PL Release
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Junior
Emma Quirk of the Boston University women's rowing team was named to the Patriot League All-Academic Team, the conference announced on Thursday. Quirk was among just 12 women rower student-athletes to be selected to the team.
The Wellesley, Mass. native was part of Terriers' varsity eight boat that won silver at the Patriot League Championships on May 11. Quirk sat in the six seat for the V8 boat that advanced to the grand finals and finished second with a time of 6:21.06, behind only race-winner Navy (6:16.67) and ahead of Bucknell (6:26.71), Georgetown (6:27.54) and MIT (6:32.56).
Quirk's efforts helped the Terriers finish the regatta with 46 points, runner-up to PL Champion Navy (50 points).
In the classroom, Emma maintains a 3.74 GPA as an earth and environmental science major. This is the second-consecutive year Quirk has been named to the PL All-Academic Team.
To be eligible for the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and the Academic All-Patriot League Team, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average and be a starter or key player in his/her sport. Freshmen or students in their first academic year at their school are not eligible for the honor.
2018 Patriot League Women's Rowing Scholar-Athlete
Megan Hanson, Navy
Women's Rowing Academic All-League
Emma Quirk, Boston University, Jr. (earth and environmental science, 3.74)
Caroline Bixby, Bucknell, Sr. (international relations and Spanish, 3.73)
Lily Tyndall, Georgetown, Sr. (American studies, 3.85)
Tyler Sparling, Holy Cross, Jr. (biology, 3.96)
Elise Fredericks, Lehigh, Sr. (marketing, 3.86)
Sarah Boyer, Lehigh, So. (materials science and engineering, 3.91)
Rhys Schueren, Loyola Maryland, Jr. (communications/advertising & public relations, 3.91)
Abbey Diener, MIT, Sr. (chemical biological engineering, 3.76)
Caitlin McCandler, MIT, Jr. (materials science and engineering, 4.00)
Megan Hanson, Navy, Jr. (mathematics w/ economics, 3.92)
Mady Malczynski, Navy, Jr. (operations research, 3.66)
