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