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Individual Honors

From left, women’s alum and USA Eagle Alena Olsen, Former head coach and current Utah Warriors general manager Brandon Sparks, alum Cole Van Harn, alum Sequoyah Burke-Combs, and alum Jack Vecchio celebrating Van Harn and Burke-Combs’ Major League Rugby title in 2018.

Michigan Ruggers hold honors in the Big Ten, the Midwest, and across the entire country. In 2018, Sequoyah Burke-Combs and Cole Van Harn became the first former players to play professionally, winning the inaugural MLR championship.

Big Ten

  • Shea Loughnane, 2024, 1st Team 7s
  • Joe Ounsley, 2024, 1st Team 7s
  • Armen Vartanian, 2024, H.M. 7s
  • Matthew Daines, 2023, 1st Team 15s
  • Tommy Hendricks, 2023, H.M. 15s
  • Armen Vartanian, 2023, H.M. 15s
  • Max Rector, 2023, H.M. 15s
  • Joe Ounsley, 2023, H.M. 15s
  • Luke Zana, 2023, H.M. 15s
  • George Janke, 2023, 1st Team 7s
  • Shea Loughnane, 2023, 2nd Team 7s
  • Colin Sampic, 2022, 2nd Team 15s
  • Nathan Feldman, 2022, 2nd Team 7s
  • George Janke, 2022, H.M. 7s
  • Braden Loughnane, 2022 H.M. 7s
  • Nathan Feldman, 2021, 2nd Team 15s
  • Langston Sholl, 2021, 2nd Team 15s
  • Jamie Demers, 2019, 1st Team 15s
  • Jordan Perez, 2019, H.M. 15s
  • Chening Duker, 2015 1st Team
  • Matt Kasten, 2015 1st Team
  • Sequoyah Burke-Combs, 2013, 1st Team
  • Nick Fehrman, 2013, 1st Team
  • Christian Mentzer, 2013, 1st Team
  • Drew Vecchio, 2013, 2nd Team
  • Cole Van Harn, 2013, 2nd Team
  • Joel Conzelmann, 2013, 2nd Team
  • Stuart Starkweather, 2013, H.M.
  • Sequoyah Burke-Combs, 2012, 1st Team
  • Drew Vecchio, 2012, 2nd Team
  • Kenny Andutan, 2012, 2nd Team
  • Joel Conzelmann, 2012, H.M.
  • Mike LaCivita, 2012, H.M.
  • Grady Bridges, 2012, H.M.

All-American

  • Jamie Demers, 2019, All-American Camp Attendee
  • Jamie Demers, 2018, All-American Camp Attendee
  • Sequoyah Burke-Combs, 2015, USA Rugby 7s All-American H.M.
  • Beau Brodtmann, 2008, American Rugby News All-American
  • Greg Rose, 1982, All-American

USA Eagles

  • John Hartman
  • Dave Horton
  • Rich Shurfeld

Major League Rugby

  • Jamie Demers, 2023-Present, Seattle Seawolves
  • Sequoyah Burke-Combs, 2018-2019, Seattle Seawolves
  • Cole Van Harn, 2018-2019, Seattle Seawolves

Midwest

  • Keith Bowen, Senior
  • Ian Chapman, 1986, Senior
  • Tom Foley, Senior, 7s
  • Paul Leblanc, U21s
  • Jeff Hagan, U21s, Senior, 7s
  • Dave Horton, Senior
  • Sean Knight, U25s, Senior, 7s
  • Paul Lund, U25s
  • Dan Mascellino, Senior
  • John Moore, U25s
  • Dave Perpich, Senior
  • Greg Rose, Senior
  • John Tayer, U21s
  • Dale Tuttle, Senior
  • Aaron Turk, 2005, Collegiate
  • Karl Seibert, 2007, Collegiate, Senior
  • Matt Trenary, 2011, Senior
  • Dave Weber, Senior
  • John Wooley, U25s

Academic

  • Otto Janke, 2021-2022, NCR Scholastic All-American
  • Shea Loughnane, 2021-2022, NCR Scholastic All-American
  • Alex Olsen, 2021-2022, NCR Scholastic All-American
  • Max Rector, 2021-2022, NCR Scholastic All-American
  • Armen Vartanian, 2021-2022, NCR Scholastic All-American
  • Sequoyah Burke-Combs, 2015, Academic All-American
  • Nick Fehrman, 2015, Academic All-American
  • Drew Vecchio, 2015, Academic All-American
  • Karl Boothman, 2012, Academic All-American

Coaching

  • Christian Mentzer, 2023-24, Coach of the Year Award

Miscellaneous

  • David Caputo, 2016, Penn Mutual Life of Significance Award
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