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News Jun-28-2024

50 College Rugby Players in North America selected and invited to MLR Rising

MLR RISING

MLR Rising, an evolution of the Collegiate Rugby Shield, will allow the top young college rugby talent in North America to showcase their skills in front of MLR personnel ahead of the fifth annual MLR College Draft. The inaugural MLR Rising will be held July 8-13, 2024, at Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This event is being launched to:

Provide an opportunity for the top 50 college rugby players in North America, selected and invited by MLR, to showcase their talent in front of MLR Teams.
Allow the athletes to be immersed in a professional rugby training environment – including practices, workshops, and games – to simulate life in the MLR.
Build on the pathway between MLR and college rugby in North America.

50 College Players Invited and Selected

Loosehead Prop
Name	School
Jesse Robert Emerson	Grand Canyon University
Daniel George Bray	University of California, Santa Barbara
Asher Webb	Lindenwood University
Miles Bell	Michigan State University

Hooker
Name	School
Jordan Auger	University of Victoria
Neil Jacob Trainor	Queen’s University
Matthew Conroy	St Bonaventure University
Maximus McAlpin Clark	The Ohio State University
Nicholas Miglioranzi Sydorowitz	University of Mary Washington

Tighthead
Name	School
James Norman Aitken	St. Bonaventure
Patrick Maurice Beattie	California State University Long Beach
Connor Richard WIlliams `	University of Ottawa
Damon James	Mt St Mary’s University

Second Row
Name	School
Raymond Lawrence Santiago	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Christopher Ott Jensvold	University of Louisville
Matthew H Reed	Life University
James Dale Reed III	Life University
Le’Donn Mathis	Lindenwood University
Daniel L Blanc	University of Mary Washington


Back Row
Name	School
Matthew Carrion	Life University
Nicholas E Andiarena	Adrian College
Jack Brown	University of Arizona
Calvin Michael Ihrig	Lindenwood University
Jake Chandler Kinneeveauk	University of Utah
Sam Tsoi	Trinity Western University
Joseph A O’Brien	Saint John’s University
Parker Anderson	University of Louisville
Kaipono Kayoshi	Saint Mary’s College of California
Aaron Juma	Wheeling University

Scrum-half
Name	School
George Schwind O’Brien	University of Arizona
Christopher William Islip Gamage	University of Victoria
Aidan Scott Ridgway	Arkansas State University
Jacob Bourne	University of British Columbia
Emmanuel Lai	Santa Clara University


Fly-Half
Name	School
Cale White	University of Mary Washington
Alex Park	Texas A&M

Center
Name	School
Calvin Liulamaga	Central Washington University
Shane David Rikley-Krindle	University of Victoria
Stuart K Duncan	University of Mary Washington
Michael Otto Sanderson	Elon University
Peyton Justin Wall	Indiana University
Stephin Alberts	Lindenwood University


Wing
Name	School
Isaiah L Saldana	Central Washington University
Jack Lloyd Morris	University of Guelph
Kyle Stokley	Sam Houston State University
Elijah Thomas	St Thomas University
Brendan Bennett	UT San Antonio
Ashawnty Staples	Notre Dame College


Fullback
Name	School
Hunter Dean Simons	Ohio State University
Sebastian Schefermann	Mary Washington University


Unavailable
Hunter Chuhlantseff	Saint Mary’s College of California
Devon Micheal Roosna	University of Louisville
Alexander Amid Hernandez	Marian University
Lleyton Christian Delzell	Saint Mary’s College of California
Aidan Warwick King	Pennsylvania State University
Inoke Waqavesi	Saint Mary’s College of California
Erich Storti	Saint Mary’s College of California
Darius Law	Life University
Jake Negrete	Saint Mary’s College of California
Oscar William Cook Treacy	Central Washington University
Jeron Wayne Pantor	Life University