Printer-Friendly Format     E-mail this article     Meghan Boyle was named a CRCA National Scholar Athlete and a second team all-CRCA Central Region selection in 2007.

All nine are first-time honorees.

May 23, 2007

Notre Dame, Ind. - Nine Irish rowers have been honored by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) as 2007 National Scholar Athletes. The nine rowers named as National Scholar Athletes are: senior Meghan Boyle (Pittsburgh, Pa.), sophomore Lauren Buck (Flint, Mich.), senior Shannon Cassel (Bettendorf, Iowa), sophomore Erica Copeland (Marietta, Ga.), senior Jessica Guzik (Annandale, Va.), sophomore Sarah Keithley (Austin, Texas), junior Mary Kate McNamara (North Potomac, Md.), sophomore Laura Petnuch (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and sophomore Christine Trezza (Staten Island, N.Y.).

The nine Notre Dame rowers named were the most ever for the Irish in single year.

Student-athletes selected were nominated by their institutions and must carry a 3.5 cumulative grade point average or higher. Each individual must be either a sophomore, junior or senior in terms of eligibility and must have rowed in either the varsity eight, second varsity eight or varsity boats in a minimum of 75 percent of the team's regattas.

Megan Boyle (V8) 3.52 Mendoza College of Business - Marketing Lauren Buck (V8) 3.82 College of Science - Biology and Psychology

Shannon Cassel (V4) 3.79 College of Arts & Letters - Theology and Pre-Professional Studies

Erica Copeland (V4) 3.91 College of Arts & Letters - Political Science

Jessica Guzik (2V8) 3.68 College of Arts & Letters - Classics

Sarah Kethley (V4) 3.59 College of Engineering - Chemical Engineering

Mary Kate McNamara (V4) 3.53 Mendoza College of Business - Marketing

Laura Petnuch (V4) 3.52 Mendoza College of Business

Christine Trezza (V8) 3.55 College of Science - Biochemistry