2025-26 Men's Rugby Roster
Biography
Career Honors:
2024-25 CRAA Division I-A All-American
2023-24 CRAA Division I-A All-American
2022-23 CRAA Division I-A All-American
2023-24 Rudy Scholz Award Nominee
2024 First Team All-Rugby East
2023 First Team All-Rugby East
2022 First Team All-Rugby East
2024-25 // Junior Year
Fall Season: Appeared and started nine matches during the fall 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, he also led in penalty kicks (17) and second in conversion kicks (25) … Was the only Rugby East Player to score over 100 points … Led the team with 129 points … Converted 36 conversion kicks and 19 penalty kicks … Scored in every game he competed in … Scored a season-high 21 points off three penalty kicks and five penalty kicks in the 41-23 victory over St. Bonaventure … Scored seven conversion kicks in back-to-back matches in the 60-17 victory over Kutztown and 49-19 victory over Queens … Ended the fall season scoring in the final five matches with 23 conversion kicks and eight penalty kicks.
Spring Season: Earned his third-straight CRAA Division I-A All-America honor … Appeared and started in all six matches for Navy … Led the Mids with 58 total points, 15 conversion kicks 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 that dated back to the fall season … Concluded the season as Navy’s leading scorer with 187 total points of 51 conversion kicks, 25 penalty kicks and two tries.
2023-24 // Sophomore Year
Fall Season: Started nine matches to help Navy post an 11-0 record during the fall and win its second-straight Rugby East Conference Championship … Led the team with 150 points during the fall … Was the only mid to score more than 40 points during the season … Led the team with 44 conversion kicks and nine penalty kicks … Scored seven tries, which was tied 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 made penalty kicks with nine … Ended in a tie for second in the league in tries scored (six) and conversion kicks (28) … Scored in all nine appearances during fall campaign … Scored a season-high 26 points to lead the Mids to a 71-0 win over Queens on a try, nine conversion kicks and a penalty kick … Recorded first hat trick and made five penalty kicks in Navy’s, 50-19, victory against Notre Dame College to finish the match with 25 points … Opened the season with a 23-point performance on a try and nine conversion kicks 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 with seven starts to help Navy reach the CRAA DI-A National Championship for the second-straight season … Led the mids with 88 points, 26 conversion kicks and seven penalty kicks during the spring season … Also tallied three tries … Scored a team-high 22 points from a try, seven conversion kicks 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 conversion kicks, 16 penalty kicks and finished third in tries scored with 10 … One of two mids 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 during the fall and claim the Rugby East Conference Championship … Named First Team All-Rugby East … Ended fall season as Navy’s third-best scorer with 60 total points … Finished second amongst Navy’s roster in conversion kicks (15) and penalty kicks (5) and also scored three tries during the fall … 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 the season with an 18-0 record and win the DI-A National Championship in its inaugural season … Led the Mids in points scored (53) and conversion kicks (21) during the spring … Also scored one try and made two penalty kicks … Scored a season-high 15 points on five conversion kicks and a try in Navy’s, 47-10, win over Penn State … Went 4-4 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, Calif. … Earned three varsity letters in rugby … Team captain and MVP of rugby team junior and senior year … Helped team win league championship freshman year … High school teammate with current collegiate rugby players Tai Miller (Grand Canyon), Fletcher Popp (Arizona), Caden Radelunas (Arizona) and AJ Blomquest (Saint Mary’s) … Competed in Olympic weightlifting … Member of National Honor Society … Earned first honor roll accolades every semester of high school.
Personal
Son of Scott Krieger and Deanna Pincetich … Mother, Deanna, works as a nurse … Father, Scott, played baseball at California State University … Majoring in cyber operations … Has USNA academic honors in three semesters … Ranked No. 40 in Military Order of Merit among the class of 2026 (1,127 students).
Historical Player Information
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2022-23Freshman
Fullback
5'11"
200 lbs
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2023-24Sophomore
Center / Fullback
5'11"
200 lbs
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2024-25Junior
Center / Fullback
5'11"
200 lbs
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2025-26Senior
Center / Fullback
5'11"
200 lbs