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2025-26 Men's Rugby Roster

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Michael Strehle

  • Class Senior
  • Position Fly Half
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 156
  • Hometown Belle Harbor, N.Y.
  • High School Xavier

Biography

Career Honors:
2025-26 CRAA Division I-A First Team All-American
2024-25 CRAA Division I-A All-American
2025 First Team All-Rugby East
2024 Rugby East Honorable Mention

2025-26 // Senior Year 
Fall Season:
Started all six games for the Midshipmen … Voted co-team captain, helping lead Navy to its fourth consecutive Rugby East Conference title.
Spring Season: Earned his second All-America honor … Started all seven games … Totaled 12 points on two tries and one conversion … Scored his first try of the season in a 52-8 victory over Mount St. Mary’s … Recorded his lone conversion of the season against BYU … Scored a try in the CRAA Semifinal game against Life to help Navy punch its ticket to the national championship.

2024-25 // Junior Year 
Fall Season:
Started nine matches to help Navy claim its third straight Rugby East Conference Championship … Scored his first career try in a 35-10 victory over Penn State … Ran in a try against Queens in a 49-19 victory … Collected Honorable Mention All-Rugby East recognition.
Spring Season: Garnered CRAA Division I-A All-America recognition for the first time in his career … Appeared in four matches, making three starts, to help Navy go 4-0 during the spring regular season … Scored a try in a 27-22 victory over No. 13 Mary Washington.

2023-24 // Sophomore Year
Fall Season:
Appeared in six matches to help Navy post an 11-0 record during the fall and win its second straight Rugby East Conference Championship.
Spring Season: Appeared in three matches, making one start … Nailed two conversions in Navy’s 69-5 victory over Western Ontario.

2022-23 // Freshman Year 
Fall Season:
Appeared in six matches, making two starts, to help Navy post an 11-0 record and claim the Rugby East Conference Championship … Scored a season-high 10 points on five conversions in Navy’s 50-10 win over Virginia Tech.
Spring Season: Appeared in five matches, making two starts, to help Navy finish the season with an 18-0 record and win the Division I-A National Championship in its inaugural varsity season.

High School 
A 2021 graduate of Xavier High School in New York, New York … Earned two varsity letters in football and rugby … Named MVP of the rugby team his sophomore year.

Personal 
Son of John and Christine Strehle … Cousin, TJ Stackpole, is a 2017 graduate of the Naval Academy … Brother, Kevin, is a 2021 graduate of the Naval Academy … Attended Loyola University Maryland during the 2021-22 academic year … Majoring in history.


 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Fly Half
    5'10" 156 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Fly Half
    5'10" 156 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    Fly Half
    5'10" 156 lbs
  • 2025-26Senior

    Fly Half
    5'10" 156 lbs