Seven members of the William Smith College rowing team were recently named Scholar-Athletes by the College Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA).  It's the most Herons honored by the CRCA since nine were recognized in 2013.
 
To become a CRCA Scholar-Athlete, student-athletes must be in their second, third or fourth year of eligibility, have rowed in her institution's NCAA eligible boat(s) for a minimum of 75% of the current spring races or racing in a regional conference event, and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
 
The following William Smith student-athletes were honored by the CRCA:
 

• Junior Freya Birkas-Dent, international relations and economics major
• Senior Emma Falkenstein, international relations and anthropology major
• Senior Susan Hurwitz, psychology major
• Senior Sarah Laferrera, psychology and education studies major
• Senior Julia Walters, philosophy and international relations major
• Junior Annie Wertheimer, art history major
• Sophomore Claudia White, English and psychology major

 
Falkenstein, Laferrera and Walters are three-time CRCA Scholar-Athletes while Birkas-Dent is a two-time honoree.
 
Since Lemore Amir '02 became the first Heron to earn CRCA Scholar-Athlete status, 76 William Smith student-athletes have been honored for their combination of academic and athletic excellence.
 
William Smith finished third at the Liberty League Championships this spring and was ranked in the USRowing coaches poll throughout the season.