Army West Point Athletics
Jake Lachina Named to USA Rugby Squad
June 21, 2019 | Men's Rugby
WEST POINT, N.Y. - USA Rugby head coach JD Stephenson announced the roster today for the 2019 U.S. Pan American Games Men's Sevens team. Among the 12 players named was former Army West Point men's rugby captain, Jake Lachina.
Lachina captained the men's rugby team during the 2017-18 season. He was a two-time All-Rugby East player (2016-17 First Team, 2017-18 Second Team), as well as a two-time USA Rugby All-American Honorable Mention ('16-'17,'17-18) recipient.
He posted 22 career tries during his Army 7s career, including a career high four against Notre Dame during the 2017 season at the West Point 7s Invitational.
The PanAm Games will take place in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11. Per USA Rugby, the PanAm Games come after a remarkably successful season where the USA men qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, reached a No. 2 World Ranking and won seven tournament medals.
"Our Pan Ams squad is excited to continue on the overwhelming success of the sevens program as a whole," said Stephenson. "Automatic qualification for both our men's and women's programs is a tough act to follow, but the group selected is hungry for an opportunity to impress against some of the world's best. The selection committee has picked a squad that represents our Tokyo 2020 hopefuls, but also those who could be pivotal in our success working towards 2024."
2019 U.S. Pan American Games Men's Sevens Roster
Joe Schroeder -- Prop -- USA Sevens Residency Program
Jake Lachina -- Prop -- Army West Point
Christian Dyer -- Prop/Hooker -- University of California-Berkeley
Lorenzo Thomas -- Prop -- Lindenwood University
Ben Broselle -- Hooker/Center -- USA Sevens Residency Program
Harley Wheeler -- Hooker -- Life University
Cody Melphy -- Fly Half -- USA Sevens Residency Program
Naima Fuala'au -- Scrum Half -- USA Sevens Residency Program
D'Montae Noble -- Scrum Half -- Kutztown University
Marcus Tupuola -- Center/Wing -- USA Sevens Residency Program
Maceo Brown -- Center -- USA Sevens Residency Program
Travion Clark -- Wing -- Vail Rugby
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