2007 Rice finishes 4th in Top Northeast Tournament!!

During Easter Weekend, Rice traveled to Washington DC to participate in the 2007 Cherry Blossom Tournament. Against top notch competition, the team finished 4th out of 24 schools.

In round one, Rice fell to Cornell but recovered to beat UVA and Longwood. In the playoff round, Rice beat Fordham to advance to the semi"s. Senior hooker William (Billy) McLucas organized this fun and successful trip.

View the following pictures below - more details to come soon.

Snowy Field

The tournament started off with snow on the ground.

Rice vs Longwood LineOut II

GP (Gianpaolo Tinari) of Rice soars high to grap the lineout (throw-in) against Longwood. He is lifted by Christopher Ottolino (Wolfman) in front and football convert Will Wood from behind.

Rice Lineout vs Longwood

Again GP (Gianpaolo Tinari) of Rice is lifted high into the air to win another lineout for Rice.

Washington Momument

The team enjoy the Washington Memorial in the nation"s capital. Front Row (left to right) - Tyler Visco, Sergio Jaramillo, Tom Deitch, Reid Poynor, Billy McLucas, Omar Dimachkieh, Mac Fernandez.

Back Row (left to right) - Alex Bonnel, Geoff Marcek, Chris Ottolino, Ari Kapusta, Kurt Wilson, Steven Stith, Jackson Balthrop, Irish, Pat Caldera, Sean Monks, Jake Winter, Will Wood.

Capital Building