Women's Rowing Earns Multiple CRCA Accolades
May 26, 2010 | Women's Rowing
May 26, 2010
All-Region Team | Scholar-Athlete List
BOSTON - Senior Alaina Krumbach earned all-New England region first-team honors for the Boston University women's rowing team, the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) announce Tuesday afternoon. Three Terriers in Lauren Box, Claire McNicholas and Lesley Pepin were also named to the 2010 scholar-athlete squad.
Krumbach sat in the stroke spot on the varsity eight boat during the spring season and helped BU finish 11th at the Eastern Sprints and with a perfect record at the Dale England Cup, including wins over Indiana and Central Florida.
McNicholas (Sr., journalism: news editorial), Pepin (Jr., biochemistry and molecular biology) and Box (So., international relations) all rowed on the second varsity eight boat, helping the Terriers defeat Syracuse and place 12th at the Eastern Sprints. Both McNicholas and Pepin were named to last year's academic team.
Nominated student-athletes for an all-region team are evaluated on the strength of their team's regional finish, coaches' recommendations and 2,000-meter erg score. Nominees must be eligible student-athletes who have competed in their teams' varsity boat in 75 percent of races this season.
All student-athletes who achieved the criteria described below have been named CRCA National Scholar-Athlete.
REQUIREMENTS
• The student-athlete has met all eligibility rules as defined by her institution
• The student-athlete was in her 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year of eligibility
• The student-athlete rowed in her institution's NCAA or IRA eligible boat(s) for a minimum of 75% of the current spring races or racing in a regional conference event.
CRITERIA
• The student-athlete has had a 3.5 cumulative GPA or higher for her career (through the fall semester/quarter for the current competition year).
