SAN FRANCISCO - Nine Golden Bears have been named to the 2016 Pac-12 All-Academic team, announced today by Commissioner Larry Scott. Seniors Cara Bohmann and Kendall Chase, juniors Danielle Struck and Franny Wood, and sophomore Hannah Christopher earned first team honors. Seniors Charlotte Passot and Sarah Schwartz, along with junior Rowan McKellar, and Sophomore Roisin Duffy were named to the second team. Senior Charlotte Siering, juniors Hailey Drangsholt and Inger Kavlie, and sophomores Katie DeHaas and Jacqueline Holben were acknowledged as honorable mentions, bringing the total to 15 Golden Bears honored by the conference.
2015 Pac-12 rower of the year, Kendall Chase was named the 2016 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the year after her vital contributions on the Bears' top varsity eight boat. The interdisciplinary studies major held a 3.5 GPA while guiding the varsity eight boat this season to victories at the San Diego Crew Classic, the Pac-12 Invitational, the Lake Natoma Invitational, a dual against the University of Washington taking home the Simpson Cup, and a Pac-12 team championship for the second consecutive year, and a National Championship for only the third time in program history. Internationally, Chase earned two gold medals for Team USA at the Under 23 World Championships in Plovidv, Bulgaria last summer in the women's 4- and 8+ and was most recently named to the 2016 U.S. Women's Under 23 National Team Selection Camp to be held in Princeton, N.J., at Princeton University. Chase along with 31 other athletes including teammate Hannah Christopher, will be up for selection to compete for Team USA at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships August 21-28 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and appear in at least 50 percent of their team's competitions.
PAC-12 ALL-ACADEMIC WOMEN'S ROWING
First Team ...................................Yr. ............GPA ..........Major
Hannah Allen, WASH ......................SR .............3.57 ..........Earth & Space Science
Miranda Armstrong, WSU ................SO .............3.73 ..........Undeclared
Mihaela-Teodora Berindei, WSU ......JR .............3.94 ..........Accounting
Sara Bilimoria, USC. ........................SR .............3.76 ..........Global Medicine
Cara Bohmann, CAL .......................SR .............3.71 ..........Double Degree
Kendall Chase, CAL. ........................SR .............3.50 ..........Interdisciplinary Studies
Eliza Dawson, WASH .......................SR .............3.54 ..........Atmospheric Sciences
Lihani du Plessis, OSU ....................JR .............3.86 ..........BioHealth Sciences
Eleni Englert, WASH ........................SR .............3.67 ..........Business Administration (Information Systems)
Jasmine English, UCLA ...................SO .............3.96 ..........undeclared
Anouschka Fenley, WASH ...............JR .............3.63 ..........English
Emily Grundman, STAN ..................SR .............3.72 ..........International Relations
Simone Jacobs, STAN .....................SR .............3.69 ..........Science, Technology, Society
Ida Gørtz Jacobsen, USC .................SO .............3.71 ..........Global Studies
Charlotte Kehoe, WASH ...................SR .............3.70 ..........History
Alissa Kummer, OSU .......................SR .............3.90 ..........Nutrition
Lizette Lopez, UCLA ........................SO .............3.80 ..........Undeclared
Emily Morrow, WSU. ........................SO .............3.88 ..........Undeclared
Tess O'Leary, OSU ...........................JR .............3.87 ..........Agricultural Business Management
Chen Oshri, OSU. ............................SR .............3.73 ..........Biology
Ellie Parker, STAN ...........................SR .............3.53 ..........Mechanical Engineering
Katherine Plaxe, USC ......................SR .............3.56 ..........Communication
Hope Sheils, STAN ..........................SR .............3.68 ..........International Relations
