Eleven from Blue Crew Earn CRCA Scholar Athlete Accolades
WILMINGTON, Del. – Eleven student-athletes from the Wellesley College crew team have been named 2024 College Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Scholar Athletes.
Recent graduates Bryn Flanigan (Denver, Colo.), Anya Hanitchak (Andover, Mass.), Kaylee Liu (Acton, Mass.), Katherine Moeser, Kaitlyn Severin (Newton, Mass.) and Rachel Shrives (Harvard, Mass.), rising senior Colette Kennedy (Mill Valley, Calif.) and rising juniors Bronnie Bailey (Virginia Beach, Va.), Hannah Bates (Fair Haven, N.J.), Sage Gilbert-Diamond (Hanover, N.H.) and Natalie McGee (Wellesley, Mass.) all receive the recognition for their academic and athletic accomplishments.
2024 marks the third CRCA Scholar Athlete honor of Severin's career. Flanigan, Hanitchak, Moeser, and Kennedy each collect a second Scholar Athlete award.
To qualify, an athlete must meet both academic and athletic requirements, such as being in at least their second year of eligibility and maintaining an average cum. GPA of 3.50 or higher. Additionally, student-athletes must have rowed in their institution's NCAA or IRA (lightweight) eligible boats for a minimum of 75% of the current spring races or race in an NCAA Boat at their Conference Championship/NCAA Championship.
The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association works to promote a positive collegiate rowing experience by fostering a diverse and inclusive community of coaches that value their professional development and promoting equity & leadership within the sport. The CRCA serves as the voice and advocate for its members, in order to grow and promote excellence in collegiate women's rowing.