2018 recipients

Virginia Tech Men’s Rugby Awards and Scholarships
2018 Recipients

The Adam Kaufman Leadership Award 

The Adam Kaufman Leadership Award 

The Adam Kaufman Leadership Award for 2018 has been awarded to senior, Brian O’Neal. A  mechanical engineering major, O’Neal had never played rugby before his freshman year at Virginia Tech. Before arriving in Blacksburg O’Neal was a talented multi-sport athlete (soccer, wrestling, lacrosse and track) at Mount Hebron High School in Maryland.   He joined the team as freshman playing center, fly-half, and scrum-half. As well as being an integral part of the fifteens team, Brian has been a member of the Sevens squad for the past three years and played with the team that won the plate competition at the Collegiate Rugby Championships in 2017. He previously held a club officer position before being elected president for the 2018/19 season.