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2014-15 Women's Rugby

Tessa Muss

  • Class First-Year
  • Hometown Vienna, Va.
  • High School Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Biography

2014-15 (Freshman)
Saw action in multiple games, including a start at home against Cornell and a reserve appearance against Dartmouth … Scored three tries against Cornell (Sep. 27) ... Competed with the Black team at the Frostbite 7’s tournament, helping the team score victories over Harvard Crimson team and MIT (March 7) … Competed with the Black team and the Crimson team at the Crimson 7’s tournament, leading the Crimson team to the championship game against perennial national champions Norwich (March 28) … Saw the field at the Quinnipiac 7’s charity tournament (April 4) … Competed at the Sorenson Cup, helping Harvard score a 12-12 draw against hosts Brown (April 11) … Competed at the Ivy 7’s Championship, helping the team defeat Yale, 22-0, and take fourth (April 18) … Competed at the ARCA 7’s Championship, helping the Crimson defeat Navy and make it to the semifinal round (May 2-3).

Before Harvard
Multi-sport athlete at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology … A three-year starter for the TJHSST lacrosse team at the defensive midfield position … Played two years of varsity basketball, starting in her senior season at guard … She also played one season with Crash Lacrosse club team and the Vienna Soccer Club’s Fusion Red … Helped the Fusion Red win the Washington Area Girls Soccer League – U19 2013 Division 4 Championship … Was named an Athletic Honor Roll Scholar Athlete multiple times in both lacrosse and basketball … Named to the US Lacrosse All-Academic team in 2013, honorable mention all-district team in 2013 and second team all-conference team in 2014 … She also exceled in the classroom, earning a National Merit Scholarship Program Letter of Commendation, being named an AP Scholar with Distinction and the distinction of a National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar … She was a National Honor Society Publicity Chairman, Spanish Honor Society Historian and National AP Scholar … In the community she participated in the Strong Women Strong Girls and Pets as Therapy programs.