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Meet our Exec and Captains


Rachel Noorani: President
Nickname: Rach
Hometown: West Friendship, MD
Year: Junior
Major: Psychology Pre-Med
Position: Fly half
Seasons Played: 4
Fact: Currently reading her 61st book of 2019​​
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​Latasha Johnson: Match Secretary

Hometown: King George, Va
Year: Sophomore
Major: Public health pre-med
Position: Wing
Seasons Played: 2
Fact: Is Left-handed!

Yinka Koso-Thomas: Secretary
Hometown: Olney, MD
Year: Junior
Major: Geology
Position: Hooker
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: Is well-traveled!
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Arianna Albiar: Apparel Chair
Nickname: Ari
Hometown: Silver Spring, MD
Year: Sophomore
Major: Elementary Education & Criminal Justice
Position: Prop
Seasons Played: Rookie
Fact: Can recite any lines from The Simpsons! 

Jenna Warner: Treasurer
Hometow
n: Dayton, MD
Year: Junior
Major: Information Science/Mathematics
Position: Pending
Seasons Played: 2
Fact: Doesn't believe in god! 
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Katie Urquhart: Social Chair
Hometown: 
Irvine, CA
Year: Freshman
Major: History
Position: Pending
Seasons Played: 0
Fact: Has been to Shaggy's house
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Sydney Smith: Social Chair
Hometown: 
Bel Air, MD
Year: Sophomore
Major: Finance
Position: Scrumhalf
Seasons Played:  1
Fact: Can Shred the Gnar
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Katelynn Benzing: Equipment Chair
Nickname: ​KB
Hometown: Frederick, MD
Year: Junior
Major: Anthropology
Position: Flanker
Seasons Played: Rookie
Fact: Is an Irish Citizen!

Gabi Vogel: Captain
Nickname: ​KB
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Year: Senior
Major: Criminology & Criminal Justice
Position: Fullback
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: Loves Choccy Milk
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Jamie Hood: Captain
Hometown: Frederick, MD
Year: OLD
Major: Environmental Science and Policy
Position: Flanker
Seasons Played: 3
Fact: Has a love hate relationship with pickles.

Eliza Chaufournier: Captain
Hometown: Rehoboth Beach, DE
Year: Senior
Major: Criminal Justice
Position:​​ Lock (5)
Seasons played: ​4

Fact: Loves sharks!

Meet our Ruggers

 Ana Fernandez
Hometown: Greenbelt, MD
Year: Junior
Major: Architecture
Position: Wing or Fullback
Seasons Played: 3
Fact: Has 3 nationalities!
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Natascha Mills
Nickname: Tascha
Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
Year: Graduate Student
Major: Library Science
Position:​ Prop (3)
Seasons played: ​6

Fact: Can speak French!
Arden Ireland
Hometown: Frederick, MD
Year: Senior
Major: Environmental Science and Policy: Land Use
Position:​ Lock (4)
Seasons Played: 4
Fact: ​Favorite food: cereal
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Ada Beams
Hometow
n: Ellicott City, MD
Year: Junior
Major: Biology
Position: Wing
Seasons Played: 3
Fact: Used to pole vault


​Rae Knicley

Hometown: Hagerstown, MD
​Year: ​Senior
Major: Kinesiology with a Human Development minor
Position: Prop
​Seasons played: ​5
Fun fact: ​Rae is a Certified Personal Trainer and teaches Boxing and Small Group Training classes at Eppley Recreation Center

Eleanor Johnson
Nickname:​ Ella
Hometown: Catonsville, MD
​Year: Senior
Major: Criminal Justice and Criminology
Position: Lock
​Seasons played: ​4
Fun fact: ​Was once sued for $60k


​Molly Green

Hometown: Morris Plains, NJ
Year: Junior
Major: Politics Philosophy and Economics
Position:​ Pending
Seasons played: ​Rookie

Fact: Afraid of heights but loved skydiving!
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Isabella Battish
Nickname: Ella
Hometown: Sykesville, MD
Year: Freshman
Major: Environmental Science & Technology and International Relations
Position: Prop
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: Was a Barista

Ningxi Yan 
Nickname: Nancy
Hometown: Hongkong, China
Year: Sophomore
Major: Bioengineering
Position: Wing
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: 
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​Hannah Drilling 
Hometown: Severna Park, MD
Year: Senior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Position: Lock
Seasons Played: Rookie
Fact: Can play the cello!
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Mackenzie Gardner 
Hometown: Church Hill, MD
Year: Freshman
Major: Psychology and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Position: Prop
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: Still has a baby tooth
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Alexis Hawes 
Hometown: Elicott City, MD
Year: Senior
Major: Russian
Position: Pending
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: Played baseball throughout childhood!
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Lily Holston
Hometown: Scotch Plains, NJ
Year: Freshman
Major: Environmental Science and Policy
Position: Pending
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: Has a twin that also plays rugby

Meet our Rookies!

 We are always looking for more players! Please come join our rugby family :) 
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Abby Hardy
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Year: Freshman
Major: Neuroscience
Position: Pending
Seasons Played: Rookie
Fact: Favorite song is Africa by Todo
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Stephanie Zheng
Hometown: Boston, MA
Year: Junior
Major: Information Systems and Operations Management & Business Analytics (OMBA)
Position: Pending
Seasons Played: Rookie
Fact: Skydived the morning of high school graduation ceremony.
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Julia Groen
Hometown: College Park, MD
Year: Freshman
Major: Microbiology
Position: Pending
Seasons Played: Rookie
Fact: Has a multi-year Duolingo streak

Our Coaches

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Winter: Head Coach
John Mohler: Assistant Coach
Hometown: Rockville, MD
Years Coaching: 10-12 total, 4 with us
Favorite Position: Fly Half
Fact: ​John used to play for the men's rugby team, and he coached himself!

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