Eight Navy Rowers Tabbed as National Scholar-Athletes

Cote and McFarland receive second-straight award

	Diane Cote

May 23, 2007

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association has bestowed National Scholar-Athlete recognition to eight members of the Navy women's crew team, the organization announced Tuesday.

To be eligible for the award, rowers must be of at least sophomore standing in the classroom, maintain a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade-point average and compete in at least 75-percent of the team's races during the spring season.

Navy's Diane Cote (Sr., Worcester, Mass.) and Fiona McFarland (Jr., New York, N.Y.) both received the honor for the second-straight season. Cote has posted a 3.79 GPA as a chemistry major, while McFarland, an honors political science major, has accrued a 3.59 GPA over her academic career.

Garnering the designation for the first time in their careers were Madeline Boe (Sr., Winchester Bay, Ore.), Kerry Hannon (So., Bethesda, Md.), Catherine Ortman (Jr., Moline, Ill.), Daphne Ponce (Sr., Carbondale, Ill.), Sarah Roberts (Jr., Findlay, Ohio) and Megan Selbach-Allen (So., Odessa, Wash.).

Student-athletes from nearly 70 Division I programs garnered the accolade, with Navy's tally of eight placing the Mids in a tie for 11th place for the most recipients in the country.

Madeline Boe, 3.77 cumulative GPA, honors oceanography major
Diane Cote, 3.79, chemistry
Kerry Hannon, 3.90, math
Fiona McFarland, 3.59, honors political science
Catherine Ortman, 3.93, ocean engineering
Daphne Ponce, 3.77, ocean engineering
Sarah Roberts, 3.50, aerospace engineering
Megan Selbach-Allen, 3.87, math