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."Cal Plays Air Force In Rugby Semifinal". (May 5, 1994). San Francisco Chronicle, p.B10 col.6Fachet, Robert (May 3, 1994). "Rugby". Washington Post, p.E2 col.2 UC Berkeley won their eleventh title with a victory over Navy.Davenport, J. Christian (May 9, 1994). "California Beats Navy For Title". Washington Post, p.C10 col.5Burger, David (May 10, 1994). "Cal Stretches Sweet Rugby Reign". The Daily Californian, p.24 col.1–3 The final was televised on ESPN.
Venue Washington D.C.DuFour Stadium Washington, D.C. Capacity: 3500
Participants Navy
Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on December 4–5 at the WildeWood Polo fields in Columbia, SC.Andriesse, Jeff (December 9, 1993). "Navy Loss Ends Fruitful Year". The Daily Campus, p.18 col.3–5 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.
Penn State Nittany Lions
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on November 6–7 in Bowling Green, OH.Gorman, Kevin (November 9, 1993). "Ruggers Win Trio At Championships". The Daily Collegian, p.# 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).
Air Force
Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship at Rice University from April 16–17 in Houston, TX."Air Force Rugby Team Ends Bearkats' Dreams". (April 17, 1994). Houston Post, p.B–12 col.2 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).
UC Berkeley
Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 22–24 in Santa Cruz, CA."Cal Beats Stanford For Pacific Rugby Title". (April 25, 1994). San Francisco Chronicle, p.CD3 col.1 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
Semifinals
Third place
Final
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."Sport Shorts". (May 6, 1994). The Daily Barometer, p.10 col.2 Boston College qualified by winning the East Coast Territorial championship."Women's Rugby Heads To Nationals". (April 19, 1994). The Heights, p.22 col.1 Penn State was the winner at the Midwest Territorial,Gorman, Kevin (November 5, 1993). "Ruggers Have A Tough Road To The Final Four". The Daily Collegian Air Force qualified from the Western Regional.Elliott, Steve (April 1994). "Women's Rugby Sweeps Regional". Falcon Flyer Oregon State represented the Pacific Coast. Air Force was the champion of this fourth edition.Henderson, Dan (May 10, 1994). "Four Beavers Earn AA Rugby Honors". The Daily Barometer, p.7 col.1–2 Air Force Wing Tracy Hubbard was named MVP of the tournament.Elliott, Steve (May 1994). "Women's Rugby Team Wins National Title". Falcon Flyer
Semifinals
Third place
Final
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.
College All–Stars The 1994 National Collegiate All–Star Championship took place at Long Beach, CA from June 10–12. 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. The teams placed as follows: 1st Pacific Coast, 2nd Eastern RU, 3rd Midwest, 4th West.
See also 1994 National Rugby Championships
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