Naya Tapper
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 Tapper in 2017. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 3, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | West Mecklenburg (Charlotte, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | nayatapper.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Naya Elena Tapper (born August 3, 1994) is an American rugby union player. She debuted for the United States in 2016. She was selected for the squad to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[2][3][4]
Like most of her teammates Tapper began her rugby career while attending her first year of college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She majored in Exercise and Sport Science with a minor in Spanish.[5] She was an All-American athlete at West Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.[6]
Tapper made her rugby sevens debut at the 2016 São Paulo Women's Sevens. In the same year she was selected for the Eagles squad to compete at the Women's Rugby Super Series.[7]
Tapper was among 12 women rugby players selected to represent Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.[8]
References[]
- ^ Naya Tapper | USA Rugby Eagle Profiles. usa.rugby. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ Wise, Chad (July 17, 2017). "Eagles announced for Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland". USA Rugby. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Women Eagles Name World Cup Squad". www.thisisamericanrugby.com. July 17, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "New caps in Women's Eagles World Cup squad". Americas Rugby News.com. July 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Scholar Profile: Naya Tapper". The Carolina Covenant. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ Flynn, Ryan (March 20, 2015). "Spotlight Player of The Week: Naya Tapper". gifttimerugby.com. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ Finlan, Jackie (June 15, 2016). "Tapper Veers Off Path, Reps USA". The Rugby Breakdown: Women's News. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics 101: Who's qualified for Team USA? | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
External links[]
- Naya Tapper at USA Rugby
- Naya Tapper at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- Naya Tapper on Twitter
- Naya Tapper on Instagram
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- American female rugby union players
- United States women's international rugby union players
- Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- Rugby sevens players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players of the United States
- International player in 15-a-side and sevens rugby
- 21st-century American women
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