{"id":2949,"date":"2016-05-05T21:57:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T21:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/?p=2949"},"modified":"2017-08-02T17:21:36","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T17:21:36","slug":"cc-womens-rugby-second-in-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/2016\/05\/05\/cc-womens-rugby-second-in-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"CC Women\u2019s Rugby Second in the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Montana Bass \u201918<\/strong><\/p>\n

After their first season in the National Small College Rugby Organization Women\u2019s 7s League, CC\u2019s women\u2019s rugby team took home second place in the national championship held in Charlotte, North Carolina, April 30-May 1.<\/p>\n

This season marked the first time that CC women\u2019s rugby has qualified for a national tournament. In past years, the team played in the 15s league, with 15 players on the field at one time instead of seven, and had made it to the playoffs. After switching to the 7s format, throwing themselves into their sport, and fostering a tight-knit team dynamic, the players have seen amazing success.<\/p>\n

Both coach Michael Windle and the student-athletes say the close relationships they share have been important contributors to their achievements. \u201cOur team is really like a family; they\u2019re super close,\u201d Windle says. \u201cI had to pick 12 players to go to the championships. Every single girl was supportive of her teammates. They were happy for each other to go just as much as they would have been themselves.\u201d Rachel Fitch \u201919 agrees wholeheartedly, \u201cThe team itself is a fabulous bunch of human beings and we all have great chemistry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, these women didn\u2019t make it to the national championship solely on heart; they\u2019re an extremely talented group of athletes. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a whole lot of athleticism,\u201d says Windle. \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly fast.\u201d Fitch was a nationally ranked all-star rugby player in high school. Windle also mentions Naya Herman \u201916 and Emilia Delgado \u201917 as integral team members. \u201cNaya is and always has been the heart of the team,\u201d he says. \u201cEmilia has taken to the sport like no one I\u2019ve ever seen. She\u2019s a hard runner and has a nose for the goal. She goes for it right away and is our lead scorer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond talent and love for one another, this team has one other thing in common: a fierce love for the sport of rugby. Fitch claims rugby will always have a place in her heart and referred to it as, \u201can artistic form of violence.\u201d Herman concurs, crediting the sport\u2019s ferocity for fostering such close relationships between teammates. \u201cRugby is one of the most physically and mentally demanding sports out there, and it requires a special type of courage and strength that women, and anybody really, are rarely encouraged to have. It demands that you show up for your teammates fully.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the post-season, the team\u00a0won five matches out of six over two days and Nora Holmes ’18 was selected to the elite All-Tournament team<\/p>\n

Following such a fantastic season, the women can end the year with a deep sense of fulfillment and excitement for the future. \u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud of these girls,\u201d says Windle. Herman, a graduating senior adds, \u201cI can\u2019t wait to see where the future leaders of CC rugby take the team next.\u201d Be sure to keep an eye out for them in the future!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Montana Bass \u201918 After their first season in the National Small College Rugby Organization Women\u2019s 7s League, CC\u2019s women\u2019s rugby team took home second place in the national championship held in Charlotte, North Carolina, April 30-May 1. This season marked the first time that CC women\u2019s rugby has qualified for a national tournament. In … <\/p>\n

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