1994 National Collegiate Rugby Championship
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| 1994 National Collegiate Rugby Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Date | May 7 – 8, 1994 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 4 |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Final | |
| Venue | Washington, D.C. |
| Champions | UC Berkeley (11th title) |
| Runners-up | Navy |
The 1994 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the fifteenth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The Men's tournament took place at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. from May 7–8.[1][2] UC Berkeley won their eleventh title with a victory over Navy.[3][4] The final was televised on ESPN.
| Washington D.C. | ||
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| DuFour Stadium |
  Catholic University | |
| Washington, D.C. | ||
| Capacity: 3500 | ||
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Participants
Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on December 4–5 at the WildeWood Polo fields in Columbia, SC.[5]
- Navy 24-0 Army
- Navy 30-8 Connecticut
Record- 27–0
Coach- Mike Flanagan (Head Coach), Cassady, Visscher, Wilson, Long, Collins (Trainer)
Captain- Jason Hedberg (#8)
Roster:
Matthew Armas (Flyhalf), Lee Baird (Hooker), Barry Bassel (Center), Todd Bruemer (Fullback), Mike Bruneau (Flanker), Brian Campell (Wing), Dan Deciechi (Scrumhalf), Pete Dumont (Wing), Scott Gleason (#8), James Gilson (Wing), Josh Hall (Scrumhalf), Graham Hamill (Wing), Brad Hanner (Lock), Jeff Hoaglund (Lock), Bill Mallory (Center), Kurt Mole (Fullback), James Patterson (Flanker), Dave Pettersen (Hooker), Adam Piepkoen (Center), Bart Randall (Prop), William Rayburn (Prop), William Reed (Flyhalf), James Righter (Center), Eric Schuette (Flanker), Owen Voelker (Lock), Scott Young (Wing), Kyle Miller, Chris Hayle.
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on November 6–7 in Bowling Green, OH.[6]
- Penn State 27–12 Miami (OH)
- Penn State 38–16 Notre Dame
- Penn State 34-8 Wisconsin
Record- 15–
Coaches- Fraser Grigor, Terry Ryland
Captain- Ryan Nagle (Scrumhalf)
Roster:
Timothy Armagast (Flyhalf), Brian Anson (Wing), Brian Baker (Lock), Troy Bartley (Flanker), Greg Brandwene (Lock), Dan Brown (Wing), James Dailey (Hooker), Rob DeLuca (Flanker), Steve Dick (Prop), Ed Dressler (Prop), Mike Elgin (Wing), Sam Fallon (Center), Tim Finnerty (Flanker), Mike Feightner (#8), Frank Ike (Hooker), Bill King (Flyhalf), Jay Kolb (Prop), Jeff Lockhart (#8), Jeremy Madaras (Prop), Ed Mehlig (Center), Todd Metcalf (Lock), Jon Nichols (Flanker), Neil Phillips (#8), Matt O'Leary (Center), Jesse Schlegel (Center), Derek Sferro (Wing), Kurt Shuman (Wing), Bill Spencer (Scrumhalf), Jeff Thompson (Fullback), Brad West (Flanker).
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship at Rice University from April 16–17 in Houston, TX.[7]
- Air Force 23–7 New Mexico Highlands
- Air Force 30-0 Sam Houston State
- Air Force 43-12 NE Missouri State
Colors– Blue/Silver
Record- 15–1
Coaches- Floyd Finley, Chuck Milligan, Mike Junk
Captains- Chris Eden (Flyhalf), Michael S. Traw (Prop)
Roster:
V. Scott Arbogast (Outside Center), Rex Michael Bellinger (Lock), Gregory Bender (Hooker), T. Jay Bice (Wing), Kyle Edward Carpenter (Wing), John Chastain (Wing), Andrew Crowley (Wing), Mark Dostal (Apeman), Todd Foster (Scrumhalf), Christopher Woodley Gantt (Lock), John Gerst (Hooker), Eric C. Grace (Fullback), Brian Green (Center), Noah Hardie (Center), Matt Keiper (Lock), Daniel Marine (Prop), M.J. Marque III (Flanker), Steven McIlvaine (Wing), Brian T. Musselman (Prop), John Nemecek (Flanker), Brian Schafer (Flanker), Charles Thompson (Fullback), Kevin Turek (Flanker), Clinton Warner (Center/Wing), Jim Winner (2nd Row/Prop).
Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 22–24 in Santa Cruz, CA.[8]
- UC Berkeley 12-6 Washington
- UC Berkeley 20-0 Oregon State
- UC Berkeley 59-17 Stanford
Record- 14–4
Coaches- Jack Clark, Dan Porter
Captains-Peter Codevilla (Lock)
Roster:
Tyler Applegate (Wing), Jeff Arreguy (Lock), Victor Arvizu (Hooker), John Ball (Center), Brad Bowers (Lock), Ovie Brume (Wing),Chris Carrigg (Center), Jonah Cave (Flanker), Ron Chisenhall (Hooker), Kevin Dalzell (Scrumhalf), Byron Deeter (Prop), Marshall Foran (Prop), Brian Frantz (Prop), Ray Green (Center), Eric Harmon (Fullback), Mark Hildebrand (Flanker), Derek Hitchcock (Flanker), Ben Juricek (Prop), Marc Launey (Flanker), Pete Morales (Flanker), Joe Motes (Flyhalf), Andrew Nolan (Wing), Henry Okwo (Center), John Reiter, Shap Roder (Flanker), George Romweber (Flanker), Jason Schwarz (Center), James Shaughnessy (Scrumhalf), Scott Snyder (Hooker), Rob Swanbeck (Center), Ian Tong (Fullback), Todd Williams (Scrumhalf), Kester Wise (Flyhalf).
