Eleven Women's Rowers Honored as National Scholar-Athletes
Written By: Columbia University AthleticsRelease: 06/13/2008
NEW YORK — Eleven members of the Columbia women's rowing program have been honored as National Scholar-Athletes by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA). All were required to be sophomores, junior or seniors; compete in at least 75% of their team's races; and possess GPA's no lower than 3.5 through the Fall 2007 semester.
The 11 Lions boasted superb GPA's, only two of which were below 3.60. There was one 4.0, a 3.87, and three in the 3.7 range. Eight of Columbia's 11 honorees are Columbia College students, while three attend Barnard College. Their major fields of study include two each in history, political science and architecture.
Six are seniors, led by Jane "Tally" Pucher, whose GPA earned her the Marion R. Philips Watch at the Varsity C Celebration in May as the senior women's student-athlete with the highest GPA. Two are juniors, and three are sophomores.
The 11 represent the largest number of honorees of any Ivy League school. Harvard is second with eight National Scholar-Athletes, and both Brown and Cornell have four.
Courtesy: Columbia University Athletics/Gene Boyars Co-captain Madeline Hartzell is one of two architecture majors among Columbia Rowing's 11 National Scholar-Athletes.
Courtesy: Columbia University Athletics/Gene Boyars
