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2022 Spring Men Portal
Zoomie Men's Rugby departed on the 2022 Rugby Leadership Initiative (RLI) to southern France. This a bi-annual experience is designed for the USAFA Men's Rugby Team to travel to another country for Professional Military Development, Mil-to-Mil engagement, cultural immersion, and rugby fellowship. This year 25 players made the trip to southern France where they will visit the Ecole de l'Air (French Air Force Academy), meet with US Military and State Department officials, visit a French Air Force fighter squadron, and play two matches; one against the Salon-de-Provence Rugby Club and one against their cadet counterparts from the Ecole de l'Air. Additionally, the team will be guests at a very special annual match between the Royal Air Force and the French Air Force. This is an exciting trip for these young ambassadors from USAFA and Zoomie Rugby. Many of the Zoomie Men's Rugby coaches participated in RLI as USAFA cadets and shared our experiences and the impacts it had on us as graduates, leaders, and advocates for our sport.
Team Record
| Date | Opponent | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17-27 Mar | Salon-de-Provence RC | <score> | Spring break, France |
| 24 Mar | Ecole de l'Air | 14-8 | Spring break, Salon-de-Provence Air Base |
| 2 Apr | CMU | 22-12 | CU 7s |
| 2 Apr | Wyoming | 26-19 | CU 7s |
| 2 Apr | CU | 7-33 | CU 7s |
| 2 Apr | CU | 24-19 | CU 7s |
| 2 Apr | UVU | 26-5 | CU 7s |
| 16 Apr | Wyoming | 38-0 | T-Gabriel (3), Eure, Mathis, Reutsche; C-Gabriel (4); Pool match RMR 7s - Qualifier at USAFA Video: [1] |
| 16 Apr | Utah State University | 45-5 | T-Gabriel (2), Eure, Konecy, LaDuque, Mathis, Palaita; C-Gabriel (5); Pool match RMR 7s Video: [2] |
| 16 Apr | CU | 40-7 | T-Gabriel (2), Mathis (3), Chandler; C-Gabriel (5); Semi-Final Video: [3] |
| 16 Apr | Utah Valley University | 24-19 | Eure (2), Gabriel, Eure (2); C-Gabriel (2); RMR Championship Video: [4] |
| 14 May | Indiana | 14-26 | D1 National 7s Tournament Pool |
| 14 May | Life | 0-17 | D1 National 7s Tournament Pool |
| 14 May | Cal Poly | 5-36 | D1 National 7s Tournament Pool |
| 15 May | Navy | 14-31 | D1 7s Bowl Quarter Final |
| 29 May | Army | 7-34 | CRC First round, New Orleans T- Ruetsche; C - Gabriel [[5]] |
| 29 May | Iowa Central | 26-5 | Survivor Shield: T - LaDuque, Mathis, Gabriel, Brown; C - Gabriel (3) |
| 29 May | Minnesota | 31-5 | Survivor Shield: T - Gabriel (2), Mathis, Malone, LaDuque; C - Gabriel (3) |
| 30 May | Virginia Tech | 24-12 | Semi - Survivor Shield: T - Mathis, Gabriel (2), Chandler; C - Gabriel (2) [[6]] |
| 30 May | U of South Carolina | 26-19 | Survivor Shield Championship: T - LaDuque, Chandler, Gabriel (2); C - Gabriel (3) [[7]] [[8]] |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb | UNC | 28-28 | T - Malone, Trujillo, Lambert (2) |
