CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Women's Rugby has landed 17 student-athletes on the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) All-Academic Team for their performances in the classroom and on the field, NIRA announced on Thursday.
To qualify as a potential NIRA All-Academic honoree, a student-athlete must be in at least their sophomore year and have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above. They also must have made a significant contribution to the team, competing in at least half of the season's games.
During the 2025-26 season, the Crimson won the 15s national championship for the third consecutive season behind a 9-0 record, captured the Ivy title during both the 15s and 7s seasons, and placed third at the 7s national championship.
2025-26 Harvard NIRA All-Academic Honorees
Ava Ference (Junior, Government)
Ava Giguere (Junior, Chemistry)
Charlotte Gilmour (Senior, Human Evolutionary Biology)
Dana Greer (Sophomore, Computer Science)
Maya Hilger (Junior, Psychology)
Skylar Jordan (Senior, Folklore & Mythology Honors/Linguistics)
Eyve Martinez (Sophomore, Integrative Biology)
Josephine Mignone (Sophomore, Social Studies Honors)
Lily Miller (Junior, Economics/Environmental Science & Public Policy)
Tiahna Padilla (Senior, Engineering Sciences)
Eseta Pale (Sophomore, Applied Mathematics)
Eva Rankin (Senior, Social Studies Honors)
Olyvia Snyder (Senior, Applied Mathematics)
Victoria Stanley (Senior, Economics)
Courtney Taylor (Junior, Government/History)
Natalia Villanueva-Hernandez (Sophomore, Integrative Biology)
Sofia Zhang (Sophomore, Engineering Sciences)