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2025-26 Men's Rugby Roster

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Roanin Krieger

  • Class Senior
  • Position Center / Fullback
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 200
  • Hometown Placerville, Calif.
  • High School Jesuit

Biography

Career Honors:
2025-26 CRAA Division I-A First Team All-American
2024-25 CRAA Division I-A All-American
2023-24 CRAA Division I-A All-American
2022-23 CRAA Division I-A All-American 
2025-26 Rudy Scholz Award Nominee
2024-25 Rudy Scholz Award Nominee
2023-24 Rudy Scholz Award Nominee
2025 First Team All-Rugby East
2024 First Team All-Rugby East
2023 First Team All-Rugby East 
2022 First Team All-Rugby East 

2025-26 // Senior Year 
Fall Season:
Started all six games to lead Navy to its fourth consecutive Rugby East title … Earned his fourth consecutive First Team All-Rugby East selection … Led the conference in total points (77) for the third straight season … Led the team in total points (100), conversions (31) and penalty kicks (6) … Recorded 30 points in a 65-3 victory over Mary Washington after making eight conversions, three penalty kicks and a try … Punched in a pair of tries to begin the season in a 50-14 rout over Queens … Scored in five of the six games he played.
Spring Season: Named to the CRAA All-America team for the fourth time in his career … A Rudy Scholz Award finalist for the nation's top collegiate rugby player … Started all seven games … Led the squad with 82 total points, hitting 36 conversions and six penalty kicks … Scored in every game he competed in, including a 36-22 national championship loss to California, where he scored seven points on two conversions and a penalty kick … Finished his career as the program’s all-time leader in total points (673), conversions (205) and penalty kicks (56).

2024-25 // Junior Year 
Fall Season:
Started nine matches to lead Navy to its third straight Rugby East Conference Championship … Named First Team All-Rugby East for the third time in his career … Led the conference in scoring (101) for the second straight season, while also leading in penalty kicks (17) and finishing second in conversions (25) … Was the only Rugby East player to score over 100 points … Led the team with 129 points … Made 36 conversions and 19 penalty kicks … Scored in every game he played … Scored a season-high 21 points on three conversions and five penalty kicks in a 41-23 victory over St. Bonaventure … Made seven conversions in back-to-back matches in a 60-17 victory over Kutztown and a 49-19 victory over Queens … Ended the fall scoring in the final five matches with 23 conversions and eight penalty kicks.
Spring Season: Earned his third straight CRAA Division I-A All-America honor … Started all six matches for Navy … Led the Mids with 58 total points, 15 conversions and six penalty kicks … Scored tries in back-to-back matches against No. 7 Mary Washington and No. 15 Penn State in the first round of the DI-A National Championship Playoff … Scored in 11 straight matches dating back to the fall season … Concluded the season as Navy’s leading scorer with 187 total points on 51 conversions, 25 penalty kicks and two tries.

2023-24 // Sophomore Year 
Fall Season:
Started nine matches to help Navy post an 11-0 record and win its second straight Rugby East Conference Championship … Led the team with 150 points during the fall … Was the only Midshipman to score more than 40 points during the season … Led the team with 44 conversions and nine penalty kicks … Scored seven tries, tying for the second-most on the team … Named First Team All-Rugby East after finishing first in the conference with 113 points … Was the only player in the Rugby East to score over 100 points … Led the Rugby East in penalty kicks (nine) and ended in a tie for second in tries (six) and conversions (28) … Scored in all nine appearances during the fall … Scored a season-high 26 points to lead the Mids to a 71-0 win over Queens on a try, nine conversions and a penalty kick … Recorded his first hat trick and made five penalty kicks in a 50-19 victory against Notre Dame College to finish with 25 points … Opened the season with a 23-point performance on a try and nine conversions to help the Mids beat Notre Dame 78-0 … Nailed a walk-off penalty kick to win Navy the inaugural Star Match against Army 23-21.
Spring Season: Appeared in eight matches, making seven starts, to help Navy reach the CRAA DI-A National Championship for the second straight season … Led the Mids with 88 points, 26 conversions and seven penalty kicks during the spring … Also tallied three tries … Scored a team-high 22 points on a try, seven conversions and a penalty kick in Navy’s 57-5 victory over Arkansas State in the CRAA Playoff quarterfinals … Concluded the season as the team’s leading scorer with 238 points … Also led the Mids with 70 conversions and 16 penalty kicks, and finished third in tries with 10 … One of two Midshipmen nominated for the Rudy Scholz Award and one of three to garner CRAA First Team All-America accolades.

2022-23 // Freshman Year 
Fall Season:
Started 10 matches to help Navy post an 11-0 record and claim the Rugby East Conference Championship … Named First Team All-Rugby East … Ended the fall season as Navy’s third-best scorer with 60 total points … Finished second among Navy’s roster in conversions (15) and penalty kicks (5), while also scoring three tries … Scored the 11th-most points in the Rugby East with 33 … Only freshman to earn First Team All-Rugby East accolades and one of only four to earn postseason honors.
Spring Season: Started all seven matches to help Navy finish with an 18-0 record and win the DI-A National Championship in its inaugural season … Led the Mids in points (53) and conversions (21) during the spring … Also scored one try and made two penalty kicks … Scored a season-high 15 points on five conversions and a try in a 47-10 win over Penn State … Went 4-for-4 on conversion kicks in Navy’s 28-22 victory over California in the Division I-A National Championship.

High School 
A 2022 graduate of Jesuit High School in Carmichael, California … Earned three varsity letters in rugby … Team captain and MVP of the rugby team his junior and senior years … Helped the team win the league championship his freshman year … High school teammate with collegiate rugby players Tai Miller (Grand Canyon), Fletcher Popp (Arizona), Caden Radelunas (Arizona) and AJ Blomquest (St. Mary’s) … Competed in Olympic weightlifting … Member of the National Honor Society … Earned first honor roll accolades every semester of high school.

Personal 
Son of Scott Krieger and Deanna Pincetich … Mother, Deanna, is a nurse … Father, Scott, played baseball at California State University … Majoring in cyber operations.


 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Fullback
    5'11" 200 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Center / Fullback
    5'11" 200 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    Center / Fullback
    5'11" 200 lbs
  • 2025-26Senior

    Center / Fullback
    5'11" 200 lbs