NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—The Atlantic 10 Conference announced Wednesday that 10 women’s rowers have been selected for the A-10 Rowing All-Academic team.
The team was chosen by a vote of the league’s rowing media relations directors to recognize student-athletes for their combined prowess in both the classroom and in the boat.
Rhode Island and Dayton each had three athletes selected, while Fordham, George Washington, Massachusetts and Saint Joseph's filled out the selections with one selection each.
2019 Women’s Rowing All-Academic Team
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Name
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School
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Year
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Major
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Hometown
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Anna Benton
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Dayton
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Junior
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Chemical Engineering/Pre-Medicine
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Johnstown, Ohio
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Maggie Cahill
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Dayton
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Sophomore
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English
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Louisville, Ky.
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Kiley Tempert
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Dayton
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Senior
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Accounting/Sustainability, Energy & Environment
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Baltimore, Md.
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Aleksa Bjornson
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Fordham
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Sophomore
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Marketing
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Tiverton, R.I.
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Olivia Cantrell
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George Washington
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Sophomore
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Engineering
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Doylestown, Pa.
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Aiste Balciunaite
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Massachusetts
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Senior
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Chemical Engineering/ Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
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Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Mekenzie Mattheson
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Rhode Island
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Senior
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Sociology/Women's Studies
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Jaffery, N.H.
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Katie Usher
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Rhode Island
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Sophomore
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Psychology/Kinesiology
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St. George , Vt.
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Emily Winslow
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Rhode Island
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Junior
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English/Public Relations
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Etna, N.H.
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Shane Devine
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Saint Joseph’s
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Junior
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Biology
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Ellicott City, Md.
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