Phoebe Spoors, WASH ....................JR .............3.55 ..........Communication
Danielle Struck, CAL .......................JR .............3.59 ..........Integrative Biology
Katrina Tarrant, WSU ......................SR .............3.69 ..........Psychology
Jennifer Wahleithner, WASH ............SR .............3.79 ..........Psychology
Jordan Watson, WSU ......................SR .............3.71 ..........Sport Science
Nathalie Weiss, STAN ......................SR .............3.78 ..........International Relations
Vanessa Whattam, WASH ................JR .............3.77 ..........Spanish
Alice White, UCLA ...........................SR .............3.69 ..........Psychobiology
Frances Wood, CAL. ........................JR .............3.58 ..........Undeclared
Second Team. ..............................Yr. ...........GPA ..........Major
Olivia Ashby, OSU ...........................SO .............3.56 ..........Business
Allison Barstow, WASH ....................SR .............3.49 ..........Communication
Melanie Barstow, WASH ..................SR .............3.32 ..........Public Health
Alyssa Beamer, OSU .......................JR .............3.56 ..........Industrial Engineering
Rebecca Burns, WSU .....................SR .............3.32 ..........Sport Science
Morgan Cathrea, WSU .....................SR .............3.41 ..........Neuroscience
Hannah Christopher, CAL ................SO .............3.49 ..........Undecided
Sophia Dalton, WASH ......................SR .............3.40 ..........International Studies
Roisin Duffy, CAL ............................SO .............3.45 ..........Undeclared
Meredith Fischer, STAN ..................SR .............3.34 ..........Earth Systems
Joely Hannan, OSU .........................JR .............3.50 ..........Biochemistry and Biophysics
Jessi Howe, WSU ............................JR .............3.53 ..........Civil Engineering
Jackie Huddle, STAN ......................JR .............3.57 ..........International Relations
Kaelyn Ibold, USC ...........................JR .............3.53 ..........Cinematic Arts Critical Studies
Arcata Leavitt, OSU .........................SR .............3.41 ..........Fisheries and Wildlife Science
Jenna Mangiagli, WSU ....................SO .............3.50 ..........Undeclared
Rowan McKellar, CAL ......................JR .............3.35 ..........Sociology
Charlotte Passot, CAL ......................SR .............3.50 ..........Double degree
Margaret Phillips, WASH .................JR .............3.49 ..........Comparative History of Ideas
Alison Rusher, STAN .......................SO .............3.61 ..........Undeclared
Natalie Sarff, OSU ...........................SO .............3.46 ..........Public Health
Sarah Schwartz, CAL .......................SR .............3.44 ..........Political Economy
Sarah Steger, WSU ..........................SR .............3.47 ..........Journalism
Jalyn Stinardo, WASH ......................JR .............3.47 ..........Psychology
Courtney Thompson, WASH ............SR .............3.45 ..........Communication
Leigh Warner, STAN ........................SO .............3.55 ..........Undeclared
Logan Warwick, UCLA .....................SR .............3.48 ..........Sociology
Isabella Watt, WSU ..........................JR .............3.47 ..........Sport Science
Honorable Mention
Lily Banks, JR, OSU; Sierra Bronkhorst, SO, UCLA; Brittany Brooks, JR, WSU; Ellie Burg, SO, WSU; Kim Coon, SR, WSU; Savannah Davison, SR, WSU; Katie De Haas, SO, CAL;Hailey Drangsholt, JR, CAL; Mikayla Hart, SO, UCLA; Reilly Hayes, JR, STAN; Jacqueline Holben, SO, CAL; Filippa Karrfelt, JR, STAN; Inger Kavlie, JR, CAL; Katherine Kelly, SO, CAL; Karli Kirk, JR, STAN; Madi Kist, SO, STAN; Kotryna Lasaite, SR, WSU; Ellie Lesch, SO, OSU; Anya Miller, SO, STAN; Ruth Narode, JR, STAN; Simone Oberholzer, SR, OSU; Paige Phillips, SO, OSU; Jayme Richardson, SO, OSU; Tracy Roberts, SO, STAN; Charlotte Siering, SR, CAL; Codi Swenson, SO, WSU; KC Yeagley, SO, UCLA.
