June 2, 2008

Five Virginia Rowers Earn All-Region Honors

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Five members of the Virginia rowing team have earned All-Region honors, the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) announced. Jennifer Cromwell, Kelsie Chaudoin, Jennifer Hutchins and Caitlin Mixter were all named to the first team, while Katrin Sydlik earned second team recognition.

All four rowers and the coxswain (Mixter) are part of Virginia's No. 4 ranked Varsity Eight crew, currently competing at the NCAA Championships in Sacramento, Calif. The crew was named the ACC's Crew of the Year after leading Virginia to its school-record ninth-straight ACC Championship.

Mixter is a three-time all-conference coxswain, while Cromwell was last year's ACC Freshman of the Year and earned All-ACC honors this season. Chaudoin and Sydlik were also named to the all-conference team.

North Carolina Rowers Earn National Honors

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Five North Carolina rowers have earned national honors from the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA). Senior Lisy McIntee has been named to the CRCA All-South Region first team, and four Tar Heels have been named CRCA National Scholar Athletes.

McIntee, a senior from Bala Cynwyd, Pa., earned all-region honors for third time in her career. She was a second-team selection in 2006 as a sophomore and has been named to the first team the last two years. She went on to earn second-team All-America honors in 2007. A peace, war and defense major and three-time All-ACC selection, McIntee graduated from UNC in May.

Diane Reynolds, Chandler Sours, Katie Wood and Ruby Woodside were named CRCA Scholar Athletes. Reynolds, a rising junior from Shelby, N.C., is majoring in business. Sours, a rising senior from Atlanta, is working toward a double major in biology and psychology. Wood, a rising senior from Cornelius, N.C., is majoring in business. Woodside, a rising senior from Natick, Mass., is majoring in chemistry.

The award requires a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better and is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Sours and Woodside also were honored in 2007.

2008 CRCA All-South Region Teams:
(Only ACC student-athletes listed)

First team: Jennifer Cromwell, University of Virginia; Kelsie Chadoin, University of Virginia; Lauren Hutchins, University of Virginia; Suzanne Van Fleet, Clemson University; Jessica Leidecker, Clemson University; Laura Cordner, University of Miami; Lisy McIntee, University of North Carolina; Caitlin Mixter (coxswain), University of Virginia

Second team: Katrin Sydlik, University of Virginia; Elizabeth Robb, Clemson University; Meg Bendik, Clemson University; Elise Roenick (coxswain), Clemson University

2008 CRCA All-New England Region Teams:
(Only ACC student-athletes listed)

Second team: Tracy Maciolek, Boston College