| 19 Feb | UNC | 28-21 | T - Palaita, Kavanaugh, Seals (2) |
| 19 Feb | CU-B | 14-28 | T - Stephens, Whitney |
| 19 Feb | CU-A | 0-42 | |
| 19 Feb | CU-B | 49-0 | T - Palaita, Brown, Williams, Malone, Seals (3) |
| 19 Feb | DU-B | 28-21 | T - Bolinger, Jonsson (3) |
| 19 Feb | DU-A | 14-28 | T - Robinson, Mederios |
| 23 Apr | Southern Nazarine U White | 35-0 | T-Malone (3), Kavanaugh (2), Seal, Mitchell; C-Mitchell (5); Videos: [[9]] |
| 23 Apr | Oklahoma U | 26-0 | T-Malone (3), Konecny; C-Malone (3) |
| 23 Apr | Iowa Central College | 5-29 | T - Malone |
| 23 Apr | Southern Nazarene U Red | 22-0 | 3rd Place Finish; T-Malone (3), Kavanaugh, C-Malone |
| 2 Apr | CU B | 38-7 | CU 7s |
| 23 Apr | Iowa State U | 7-24 | Oklahoma CRC Qualifier; Mitchell - T and C; Photos [10] |
| Last Name | First Name | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Baumgartner | Colin | 2025 |
| Bazarov | Sam | 2024 |
| Beggs | Josiah | 2025 |
| Benson | Alan | 2023 |
| Bollinger | Simon | 2025 |
| Boswell | Wyatt | 2022 |
| Brown | Jack | 2025 |
| Chandler | Landon | 2023 |
| Claydon | Stephen | 2025 |
| Cook | Jackson | 2024 |
| Crosby | Tim | 2022 |
| Deleeuw | Colby | 2025 |
| Eastman | Calan | 2025 |
| Fricke | William | 2025 |
| Foster | Jacob | 2022 |
| Felch | Dallas | 2022 |
| Gabriel | CJ | 2023 |
| Garofalo | Michael | 2022 |
| Garrison | Ryan | 2025 |
| Heidelberger | Tony | 2023 |
| Jonsson | Jonas | 2025 |
| Kass | Kyle | 2023 |
| Kavanaugh | Caleb | 2025 |
| Kelly | Jack | 2024 |
| Konecny | Brandon | 2022 |
| LaDuque | Riley | 2022 |
| Lambert | Cody | 2025 |
| Luedeke | Alexander | 2022 |
| Malone | Dalton | 2023 |
| Mason | Michele (Mace) | 2022 |
| Medeiros | Jason | 2024 |
| Mathis | Brayden | 2022 |
| Mitchell | Jackson | 2023 |
| Molino | Alexander | 2023 |
| Moomaw | Roger | 2024 |
| Musselman | Isaac | 2025 |
| Nyfeler | Peter | 2022 |
| Palaiti | Jeremiah | 2024 |
| Peneff | Yury | 2025 |
| Pingree | Jackson | 2022 |
| Quick | Samuel | 2025 |
| Reid | Brandon | 2022 |
| Riley | Cyrus | 2025 |
| Ruetsche | Austin | 2022 |
| Schwaab | Aidan | 2025 |
| Seals | Isiah | 2025 |
| Smith | Cooper | 2022 |
| Takhar | Angad | 2025 |
| Trujillo | Jacob | 2025 |
| Vance | Sam | 2022 |
| Whitney | Bennett | 2023 |
| Wiltz | Tariq | 2023 |
| Williams | Eli | 2024 |
| Zimmerman | Andrew | 2025 |
| Eure | David | |
| Malone | Dalton |
Post Season Experience/Records
Leadership
Staff
Head Coach - Denny Merideth '73 [[11]]
Assistant Coach (scrum) - Jeff Burrows '81
Assistant Coach (scrum) - Mick Harper '92
Assistant Coach (backs) - Joe Dan Cox '98
Assistant Coach - Jamie Booth
OIC - Mr. Glen Dudevoir USMA '78
Trainers - Maj Adrian Marrero. Capt Drew Oen, Capt Laura Eberle
Captains and Cadet Leadership
Captain - Riley LaDuque
CIC - Cooper Smith
NCOIC - Jackson Mitchell
Fitness Officer - CJ Gabriel
Media
Click here for 2022 Spring Break Trip
Click here for more 2022 Spring Men's photos
