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2025-26 Men's Rugby Roster

Michael Strehle

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

Biography

Career Honors:
2024-25 CRAA Division I-A All-American
2024 Rugby East Honorable Mention
 
2024-25 // Junior Year
Fall Season: Appeared and started in nine matches to help Navy claim its third-straight Rugby East Conference Championship … Scored his first career try in the 35-10 victory over Penn State … Ran in a try against Queens in the 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 with three starts to help Navy go 4-0 during the spring regular season … Scored a try in the 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 with one start … Nailed two conversion kicks in Navy’s, 69-5, victory over Western Ontario.
 
2022-23 // Freshman Year
Fall Season: Appeared in six matches with two starts to help Navy post an 11-0 record during the fall and claim the Rugby East Conference Championship … Scored a season-high 10 points on five made conversion kicks in Navy’s, 50-10, win over Virginia Tech.
Spring Season: Appeared in five matches with 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, N.Y. … Earned two varsity letters in football and rugby … Named MVP of rugby team 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 … Has earned USNA academic honors in one semester.

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