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Meet our Exec and Captains


Dianna Jimenez: President
Hometown: College Park, MD
Year: Senior
Major: Japanese and Anthropology
Position: Scrumhalf (9)
Seasons Played: 7
Fact: Really loves unicorns...like a lot
Nika Toure: Vice President & Captain
Hometown: Olney, MD
Year: Senior
Major: Psychology
Position: Eight-man (8)
Seasons Played: 7
Fact: A large portion of Harper's Ferry has seen her butt
Madison Drum: Secretary & Captain
Nickname: Drum
Hometown: Owings, MD
Year: Junior
Major: Civil Engineering
Position: Prop (1)
Seasons Played: 5
Fact: Stiff-Arm Queen
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 Arden Ireland: Match Secretary
Hometown: Frederick, MD
Year: Sophomore
Major: Geography
Position:​ Lock (4)
Seasons Played: 3
Fact: ​Favorite food: cereal
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Deanna Elmendorf: Treasurer
Hometown: Columbia, MD
Year: Senior
Major: Civil Engineering
Position:​​ Flank (7)
Seasons Played: 3
Fact: ​Can sometimes juggle
Kimberly Hubscher: Social Chair
Nickname: Kimmothy
Hometown: Annapolis, MD
Year: Junior
Major: Kinesiology
Position: Inside Center (12)
Seasons Played: 5
Fact: Has puffy skin
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Nicole Needelman: Equipment Manager
Hometown: Suffern, NY
Year: Senior
Major: Information Science
Position:​​ Hooker (2)
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Seasons Played: 5
Fact: ​Same height as Danny Devito
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Netsanet Arnold: Captain
Nickname: Nettie
Hometown: Upper Marlboro, MD
Year: Senior
Major: Sociology
Position: Wing (11)
Seasons Played: ​4

Fact: Can, and will, eat sushi for breakfast, lunch and dinner

Meet our Ruggers

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Alexis Yaculak
Nickname:​  Alex
Hometown: Bowie, MD
​Year: Junior
Major: Geology
Position: Wing
​Seasons played: 2
Fun fact: She has a black belt in Taekwondo!
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Casey Fair 
Hometown: Taneytown, MD
Year: Senior
Major: Studio Art
Position:​ Scrumhalf (9)
Fact: ​Has a motorcycle license
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Caterina Ieronimo
Hometown: Rockville, MD
Year: Sophomore
Major: Government & Politics; International Relations
Position:​ Wing
Seasons Played: ​3
Fact: ​Had to wear a leash as a child because she was always running away
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Eleanor Johnson
Nickname:​ Ella
Hometown: Catonsville
​Year: Freshman
Major: Criminal Justice and Criminology
Position: Forward
​Seasons played: ​2
Fun fact: ​Was once sued for $60k
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Eliza Chaufournier
Hometown: Rehoboth Beach, DE
Year: Sophomore
Major: Criminal Justice
Position:​​ Lock (5)
Seasons played: ​3

Fact: Loves sharks  
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Erika Waterhouse
Hometown: Westford, MA
​Year: Sophomore
Major: Undecided
Position: Wing/Outside center
​Seasons played: ​3
Fun fact: Has a green parrot names Minty
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   Heather Fettke von Koeckritz
    Hometown: Westminster, MD
​    Year: Sophomore
    Major: Atomspheric and Oceanic Sciences
    Position: Wing
​    Seasons played: ​3
    Fun fact: Has never lost an eating competition
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Hima Konduru
Hometown: Rockville, MD
Year: Sophomore
Major: Math, Microbiology
Position:​ Flank (6)
Seasons played: ​3
Fact: Ran into a deer while riding her bicycle
Joanna Barton
Nickname:​ Jo
Hometown: Howell, NJ
Year: Senior
Major: General Biology 
Position: Outside Center (13)
Seasons played: 6
Fact: Has been to 37 countries
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Katherine Lord 
Hometown: Towson, MD
Year: Freshman
Major: Environmental Science
Position:​​ Wing (11)
Seasons played: ​3
Fact: ​Loves to scuba dive and surf during the summer
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Katie Manganelli
Hometown: Belmont, MA
Year: ​Sophomore
Major: Journalism
Position: Prop/flanker
​Seasons played: ​2
Fun fact: Wicked big football fan (also says "wicked" in every other sentence)
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Kelly Mozingo
Nickname: Kell
Hometown: Sunderland, MD
Year: Senior
Major: Psychology
Position:​ Prop (3)
Seasons played: ​3
Fact: ​Obsessed with Halloween Oreos
Lexus Thorn
Hometown: Johnson City, NY
Year: Senior
Major: Criminal Justice
Position: Inside Center (12)
Seasons Played: 7
Fact: ​Kind of a Police Officer
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Linda Lee
Hometown: Silver Spring, MD
​Year: Senior
Major: Kinesiology
Position: Outside center
​Seasons played: ​2
Fun fact: Speaks 3 languages
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Lucy Wang
Hometown: Clarksburg, MD
​Year: Sophomore
Major: Applied Math
Position: Wing
​Seasons played: ​2
Fun fact: Has flown a plane!
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Makeda Philbert
Hometown: Bowie, MD
​Year: Senior
Major: Information Systems/OMBA
Position: Pending
​Seasons played: ​2
Fun fact: ​Born with an extra finger
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Natascha Mills
Nickname: Tascha
Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
Year: Sophomore
Major: Government and Politics
Position:​ Prop (3)
Seasons played: ​3

