Women's Rowing

Six Named CRCA National Scholar Athletes

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Six Named CRCA National Scholar AthletesSix Named CRCA National Scholar Athletes

SAN DIEGO - The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) named six Aztec rowers to its list of CRCA National Scholar Athletes for the 2019 season, including senior Michelle Jacob, juniors Brooke Boron and Laura Keane and sophomores Kaytlin Barker, Hannah Broadland and Julia Camillucci. This year's total of Aztec CRCA honorees is the highest number of student-athletes named to the list in SDSU rowing single-season history.

Keane, a native of Red Bluff, Calif. who occupies the bow seat, earned the honor as a foods and nutrition major. She is the only current Aztec to earn a spot on the list of CRCA National Scholar Athletes in two consecutive seasons (2018 and 2019).

Barker (Folsom, Calif.), a biology major, finished her sophomore year competing as a port side rower for the varsity eight.

Boron (Valencia, Calif.) is a kinesiology (pre-physical therapy) major and received the prestigious Malik Award at the annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet earlier this year for having a perfect 4.0 in the 2018 spring semester.

Broadland (Sacramento, Calif.), the Aztec coxswain, is a journalism (media studies) major. She had a breakout sophomore campaign where she was named to the all-AAC first-team and all-WIRA team. She was one of six coxswains invited to the Under 23 Women's National Team Selection Camp earlier this month.

Camilluci (Auburn, Calif.), an interdisciplinary studies major, was one of 15 collegiate female rowers selected to train at the USRowing Under 23 Women's Olympic Development Program Camp in Iowa City, Iowa this August.

Jacob (Encinitas, Calif.) was the lone SDSU senior honored. A journalism (media studies) major, she competed in the varsity eight boat for the majority of the season.

In order for a student-athlete to qualify for the award, they must hold a 3.5 cumulative GPA or higher for her career, be in their second, third or fourth year of eligibility, meet all of the institution's eligibility rules and race in an NCAA-eligible boat in a minimum of 75% of the spring races, or in a regional conference event.