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Paige Danielson Named NCAA Elite 90 Award Winner

An electrical engineering major, Danielson becomes the first Cougar to receive the Elite 90 Award, holding a 4.0 GPA.

PENNINGTON, N.J. – Washington State University rowing sophomore, , has been named the NCAA Elite 90 Award winner for Division I rowing, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the 2017 NCAA Rowing Championships, the NCAA announced at the championships banquet, Thursday at Mercer County Park Indoor Tennis Facility.

A native of St. Cloud, Minn., Danielson has a 4.0 grade point average and is majoring in electrical engineering. Danielson is in her first year with the varsity eight after rowing with the varsity four crew as a freshman in 2015-16.