Fact: Can say the alphabet backwards
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Rachel Knicley
Hometown: Hagerstown, MD
​Year: ​Sophomore
Major: Kinesiology with a Human Development minor
Position: Outside Center
​Seasons played: 2
Fun fact: ​Her eyes change colors!
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Rebecca Roseberry
Nickname: Becca
Hometown: Severn, MD
Year: Sophomore
Major: Bio-engineering, Kinesiology
Position: Lock (5)
Seasons Played: 4

Fact: Is technically allergic to the sun. Has the joints of an 85-year old man.
Shay Hall
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Year: Graduate Student
Major: Public Health Sciences
Position: Prop (3)
Seasons Played: 7
Fact: Didn't learn to ride a bike till age 16

Meet our Rookies

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Abigail Dalmacio
Hometow
n: Baltimore, MD
Year: Senior
Major: Civil Engineer
Position: Outside Center
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: She likes to fish

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Ada Beams
Hometow
n: Ellicott City, MD
Year: Freshman
Major: Biology
Position: Wing
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: Used to pole vault
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Ana Fernandez
Hometown: Greenbelt, MD
Year: Freshman
Major: Architecture
Position: Outside Center
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: She was born in Argentina!
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Anna Oh
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Year: Freshman
Major: Biochemistry
Position: Hooker
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: Her sister was born in the same year 11 months apart
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Brianna Douglas
Hometown: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Year: Senior
Major: Civil Engineer
Position: Inside Center
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: She's a state champion cheerleader!
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Jamie Hood
Hometown: Frederick, MD
Year: OLD
Major: Environmental Science and Policy
Position: Pending
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: She rides horses competitively!

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Julie Le
Hometown: Owings, MD
Year: Senior
Major: Community Health
Position: Pending
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: Has never played a sport before!
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Kia Calloway
Hometown: Bowie, MD
Year: Freshman
Major: Sustainable Agriculture and Nutritional Science
Position: Pending
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: Also plays volleyball! 
Lauren Harrington
Hometown: Middletown, MD
Year: Sophomore
Major: Psychology and Criminology/Criminal Justice
Position: Pending
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: Can make her eyebrows dance​
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Maya Kinsey
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Year: Freshman
Major: Biochemistry
Position: Pending
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: Only wears monochrome!
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Meaghan Dal Collo
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Year: Freshman
Major: Public Health Science
Position: Back
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: Used to be a classical ballet dancer
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Rachel Noorani
Nickname: Rach
Hometown: 
West Friendship, MD
Year: Freshman
Major: Kinesiology
Position: Pending
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: Currently reading her 61st book of 2019​​
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Sophie Baluzy
Nickname: Soph
Hometown: 
Brookfield, CT
Year: Sophomore
Major: Hearing and Speech Sciences
Position: Forward
Seasons Played: 1
Fact: Can walk on her hands

Our Coaches

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Tory Ireland: Head Coach
Hometown: Frederick, Maryland
Years Coaching: 1st year with UMDWRFC!
Favorite Position: Loosehead prop
Fact: Has played rugby in: 20 states, D.C., a U.S. Territory, and 2 Canadian Provinces!
Fact #2: Played rugby with: Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Bryan Adams, and (someone who looked like) Billy Idol!
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Lauren Winter: Assistant Coach
Nickname:​ Winter
Hometown: College Park, Maryland
Years Coaching: 6 Total, 4th year as head coach
Favorite Position: Lock (4)
Fact: Sticker designer
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John Mohler: Assistant Coach
Hometown: Rockville, MD
Years Coaching: 10-12 total, 2 with us
Favorite Position: Fly Half
Fact: ​John used to play for the men's rugby team, and he coached himself!

Team Groupie

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Paul Ireland
Hometown:
Frederick, MD
Position: Scrum Half (for another team)
Fact: ​He's like 6 foot
         He's also related to 2 people on this website
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