Blue Crew's Roberts, Kim Earn NEWMAC Awards; Spillane Named Coach of the Year

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced the 2016 Rowing Coach of the Year as well as the Sportsmanship Award Recipients on Tuesday. After leading the Blue to their sixth consecutive championship title, Head Coach Tessa Spillane has been voted as the 2016 Rowing Coach of the Year. Spillane earns the award for the fifth time after also receiving the honor in 2008, 2010, 2014 and 2015. 

During the Championship Regatta last weekend Wellesley senior Meg Roberts (Kenilworth, Ill.) was voted the 2016 NEWMAC Rower of the Year while her teammate, sophomore Stephanie Kim (Wellesley, Mass.) was voted the 2016 NEWMAC Coxswain of the Year. Kim receives the honor for the second time in as many seasons.

The duo was also named to the NEWMAC All-Conference first team, where they were joined by teammates Lauren Bazley (Issaquah, Wash.) and Grace Howland (Millbrook, N.Y.). For a complete list of the 2016 NEWMAC Rowing All-Conference Awards, see below. 

2016 NEWMAC Rowing Coach of the Year

Tessa Spillane, Wellesley

2016 NEWMAC Rower of the Year

Meg Roberts, Wellesley

2016 NEWMAC Coxswain of the Year

Stephanie Kim, Wellesley 

2016 NEWMAC Rowing Team Sportsmanship Award

Simmons College 

2016 NEWMAC Rowing All-Conference Teams

First Team All-Conference

Meg Roberts, Wellesley
Stephanie Kim, Wellesley
Grace Howland, Wellesley
Lauren Bazley, Wellesley
Gina Gonzalez-Roundy, WPI
Kinsey McNamara, WPI
Abigail Sawyer, WPI
Veronica Bennett, Simmons 
Chelsea Foster, Simmons

Second Team All-Conference

Tara Strauss, Coast Guard
Savannah Lyle, Coast Guard
Molly La Pointe, Mount Holyoke
Meghan Ryan, Mount Holyoke
Olivia Shaw, Smith
Gracie Hackenberg, Smith
Lydia Warters, Clark
Sara Fisher, Clark
Clarice Johnson, Simmons