Hobart and William Smith Colleges Athletics

A two-time All-American, Gutwin was a standout oarswoman for the William Smith rowing team. The Williston, Vt., native, was an intensely competitive athlete whose personal fierceness and desire constantly inspired her teammates.

She was a three-year member of the varsity eight, rowing at stroke (the pacesetter for the boat, seated closest to the coxswain). The Heron varsity eight earned the Liberty League Crew of the Year award in 2004 and 2006, as Gutwin and her teammates captured two Liberty League Championships. She and her teammates also earned a silver medal at the 2006 New York State Rowing Championship. Gutwin was nominated for the 2006 NCAA Woman of the Year Award and received William Smith’s Betsy Mitchell ’65 and Evaleen C. Harrison ’19 awards.

Diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer as a first-year, Gutwin worked a part-time job, tutored elementary and preschool age children, and continued to practice with the team all while undergoing daily radiation treatments. She was presented with the 2004 ECAC Award of Valor for her triumph over the disease.

An outstanding student, Gutwin is the only Heron oarswoman to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. She was a two-time CRCA Scholar-Athlete and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She earned the Catharine A. Rippey Prize for excellence in mathematics and was a dean’s list student.  Gutwin was also a member of the Laurel Society and a Faculty Scholar.

Gutwin graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and is the business manager for The RehabGYM. Since graduation, she has participated in a number of marathons and triathlons, including Geneva’s Musselman Half-Iron Triathlon.