1992 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

1992 National Collegiate Rugby Championship 200px Knockout May 2 – 3, 1992 4 4 Colorado Springs, CO UC Berkeley 9 Army 1991 1991 National Collegiate Rugby Championship 1993 1993 National Collegiate Rugby Championship The 1992 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the thirteenth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. Both the Men's and Women's tournaments took place at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO from May 1–3.Rice, Howard (May 1, 1992). "Get These Two A Garage". Gazette Telegraph, p.C3 col.3–4 UC Berkeley won their ninth title with a victory over Army."Cal Wins Another Rugby Title". (May 5, 1992). San Francisco Chronicle, p.E3 col.1–2Rice, Howard (May 4, 1992). "Anxiety Attack Helps California Men Overwhelm Army". Gazette Telegraph, p.C5 col.1–4 Masanao Morimoto of Berkeley was named Most Valuable Forward while Garth Yarnall of Army was Most Valuable Back. Venue ColoradoAF AcademyColorado 380 Colorado 38.9942 -104.8637 AF Academy top Colorado Springs, Colorado Capacity: 150px Participants Army Black Nights Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on December 7–8 at Highland Park in Baton Rouge, LA."LSU Rugby Team Advances". (December 8, 1991). Sunday Advocate, p.18C col.4 Army 25-10 Harvard Army 27-8 LSU Record- 16–4–1 Coaches- Andrew Drake, Larry McAnneny (Manager) Captain- Roster: Eric Achenbach (Fullback), Bill Besterman (Prop), Jeff Chuck (Scrumhalf), Russ DeMartino (Hooker), Torrey Diciro (Center), Luke Dodds (Wing), Pat Downes (Lock), Eric Hall (Flyhalf), Michael Gray (Flanker), Eric Hall (Flyhalf), Chris Hsu (Fullback), Marshall Malinowski (#8), Mike Mazzocco (Wing), Mike McKay (Flanker), Robert Moseley (Center), John Murphy (Scrumhalf), Andy Pero (Lock), John Petrucelli (Prop), Mike Roberts (Prop), Trey Rutherford (Flanker), Sam Saine (Lock), Sean Simpson (Flyhalf), John Wallace (Wing), Aaron Wehrenberg (Prop), Garth Yarnell (Center), Peter Young (Wing). Penn State Nittany Lions Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 18–19 in Bowling Green, OH.Brown, Scott (April 21, 1992). "Ruggers Set For A Return Trip To National Tourney". The Daily Collegian, p.8 col.1–2 Penn State 18–15 Cincinnati Penn State 15–10 Ohio State Penn State 30–12 Notre Dame Penn State 7-6 Wisconsin Record- 10–1–1 Coaches- Bruce Hale, Dave Collins, Terry Ryland, Kevin Oyler Captains- Peter Karmilowicz (Flyhalf), Scott Davis (Fullback) Roster: Alec Acosta (Wing), Chris Amoratis (Flanker), Mal Bland (Hooker), Todd Bowser (Prop), Gregory Brandwene (Lock), Thomas Buch (Flanker), Chris Cardi (#8), Shawn Crago (Flanker), Alexander DeVicaris (Prop), Daniel Fasold (Center), Tim Finnerty (Flanker), David Galante (Lock), Jay Kolb (Prop), Valdis Krumins (Wing), Jeff Lockhart (Hooker), Jeffrey Lutton (Lock), Matt Lyman (Lock), Ryan Nagle (Scrumhalf), Eric Rempe (Flyhalf), Jeff Rudy (Prop), Christopher Scala (Center), Bill Snyder (Scrumhalf), Bryan Storm (#8), Michael Underhill (Wing). Air Force Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 11–12 in Lawrence, KS.Moore, Marilyn (April 17, 1992). "Rugby Club FinishesThird In Western Regional". The Rice Thresher, p.18 col.1–3 Air Force 34-12 John Brown University Air Force 39-0 Missouri Air Force 24-0 Colorado Colors– Blue/Silver Record- 11–0 Coach- Vern Francis, Dave Myers, Skip Shackelford, Keith Gay (Manager) Captains- Chuck Corcoran (Scrumhalf), Scott MacKenzie (Wing) Roster: Dave Adams (Flanker), Matt Benivegna (Flyhalf), Eric Bulger (Flanker), Chris Caputo (Wing), David Durban (Flanker/Lock), Chris Eden (Flyhalf), Dayne Fentress (Hooker), Brian Greenroad (Prop), Casey Hackathorn (Center), Andy Hamann (Center), Mick Harper (Hooker), Robert Harris (Wing), Steven Heinlein (Lock), Timrek Heisler (Lock), Michael Marcoux (Center), Robert Meeks (#8), Thomas Nicholson (#8), Blaine Nye (Prop), Martin Payne (Flanker), Marty Reynolds (Fullback), Chu Soh (Scrumhalf), Chris Tobias (Prop), Michael Traw (Prop). UC Berkeley Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 11–12 in Los Angeles, CA.Birkeland, Jeff (April 13, 1992). "Rugby Rolls Through PCCs To Colorado". Daily Californian, p.16 col.3–4 UC Berkeley 46-3 Oregon UC Berkeley 25-0 CSU Long Beach UC Berkeley 40-7 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Record- 24–4 Coach- Jack Clark, Dan Porter, Rick Bailey, Jerry Figone (Manager) Captain-Greg Chenu (Center) Roster: Andre Bachelet (Scrumhalf), Christian Bachelet (Flyhalf), John Ball (Center), Jon Beck (Lock), Kelly Bellue (Prop), Tom Chapman (Lock), Jeff Chenu (#8), David Codevilla (Lock), Peter Codevilla (Lock), Charles Foster (Hooker), Frank Grant (Wing), Eric Harmon (Fullback), Tim Hoover (Wing), Pat Keegan (Center), Chris Kennerly (Prop), Chris King (Flanker), Chester Koh (Hooker), Ray Lehner (Prop), David Liebowitz (Prop), Rob Lumkong (#8), Joshua Martin (Flanker), Masanao Morimoto (Flanker), Scott Painter (Wing), Matt Palamountain (Wing), Doug Pearson (Flanker), Ed Schram (Center), Rob Swanbeck (Center), Ian Tong (Fullback). Bracket April 11 - Los Angeles, CA UC Berkeley 25 CSU Long Beach 0 April 11 - Los Angeles, CA Cal Poly SLO 14 Oregon State 0 April 18 - Bowling Green, OH Penn State 30 Notre Dame 12 April 18 - Bowling Green, OH Wisconsin 7 Bowling Green 6 December 7 - Baton Rouge, LA Army 25 Harvard 10 December 7 - Baton Rouge, LA LSU 13 Navy 7 April 11 - Lawrence, KS Air Force 39 Missouri 0 April 11 - Lawrence, KS Colorado 6 Rice 4 April 12 - Los Angeles, CA UC Berkeley 40 Cal Poly SLO 7 April 19 - Bowling Green, OH Penn State 7 Wisconsin 6 December 8 - Baton Rouge, LA Army 27 LSU 8 April 12 - Lawrence, KS Air Force 24 Colorado 0 May 2 – Colorado Springs, CO UC Berkeley (Pacific) 28 Penn State (Midwest) 6 May 2 – Colorado Springs, CO Army (East) 30 Air Force (West) 15 May 3 – Colorado Springs, CO UC Berkeley 27 Army 17 May 3 – Colorado Springs, CO Air Force 20 Penn State 13 Regional Semifinal Regional Final National Semifinal National Final yes Semifinals "Semifinal 1" 2 May 1992 11:00AM UC Berkeley 28–6 Penn State Tim Hoover 15' cRay Lehner 51'Ed Schram 58' cTim Hoover 77' c Andre Bachelet (1)Rob Swanbeck (2) Andre Bachelet 3', 1H' Bryan Storm 80' c Scott