Category: Alumnus of the Month

July Alumni of the Month: Barry Walsh

Congratulations to July’s Alumni of the month, Barry Walsh! When did you play? 2005-2009 What position did you play? Wing/Centre What was your favorite memory as a member of the club? Winning the 2007 Midwest Championship game against St. John’s University of Minnesota, where my brother was the starting fullback. I played on the wing in …

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April’s Alumnus of the Month: Inder Dhillon

Congratulations to April’s Alumnus of the Month, Inder Dhillon! When did you play? 2005 to 2009 What position did you play? 10, 11, 14, 15 What was your favorite memory as a member of the club? Saturday as a Rugby day – Games, Socials and All Did you receive any special honors as part of …

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March Alumnus of the Month: Jeremy Reid

Congratulations to March’s Alumnus of the month, Jeremy Reid! When did you play? 2013 – 2017 What position did you play? Backrow 6-8, a little prop in the beginning What was your favorite memory as a member of the club? Definitely has to be the 2015 Costa Rica tour. It was my first tour with …

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February Alumni of the Month: Richard Campbell

Congratulations to this month’s Alumni of the month, Richard Campbell! When did you play? I played at Michigan during my sophomore, junior, and senior years — from the fall of 1976 through 1979. My older brother, Robert Campbell, played for a couple of years in the early 1970s. He was in NROTC and was running …

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January Alumni of the Month: Andrew Finn

Congratulations to this month’s Alumni of the month, Andrew Finn! When did you play? 2001-2005 What position did you play? #8, second row What was your favorite memory as a member of the club? Winning the Midwest Championship in 2004 after a 14-0 season of ruthless, vengeful beatdowns. I think our average score was like …

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December Alumni of the Month: Andrew Bleeda

Congratulations to this month’s Alumni of the month, Andrew Bleeda! When did you play? 2005-2008 What position did you play? Flanker for Michigan, Inside Center for Boulder RFC What was your favorite memory as a member of the club? Raising $4,000 as a team for Casa Alianza in Mexico City and spending time with that …

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November Alumni of the Month: Cooper Smart

Congratulations to this month’s Alumni of the month, Cooper Smart! When did you play? 2012-2016 What position did you play? I played mostly wing, Full back if I was lucky and somebody had a twisted ankle, and sometimes scrumhalf but EXCLUSIVELY in 7s What was your favorite memory as a member of the club? Costa …

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October Alumni of the Month: Brett Barna

Congratulations to this month’s Alumni of the month, Brett Barna! When did you play? 2002 – 2006 What position did you play? Centers + Back 3 What was your favorite memory as a member of the club? Organizing service trip for 45 team members to Khao Lak, Thailand, after Tsunami in 2005. We helped rebuild …

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September Alumni of the Month: Dave Hiltzik

Congratulations to this month’s Alumni of the month, Dave Hiltzik When did you play? 2009-2013, including a pseudo-victory-lap living in the Black House after graduation. What position did you play? Flanker, after a brief foray into the back line during which time I decided I wasn’t smart enough to play in the back line. Now …

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August Alumni of the Month: Mike Lavalle

Congratulations to this month’s Alumni of the month, Mike Lavalle! When did you play? 1999 – 2003 (and was generally known as “Bender” – half the guys I played with didn’t know my given name). What position did you play? Primarily Social Chair (also lock and occasionally flanker). What was your favorite memory as a …

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