PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – Shelagh Donohoe, the head coach of the 2024 Atlantic 10 Rowing Champion Rhode Island, was voted A-10 Coach of the Year Saturday at Copper RIver Park following the Rams' 10th A-10 team title.
 
The conference announced the accolade, which was voted on by the league’s nine head coaches, as well as the First and Second Team All-Conference selections at the championship awards ceremony following the final races.
 
Donohoe directed GW to victories in the Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 8, two of the three scoring races to secure the team title and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship at the Cooper River in Pennsauken, N.J. It marked the ninth time in league history Donohoe has been honored by her peers.
 
The All-Conference teams, which are listed below, are based on team results and head coach nominations.
 
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Bridget Abbott, Duquesne
Brooke Gould, Fordham
Alexa Nealy, George Washington
Flannery Dunn, George Washington
Bridget McGuinn, La Salle
Ali Kolaha, UMass
Rosie Turnbull, UMass
Nicole Jones, Rhode Island
Beth Nordstrom, Rhode Island
Catie Castle, Rhode Island
Riley McDade, Saint Joseph’s
 
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Annika Roush, Dayton
Maya Gunz, Fordham
Ellie Lewis, Fordham
Ava Northen, George Mason
Mary Grace Konopka, George Washington
Madison Hintze, La Salle
Cielo Jacuzzi, UMass
Alexis Harvell, UMass
Emma Bardhardt, Rhode Island
Farah Konschak, Saint Joseph’s