STANFORD, Calif. – Six Stanford lightweight rowing student-athletes were named Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Scholar-Athletes, the group announced.
Senior Brittany Presten (Biomechanical Engineering), juniors Sarah Hirshorn (Public Policy) and Christine Cavallo (International Relations), and sophomores Shea Cours (Pyschology), Taylor Harris (Chemistry) and Hannah Levy (Psychology) were each honored by the CRCA.
To be eligible, student-athletes must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or better, be in their second, third or fourth year of eligibility, and have rowed in 75 percent of the program’s spring races.
Presten was recognized for her standout academic achievements for the third straight season, while Cavallo and Hirschorn were each recognized for the second straight year.
Cavallo (four seat), Cours (coxswain), Presten (six seat) and Hirshorn (three seat) each rowed in the varsity eight that captured the national title at the IRA Championships.
Harris rowed in the double that placed third at the IRA Championships, while Levy rowed in the three-seat of the varsity four that placed third at the IRA’s.
Stanford captured its second consecutive team IRA Championship this past Sunday at the national regatta on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J.