Montana State Women's Rugby
Montana State Women's Rugby Club
The Women's Rugby Club was born out of the efforts of several individuals and many former players who worked to resurrect women's rugby in Bozeman and at Montana State around 2011. Michelle O'Brien, Kelly Bard, Kelsie Maricelli, Kevin Griggs and others helped grow the Bozeman Whitetail Rugby Club (pictured), which enabled a new group of young women and a new head coach to transition to an all-college student club and join Rocky Mountain Rugby's Division II Women's Collegiate Conference in 2015. In 2017, the club joined a Division I Conference.
Dustin Vertin
Head Coach
Vertin's playing days began as a lock and 8 at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, CA and continued as a college student with the South Valley Bucks. He has since been a member of the Bozeman Cutthroats playing multiple positions including, 8, flanker, and outside center. Vertin began assisting with the ladies in August 2017 and became head coach fall of 2019.
Karie Orendorff
Assistant Coach
Karie found the sport of rugby while traveling around Australia. Watching the Eastern Suburbs play she asked, “do girls play rugby” and never looked back. Starting her career with Coast Rugby in Long Beach she has played and coached in multiple states and at various levels. Her favorite position is Lock but she tries to convince people she would an amazing Wing! Falll 2019 is her first year assisting Dustin Vertin at Montana State University.
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Officers and Captains
President - Quinn Noonan
Vice President - Tallis Blossom
Treasurer - Bailey Green
Co-Captain - Cassidy McCarthy
Co-Captain - Alecia Panagakis
Field Captain - Brooke Nichols
