Oklahoma Rowing earns 14 CRCA Scholar-Athlete Honors and Two All-Region Awards.
May 23, 2012
NORMAN, Okla. - The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) named 14 Sooners National Scholar-Athletes on Monday, placing Oklahoma as the nation's leader with the 14 selections. In addition to the academic honors, Rebecca Staff was named to the South All-Region First Team and Nikki Furmanek was named to the South All-Region Second Team.Staff and Furmanek were members of the varsity eight that went undefeated against Big 12 competition during the regular season. Staff was selected as the Big 12 "Rower of the Year" and was named to the Big 12 and C-USA All-Conference Teams. Furmanek earned the Conference USA "Rower of the Year" award and also earned All-Conference Team honors in the Big 12 and Conference USA. This marks Staff's second year in a row to be named to the South All-Conference First Team. Furmanek earned South All-Region honors in 2010.
Prior to this season, Oklahoma had a total of 15 CRCA National Scholar-Athletes, nearly doubling that number in 2012. Last season, the Sooners had a total of 10 earning the National Scholar-Athlete award and one South All-Region selection.
In order to receive the National Scholar-Athlete award, athletes must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher through the fall semester/quarter for the current competition year, must be in at least their second year of elgibility, must have competed in a minimum of 75 percent of the races or in a regional conference event and the head coach must be in good standing wtih CRCA.
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CRCA Scholar Athletes
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| Name |
Class |
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Major |
Hometown |
| Elizabeth Biggs |
So. |
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Energy Management |
Tulsa, Okla. |
| Nicole Bladow |
Sr. |
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International Studies/Spanish |
Norman, Okla. |
| Ivy Brown |
Sr. |
|
Health & Exercise Science |
Norman, Okla. |
| Kristin Clift |
So. |
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Zoology |
Anadarko, Okla. |
| Samantha Fahed |
Sr. |
|
Human Relations |
Longwood, Fla. |
| Nicole Furmanek |
Sr. |
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Elementary Education |
Belleville, Ill. |
| Ally Gray |
Sr. |
|
Adult & Higher Education |
Valrico, Fla. |
| Brooke Holleman |
Jr. |
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Environmental Sustainability/International Business |
Edmond, Okla. |
| Katie Klassen |
So. |
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Health & Exercise Science |
Niagara on the Lake, Ontario |
| Marilyn Kozlowski |
So. |
|
Health & Exercise Science |
Norman, Okla. |
| Maureen Lewis |
Sr. |
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Zoology |
El Reno, Okla. |
| Kelsey O'Grady |
Jr. |
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Anthropology |
Ada, Okla. |
| Carly Schueler |
Jr. |
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Zoology |
Pittsburg, Pa. |
| Brooke Sheppard |
Sr. |
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Finance/ Human Resource Management |
Lawton, Okla. |
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CRCA South All-Region First Team
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| Name |
Class |
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Major |
Hometown |
| Rebecca Staff |
Jr. |
|
Health & Exercise Science |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
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CRCA South All-Region Second Team
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| Name |
Class |
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Major |
Hometown |
| Nikki Furmanek |
Sr. |
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Elementary Education |
Belleville, Ill.. |
