July 12, 2007

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy women's crew program placed 12 members of its varsity squad onto the recently announced 2007 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the sport.

A total of 96 student-athletes from the five rowing programs comprising the league garnered the award this year, which featured the eligibility requirements of earning a varsity letter during the 2007 spring season while also attaining a minimum 3.20 grade-point average during the spring semester.

A trio of Mids were among the six rowers in the league to post a 4.00 GPA during the spring term. Recent Navy graduate Diane Cote (Worcester, Mass.) achieved a 4.00 GPA, as did rising seniors Darray Hunt (Cheyenne, Wyo.) and Catherine Ortman (Moline, Ill). Cote earned a degree in chemistry, Hunt is an oceanography major and Ortman is majoring in ocean engineering.

Now in its third year as a league-sponsored sport, Navy has seen at least 10 members of its rowing team garner the academic accolade in each season. A program-high 13 Mids earned their way onto the inaugural 2005 honor roll, with 10 qualifying for the achievement last season. Joining Cote and Ortman as Mids who have garnered the accolade during each of the three seasons are 2007 graduate Madeline Boe (Winchester Bay, Ore.), who was previously tabbed as the 2006 Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the sport, and rising senior Fiona McFarland (New York, N.Y.).

Navy's 2007 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll Members for Women's Crew
Madeline Boe, Sr., Winchester Bay, Ore., honors oceanography major, 3.68 GPA, third appearance
Diane Cote, Sr., Worcester, Mass., chemistry, 4.00, third
Gretchen Driessnack, So., Dale City, Va., oceanography, 3.45, first
Kerry Hannon, So., Bethesda, Md., math, 3.76, second
Margaret Hollyfield, Sr., DeSoto, Texas, mechanical engineering, 3.27, second
Darray Hunt, Jr., Cheyenne, Wyo., oceanography, 4.00, first
Kristin Lyles, Fr., Fairfax Station, Va., chemistry, 3.38, first
Johanna Mahoney, Fr., Seattle, Wash., oceanography, 3.25, first
Abby Maxwell, Sr., Salina, Kan., American politics & law, 3.29, first
Fiona McFarland, Jr., New York, N.Y., honors political science, 3.68, third
Abby Mennerich, Sr., Newburgh, N.Y., economics, 3.57, second
Catherine Ortman, Jr., Moline, Ill., ocean engineering, 4.00, third