Cheta Emba (born July 16, 1993) is an American rugby union player.
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| Born | July 16, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Harvard University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editEmba attended Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, she was a goalkeeper on the soccer team and a forward on the basketball team. She played soccer and began her rugby career in her junior year at Harvard University where she majored in molecular cellular biology with a minor in Spanish.[1]
In her senior year she was selected for the Eagles squad to the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series in Canada.[2] She debuted for the United States in 2016 and was selected for the squad to the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[3][4][5]
Emba was selected to represent the United States at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Former Maggie Walker standout Cheta Emba named alternate on US women's Olympic rugby team". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 5, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ Smolik-Valles, Ariel (August 10, 2016). "Cheta Emba '15". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ Wise, Chad (July 17, 2017). "Eagles announced for Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland". USA Rugby. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Women Eagles Name World Cup Squad". www.thisisamericanrugby.com. July 17, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "New caps in Women's Eagles World Cup squad". AmericasRugbyNews.com. July 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "USA names rosters for Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Cahill, Calder (September 1, 2022). "Women's Eagles Sevens target podium chase as roster is named for the Rugby World Cup Sevens". eagles.rugby. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
External links
edit- Cheta Emba at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (archived)
- Cheta Emba at Harvard Crimson
- Cheta Emba at USA Rugby
- Cheta Emba at Team USA (archive)
- Cheta Emba at Olympics.com
- Cheta Emba at Olympedia (archive)
- Cheta Emba at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
