Gophers Qualify for CRAA D1AA National Sevens!
The University of Minnesota Men's Rugby team has secured a spot at the CRAA D1AA National Sevens Championship! The Gophers earned their qualification with a strong performance, finishing second at the Heart of America Conference Sevens Tournament in Columbia, Missouri on April 19th.
Here's the scores from the day:
Game 1: Minnesota 5 - 7 Iowa State
Game 2: Minnesota 28 - 5 Kansas State
Game 3: Minnesota 22 - 7 Kansas
Game 4 (Semi-Final): Minnesota 19 - 14 Iowa
Game 5 (Final): Minnesota 22 - 5 Iowa State
Adding to the accolades, juniors Owen Voice and Carter Roth were selected to the All-Conference sevens team. Freshman Joshua Nacker was also recognized for his outstanding performance, earning the title of Gophers Player of the Tournament.
The CRAA D1AA National Sevens Championship will be hosted by the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, on May 17th and 18th.
Heart of America Sevens Roster:
Anders Vevang, Carter Roth, Declan Rusk, Tristan Malletroit, Alex Morton, Joshua Nacker, Owen Voice, Sam Dodd, Thomas Kreuger, Ike Tacheny, Dominic Kreiling, Jonathon Torbenson, Marcus Lorenzen, Landon Nebel, Will Brown
Staff:
Paul O’Brien, Luke Geister-Jones, Seth Symond, Piper Wilson, Kira Kostelecky
