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2022-23 Men's Rugby Roster

Thomas S. Kim

Matthew Thibodaux

  • Class Senior
  • Position Tight Head Prop
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 255
  • Hometown Natchitoches, La.
  • High School St. Mary's

Biography

2022-23 // Senior Year
Fall Season:
Appeared in three matches with two starts versus The Citadel and Mount St. Mary’s

Spring Season: Started all seven matches to help Navy finish the season with an 18-0 record and win the Division I-A National Championship … Totaled 25 points during the spring on five tries … Scored a season-high 15 points on three tries in Navy’s, 33-28, victory against California … Also scored a try in Navy’s, 34-26, win over Army
 
High School
2019 graduate of St. Mary’s High School in Natchitoches, La. … Earned varsity letters in football (4), track and field (4) and powerlifting (3) … Named all-district in football junior and senior year … Powerlifting 1A state champion in 275-pound weight class junior year and 1A state champion in 242-pound weight class senior year … State record holder in squat total in 275 and 242-pound weight class … Valedictorian of graduating class
 
Personal
Son of James and Nina Thibodaux … Father, James, works as a pediatrician … Mother, Nina, works as a teacher … He is third of eight children … Brother, Joseph, competes in powerlifting at LA Tech … Brother, David, is a cheerleader at Northwestern State University … Majoring in chemistry, he owns a 3.77 GPA … Has earned USNA academic honors in six semesters