“My whole Virginia Tech experience has been made by rugby people; I don't even know what I would do with myself at Tech without it.”
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Senior Jetta Owens is a three-time All-American and a USA Women’s National Rugby Team candidate.
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“[Being a three-time All-American] makes me feel super cool. I feel pretty badass. It always came back to the Tech team for me. I had coaches at these camps, and I’m learning all of these new drills, so I’m writing it all down -- what we did, what I learned, how can I apply this -- and I bring it back to Tech with me. I brought back the drills from Trula Vista and we ended up just killing teams. I think that’s what really changed our program here.”
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Things were going really well for Owens in the spring of 2020, but unfortunately the pandemic hit. Though her plans were rerouted, the process for Owens to attend the Women’s National Team Denver Daily Training Environment worked out pretty perfectly. Prior to the pandemic, Owens was out in V...