Tennessee senior Greg Janowick has been named the 2021 SCRC Division I Player of the Year.
The 6-foot-5, 265-pound lock is from Barrington High School in Barrington, Illinois.
Janowick and Tennessee (11-0) won the national championship and the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference championship in 2021.
The Vols finished the 2021 season outscoring its opponents, 373-127. Tennessee recorded three shutouts this season.
Ahead of Janowick’s final home game at Tennessee, he discussed playing rugby professionally.
“I’m definitely going to pursue playing professional rugby,” he told Vols Wire. “Over this last summer I entered the draft, and while I did not get drafted, I did get a call to sign with a club as an undrafted free agent.
“I ultimately had to turn it down to finish school, but I plan to re-enter the draft again in 2022. If I am given the opportunity to play for a professional club again, I will definitely take it.”
2021 SCRC All Conference
Division I First Team
Braxton Heard (Tennessee)
Chris O’Sullivan (Georgia)
Taye Olaganju (Georgia)
Greg Janowick (Tennessee)
Josh Bryant (Kentucky)
Wyatt Kelley (Kentucky)
Aidan Gill (Kentucky)
Reid Brandt (Clemson)
Luke Davies (Tennessee)
Marcus McClain (Tennessee)
Austin White (Tennessee)
Keaton Mauldin (Clemson)
Josh Shetler (Tennessee)
Cole Rinklin (Clemson)
Chris Aurich (Clemson)
Division I Second Team
Tyler Walenga (Prop, Kentucky)
Jayden Elwood (Center, Kentucky)
Connor Bradley (Flanker, Georgia)
Brian Acklen (Scrumhalf, Georgia)
Rob Cleland (Fullback, Georgia)
Graham Wallace (#8, Tennessee)
Tom Pelini (Center, Tennessee)
Jack Rath (Fullback, Tennessee)
Grant Howard (8-man, South Carolina)
Dan Golden (Center, South Carolina)
John Golden (Center, South Carolina)
Cole Frank (Lock, Clemson)
Tom Goodall (Flyhalf, Clemson)
Harry Robinson (Lock, Clemson)
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