Bracket
| Regional Semifinal | Regional Final | National Semifinal | National Final | |||||||||||
| April 23 - Santa Cruz, CA | ||||||||||||||
| UC Berkeley | 20 | |||||||||||||
| April 24 - Santa Cruz, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | |||||||||||||
| UC Berkeley | 59 | |||||||||||||
| April 23 - Santa Cruz, CA | ||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Stanford | 17 | |||||||||||||
| May 7 – Washington D.C. | ||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly SLO | 3 | |||||||||||||
| UC Berkeley (Pacific) | 42 | |||||||||||||
| April 16 - Houston, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Air Force (West) | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Air Force | 30 | |||||||||||||
| April 17 - Houston, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Air Force | 43 | |||||||||||||
| April 16 - Houston, TX | ||||||||||||||
| NE Missouri State | 12 | |||||||||||||
| NE Missouri State | 26 | |||||||||||||
| May 8 – Washington D.C. | ||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 20 | |||||||||||||
| UC Berkeley | 27 | |||||||||||||
| December 5 - Columbia, SC | ||||||||||||||
| Navy | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Navy | 24 | |||||||||||||
| December 6 - Columbia, SC | ||||||||||||||
| Army | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Navy | 35 | |||||||||||||
| December 5 - Columbia, SC | ||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 20 | |||||||||||||
| May 7 – Washington D.C. | ||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Navy (East) | 35 | |||||||||||||
| November 6 - Bowling Green, OH | ||||||||||||||
| Penn State (Midwest) | 10 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | W | |||||||||||||
| November 7 - Bowling Green, OH | May 8 – Washington D.C. | |||||||||||||
| Ohio State | L | |||||||||||||
| Penn State | 34 | Air Force | 24 | |||||||||||
| November 6 - Bowling Green, OH | ||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 8 | Penn State | 14 | |||||||||||
| Penn State | 38 | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 16 | |||||||||||||
Semifinals
| 7 May 1994 1:00PM |
| Navy | 35–10 | Penn State |
| Try: Matt Armas 3' Dan Deciechi 10' Brian Campbell 22' c Jeff Hoaglund 57' penalty try 75' c Con: Dan Deciechi Pen: Todd Bruemer 27' Dan Deciechi 44' | [9] | Try: Jeff Thompson 63' c Con: Bill King Pen: Bill King 38' |
| Washington D.C. Referee: Bob Loftus (USA) |
| 7 May 1994 2:30PM |
| UC Berkeley | 42–21 | Air Force |
| Try: Brian Frantz 10' c Jonah Cave 34' Ian Tong 49' c George Romwebber 72' Con: Rob Swanbeck Pen: Rob Swanbeck 8', 16', 39', 71', 72', Eric Harmon | [9] | Pen: Chris Eden 10', 23', 28', 32', 38', 41', 44' |
| Washington D.C. Referee: Ed Sorenson (USA) |
Third place
| 8 May 1994 10:00 AM |
| Air Force | 24–14 | Penn State |
| Try: John Chastain 37' Greg Bender 56' Noah Hardie 65' Pen: Chris Eden 8', 14', 47' | [9] | Try: Kurt Shuman 60' c Mike Feightner 72' c Con: Bill King (2) |
| Washington D.C. Referee: Ed Sorenson (USA) |
Final
| 8 May 1994 2:00PM |
| UC Berkeley | 27–13 | Navy |
| Try: Ovie Brume 28' Rob Swanbeck 63'c George Romweber 76' c Kevin Dalzell Con: Rob Swanbeck (2) Pen: Rob Swanbeck 71' | [9] | Try: Dan Dedechi 5' Eric Schuit 80' Pen: Dan Deciechi 36' |
| Washington D.C. Referee: Bob Loftus (USA) |
Women's College Championship
The 1994 Women's Collegiate Championship took place on Peavy Field at Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR from May 7–8.[10] Boston College qualified by winning the East Coast Territorial championship.[11] Penn State was the winner at the Midwest Territorial,[12] Air Force qualified from the Western Regional.[13] Oregon State represented the Pacific Coast. Air Force was the champion of this fourth edition.[14] Air Force Wing Tracy Hubbard was named MVP of the tournament.[15]
Semifinals
| 7 May 1994 10:00AM |
| Oregon State | 21–26 | Air Force |
| Try: Lora Barr 22' c, 67' c Con: Jennifer Fox | [16] | Try: Tracy Hubbard 18' Rashelle Brown 55' |
| Corvallis, OR |
Third place
| 8 May 1994 10:00AM |
| Oregon State | 0–35 | Penn State |
| [16] | Try: Gwen Heintz Ali Hynes Ann Hollendener Tara Kerr |
| Corvallis, OR |
Final
| 8 May 1994 12:00PM |
| Air Force | 7–3 | Boston College |
| Try: Tracy Hubbard 15' c Con: Virginia Weldon | [16] | Pen: Shelly Curran 55' |
| Corvallis, OR Referee: Ed Todd (NCRFU) |
Champions: Air Force
Staff: Craig Baltz (Coach), Terri Katein–Taylor, Pete Smith
Captains: Tracy Smith, Yvonne Spencer
Roster: Andrea Kerman, Nicole Raney, Melissa Davidson, Stacey Georgilas, Tracy Hubbard, Joyce Gange, Heidi Wahlman, Patty Rodriguez–Rey, Virginia Weldon, Rashelle Brown, Carol Forner, Kandace Henry, Megan Monaghan, Cindy Green, Kerry Ellis, Melissa Baumann, Jennifer Hammerstead, Mary Hartman, April Drew, Elizabeth Templeton.
