Krista McFarren

Krista McFarren (born 15 April 1961) is a former American rugby union player and athlete. She was a radiologist in the United States Air Force and rose to the rank of Lt. Colonel before she retired from active duty in 2001.[1][2]

Krista McFarren
Date of birth (1961-04-15) 15 April 1961
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1985–1990 Maryland Stingers (-)
1990–1994 New Orleans Halfmoons (-)
1994–2003 Maryland Stingers (-)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1989–1994
1997–1998		  United States
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
1997, 2001  United States
Coaching career
Years Team
2006, 2010  United States Assistant Backs Coach

Biography

McFarren began her athletic career in field hockey and earned a field hockey scholarship to Indiana State in 1978. She excelled not only in field hockey, but in badminton and softball as well and was named Indiana State Woman Athlete of the Year in 1982.[3] She was a GTE Academic All-American and graduated cum laude in 1983 with a Bachelor of science degree in medical technology and a minor in mathematics.[1][2][3]

After graduating from Indiana State, she was admitted to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences where she earned her Doctor of Medicine degree.[3] McFarren spent 20 years in the Air Force.[1][2]

Rugby career

McFarren began her rugby career playing for Maryland Stingers from 1985 to 1990. She then played for the New Orleans Halfmoons from 1990 to 1994 before returning to Maryland Stingers.[1][2]

McFarren was a member of the United States squad that won the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup in Wales.[4][5][6] She was also selected for the 1994 and 1998 World Cup Teams.[1][2]

She featured for the USA Women's Eagles Sevens at the 2001 Hong Kong Women's Sevens.[7] She was a part of the coaching staff for the 2006 and 2010 World Cups.[2]

McFarren and the 1991 World Cup squad were inducted into the United States Rugby Hall of Fame in 2017.[8][9] In 2019 she was inducted into the Texas Rugby Hall of Fame in Allen, Texas.[10][11]

References
  1. "Krista McFarren - USA Rugby Eagle Profiles". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  2. "Member Spotlight: Krista McFarren". USWRF-WRCRA. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  3. "Krista McFarren (2002) - Hall of Fame". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  4. Wise, Chad (2017-01-26). "Throwback Thursday: Revenge, Finality, And The Cup". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  5. Lubeck, Amanda (2017-07-31). "An Historic Weekend In Washington, D.C." USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  6. Wise, Chad (2017-01-19). "Throwback Thursday: Eagles Land In Wales". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  7. "USA women unbeaten after first day at Hong Kong 7s". ESPN.com. 2001-03-30. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  8. Vizard, Brian (2020-07-05). "Meet the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame Class of 2017 – US Rugby Foundation". Archived from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  9. "This Is American Rugby: Past Eagles Attending Hall of Fame Induction". 2020-06-25. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  10. "Timpson native inducted into Texas Rugby Hall of Fame". East Texas Press. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  11. "Krista McFarren – 2019 – TRU Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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