Six Women's Rowers Named CRCA Scholar Athletes
5/26/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Crew
May 26, 2009
SPOKANE, Wash. - Six members of the Gonzaga University women's rowing team were named Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) scholar-athletes for the 2009 season.
Seniors Martha Buttry (Spanish, 3.95 GPA), Jana Holcombe (Psychology, 3.53 GPA), and Rachel Ross (Biology, 3.82 GPA), along with sophomores Emily Wilson (Nursing, 3.66 GPA), Hannah Winters (Biology, 3.57 GPA) and Therese Yrani (Psychology, 3.57 GPA) all earned distinction for their work in the classroom.
Student-athletes were required to meet all eligibility requirements defined by their institutions, row in the institution's NCAA eligible boats for a minimum of 75-percent of the current spring races or races in regional conference events and carry a 3.5 cumulative grade point average or higher for their career. Also, the student-athletes selected were upperclassmen (2nd, 3rd, or 4th year) in terms of eligibility and their head coaches must be good standing members of the CRCA.
A total of 448 student-athletes from 95 different institutions were honored for their academic efforts during the 2009 campaign.
