PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Pilots Rowing had 12 student-athletes earn 2023 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Rowing Association (CRCA) Scholar Athlete honors this week: Natalie Baier; Veronica Conklin; Colleen Cushing; Alysa Gribben; Dawon Lee; Maddie Olson: Lauren Poehlmann; Sarah Redmond; Addison Thomas; Lexa Wendl; and Olivia Zilavy Pailthorp.
To qualify, an athlete must be at least in their second year of eligibility while maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Student-athletes also must have rowed in their institution's NCAA or IRA eligible boats for at least 75% of the spring races or race in a boat at their conference championship/NCAA Championship.