# 1989 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 1989 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the tenth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament, sponsored by Steinlager, took place May 6-7 at the Air Force Academy soccer fields in Colorado Springs, CO. The Air Force Zoomies won their first title with a victory over the Long Beach 49ers. John Oliver of Army was named best forward while Tim Bohman of Air Force was best back.

## Participants

Army Black Nights Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship on April 15–16 at Annapolis, MD.
* Army 33-0 University of Buffalo
* Army 43-18 Navy
Roster:
Coach- Michael Mahan, Wallace, O'Gorman, Vaughn
Captain- John Oliver Record-
Ron Albrecht (Prop), Dave Blain (Scrumhalf), Roscoe Blood (Prop), Brian Burlingame (Hooker), John DeBlasio (Scrumhalf), Sean DeMartino (Flanker), Kevin Dice (Flyhalf), Pete Dunn (Hooker), Kimo Gallahue (#8), Mike Halpin (Center), Mike Kilbane (Fullback), Cliff Lairson (Center), Bill Marshall (Center), Dennis McKernan (#8), Chris Morris (Flanker), Lew Nance (Center), John Oliver (Flanker), Lincoln Oro (Wing), Steven Phillips (Lock), Spence Robinson (Lock), Jim Saccone (Flyhalf), Rick Shipe (Fullback), Scott Sutherland (Prop), Vincent Torza (Center), John Wilson (Wing).
Penn State Nittany Lions Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 22–23 in Madison, WI.
* Penn State 18-0 Michigan State
* Penn State 3-0 Bowling Green
* Penn State 13-12 Wisconsin
Roster:
Coach- Bruce Hale, Sanvido, Smith, Cranston, Bennese, Grigor, Ryland
Captain- Stephen Rae Record-
Peter Anthan (Lock), Kevin Barry (Lock), Rich Cassidy (Fullback), Erick Chizmar (Center), Scott Davis (Wing), Greg Driscoll (Wing), Brian Ewing (Scrumhalf), James Gilhool (Lock), Howard Goldfine (Hooker), Antony Hardon (Lock), Brent Hutchings (Center), Stephen Hynes (Center), Peter Karmilowicz (Wing), Daniel Kelly (Flanker), George Nace (Hooker), Matthew Norton (Center), Lance Polcyn (Prop), Stephen Rae (Scrumhalf), Vincent Rocco (#8), Peter Skeels (Prop), Ian Wallace (Flyhalf), John Walton (Flanker), Jay Wieder (#8), Darren Woolf (Prop), John Zajac (Flanker).
Air Force Zoomies Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 15–16 in Lawrence, KS.
* Air Force 19-0 Rice
* Air Force 16-3 Kansas
* Air Force 22-9 Colorado
Roster:
Coach- Vern Francis, Walt Daniels, Pat Gerdemann, Dave Easler, Jim Jasina
Captains- Brent VanderPol/Jon Finley Record- Harry Blue (Prop), Tim Bohman (Center), Ronald Buckley (Flyhalf), Dan Drummond (Lock), Eric Fester (Wing), Jonathan Finley (Scrumhalf), Jeffrey Hill (#8), William Jacobus (Wing), Timothy Jozwiak (Flanker), Michael Junk (Hooker), Eric Kelm (Hooker), Travis Klopfenstein (Flyhalf), Jon Krause (Lock), David Mets (Fullback), Douglas Nikolai (Center), Kevin Oleen (Prop), James Owen (Lock), Bradley Rogers (Fullback), Glenn Rogers Jr. (Wing), Ted Schiller (Scrumhalf), James Snyder (Prop), Mark Thomas (Scrumhalf), Brent VanderPol (#8), Don Wood (Center), Arthur Wunder (Flanker).
Long Beach 49ers Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 7–9 in Tucson, AZ.
* Long Beach 28-7 Washington
* Long Beach 12-0 Cal Poly SLO
* Long Beach 18-10 California
Roster:
Coach- Dr. Dale Toohey, Kaplan, Stackhouse, Anderson, Morgan Captain-Brett Bowden
Record-
Steve Agor (Wing), Timothy Aitken (Flyhalf), Brett Bowden (Flyhalf), Jim Brown (Wing), Gabriel Cobos Jr. (Fullback), Jerry Fanning (Hooker), Jimmy Guadagno (Scrumhalf), Dario Guerra (Prop), Ray Harper (#8), Mark Kitchen (Center), Andrew Klinkenberg (Lock), Charlie McKerras (Lock), Steve Meert (Scrumhalf), Derrick Munck (#8), Andrew Nicholls (Lock), Jack Purdy (Prop), Kevin Robinson (Center), Eric Skaar (Flanker), Chris Stratton (Wing), Dean Toohey (Flanker), Jon Westerman (Hooker).