Davis Colorado Springs, CO Scott Miller (Eastern Rockies) "Semifinal 2" 2 May 1992 12:45PM Army 30–15 Air Force Rice, Howard (May 1, 1992). "Army Pulls Away From Air Force". Gazette Telegraph, p.C11 col.1–2 Trey Rutherford 15'Jeff Chuck 45'Pete Young 59' cMarshall Malinowski 64'Pete Young 74' c Eric Hall Eric Hall 8', 47' Chris Eden 26' cAndy Hamann 29' c Chris Eden Chris Eden 52' Colorado Springs, CO Dave Head (SoCal) Third place "Third place" 3 May 1992 10:00 AM Air Force 20–13 Penn State Colorado Springs, CO Bob Loftus (Midwest) Final "Championship" 3 May 1992 2:30 PM UC Berkeley 27–17 Army Birkeland, Jeff (May 4, 1992). "Rugby Wins Back–To–Back Titles". Daily Californian, p.12 col.1–2 Andre Bachelet 6' cMatt Palamountain 15'Ed Schram 28' Andre Bachelet Andre Bachelet 24', 67'Rob Swanbeck 71'Christian Bachelet 75' John Petrucelli 38'Garth Yarnall 61' Eric Hall 46', 49', 74' Colorado Springs, CO 2000 Dave Head (SoCal) Women's College Championship The 1992 Women's Collegiate Championship took place at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO from May 2–3. Boston College qualified by winning the East Coast Territorial championship.Medeiros Jr., Ray (May 21, 1992). "Somerset's Mendes Savors Rugby Championship". Providence Journal–Bulletin, sec.MAII p.1 col.2–5 University of Connecticut was the runner–up at the Eastern Territorial."Around And About". (April 29, 1992). Hartford Courant, p.F5 col.7 Boston College was the champion of this second edition."BC Women Capture Title". (May 7, 1992). Boston Herald, p.E3 col.1Johnson, Brian (September 21, 1992). "No Money+No Field=National Title For Women's Rugby". The Heights, p.17 col.4–5 University of Connecticut flanker Kimberly Cyganik was named Most Valuable forward and Boston College fullback Rachel Jackson was Most Valuable back."Around And About". (May 9, 1992). Hartford Courant, p.B2 col.2 Semifinals "Championship" 2 May 1992 2:30PM Connecticut 12–8 Air Force Marilyn McReynolds 12' c, 44' c Wendy Walworth (2/2) Margaret Dawson 36'Tracy Hubbard 77' Colorado Springs, CO Jim Jeffers (Heart of America) "Championship" 2 May 1992 4:15PM Boston College 28–0 Colorado State Lauren DalyRachel JacksonKathy MendesJacqueline LaurencelleCharlotte SamperRachel JacksonKelly Khozozian Colorado Springs, CO Bill Tomb (Eastern Rockies) Third place "Championship" 3 May 1992 10:00AM Air Force 52–0 Colorado State Colorado Springs, CO Final "Championship" 3 May 1992 9:45AM Boston College 12–6 Connecticut Heather Smith 43'Julie Lane 52'Heather Smith 73' Leslie Body 77' c Wendy Walworth Colorado Springs, CO Scott Miller (Eastern Rockies) Lineups:UConn– Walworth, Richards, Enrique, Wolff, Dolan, Cyganik, Mulliken, Stasiuk, McReynolds, Bertolini, Chudzik, Riley, Dougherty, Body, Statesman.Boston College– Nguyen, Hager, Mendes, Oldenhoff, Weiderman, Reidy, Smith, Kiley, Valenty, Curran, Daly, Khozozian, Pfefferman, Lane, Jackson. Champions: Boston College Staff: Ken Daly (Coach), Jennifer Thomas (Asst. Coach) Captain: Stephanie Van de Haar (Prop) Roster: Bethany Caracuzzo (Hooker), Shelly Curran (Flyhalf), Lauren Daly (Wing), Melanie Fiore (Scrumhalf), Beth Hager (Hooker), Rachel Jackson (Fullback), Kelly Khozozian (Center), Laura Kiley (#8), Julie Lane (Wing), Jacqueline Laurencelle (Flanker), Kathleen Mendes (Prop), Nguyen Nguyen (Prop), T.J. Oldenhoff (Lock), Eleanor Pfefferman (Center), Mary Reidy (#8), Charlotte Samper (Wing), Heather Smith (Flanker), Elise Valenty (Scrumhalf), Gail Weiderman (Lock). College All–Stars The 1992 National Collegiate All–Star Championship took place at Chicago Blaze's club fields in Lemont, IL from June 19–20. 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.Humbles, Andy (June 24, 1992). "Rugby Players Among Elite". Close–Up, p.12 col.3–5 In the final, the Pacific Coast RFU defeated the Eastern RU. Andre Bachelet, scrumhalf for UC Berkeley, was MVP back and Rob Lumkong, #8 for UC Berkeley, was MVP forward. Semifinals "Championship" 19 June 1992 Pacific Coast 24–6 West Lieberman Randall P. July 20, 1992 Pacific Routs East For College All–Star Title Rugby 18 6 8–11 Jeff Chenu 33'Rob Affleck 2H'Andreas HickelJeff Chenu 71' cEric Harmon 77' c Eric Takeuchi Andy Hamann 26', 2H' Lemont, IL Bob Loftus (CARFU) "Championship" 19 June 1992 East 41–3 Midwest Nick Bell 9'Monte Geise 22'Chip Curtis 37'Ray Green 42'Brian Geraghty 47'Ray Green 55' cMike Daoust cChip Curtis 75' c Joel Satin Joel Satin 18' Russ Howland 2' Lemont, IL Jim Jeffers (HOARFU) Third place "Championship" 20 June 1992 West 19–10 Midwest Ken Helmer cBlair Art 60' Andy Hamann Andy Hamann 37', 42', 51' Mark Weidner 10' cPete Karmilowicz 15' Mark Weidner Lemont, IL Tim Walsh (CARFU) Final "Championship" 20 June 1992 Pacific Coast 52–21 East Rob Lumkong 8'Rob Lumkong 13'Andre Bachelet 20' cRob Swanbeck cDavid FosterJosh Martin 41' cEd Schram 47'Andre Bachelet 66' cRob Swanbeck 79' c Andre Bachelet (4)Rob Swanbeck (1) Rob Swanbeck 58', 62' Ray Green 71' cRay Green 77' c Jeff Bronikowski Jeff Bronikowski 20', 27', 31' Lemont, IL Bob Loftus (CARFU) Champions: Pacific Coast College All–Stars Staff: Jerry Figone (Manager), Dale Toohey (Coach), Mark Webber (Asst. Coach) Captain: Masanao Morimoto–Flanker (UC Berkeley), Chris King –Flanker (UC Berkeley) Roster: Centers– Rob Affleck (San Diego University), Ed Schram (UC Berkeley), Robert Swanbeck (UC Berkeley); Scrumhalf- Andre Bachelet (UC Berkeley); Locks- Jonathan Beck (UC Berkeley), David Codevilla (UC Berkeley), Peter Codevilla (UC Berkeley), Kyle Quinn (CSU Long Beach); #8s- Jeff Chenu (UC Berkeley), Robert LumKong (UC Berkeley); Hookers- Charles Foster (UC Berkeley), Chester Koh (UC Berkeley); Wings- David Foster (UC Davis), Andreas Hikel (Oregon State), Anthony Jones (UCLA), Matt Palamountain (UC Berkeley); Fullbacks- Eric Harmon (UC Berkeley), Jerry Lewis (Stanford); Flankers– Josh Martin (UC Berkeley), Charles Murphy (CSU Long Beach), Ralph Weiche (Washington); Props- Ray Lehner (UC Berkeley), David Liebowitz (UC Berkeley), Darren Maloney (UCLA); Flyhalf– Eric Takeuchi (UC San Diego). See also 1992 National Rugby Championships External links 1992 College Final UC Berkeley v Army References results National Collegiate Rugby Category:1992 in American rugby union