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Coach Rusert is not only the Air Force Academy women’s rugby coach, she is the Commissioner at the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association, the Palmer High School Terror Rugby coach – girls and boys, and the Junior Tigers Summer Youth Rugby director. In Colorado Springs you could say coach Amy “is” Rugby.  She is one of the architects of the NCAA rugby initiative. In addition to Air Force, Amy is a L300 coach of record for CSU Men and handles all of their conference and DI-A administration. (Her son is a student there and happens to be the captain)
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Coach Rusert, an L300 level caoach, has served as the head coach of the volunteer coaching staff since the fall of 2015. During this time, AFA Women's Rugby has made five post-season appearances; four times to the USA Rugby Fall Elite Eight in 15s, including two championship game appearances and two USA Rugby Fall 15s Championship Title. In the spring of 2018 AFA Women's Rugby won the USA Rugby 7s National Championship Title in the non-varsity/NCAA Open Division. Rusert currently serves as the NIRA-NCAA Women's Rugby Commissioner and as a coach and director with Team 5785 and Palmer HS Boys and Girls Rugby, and Junior Tigers Summer Youth Rugby director. Previously, Rusert served as the commissioner for three women's and men's divisions of the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Conference from 2010-2017 and was the the founder of the USA Rugby/NCAA Emerging Sports initiative in 1996.

Latest revision as of 15:57, 5 November 2019

Coaching History

Head Coach Fall 2015 - Present

Short Biography

Amy Rusert

Coach Rusert, an L300 level caoach, has served as the head coach of the volunteer coaching staff since the fall of 2015. During this time, AFA Women's Rugby has made five post-season appearances; four times to the USA Rugby Fall Elite Eight in 15s, including two championship game appearances and two USA Rugby Fall 15s Championship Title. In the spring of 2018 AFA Women's Rugby won the USA Rugby 7s National Championship Title in the non-varsity/NCAA Open Division. Rusert currently serves as the NIRA-NCAA Women's Rugby Commissioner and as a coach and director with Team 5785 and Palmer HS Boys and Girls Rugby, and Junior Tigers Summer Youth Rugby director. Previously, Rusert served as the commissioner for three women's and men's divisions of the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Conference from 2010-2017 and was the the founder of the USA Rugby/NCAA Emerging Sports initiative in 1996.