Academic-Athletic Honors
High Point Rowers Join Over 1,100 Nationally Honored as CRCA Scholar-Athletes
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The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association announced its 2026 Scholar-Athlete honorees in women’s collegiate rowing, recognizing 1,174 student-athletes nationwide for combining strong academics with on-water performance. High Point, Clemson, and Iowa each placed seven, seven, and eight rowers, respectively, on the list, with the awards going to athletes who meet eligibility requirements including a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50, sophomore-or-higher status as applicable, and participation in at least 75% of spring races in NCAA or IRA-eligible boats. The organization also cited broad academic excellence among the honorees, including an average GPA above 3.59 and dozens of perfect 4.0s. In a separate but related CRCA announcement, the ACC led all conferences with 17 women’s rowing selections to the CRCA All-America list, including multiple first-team entries from programs that performed strongly at the 2026 NCAA Rowing Championships.
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High Point’s release said Enright, Houle and Verner earned the CRCA Scholar-Athlete honor for the second straight year. The school’s eligibility description also included an additional athletic requirement beyond race participation: nominees must have competed in an NCAA boat at their conference championship or national championship.
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Clemson identified its seven honorees—Georgie Ericsson, Avery Goldknopf, Isabel Greving, Stephanie Hampton, Caroline Hill, Katherine Odeen and Jessica Ream—and noted that Ericsson, Goldknopf and Hill were receiving the award for a second career time.
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Villanova was also represented on the Scholar-Athlete list, with 10 Wildcats earning the CRCA Scholar-Athlete distinction.
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In the related CRCA All-America announcement, the ACC’s 17 selections were supported by standout conference showings at the NCAA Championships: Stanford and Virginia—both finished in the top five at the 2026 NCAA Rowing Championships—each had five All-America selections, with Stanford placing all five on the first team; ACC rowers accounted for more than 39% of all first-team honorees.
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