TRUMAN RUGBY

FALL 1999 STATS
1999 Club Officers
President - Zak Wilson
Treasurer - Kevin Byerley
Public Relations - Bryan Lay
Field Secretary - Tony Sauceda
Captain - Zak Wilson
Vice Captain - Bryan Lay		 Awards for Fall 1999
Outstanding Forward - Zak Wilson
Outstanding Back - Ben Sinclair
Outstanding Rookie - Kevin Hunn
Most Improved Player - Jon Neudecker

Allan Chapman Award - Zak Wilson
Season Record
Overall: 11-5-2
"A" (total games played) 9-2-1
"A" (collegiate games) 6-1
"B" (total games played) 2-3-1

Scoring
Total Points Scored ("A+B") 340
Total Points Scored ("A") 284
Total Points Allowed ("A+B") 306
Total Points Allowed ("A") 195

 Most Points
1 - Bryan Lay (12T, 1C = 62 pts)
2 - Tim Russo (3T, 16 C, 1P = 56 pts)
3 - Zak WIlson (8T = 40 pts)
4 - John Neudecker (4T = 20 pts)
T5 - Ben Sinclair (3T = 15 pts)
T5 - Sam Merritt (3T, = 15 pts)

Most Trys
1 - Bryan Lay (12)
2 - Zak Wilson (8)
3 - John Neudecker (4)
What happened in fall 1999?
Won both Heart of America Collegiate Merit Table matches (KU 38-19; K-State 30-10)

3rd in the Heart of America Tournament, University Division, with wins over University of Illinois (17-8) and Texas A&M (28-3), and loss to Wyoming (3-34)

8 players on the Heart of America Collegiate All-Stars; Zak Wilson was captain

"Let the Alumni win one" so they would give us more money!

33 players played an "A" side match

6 new "Zulu Warriors" - Kevin Hunn, Brad Kinnear, Andy Holmes, Chris Gray, Kamron Ahmad, John Neudecker

We've got the "Hanson Brothers" and a "Prairie Dog", "Dirtball", "Bacon", "Chicken Sandwich", "Nuc-bomb", "Mongo", "Lars", "Beautiful", "Short Bus", "Rednut", and of course, "Deke" !
Spring 2000 Highlights
MT matches with K-State and KU
March 18-19 - WRFU Collegiate - Round of 12
April 1-2 - WRFU Collegiate Final Four (Rice)
April 15-16 - USA Rugby Collegiate Sweet 16
 		2000 Club Officers
President - Brian Newcomb
Treasurer - Jason Scherfenberg
Public Relations - Ben Sinclair
Field Secretary - Greg Gallagher
Captain - Zak Wilson
Vice Captain - Bryan Lay

Fall 1999 Post-season Banquet
The fall banquet was held Tuesday, December 7th at the Kirksville Country Club. Af ter dinner, outgoing president, Zak Wilson, made some remarks on the previous season and introduced the newly elected Executive Committee (see below). Coach Sexton then introduced the guest speaker, former player, coach, and two-time winner of the Chapman Award, Guy Hagen. Guy reflected on how things were at Truman (Northeast Missouri State) when he was a student and player. He offered words of encouragement for the coming season, and advised the Truman players to take full advantage of their time in school, and to appreciate their opportunity. Guy also encouraged them to consider taking time to travel and play overseas as a means of developing their game. Guy then regaled the audience with a few stories of bygone glories! Following Hagen's talk, Sexton presented the awards for the fall season (see below).

Awards Fall 1999

Allan Chapman Award - Zak Wilson
Outstanding Forward - Zak Wilson
Outstanding Back - Ben Sinclair
Outstanding Rookie - Kevin Hunn
Most Improved Player - Jon Neudecker
From left: Neudecker, Hunn, Sinclair, Wilson