The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) announced its All-America teams for the 2006 season on Wednesday. The awards, presented by Pocock, recognize the outstanding accomplishments of female rowers and coxswains for the spring season. Forty-two student-athletes were honored, 20 first-team selections and 22 second-team selections. Nine schools had multiple selections, led by Princeton and California with four apiece. Brown and Notre Dame each had three All-America selections (first or second team).
Twenty-three of the 42 student-athletes were participants at the NCAA Championships last weekend, including 16 of the 20 first-team selections. The national champion Golden Bears produced two first-team All-Americans and two second-team All-Americans. Princeton had four first-team All-America selections this season.
The West Region produced the most All-America selections with 13, including five first-team honorees. The New England Region also produced five first-team All-America selections. The Central Region produced the second-most All-Americans with 10 total.
2006 Pocock First-Team All-America Selections
Deborah Dryer Brown
Gillian Almy Brown
Kaylan Vander Schilden California
Erin Cafaro California
Sarah Cooper Clemson
Kate Davison Dartmouth
Christen Brown Michigan State
Jennifer Barnes Minnesota
Amanda Polk Notre Dame
Ninett Kossowsky Ohio State
Caroline Lind Princeton
Devan Darby Princeton
Jaqueline Zider Princeton
Elizabeth Agnew Princeton (coxswain)
Ligita Kaviere Southern California
Heather Gardner Virginia
Megan Kalmoe Washington
Sarah Waterfield Washington State
Rachel Jeffers Yale
Maria Stevens Yale
2005 Pocock Second-Team All-America Selections
Rachel Dearborn Brown
Jelena Djukic California
Krista Ellis California (coxswain)
Krystina Sarff Central Florida
Lia Hart Duke
Kate Austin George Washington
Laura Lazaridis Indiana
Liz Stewart Loyola Marymount
Ellen Tomek Michigan
Katherine Glessner Northeastern
Julie Sobolewski Notre Dame
Sarah Palandech Notre Dame
Annabelle Fago Ohio State
Caroline Leibinger Oregon State
Ashley Luther Southern Methodist
Susan BeVille Stanford
Erin-Monique Shelton Tennessee
Vanessa Teff UCLA
Tatiana Boldyreva Southern California
Melanie Kok Virginia
Jody Thomas Washington State
Kirby Gallie Wisconsin