## Bracket

| Regional Semifinal | Regional Semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final | | National Semifinal | National Semifinal | | National Final | National Final |
| April 15 - Lawrence, KS | April 15 - Lawrence, KS | | | | | | |
| Air Force | 16 | | | | | | |
| Air Force | 16 | April 16 - Lawrence, KS | April 16 - Lawrence, KS | | | | | |
| Kansas | 3 | April 16 - Lawrence, KS | April 16 - Lawrence, KS | | | | |
| Kansas | 3 | Air Force | 22 | | | | |
| April 15 - Lawrence, KS | April 15 - Lawrence, KS | | Air Force | 22 | | | | |
| April 15 - Lawrence, KS | April 15 - Lawrence, KS | Colorado | 9 | | | | |
| Colorado | 32 | Colorado | 9 | | | | |
| Colorado | 32 | | | | May 6 – Colorado Springs, CO | May 6 – Colorado Springs, CO | | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | | | | May 6 – Colorado Springs, CO | May 6 – Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | | | | Air Force (West) | 17 | |
| April 15 - Annapolis, MD | April 15 - Annapolis, MD | | | | | Air Force (West) | 17 | |
| April 15 - Annapolis, MD | April 15 - Annapolis, MD | | | | Army (East) | 16 | |
| Army | 35 | | | | Army (East) | 16 | |
| Army | 35 | April 16 - Annapolis, MD | April 16 - Annapolis, MD | | | | | |
| Buffalo | 0 | April 16 - Annapolis, MD | April 16 - Annapolis, MD | | | | |
| Buffalo | 0 | Army | 43 | | | | |
| April 15 - Annapolis, MD | April 15 - Annapolis, MD | | Army | 43 | | | | |
| April 15 - Annapolis, MD | April 15 - Annapolis, MD | Navy | 18 | | | | |
| Navy | 34 | Navy | 18 | | | | |
| Navy | 34 | | | | | | | May 7 – Colorado Springs, CO | May 7 – Colorado Springs, CO |
| Georgia Tech | 7 | | | | | | | May 7 – Colorado Springs, CO | May 7 – Colorado Springs, CO |
| Georgia Tech | 7 | | | | | | | Air Force | 25 |
| April 8 - Tucson, AZ | April 8 - Tucson, AZ | | | | | | | | Air Force | 25 |
| April 8 - Tucson, AZ | April 8 - Tucson, AZ | | | | | | | Long Beach | 7 |
| Long Beach | 12 | | | | | | | Long Beach | 7 |
| Long Beach | 12 | April 9 - Tucson, AZ | April 9 - Tucson, AZ | | | | | | |
| Cal Poly SLO | 0 | April 9 - Tucson, AZ | April 9 - Tucson, AZ | | | | | | |
| Cal Poly SLO | 0 | Long Beach | 18 | | | | | | |
| April 8 - Tucson, AZ | April 8 - Tucson, AZ | | Long Beach | 18 | | | | | | |
| April 8 - Tucson, AZ | April 8 - Tucson, AZ | California | 10 | | | | | | |
| California | 15 | California | 10 | | | | | | |
| California | 15 | | | | May 6 – Colorado Springs, CO | May 6 – Colorado Springs, CO | | | | |
| Chico State | 6 | | | | May 6 – Colorado Springs, CO | May 6 – Colorado Springs, CO | | | |
| Chico State | 6 | | | | Long Beach (Pacific) | 18 | | | |
| April 22 - Madison, WI | April 22 - Madison, WI | | | | | Long Beach (Pacific) | 18 | | | |
| April 22 - Madison, WI | April 22 - Madison, WI | | | | Penn State (Midwest) | 9 | | Third place | Third place |
| Penn State | 3 | | | | Penn State (Midwest) | 9 | | Third place | Third place |
| Penn State | 3 | April 23 - Madison, WI | April 23 - Madison, WI | | | | | May 7 – Colorado Springs, CO | May 7 – Colorado Springs, CO |
| Bowling Green | 0 | April 23 - Madison, WI | April 23 - Madison, WI | | | | | May 7 – Colorado Springs, CO | May 7 – Colorado Springs, CO |
| Bowling Green | 0 | Penn State | 13 | | | | | Army | 38 |
| April 22 - Madison, WI | April 22 - Madison, WI | | Penn State | 13 | | | | | Army | 38 |
| April 22 - Madison, WI | April 22 - Madison, WI | Wisconsin | 12 | | | | | Penn State | 10 |
| Wisconsin | 12 | Wisconsin | 12 | | | | | Penn State | 10 |
| Miami Ohio | 0 | | | | | | | | |

