Sammy Sullivan is a U.S. Army Captain, a West Point graduate, a Fayetteville native and a proud member of the 2024 U.S. Women's Rugby Sevens Team at the Summer Olympics in Paris.
Due South co-host Leoneda Inge spoke with Sammy just before she crossed the pond to compete. Now she and the team will be bringing home a medal. The U.S. team won the Women's Tournament Bronze Medal Match against Australia with a final score of 14 to 12.
This historic win is the first ever for the United States in Women’s Rugby Sevens.
This conversation was originally broadcast on July 16, 2024.
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Captain Samantha Sullivan, Fayetteville, NC native, graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and soldier-athlete in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program