January 8 - Twenty-three standout players have been named to the Men’s All-Star Championship All-Tournament Team by a committee of selectors and scouts on hand Sunday in Round Rock, TX. Division I quarterfinalist Wheeling, Small College semifinalist Cal Poly Humboldt and Thomas More all landed multiple players on the list. 

Wheeling’s Aaron Juma and Joseph Iye were arguably the best players for undefeated champion Great Lakes, scoring or setting up countless tries from flanker and center, respectively. Saints Bautista St. Bonnet and Tshepo Moselane were instrumental for the Great Lakes, St. Bonnet from the flank and Moselane earning MVP honors for his work in the Thunderbirds’ back three. Lumberjacks Logan McDaniel and Isaac Khelo provided a presence to the Pacific Coast’s tight five.

McDaniel and Khelo were joined in representing Small College by New England’s Jordan Chappell (Endicott) and the Midwest’s Joey O’Brien (St. John’s MN). Two Division II players were tapped; Tri-State lock Raymond Santiago (RPI) and Independent Joey Nguyen (UMass Lowell). Three Division I-AA players were picked in the Southeast’s Chase Travis (Alabama), who played his way up from the Rising Stars side over the weekend, the Mid Atlantic’s Hunter Danesi (Virginia Tech) and the Great Lakes’ Seth Lemke (Western Michigan).

By conference, the Big Rivers led the way with seven selections across the Great Lakes and Midwest. The Liberty conference had four players recognized from the Tri-States and Independents. The Rugby East had one player picked from each the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Northern California landed the two Lumberjacks from the Pacific Coast. And the Colonial Coast, MAC, MARC, New England Wide, Northern Lights, SCRC, Southern and Tri-State conferences each had one selected to the All-Tournament Team.  

Thunderbirds Sweep All Star and Rising Star Championships

All-Tournament Team

Jordan Chappell: New England Red - Endicott College - Junior

Jeremiah Curry: Southeast - Queens University of Charlotte - Junior

Hunter Danesi: Mid-Atlantic - Virginia Tech - Senior

JD Farrell: Great Lakes - Marian University - Senior

Oliver Fussell: Southeast - Belmont Abbey College - Sophomore

Joseph Iye: Great Lakes - Wheeling University - Junior

Coleman Jackson: New England Red - Northeastern University - Senior

Aaron Juma: Great Lakes - Wheeling University - Sophomore

Isaac Khelo: Pacific Coast - Cal Poly Humboldt - Junior

Seth Lemke: Great Lakes - Western Michigan University - Sophomore

Aminio Manu: New England Red - American International College - Sophomore

Bradley Mayekiso: Midwest - Principia College - Junior

Logan McDaniel: Pacific Coast - Cal Poly Humboldt - Junior

Tshepo Moselane: Great Lakes - Thomas More University - Junior

Joey Nguyen: New England White - UMass Lowell - Junior

Joey O'Brien: Midwest - St. John's University (MN) - Senior

Tony Robinson: Tri-State - Nazareth College - Senior

Raymond Santiago: Tri-State - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Junior

Bautista St. Bonnet: Great Lakes - Thomas More University - Sophomore

Yacouba Traore: Tri-State - Iona University - Sophomore

Chase Travis: Southeast - University of Alabama - Senior

Koen Webb: Midwest - Iowa Central Community College - First Year

Chris Wylde: Mid-Atlantic - Mount St. Mary's University - Junior

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