[Kzyxtalk] Ukiah Students Named to Men's 2014-2015 Collegiate All-American Rugby Team

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On Friday, July 31, Ukiah residents, Ryan Morris and Austin Morris, were named to the Men's 2014-2015 Collegiate All-American Rugby Team as Honorable Mention All-Americans. 




See: http://usarugby.org/college-news/item/men-s-2014-15-collegiate-all-american-lists-announced 




Both Ryan and Austin attend the California Maritime Academy, CSU. Ryan is a senior. Austin is a junior. They are majoring in marine transportation, and will have United States Coast Guard (USCG) Deck Officer licenses upon graduation. 




Ryan started his education at the U.S. Maritime Academy with congressional nominations from U.S.. Senator Diane Feinstein and U.S. Representative Mike Thompson. He transferred to Cal Maritime to be closer to home. 



This summer, Ryan was named as the Executive Officer on Cal Maritime's Annual Training Cruise aboard Cal Maritime training ship, the Golden Bear. 




The cruise began on April 22 with the ship departing Vallejo on April 26. The Golden Bear's first stop was in Long Beach, CA for a fuel stop. The ship transited through the Panama Canal on Thursday, May 7. Their first port-of-call is Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, before heading to Barcelona, Spain. The next ports were Naples, Italy and Marseilles, France, and the change out was held in Boston, Massachusetts, and the cruise ended on June 25. 




This summer, Ryan is working as a crewman at Alcatraz Tours-Ferry Service. 




Meanwhile, Austin received his congressional nomination to attend the U.S. Maritime Academy from U.S. Representative Jared Huffman. He elected to attend Cal Maritime to study with his brother. 




At Cal Maritime, Austin is a midshipman in the U.S. Navy's Strategic Sealift Officer Program (SSOP). He will graduate as a Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade. 




See: http://www.csum.edu/web/academics/ssop 




Austin is a recipient of the 2013 American Real Cross "Real Heroes" Award. While aboard the research ship, the Kaisei, Austin helped save the life of a crew mate who had fallen overboard about 150 miles offshore Vancouver, Canada. The rescue took place at night, in freezing water, and in 10-12 foot seas and 30-knot winds. 




Congressman Huffman also acknowledged Austin with a Congressional Recognition Award in a presentation at a meeting of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors. 




While in high school, Austin served as an intern at the Mendocino County CEO's Office. 




Both Ryan and Austin graduated from Ukiah High School and St. Mary's School. They were varsity basketball players and athlete-scholars. Ryan and Austin are the sons of Shannon Morris and John Sakowicz. 




* Attached photo is Ryan playing rugby. 




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