June 11, 2007

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Three Virginia women's rowers have been named to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Pocock All-America Team.

Earning first-team honors were seniors Melanie Kok (St. Catharines, Ontario) and Kerry Maher (Welland, Ontario). Senior Libby McCann (Arlington, Mass.) earned second-team recognition.

Kok, a two-time team captain, was a first-team All-South Region honoree in 2007. Also a two-time All-ACC honoree, Kok was a member of the varsity 8+ that placed fifth in the 2007 NCAA Championships grand final and swept every race en route to the 2007 South/Central Regional Championships. She was named to the 2006 ACC Honor Roll. She earned a gold medal with Canada's lightweight quad crew at the 2005 World Rowing Championships in Gifu, Japan.

Maher, a two-time captain, was a first-team All-South Region honoree in 2007. An All-ACC honoree in 2006, Maher was a member of the varsity 8+ that placed fifth in the 2007 NCAA Championships grand final and swept every race en route to the 2007 South/Central Regional Championships. An ACC Honor Roll recipient, she represented the University of Virginia at the 2006 NCAA Leadership Conference. Maher competed in the women's 8+ at the Under 23 World Championships in Belgium last summer.

McCann, a team captain as a senior, was a first-team All-South Region honoree in 2007. An All-ACC honoree, McCann was a member of the varsity 8+ that placed fifth in the 2007 NCAA Championships grand final and swept every race en route to the 2007 South/Central Regional Championships. Also an ACC Honor Roll honoree, McCann was a member of the NCAA Champion varsity 4+ boat at the 2004 NCAA Championships.

2007 CRCA Pocock All-America Teams

First Team
Rachel Dearborn, Brown
Alex Hammer, Brown
Anne Kennedy, Dartmouth
Ester Lofgren, Harvard
Gabriele Albertavituce, Ohio State
Annabelle Fago, Ohio State
Kristin Haraldsdottir, Princeton
Genevra Stone, Princeton
Elle Logan, Stanford
Vanessa Teff, UCLA
Megan Smith, California
Krystina Sarff, Central Florida
Jennifer Barnes, Minnesota
Amanda Polk, Notre Dame
Ligita Kaviere, Southern California
Gabriela Varekova, Southern California
Melanie Kok, Virginia
Kerry Maher, Virginia
Tess Gerrand, Yale
Rachel Jeffers, Yale
Jamie Redman, Yale
Emily Cleveland, Yale

Second Team
Katherine Brewster-Duffy, Bucknell
Emily Tvetenstrand, Columbia
Sarah Cooper, Clemson
Lia Hart, Duke
Kelly Steinhaus, Gonzaga
Laura Lee Larsen-Strecker, Harvard
Roz Bialczak, Michigan State
Katherine Glessner, Northeastern
Kaylie Towne, Oregon State
Kerry Birk, Stanford
Lindsey Spiese, U.S. Naval Academy
Mara Allen, California
Beth Daunhauer, Louisville
Allison Marsh, Notre Dame
Elizabeth McIntee, North Carolina
Valerie Hutchins, Pennsylvania
Lauren Cowan, Southern California
Erin-Monique Shelton, Tennessee
Libby McCann, Virginia
Cara Troelstra, Washington
Sarah Waterfield, Washington State