2018 Women's Rugby Roster
Roster
Saarenheimo-VanderHorst, Matja
Prop
/ Women's RugbyScrum Half/Lock
/ Women's RugbyProp/Lock
/ Women's RugbyFlanker
/ Women's RugbyOutside Center
/ Women's RugbyNumber 8/Flanker
/ Women's RugbyScrum-Half/Hooker
/ Women's RugbyFlyhalf
/ Women's RugbyLock
/ Women's RugbyWing
/ Women's RugbyFullback/Center/Wing
/ Women's RugbyFullback/Wing
/ Women's RugbyHooker
/ Women's RugbyCenter/Lock
/ Women's RugbyFlanker
/ Women's RugbyScrum Half
/ Women's RugbyWing
/ Women's RugbyWing
/ Women's Rugby
Jersey Number 8
Matja Saarenheimo-VanderHorst
- Position:
- Number 8/Flanker
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Grandville, Mich.
- High School:
- Grandville
- Position:
- Number 8/Flanker
Bio
As a Freshman in 2018
- Received the Strength & Conditioning award at the team's annual awards ceremony
- Scored her first career try in an 85-3 win over Brown
- Recorded two assists in the spring 7's season
- Graduated from Grandville High School in 2018
- Named All-American
- Named All-State
- Was a varsity starter for Grandville for all four years
- Finished as a runner-up in the Division II Nationals
- Also played for the Grandville Girls Rugby Club
- Named to the Michigan, Northern Indiana and Mid-West All-Star teams
- Majoring in Medical Sonography Diagnostics
- Daughter of Outi Saarenheimo and Tom VanderHorst
- Has one brother, Eppe, and one sister, Petra
- Brother, Eppe, wrestled at Heidelberg for one year
- Hobbies included travelling, reading, mini golfing and hammocking
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Also played basketball, ran track and field, and was in the varsity marching band in addition to rugby
Women's Rugby vs. Dartmouth (10/26)
Saturday, October 26
Women's Rugby vs. Army (10/19)
Saturday, October 19
Women's Rugby vs. AIC
Saturday, October 12
Women's Rugby vs Princeton
Saturday, October 05
