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Alumni through the Years

1993-1994

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1995 – None

1996 – None

1997 – None

1998 or 1999

From Kim Davis: West Championship tourney in 1998 or 99. Dallas was still defunct and weren’t cipped, so we picked up some of their players to cipp with us so we’d have a full side for West. The fields were covered in goose poop because rain had forced us off the nice pitches at the University in Kansas City and onto some very rural secondary fields on the Missouri side of the river. We drove up there in two vans, and one van got lost in Dallas and nearly ended up in Texarkana on the way home. It was so muddy that year that Mona made us wash the mud off our bodies using parking lot puddles and our own dirty socks before she’d let us get into the rental vans. Luckily, she had also made us set aside a clean set of clothes so we didn’t have to ride back to the hotel in our knickers.

From Janna Swain: This is from the Valks’ first trip to Western Regionals, was the 98-99

1999

Mardi Gras Tournament

2000

From Kate Nichol: Lineout pic is Austin against ? around 2000. Damn we are high!

2000

From Kate Nichol: Austin reps of the 1st Texas Select Side, playing in the High Desert Classic.

2001

From Kim Davis: Little Rock Tourney around Fall 2001. Mojo & Shannon had found those safety-orange beanies for cheap at wal-mart and many of us joined in the fun.

2001

From Kate Nichol: Back row pic is from the scrimmage when Ken Hudson was coaching us.

2002

From Kim Davis: This photo is from Wests, also in Kansas, and probably in 2002 or so. We were significantly classier by then.

2002

From Kate Nichol: Austin v Alamo City. ca 2002

2001-2002

From Kim Davis: This photo is from West, Kyle & Erik were both coaching.

From Janna Swain: I remember because I was trying everything I could to be rehabbed enough from a serious sprained ankle to play that April (estimated Spring 2001 or 2002).

From Kim Davis: This photo is from West, Kyle & Erik were both coaching.

From Janna Swain: I remember because I was trying everything I could to be rehabbed enough from a serious sprained ankle to play that April (estimated Spring 2001 or 2002).

2002

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2003

From Kate Nichol: JJ and Laura Mac as Eagles

2004

From Kate Nichol: Meg making a tackle at Pumpkinfest 2004. Kate N in support.

2004

From Kate Nichol: Austin v Coast womens rugby, 2004 challenge match. You kicked our butts!

2006

Best of the West Champions 2006

2007

Valkyries vs Glendale Lady Raptors in Glendale, CO. We played in the new Infiniti Rugby Stadium in Colorado. 7 cameras caught all the action and it was amazing to say the least.

2008

Hurricane Ike 2008 – We were supposed to play Glendale in Austin but they did not come, it was 75 degrees and absolutely beautiful so our Bside played TX State.

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From Kim Davis: I was stopping a nose bleed inflicted by my teammate in a Texas Select Side Game against one of the Colorado teams in Colorado Springs. They eventually cut the strings off the tampons so I could drink without trailing the strings in it. After those got soaked through (from the nosebleed, not the beverage) we used another set. I’m still paying for the surgery from straightening my nose out (seriously).