Rowers Earn Top Academic Honors From CRCA

East Lansing, Mich. -- Fourteen Michigan State rowers have been honored by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) with the 2025 CRCA Scholar-Athlete Award. These athletes represent the highest standards of excellence in both academic achievement and athletic performance across all divisions of collegiate women's rowing.

The CRCA Scholar-Athlete Award recognizes collegiate rowers who demonstrate a strong commitment to success in the classroom and on the water. Criteria for selection is a sophomore academic standing, a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, and rowed both 75% of the season – including the conference championship – in an NCAA eligible boat (varsity eight, second varsity eight, and varsity four).

A total of 990 rowers met these criteria across Divisions I, II and III, with the average GPA of the group a 3.75.

Lucy Botting (Sr., Advertising Creative)

Jillian Cox (Jr., Psychology)

Lillian Davidson-Walshe (Economics)

Lily Devereaux (5th year, Finance)

Freya Engel (Sr., Criminal Justice)

Kendall Gonya (Senior, Materials Science and Engineering)

Sabrina Gottschalk (Sr., Advertising Management)

Georgina Hedberg (So., Advertising Management)

Maddie Kieft (So., Integrative Biology)

Alaina Roush (Jr., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

Ugne Rudaityte (So., Human Biology)

Jayden Schmaltz (Jr., Biosystems Engineering)

Ruby Vanden Boom (So., Interior Design)

Ava Woodard (Jr., Urban and Regional Planning)

Players Mentioned

Lucy Botting

Jillian Cox

Lillian Davidson-Walshe

Lily Devereaux

Freya Engel

Kendall Gonya

Sabrina Gottschalk

Georgina Hedberg

Maddie Kieft

Alaina Roush

Ugne Rudaityte

Jayden Schmaltz

Ruby Vanden Boom

Ava Woodard

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