bell (Center), Kelly Bellue (Prop), Robin Belle (Hooker), Ovie Brume (Wing), Chris Carrigg (Center), Jonah Cave (Flanker), Tom Chapman (Lock), Jeff Chenu (Flanker), Peter Codevilla (Lock), Kevin Dalzell (Scrumhalf), Brian Frantz (Prop), Ray Green (Center), Eric Harmon (Fullback), Derek Hitchcock (Flanker), Ben Juricek (Prop), Min Kim (Wing), Joe Motes (Flyhalf), Shap Roder (Lock), Scott Snyder (Hooker), Ray Lehner (Prop), Rob Swanbeck (Center), Rob Lumkong (Flanker), Josh Martin (Flanker), Ian Tong (Fullback), Scott Painter (Wing), Matt Palamountain (Wing), Kester Wise (Flyhalf).

Bracket

Semifinals

Third place

Final

Women's College Championship The 1993 Women's Collegiate Championship took place at the Rice University in Houston, TX from May 1–2. The University of Connecticut qualified by winning the East Coast Territorial championship. Penn State was the winner at the Midwest Territorial,Potter, Lawrence R. (April 29, 1993). "Lady Ruggers Play For National Title". The Daily Collegian Air Force represented the West and Stanford the Pacific Coast.Nagae, Sarah (April 30, 1993). "Ruggers Head Off To Final Four". Stanford Daily, p.7 col.5–6 University of Connecticut was the champion of this third edition."College Notebook". (May 4, 1993). Hartford Courant, p.D2 col.6 University of Connecticut center Kimberly Cyganik was named MVP of the tournament."Cal, Connecticut Capture Rugby Titles". (May 3, 1993). Houston Chronicle, p.12C col.4–5

Semifinals

Third place

Final

Lineups:UConn– Zinser, Richards, Enrique, Wolff, Dolan, Cyganik (Captain), Mulliken, Michnowicz, Stasiuk, Body, Bertolini, Chudzik, Dougherty, Vartelas, Stutesman.Air Force– Monaghan, Rodriguez–Ray, Weldon, Wittman, Brown, Forner, Henry, Green, Spencer, Barrett (Captain), Lorenzo–Luacas, Keskman, Lau, Hubbard, Smith.

Champions: University of Connecticut Staff: Matt Miller (Coach), Tilki, Crimmins Captain: Kimberly Cyganik (Center) Roster: Beka Apostolidis (Flanker), Janine Bertolini (Flyhalf), Lesley Body (Scrumhalf), Kristen Chudzik (Wing), Cathy Dolan (Lock), Deb Dougherty (Center), Maureen Enrique (Prop), Jessica Hammond (Flyhalf), Sandra Martell (Lock), Jennifer Michnowicz (Flanker), Alyssa Mulliken (Flanker), Judith Paradis (Wing), Denise Quinn (#8), Bonny Richards (Hooker), Daria Stasiuk (#8), Nancy Stutesman (Fullback), Pam Vartelas (Wing), Wendy Walworth (Prop), Liz Wolff (Lock), Mary Lou Zinser (Prop).

College All–Stars The 1993 National Collegiate All–Star Championship took place at the University of Denver in Denver, CO from June 18–20."Denver To Host 1993 Colorado State Games". (June 16, 1993). Hispania, p.6 col.1–3 Similar to the All–Star Tournaments for club teams, the college competition is divided into geographic unions and used to select the All–American team that goes on to play other junior national rugby teams.Meisler, Natalie (June 18, 1993). "Closing Generation Gap". Denver Post, p.9D col.1–2 In the final, the Pacific Coast RFU defeated the Eastern RU."Rugby". (June 24, 1993). Journal Star, p.C4 col.5

Semifinals

Final

Lineups: Pacific Coast College All–Stars– Ortlieb, Bellue (Pierce), Lehner, Codevilla, Perez, Martin, Shepard, Chenu (Captain), Dalzell, Wise, Palamountain (Tong), Affleck, Scharrenberg (Swayback). Eastern College All–Stars– Lewis, Young, Petracelli, Gawronski, Lacykowski, Dettling, Holtzman, Hedberg, Sica, Finney, Wright, Wright, Crisafalli, Terech, Skinner.

See also 1993 National Rugby Championships

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