June 2, 2008
BERKELEY - Nineteen student-athletes from California's Pac-10 championship team earned recognition on the 2008 Pac-10 Women's Rowing All-Academic teams, as announced last week by Pac-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen. Eight members of Cal's varsity eight that contributed to the Bears' third-place finish at the recent NCAA Women's Rowing Championships garnered first team, second team or honorable mention accolades. Four Bears overall were named to the first team, eight were on the second team and seven earned honorable mention.
The Bears who earned conference academic honors were the following: Seniors - Mara Allen (second team), Summer Ohlendorf (second team), Onna Poeter (second team), Ali Seders (second team) and Candice Rediger (honorable mention); Juniors - Krista Ellis (first team), Elena Humphreys (first team), Lou Kinder (first team), Vanna Rocchi (first team), Katy Milton (second team), Melissa Herman (honorable mention), Lauren Nowinski (honorable mention), Kaiti Seders (honorable mention) and Sam Silvia (honorable mention); Sophomores - Jill Costello (honorable mention), Adrienne Keller (second team), Katie Luke (second team), Taryn O'Connell (second team) and Kirsten Campbell (honorable mention).
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To be eligible for selection to the Pac-10 academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average, be either a starter or substitute of significant contribution, and be in her second academic year.
2008 Pac-10 Women's Rowing All-Academic TeamFirst Team Yr. GPA Major Alex Bond, WSU So. 3.97 Neuroscience Jen Brown, STAN Sr. 3.90 Human Biology Drusia Dickson, STAN So. 3.81 Slavic Language & Literature Krista Ellis, CAL Jr. 3.43 Political Economy of Industrial Societies Becca Franceschi, OSU Sr. 3.58 General Science Adrienne Fritsch, STAN So. 3.80 Undeclared Business Lynn Hancock, UCLA So. 3.71 Political Science Claire Hanway, OSU Sr. 3.83 Human Development & Family Science Robin Hextrum, USC Jr. 3.82 Neuroscience & Fine Arts Lauren Hofmayer, STAN Jr. 3.56 Psychology Elena Humphreys, CAL Jr. 3.49 Peace & Conflict Studies Jane Ivey, OSU Jr. 3.83 Exercise & Sport Science Sarah Jarrett, OSU Jr. 3.73 Industrial Engineering Ashley Jones, WASH Sr. 3.27 Psychology Lou Kinder, CAL Jr. 3.66 English Christina King, UCLA So. 3.83 Undeclared Cassie Kull, STAN Jr. 3.56 Classics Kyann Martin, WSU So. 3.88 Undeclared Tara McTavish, WSU Sr. 3.42 Zoology Katie O'Neil, STAN Sr. 3.43 Psychology Melissa Penwell, OSU Jr. 3.78 Ethnic Studies Megan Petitti, UCLA Sr. 3.77 Mechanical Engineering Sonia Poltoratski, STAN Sr. 3.70 Psychology Liz Rand, WSU Jr. 3.50 Movement Studies Jessi Reel, STAN Sr. 3.66 Management Science & Engineering & Art Cassie Richardson, USC Jr. 3.89 Linguistics Psychology & Broadcast Journalism Vanna Rocchi, CAL Jr. 3.51 Integrative Biology Tiana Rodriquez, WSU Sr. 3.66 Marketing Hannah Rothstrom, WSU So. 3.88 Undeclared Holly Simmons, OSU Sr. 3.55 Accountancy Christina Sprouse, UCLA So. 3.88 Physics Kaylie Towne, OSU Sr. 3.75 General Science
Second Team Yr. GPA Major Mara Allen, CAL Sr. 3.38 Economics Corina Chilibeck, WSU So. 3.58 Bioengineering Suzanne Cox, WSU So. 3.60 Civil Engineering Carly Farris, WSU Jr. 3.37 Food Science & Human Nutrition Kara Farquharson, WASH Sr. 3.37 Psychology Nichole Fischbach, USC Sr. 3.17 Business Administration Kelly Foster, WASH Sr. 3.25 Sociology Lisa Greenwood, USC So. 3.44 Creative Writing Erin Haggerty, UCLA Sr. 3.17 Physiological Science Alex Hasbach, STAN So. 3.60 Earth Systems Katie Humm, OSU Jr. 3.38 Biology Britnie Jones, OSU Sr. 3.17 Exercise & Sport Science Sarah Joos, OSU Jr. 3.35 Merchandising Management Erika Jorgensen, WSU So. 3.47 Undeclared Adrienne Keller, CAL So. 3.29 Undeclared Erin Knox, WASH So. 3.38 Psychology Erica Lewis, WSU So. 3.50 Movement Studies Megan Lightfoot, UCLA Jr. 3.45 Political Science Katie Luke, CAL So. 3.60 Mass Communications Celia Magisrale, OSU So. 3.39 Exercise & Sport Science Katy Milton, CAL Jr. 3.37 History Kelly O'Brien, WSU Sr. 3.17 Hospitality Business Management Taryn O'Connell, CAL So. 3.37 Undeclared Summer Ohlendorf, CAL Sr. 3.38 Geophysics Danielle Piccinini, UCLA So. 3.47 Undeclared Onna Poeter, CAL Sr. 3.36 Business Administration Lia Prins, WASH Jr. 3.36 Art Lisa Sabalvaro, USC Jr. 3.32 Communications Ali Seders, CAL Sr. 3.18 Mass Communications Destinie Slavich, UCLA So. 3.41 Undeclared Lena Wolfe, STAN So. 3.48 Earth Systems Katie Wollstein, WSU So. 3.54 Wildlife Ecology
Honorable Mention: Kathy Altman, STAN; Carin Andersson, USC; Kim Armstrong, WASH; Liene Bertasjus, USC; Kerry Birk, STAN; Kirsten Campbell, CAL; Jill Costello, CAL; Kelly Fero, STAN; Alina Haberstroh, OSU; Kasey Heil, WSU; Melissa Herman, CAL; Kim Kennedy, WASH; Alysha Koorji, WASH; Amanda Kyle, WSU; Sarah Law, WSU; Kayleigh Mack, WASH; Crystal Martin, WSU; Lauren Nowinski, CAL; Candice Rediger, CAL; Kaiti Seders, CAL; Erika Shaw, WASH; Eva Sheridan, STAN; Sam Silvia, CAL; Helen Wall, WASH.