## Semifinals

* 6 May 1989 1:00PM
| Long Beach | 18–9 | Penn State |
| Try: Jerry Fanning 9'c Con: Brett Bowden Pen: Brett Bowden (3) Drop: Brett Bowden | | Pen: Erick Chizmar 15' Drop: Ian Wallace 60' Ian Wallace 65' |
* Colorado Springs, CO Referee: Don Morrison (New England RFU)
* 6 May 1989 3:00PM
| Air Force | 17–16 | Army |
| Try: Tim Bohman 25' Tim Bohman 60' c Brent VanderPol 80' Con: Skip Rodgers 1/2 Pen: Skip Rogers 40' | | Try: Lincoln Oro 10' Lincoln Oro c Con: Dave Blain 1/2 Pen: Dave Blain 50' Dave Blain 68' |
* Colorado Springs, CO Attendance: 2000 Referee: Jim Russell (Eastern Rockies RFU)

## Third place

* 7 May 1989 1:00PM
| Army | 38–10 | Penn State |
* Colorado Springs, CO

## Final

* 7 May 1989 3:00 PM
| Air Force | 25–7 | Long Beach |
| Try: Art Wunder c Jon Finley Ted Schiller 71' c Tim Bohman c Con: Skip Rodgers (3/4) Pen: Skip Rogers 20' | | Try: Jim Brown Pen: Brett Bowden 9' |
* Colorado Springs, CO Attendance: 3000 Referee: Don Morrison (NERFU)
Champions: Air Force Academy Zoomies Coaches: Vern Francis, Walt Daniels, Pat Gerdemann, Dave Easler, Jim Jasina. Roster: Jim Snyder (Prop), Kevin Oleen (Prop), Harry Blue (Prop), Mike Junk (Hooker), Eric Kelm (Hooker), Dan Drummond (Lock), Jay Owen (Lock), John Krause (Lock), Tim Jozwiak (Wing Forward), Ted Schiller (Wing Forward), Art Wunder (Wing Forward), Jeff Hill (#8), Brent VanderPol (#8), Jon Finley (Scrum Half), Mark Thomas (Scrum Half), Tim Bohman (Center), Bill Jacobus (Center), Donnie Wood (Center), Eric Fester (Wing), Doug Nikolai (Wing), Skip Rodgers (Wing), Dave Mets (Full Back), Brad Rodgers (Full Back).

## College All–Stars

The inaugural All–Star Championship for college rugby players took place in Colorado Springs, CO from June 17–19. Similar to the Inter Territorial Tournaments for club teams the college competition is divided by geographic union and used to select the All–American team that goes on to play other junior national rugby teams. In the final the Eastern RU defeated the Western RFU 31–12. The final standings were 1st East, 2nd West, 3rd Pacific and 4th Midwest.