OLIVIA BENZAN-DANIEL
All photos provided by award recipient. Credit to GJETERHUND Photography, Melissa Barker, and Scott Green.
Age: 28
Hails From: Lynn, Massachusetts; is a lifelong New Englander
Job That Pays the Bills: IT Service Desk/Student Engagement Manager for Harvard Medical School
Rugby Life:
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Brandeis University Women’s Rugby (Head Coach)
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St. Mary’s High School Girls team (Head Coach)
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Free Jacks Academy (Assistant Coach)
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WPL Team, Beantown Rugby (Player - Prop)
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WPL All-Star, selected for Fall 2019 Premiership Scholarship Trip (Coach)
Leading Like a Boss:
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President, College Rugby Association of America Women’s Division
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Secretary, American College Rugby Association (ACRA)
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Commissioner, Northeast D1
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Vice Commissioner, Rugby Northeast
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Clinics Coordinator, 7s Program Director, Tournament Coordinator for Beantown
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AR Club Council Training & Development CommitteeMember, US
Why We Love Olivia:
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Organizes volunteer coaches for co-ed youth rugby clinics and works with MYRO for middle school girls’ programs like the Winter Bubble Rookie Rugby and the All Girls Sports Festival
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Coordinates with senior club teams to contribute to the Annual High School Girls Rugby Jamboree
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Hobbies include axe-throwing and family game nights
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