Men's Rugby

Wheeling University

NCAA D2 · Mountain East Conference · Wheeling, WV

$20.6k

Avg net price

23%

Grad rate

The program

Maxwell Hamilton, Head coach · mhamilton@wheeling.edu

Assistants: Joji Vakasiskakala (Graduate Assistant Men's Rugby Coach) · Maxwell Hamilton · Michael Geibel · Zach Hoge

The roster · 2026

29 on the roster9 Fr12 So5 Jr2 Sr1 Grad

Josh Parcell

Fr.

Marvel Benza

Jr. · Scrum Half

Harare, Zimbabwe

Alex Nyamunda

Jr. · Flanker/Wing

Norton, Harare, Zimbabwe

Alex Barker

Fr. · Prop

Jacksonville, FL.

Dylan Hohl

So. · Hooker

Arcade, NY.

Magoshi Mashigo

So. · Lock

Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa

Lawula Bata

Sr. · Utility Back

King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Adam Aguizoul

Sr. · Scrum Half/Wing

Casablanca, Morocco

Panashe Mugorogodi

So.

Harare, Zimbabwe

Jose Lawal

So. · Hooker

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Navin Couch

Gr. · Center/Lock

Troy, OH.

Benjamin Andrews

Fr. · Flanker

Poynton, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Kenyon Thompson

So. · Lock

Camas, WA.

Shadreck Mandaza

Jr. · Fullback

Harare, Zimbabwe

Brandt Pawlowski

So. · Prop

Rockford, MI.

Izzy Guzman

So. · Prop

Los Angeles, CA.

Mason Ziegler

So. · Inside Center

Delaware, OH.

Taku Musingwini

Jr. · Fly Half

Harare, Zimbabwe

A sample of the roster.

Roster turnover

Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position.

Utility Back1 of 1 graduating

Scrum Half/Wing1 of 1 graduating

Center/Lock1 of 1 graduating

Where they're from

New York 1Other 28

Cost & academics

Net cost after aid, by family income

Under $30k$17.7k/yr

$30-48k$19.7k/yr

$48-75k$19.9k/yr

$75-110k$22.6k/yr

$110k+$22.8k/yr

Grad rate

23%

Admit rate

63%

Enrollment

589

Also in the Mountain East Conference

Frostburg State University

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