Moon Township, Pa. – The RMU rowing team had 15 student-athletes named 2021 National Scholar-Athletes by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA).
To be considered, a student-athlete must be in their second year of eligibility, rowed in her institution's NCAA eligible boat for a minimum of 75 percent of spring competitions and own a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 or higher.
Earning accolades for the Colonials were redshirt senior
Kestra Harris, seniors
Madelyn Green,
Rachel Gress,
Nicole Kristof,
Mia Krolczyk and
Molly McGuire, juniors
Marissa Beck,
Kaitlyn Grubbs,
Madyson Orlando,
Jayme Sanner and
Mary Woods and sophomore
Christina Brunette.
Harris compiled a 3.80 cumulative GPA in earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication, while Green earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing while finishing with a 3.99 GPA. Gress also earned a Bachelor of Science, posting a 3.93 GPA as a biology major, while Kristof owned a double major of marketing and sport management and earned a BSBA with a 3.98 GPA.
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Also earning a degree this spring from RMU and earning 2021 CRCA National Scholar-Athlete status was Krolczyk, who posted a 3.99 GPA while earning a Bachelor of Science in engineering, and McGuire, who was a biology major and earned a Bachelor of Science with a 3.87 GPA.
Beck is a mathematics major who owns a cumulative GPA of 3.73, while Grubbs is studying nuclear medicine technology and has posted a GPA of 3.70. Orlando has compiled a 3.81 GPA as an engineering major, while Sanner is pursuing a degree in statistics & predictive analysis while maintaining a 3.95 GPA. Brunette, earning her first CRCA National Scholar-Athlete honor, is an organizational leadership major with a 3.69 GPA.
Led by first-year head coach
Carol Schoenecker, as a program during the 2020-21 academic year the Colonials posted a team GPA of 3.553.
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