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2008 ACRA All-Americans

FOR RELEASE
Contact: Jeffrey Mork, ACRA Awards Committee Chair
txcrewvarmen@yahoo.com, (512) 721-6096

June 18, 2008

AUSTIN, TX – The American Collegiate Rowing Association proudly announces the inaugural All-American team and coaches of the year. Criteria used were: 2,000 meter testing scores, performance of their crew (with most consideration on ACRA results), career racing results, accomplishments within their team, individual performances and the coach recommendation. Selections were made by the ACRA Board of Directors. To be considered for this award the team the individual is a member of must be an ACRA member and the coach must have submitted the candidate’s name, of which three were allowed from each team. Coaches of the Year were voted on by all participating head coaches of ACRA membership. Congratulations to all those who received this honor.

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2008 ACRA ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

Men: Class School Women: Class School
Michael Dietz (cox) Sr. Virginia Kacy Jo Peek (cox) Jr. Texas
Dan Brock Jr. Michigan Lauren Cassidy Sr. Rochester
Pat Close Sr. Purdue Sara Gawick So. Colorado
Ryan Jornlin Sr. Delaware Scarlett Kettwich Sr. UC Santa Barbara
Ryan Kirlin Jr. Fordham Melinda Miles Jr. Purdue
Mike Nappo Sr. Michigan Sam Morgan So. Grand Valley State
Johan Quie Jr. Minnesota Eziaku Nwokocha So. UC Santa Barbara
Martin Reschke Jr. UCLA Liz Spears Sr. Ohio State
Geoff Sadek Jr. Grand Valley State Sarah Zelenka Jr. Grand Valley State
           

2008 ACRA MEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR:

Gregg Hartsuff, University of Michigan

2008 ACRA WOMEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR:

Jacob Hatch, Purdue University

 

2008 ACRA ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

Men: Class School Women: Class School
Sarah Koff (cox) Sr. UCLA Bailey Colahan (cox) Jr. Purdue
Eric Dryer So. Michigan Charlotta Eriksson Sr. Emory
Ryan League So. Grand Valley State Emily Grimmit Sr. Northwestern State
Andrew Leonardi Sr. Fordham Melody Harstine Sr. Wichita State
Conor O’Brien Sr. Penn State Sara Kallio Sr. Ohio State
Brad Stapleton Sr. UCLA Sara Keidel Jr. Texas
Seth Weil Sr. UC Davis Tracy Norman Sr. Penn State
Brian Wood Sr. Virginia Michaela Sacra Sr. Rochester
Matt Wright Sr. Purdue Karin Worden Sr. UC Santa Barbara
           

2008 ACRA ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

Men: Class School Women: Class School
Randy Dam (cox) Sr. Purdue Jackie Molzon (cox) Sr. Lafayette
Ben Abrahamsen Jr. Rochester Annie Baltes Jr. Northwestern
Ken Daher Sr. Univ. of Tampa Cally Donahue Sr. Washington Univ.
Stephen Held Sr. UC Davis Alexa Erck Sr. Tulane
Joe Lougadice So. Lehigh Megan Kotsko So. Georgia
Jeremy Niznick Sr. Texas Meredith McPherson Sr. Old Dominion
Igor Radovitskiy Jr. Emory Allison Quigley Sr. Lafayette
David Ringham Sr. Michigan State Theo Spinelli So. Colorado
David Wingate Sr. Bucknell Jennifer Vanecek Sr. U.S. Military Acad.