May 22, 2012

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Eight Oregon State rowers and coxswains were named 2012 CRCA National Scholar-Athletes, the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association announced Tuesday.

Lin Hill (Denver, Colo./East HS), Beth Lewis (Carson City, Nev./Carson HS), Lauren Morgenthaler (Bellevue, Idaho/Wood River HS), Alexa Ortiz (Vancouver, Wash./Skyview HS), Hilary Polis (Redmond, Wash./Redmond HS), Melissa Sloan (St. Louis, Mo./Nerinx Hall HS), Leslie Urban (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township HS) and Tina Vernazza (Redwood City, Calif./Notre Dame HS) received the honors.

This is the third straight year Morgenthaler, who carries a grade-point average of 3.98 in sociology, has earned the award. Ortiz, a junior with a 3.90 GPA in zoology; Polis, a junior with a 3.92 in environmental economics, policy and management; Sloan, a senior with a 3.72 in environmental science; and Urban, a senior with a 3.96 in geography, each earned the award for the second year in a row.

It is the first such award for the rest of the group including: Hill, a sophomore with a 3.50 GPA in athletic training; Lewis, a junior with a 3.74 in Spanish; and Vernazza, a sophomore with a 3.50 in nutrition.

REQUIREMENTS

• The student-athlete has met all eligibility rules as defined by her institution.
• The student-athlete was in her 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year of eligibility.
• The student-athlete rowed in her institution’s NCAA or IRA eligible boat(s) for a minimum of 75% of the current spring races or racing in a regional conference event.
• The Head Coach of the student-athlete’s institution was a member in good standing for the CRCA as of May 1, 2012.

CRITERIA

• The student-athlete has had a 3.5 cumulative GPA or higher for her career (through the fall semester/quarter for the current competition year).