May 24, 2012
STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford rower Austin Hack was named the Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year while Peter Leemputte joined Hack on the All-Pac-12 Team, the conference announced Thursday.
The announcement marked the first All-Pac-12 nods for both Hack and Leemputte.
Hack and Leemputte are members of Stanford's I Eight which is ranked ninth in the country heading into the IRA Championships, set to be held June 1-2 in Cherry Hills, N.J.
The I Eight captured the bronze medal at the Pac-12 Championships May 13 at Lake Natoma.
Hack, who rowed in the No. 7 seat for the Cardinal I Eight, was a member of the U.S. men's eight that captured gold at the 2011 Under-23 World Championships last summer.
Leemputte, meanwhile, is a multi-year member of the I Eight, having helped the boat to an eighth-place national finish at the IRA Championships last year.
This season, in addition to the bronze medal effort at the Pac-12 Championships, Leemputte and Hack helped the I Eight to victory over Oregon State and came within two-tenths of a second of upsetting then-No. 4 Wisconsin on April 15.
Men's Rowing All-Pac-12 Team
Alex Bunkers, Washington
Austin Hack, Stanford
Cameron Klotz, California
Peter Leemputte, Stanford
Daniel Morison, USC
Rob Munn, Washington
Sam Ojserkis, Washington
Ivan Ostojic, California
Mijo Rudelj, Washington
Raffi Tchekmedyian, UCLA
Josh Wadagnolo, Washington State
Wyatt Worrel, Oregon State
Chris Yeager, California