Nicole Heavirland Explained

Birth Date:25 February 1995
Birth Place:Whitefish, Montana, U.S.
Education:Phillips Exeter Academy
Alma Mater:Army West Point
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Height:5 ft 5 in
Weight:145 lb
Ru Position:Fly half, Scrum half
Repyears1:2017
Repcaps1:7
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Ru Sevensnationalcomp1:3

Nicole Heavirland (born February 25, 1995) is an American rugby union player. She made her debut for the in 2017. She was named in the Eagles 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Heavirland attended Glacier High School in her junior year before she transferred to Phillips Exeter Academy.[4] She began playing rugby at the age of 15. She made her rugby sevens debut during the 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. She travelled as a reserve to the 2016 Brazil Olympics.[5] [6] [7] She was a USA Rugby All-American at the United States Military Academy.[8]

Heavirland was among 12 players selected to represent Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.[9] She was again selected to represent the United States at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[10] [11] Heavirland was a travelling alternate at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[12]

She came out as gay in March 2022.[13]

References

  1. News: Eagles announced for Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland . Wise . Chad . July 17, 2017 . USA Rugby . September 20, 2017.
  2. Web site: Women Eagles Name World Cup Squad . July 17, 2017 . www.thisisamericanrugby.com . September 20, 2017.
  3. Web site: New caps in Women's Eagles World Cup squad . July 20, 2017 . Americas Rugby News.com . en-US . September 20, 2017.
  4. News: Whitefish Native Heavirland an Olympic Hopeful in Rugby . Tabish . Dillon . July 8, 2016 . Flathead Beacon . September 25, 2017 . en-US.
  5. Web site: PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: GET TO KNOW USA'S NICOLE HEAVIRLAND . May 19, 2017 . www.canadasevens.com . en-US . September 25, 2017.
  6. News: Whitefish's Heavirland Bound for Brazil . Tabish . Dillon . July 19, 2016 . Flathead Beacon . September 25, 2017 . en-US.
  7. News: RUGBY: Heavirland headed to Rio . July 19, 2016 . The Daily Inter Lake . September 25, 2017 . en.
  8. Web site: Nicole Heavirland Named USA Rugby All-American . September 7, 2015 . Army West Point . en . September 25, 2017.
  9. Web site: Tokyo Olympics 101: Who's qualified for Team USA? NBC Olympics. 2021-06-25. www.nbcolympics.com. en.
  10. Web site: September 2, 2022 . USA names rosters for Sevens World Cup . September 14, 2022 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  11. Web site: Cahill . Calder . September 1, 2022 . Women's Eagles Sevens target podium chase as roster is named for the Rugby World Cup Sevens . September 14, 2022 . eagles.rugby . en.
  12. Web site: Whitefish's Nicole Heavirland putting 'best forward,' soaking up third time competing at Olympics . July 11, 2024 . Montana Sports . July 31, 2024.
  13. News: Zeigler . Cyd . March 21, 2022 . Olympian Nicole Heavirland comes out, hoped to be outed . en . March 22, 2022.

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