Position Prop 2007–Present United States Weight 79 kg Education University of New Mexico | Years Club / team Height 1.78 m Spouse Carol Fabrizio (m. 2013) | |
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Date of birth (1986-06-05) June 5, 1986 (age 30) Place of birth Austin, Texas, United States Profiles | ||
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Jillion Potter (born July 5, 1986) is an American rugby union player. She is the captain of the 2016 USA Olympic women's rugby sevens team.
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Jillion potter overcame cancer and a broken neck for the rio games
Childhood
Jillion Potter was born as Jillian Paige Potter in Austin, Texas to parents Scott Potter and Vikki Vranich. She has a twin brother Paul Thomas Potter and older sister Molly Potter Grosskopf.
College career
She began her rugby career at the University of New Mexico.
Personal life
She met her wife Carol Fabrizio in 2011, through rugby. She loves flossing her teeth and has her wife carry dental floss with her everywhere. Potter was diagnosed with stage 3 Synovial Sarcoma cancer in 2014 and has since recovered.
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