Name: Lindsay Wieczoek

Nickname: Ninja

Age: 28

Hometown: Tempe, AZ

Occupation: Mouse Tamer

Years Playing Rugby: 4

Years Playing Rugby with NWRFC: 1

Former Rugby Clubs: St. Louis Bombers, St. Louis Sabres

Rugby Position: Flanker, 8-man, Water Girl

Favorite Tournament & Why: Pitch-a-Tent: tents, Kegs tapped at 10am, a watering hole.. need I say more

Why I started playing Rugby: I'm a fighter, not a lover

Rugby Heroine & Why:

Something you don’t know about me: I can break 2 bricks with 1 hand

Favorite Quote(s): "Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however it lasts forever.

Name: Chelsea Baker

Nickname:

Age:

Hometown: Fishers, IN

Occupation: Research Assistant, aka Professional Nerd

Years Playing Rugby: 8

Years Playing Rugby with NWRFC: 1

Former Rugby Clubs: Indy Hoydens, Purdue Women, Short Bus, Havoc Girls

Rugby Position: Center

Favorite Tournament & Why:Nash Bash: there are many man rugby thighs and I bring a box of Franzia.  Life=Complete

Why I started playing Rugby: I was sick of running track and cross country in High School

Rugby Heroine & Why: Niner from Indy Hoydens: she was my first back line coach and has sweet moves

Something you don’t know about me: My dance move, 'spread the butter' is frequently covetted on the dance floor

Favorite Quote(s): "We don't stop oplaying because we get old… we get old because we stop playing"

Name: Rainy Valerio

Nickname: Rainy

Age: 30

Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica

Occupation: Statistician

Years Playing Rugby: 0

Years Playing Rugby with NWRFC: 0

Former Rugby Clubs:

Rugby Position:

Favorite Tournament & Why:

Why I started playing Rugby:

Rugby Heroine & Why: Mel: she had enough skills to get me out on the pitch

Something you don’t know about me: I speak French

Favorite Quote(s): "It came to pass" "What if the hokey pokey IS what it's all about"

Name: Mandy Yow

Nickname: Yow

Age: NONE of your business… OK… 32

Hometown: Memphis, TN

Occupation: Sales

Years Playing Rugby: 6

Years Playing Rugby with NWRFC: 2

Former Rugby Clubs: Memphis Women's

Rugby Position: Back

Favorite Tournament & Why: Nash Bash: I don't have to drive far

Why I started playing Rugby: Looked like fun

Rugby Heroine & Why:
Nancy Dennis: because she is a battleship!
Something you don’t know about me:

Favorite Quote(s): "Behold the turtle.  He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out."

Name: Lisbeth Duke

Nickname: Liz

Age: 28

Hometown: Springfield, OH

Occupation: Promotional Marketing

Years Playing Rugby: 3

Years Playing Rugby with NWRFC: 1

Former Rugby Clubs: Miami University… IT'S IN OHIO!

Rugby Position: Prop

Favorite Tournament & Why: Nash Bash: it's the last one I played

Why I started playing Rugby: something fun to do in college

Rugby Heroine & Why: Chelsea: because she is awesome

Something you don’t know about me: I have 7 sisters

Favorite Quote(s): "If winning isn't important, why keep score?"

Name: Laura LaFlamme

Nickname:

Age: 26

Hometown: Jupiter, FL

Occupation: Dog Trainer

Years Playing Rugby: 1

Years Playing Rugby with NWRFC: 0

Former Rugby Clubs: Clemson WRFC

Rugby Position: 2nd row

Favorite Tournament & Why: I think I only made it to one and it was at UGA… I guess that means it has to be my favorite but I don't have any memorable moments from it

Why I started playing Rugby: To exercise and to win

Rugby Heroine & Why: My friend Danielle that coached when I was in school at Clemson.  She had horrible knees and could out run/beat all of us.  She is an incredible athlete and great role model.

Something you don’t know about me: My feet are bigger than yours

Favorite Quote(s): "The righteous right is neither."

Name : Jessi Braswell
Nickname : JB
Age : 23
Hometown : Hendersonville
Occupation : B2B IT sales
Years Playing Rugby : 0
Years Playin Rugby with NWRFC : 0
Former Rugby Clubs :
Rugby Position : 
Favorite Tournament & Why :
Why I started playing Rugby : I just sort of drifted this way.. it happens.
Rugby Heroine & Why :
Something you don\'t know about me : I can name the presidents in
chronological order.
Favorite Quote(s) : \"There\'s no point in being grown up if you can\'t be
childish sometimes.\" --Dr. Who

Name : Jewelia Hartley
Nickname : Jewels
Age : 21
Hometown : Joelton TN
Occupation : Fiddle Teacher and  Ed student at APSU
Years Playing Rugby : 4
Years Playin Rugby with NWRFC : Rookie
Former Rugby Clubs : Nashville Colts, Ravenwood, South U-19 All Stars, and a
few games with Radcliffe and Beantown summer sevens.
Rugby Position : Front row or flanker
Favorite Tournament & Why : Carbondale 2010 because it was my first.
Why I started playing Rugby : Because I hadn\'t tried it before.
Rugby Heroine & Why : Still looking
Something you don\'t know about me : I got married at age 17.
Favorite Quote(s) : Suck it up and do it. – Daddy

Name : Carissa Cooper
Nickname : Coopsie 
Age : 28 
Hometown : Harrisburg, NE
Occupation : EMT 
Years Playing Rugby : 1

Years Playin Rugby with NWRFC : 1
Former Rugby Clubs :  

Rugby Position : Lock/Forward (+Lifter & Jumper)
Favorite Tournament & Why : whichever tourney I\'m in at the time....because
I want to live the life out of every day, every MOMENT!
Why I started playing Rugby : I grew up around football and basketball and
soccer...never knew much about rugby until recently.  It\'s sort of like
finding my niche, what I was meant for, my joy in athletics.  I LOVE IT!
Rugby Heroine & Why : Judy Lomax....no explanation needed.  ;)
Something you don\'t know about me : You probably don\'t know much about me
period.  I\'m a newbie, a rookie, fresh face in the rugby scene...but I\'m
working hard trying to wrap my brain around the strategies and rules of the
game while loving every moment of bang-up contact.

I was born & raised a Cornhusker (both literally working on our family farm
& as a loyal fan of the NE Husker fball team).  Went to college in Chicago
(Wheaton College) where I played basketball & got my B.A. in Kinesiology &
Psychology.  Since then I\'ve been in and out and around the country doing
ministry.  I\'m currently an Emergency Medical Technician working toward
Physician\'s Assistant school and eventual medical missions abroad.
Favorite Quote(s) : \"God doesn\'t play dice.\" -Albert Einstein

\"Champions keep playing until they get it right.\"  -Billie Jean King

\"Whether you think you can or whether you think you can\'t, you\'re
right.\"  -Henry Ford

Name : Carrie Andersen
Nickname : Ribbons/Pink
Age : 23 
Hometown : Gladstone, MI
Occupation : Receptionist/Medical Assistant

Years Playing Rugby : 1
Years Playin Rugby with NWRFC : 1
Former Rugby Clubs :  

Rugby Position : FullBack/Wing
Favorite Tournament & Why : Ruggapalooza
Why I started playing Rugby : I love being on a team - and my teammates are
great. :) 
Rugby Heroine & Why : Nancy
Something you don\'t know about me : I was a cheerleader in high
school...and a band geek. :P
Favorite Quote(s) : \"Ruck me, maul me, make me scrum!\"