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UMass? Dietz Named Coach of the Year; 21 Rowing Student-Athletes Named All-Conference

PENNSAUKEN, N.J.—Following the conclusion of the 2015 Rowing Championship at Cooper River Park, the Atlantic10 honored 21 student-athletes as All-Conference. Massachusetts head coach Jim Dietz was voted Coach of the Year.

It marked the second straight year Dietz was honored as Coach of the Year, which is voted on by the league’s nine head coaches.

The All-Conference teams, which are listed below, are based on nominations from each coach and team finish in the championship. There were 11 student-athletes selected for the All-Conference First Team and 10 on the Second Team. A tie for fifth place in the standings added an additional second team honoree.

First Team All-Conference

Allie Rogers, Junior, Dayton

Courtney Purslow, Senior, Duquesne

Kim Griffin, Senior, George Mason

Amanda Young, Senior, George Washington

Heather Pekarovich, Senior, Massachusetts

Lauren St. Pierre, Senior, Massachusetts

Marika Kopp, Senior, Massachusetts

Hannah Milam, Senior, Rhode Island

Kate Capistran, Senior, Rhode Island

Brittany Stokes, Junior, Saint Joseph’s

Amanda McEvoy, Senior, Saint Joseph’s

Second Team All-Conference

Mary Willard, Senior, Dayton

Hannah Mazur, Senior, Duquesne

Julia Borsari, Senior, Duquesne

Ashley Hawkesworth, Junior, Fordham

Chandler Bishop, Senior, George Mason

Katie Reyes, Junior, La Salle

Aiste Balciunaite, Freshman, Massachusetts

Chloe Beach, Senior, Rhode Island

Lily Herberger, Junior, Rhode Island

Taylor Biesiada, Senior, Saint Joseph’s