Rugby players named ‘All-Americans’

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFPN) --  Five members of the Air Force Academy’s two-time national championship women’s rugby team were named to the Women’s Collegiate All-Americans for the 2002 to 2003 academic year July 3.

First team all-American honors went to 2003 academy graduate, now-2nd Lt. Tess Labowitch and sophomore Leslie Kastrop. Kastrop was also the most valuable player for the national championship series for 2003.

Second team all-American selectees were 2003 academy graduate, now-2nd Lt. Nicole Hamilton-Brown, and juniors Victoria Whittaker and Christina Williams.

Fifty-eight players from 32 colleges have been named to this team, Athletes from across the nation are selected based on their performances throughout the collegiate rugby season.

Fourteen of the players named to this year’s squad have been chosen before. More than 7,000 collegiate women now play rugby.