Hobart and William Smith Colleges

26 May 2015 11 Heron rowers garner Liberty League recognition

Eleven members of the William Smith rowing team were named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team.

To be eligible for All-Academic honors, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.2. The following Herons earned a spot on this years all-academic team:

Emily Andersen, Sr., International Relations and Writing and Rhetoric

Alex Belden, Jr., Psychology and Anthropology

Carissa Boire, Sr., Biology

Margaret Cameron, So., Economics and International Relations

Grace Hutton, Jr. Biology (Pre-Med)

Karoline Loretan, So., French and Francophone Studies

Megan Miskovsky, Jr., Psychology

Anola Stage, Sr. English and Pre-Med

Brianna Taylor, Jr., Geoscience

Susan Tuvell, Jr., Mathematics

Laurie VanBenschoten, So., Undecided

Andersen, Boire, and Stage are three-time all-academic selections, while Belden, Miskovsky, Taylor, and Tuvell are making their second straight appearance on the team.

William Smith won its fifth-straight Liberty League title. At the championship, the Herons won gold medals in the varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four, and the novice eight. At the New York State championships, William Smith collected a bronze medal in the second varsity eight and a silver medal in the novice eight races. The Herons captured a gold medal in the open womens four championship at the ECAC National Invitational Rowing Championships, a first in the event for the Herons.