Men's & Women's Rowing All-NESCAC Teams Announced
Williams, Bates & Trinity Headline Honorees
HADLEY, Mass. – The New England Small College Athletic Conference announced today the 2011 edition of the Men's and Women's Rowing All-Conference Teams. The 10-member squads are comprised of individuals from the eight league teams based on the finish at the NESCAC championships, which are held in conjunction with the ECAC National Invitational Rowing Championship during the second Sunday in May.
The NESCAC champion Williams College men's rowing team had four representatives on the All-Conference First Team, with senior coxswain Michael Abrams (Merion Station, Pa.) earning recognition for the second-straight year. Also from the Ephs on the First Team were senior Jack Wadden (Evanston, Ill.) junior Theo Patsalos-Fox (Bernardsville, N.J.), and sophomore John Gorman (North Hampton, N.H.). Head coach Peter Wells was the choice among the coaches for the second consecutive spring, earning Coach of the Year. Williams won the NESCAC title for the third year in a row with a second-place showing at the ECAC-NIRC in 5:59.272, over six seconds faster than Trinity, the next NESCAC team to finish after the Ephs.
Five of the 10 women on the All-NESCAC First Team returned from 2010. Seniors Rebecca Licht (Lexington, Mass.) and Kate Shaper (Thetford Center, Vt.) were back from conference champion Williams, while Bates had senior Rebecca Waldo (Dracut, Mass.) and junior Haley Sive (Glenville, N.Y.) return. Senior Sarah Keller (Perrysburg, Ohio) of Trinity rounded out the five repeat honorees. Peter Steenstra of Bates and Brad Hemmerly of Williams shared Coach of the Year honors. The two coaches finished one-two for the NESCAC title, with Hemmerly's squad winning its sixth consecutive conference crown. Steenstra's Bobcats were six seconds behind the Ephs.
Williams will go for its seventh NCAA women's rowing team title in a row on May 27-28 at the Sacramento St. Aquatic Center in Golden River, Calif. Joining the Ephs from the NESCAC will be Bates and Trinity.
| 2011 NESCAC Men's Rowing All-Conference Team | |||
| First Team | Institution | Yr. | Hometown |
| Michael Abrams (Coxswain) | Williams | Sr. | Merion Station, Pa. |
| John Gorman | Williams | So. | North Hampton, N.H. |
| Peter Haley | Bates | So. | Cos Cob, Conn. |
| William Kelly | Trinity | Sr. | New Canaan, Conn. |
| Vincent McLaughlin | Trinity | Jr. | Cherry Hill, N.J. |
| Theo Patsalos-Fox | Williams | Jr. | Bernardsville, N.J. |
| Shaun Stuer | Trinity | So. | North Chelmsford, Mass. |
| Jack Vihstadt | Colby | Jr. | Arlington, Va. |
| Edward Winslow | Bates | So. | Wilton, Conn. |
| Jack Wadden | Williams | Sr. | Evanston, Ill. |
| Second Team | Institution |
Yr. | Hometown |
| Katherine Apfelbaum (Coxswain) | Trinity | Sr. | Menands, N.Y. |
| Will Brewer | Colby | Sr. | Dallas, Texas |
| Leland Brewster | Williams | Sr. | Lake Forest, Ill. |
| Jeff Cardoni | Hamilton | Sr. | Kensington, N.H. |
| Jeff Carmichael | Connecticut College |
Fr. | West Hartford, Conn. |
| Ryan Flood | Tufts | Sr. | Southborough, Mass. |
| Andre Gobbo | Bates | So. | Chesterfield, N.H. |
| Nathaniel Lim | Williams | Sr. | Arlington, Mass. |
| Logan Marro | Trinity | So. | Cherry Hill, N.J. |
| Elliot Skopin | Wesleyan | Sr. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Coach of the Year | |||
| Peter Wells |
Williams |
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| 2011 NESCAC Women's Rowing All-Conference Team | |||
| First Team | Institution | Yr. | Hometown |
| Mina Aiken | Trinity | Sr. | Palm Beach, Fla. |
| Allison Boyaris | Hamilton | Jr. | River Forest, Ill. |
| Adrienne Darrow | Williams | Sr. | Lake Barrington, Ill. |
| Allison DiSalvo | Bates | Jr. | Lowell, Mass. |
| Sarah Keller | Trinity | Sr. | Perrysburg, Ohio |
| Rebecca Licht (Coxswain) | Williams | Sr. | Lexington, Mass. |
| Kate Shaper | Williams | Sr. | Thetford Center, Vt. |
| Haley Sive | Bates | Jr. | Glenville, N.Y. |
| Anna Soybel | Williams | Sr. | Wellesley, Mass. |
| Rebecca Waldo | Bates | Sr. | Dracut, Mass. |
| Second Team | Institution |
Yr. | Hometown |
| Emily Bower | Trinity | So. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Kelsey Burke | Hamilton | So. | Southborough, Mass. |
| Nora Collins (Coxswain) | Bates | Sr. | Kensington, Md. |
| Anne Haley | Williams | So. | Dayton, Ohio |
| Lis Henderson | Colby | Sr. | Avon, N.J. |
| Kaylee Maykranz | Tufts | Sr. | Jackson, Wyo. |
| Lindsay Olsen | Williams | Jr. | Homer, Alaska |
| Emily Perry | Connecticut College | Sr. | Westfield, N.J. |
| Rebecca Schofield | Wesleyan | Sr. | Cambridge, Mass. |
| Elizabeth Sonshine | Bates | Jr. | Short Hills, N.J. |
| Co-Coaches of the Year | |||
| Peter Steenstra | Bates | ||
| Brad Hemmerly |
Williams |
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