NORTHAMPTON - Sixteen Smith rowers were honored as 2026 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Scholar-Athletes, the organization announced Friday.

Smith College Scholar-Athletes
Anna Boden (Seattle, WA/Holy Names Academy) - Computer Science/Mathematical Statistics
Bea Money (South Kent, CT/Hebron Academy) - Biology
Eleanor Madley (Los Angeles, CA/Archer School for Girls) - Anthropology/Italian
Ellie Chungath (Des Moines, IA/Theodore Roosevelt) - Math Statistics and Quantitative Economics
Jackie Wiechmann (Washington DC/Jackson-Reed) - Biology
Julia Beyer (Ardmore, Pa./Friends' Central School) - Environmental Science and Policy/Latin American Studies
Kathleen Bacigalupi (Saint Paul, MN/Highland Park) - Statistical and Data Sciences
Louisa Varni (San Mateo, CA/Aragon) - English
Lucie Gundersen - Biochemistry
Maddy Beer (Seattle, WA/Seattle Preparatory School) - Anthropology/East Asian Studies
Nadia Grinyuk (Scarborough, ME/Scarborough) - Psychology/Neuroscience
Rayna Rose (Brookline, MA/Brookline) - Environmental Science and Policy
Riley Amos (Palo Alto, CA/Palo Alto) - Physics/Astronomy
Ruby Williams (Tallahassee, Fla./Leon) - Art History
Sox Whitin (Fleming Island, FL/Fleming Island) - Mathematical Statisitcs/Biology
Zeynep Akdora (Dallas, TX/Highland Park) - Chemistry

To qualify for the award, student-athletes must meet all institutional and conference eligibility requirements, be in their second, third, fourth or fifth year of eligibility and maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or higher through the end of the fall semester. Athletically, nominees must have rowed in at least 75 percent of their team's spring races in an NCAA-eligible boat or competed in an NCAA boat at their conference championship or national championship. 

Across all divisions, the CRCA recognized 1,174 student-athletes with the 2026 Scholar-Athlete Award. This year's honorees averaged a GPA above 3.59, including 76 student-athletes who achieved a perfect 4.0. 

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