Five Radcliffe Athletes Row to All-Region Honors
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Five members of the
Radcliffe heavyweight varsity eight have been selected to the New
England All-Region teams, the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association
has announced.
Courtney Diekema, Michelle Pearson, Liz Soutter and coxswain Jill
Carlson were named to the CRCA New England All-Region first team,
while Mary Maginnis was part of the second team. These awards
recognize the outstanding performances of rowers and coxswains from
each of the five regions, organized into first- and second-team
selections.
All five honorees were previously named to the All-Ivy League
first team after winning the league title at the inaugural Ivy
League Championship regatta. The Radcliffe varsity eight earlier
won the Beanpot and O’Leary Cup races and totaled nine dual
wins.
Soutter was honored for the second year in a row. She was a
second-team selection in 2011. Each of the other honorees was
selected for the first time.
Nominated student-athletes are evaluated on the strength of their
team's regional finish, coaches’ recommendations and
2,000-meter ergometer score. Nominees must be eligible
student-athletes who have competed in their teams' varsity boat in
75 percent of races this season.
The selected athletes will be eligible for All-America awards
selection following the NCAA Rowing Championships. Radcliffe will
make its 14th appearance in the 16-year history of the regatta,
which will run from Friday through Sunday on Mercer Lake in West
Windsor, N.J.
CRCA New England All-Region Teams
First Team
Cheryl Copson, Boston University
Allison Courtin, Brown
Hayley Daniell, Dartmouth
Courtney Diekema, Radcliffe
Tessa Gobbo, Brown
Greta Haselmann, Northeastern
Maddie Lips, Yale
Catherine McDermott, Yale
Shelley Pearson, Radcliffe
Liz Soutter, Radcliffe
Kari Tomeny, Rhode Island
Jill Carlson, Radcliffe, coxswain
Second Team
Jamie Chapman, Dartmouth
Dara Dickson, Yale
Kelsey Flynn, Northeastern
Eliza Hastings, Yale
Mary Maginnis, Radcliffe
Ali Mittelberger, Brown
Erin Roche, Boston College
Christy Devlin, Yale, coxswain
