WILMINGTON, Del. – Villanova landed a program-high 17 student-athletes on the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association's Scholar Athlete award list, as announced on Friday.
 
This is the third consecutive year that Villanova has been represented on the CRCA's ledger. The latest group of honorees marks the most the program has had on the list, just bypassing the 2021 season that saw 16 Wildcats honored. Since 2005, 98 Wildcats have been named to the list.
 
Over 1,000 student-athletes representing 111 institutions have earned 2023 CRCA Scholar Athlete honors. To qualify, an athlete must meet both academic and athletic requirements, such as being in at least their 2nd year of eligibility and maintaining an average cum. GPA of 3.50 or higher. Additionally, student-athletes must have rowed in their institution's NCAA or IRA (lightweight) eligible boats for a minimum of 75% of the current spring races or race in an NCAA Boat at their Conference Championship/NCAA Championship.
 
Of the 1,000+  to earn these honors, 103 student-athletes had perfect 4.00 or high GPAs.  55% of the award winners have average cumulative GPAs of 3.75 of higher.
 
Below at the 17 student-athletes and their majors:
Rose Baker, History
Caroline Colgan, Art & Art History
Kara Dempsey, Environmental Science
Olivia Frizzell, Nursing
Madison Girard, Environmental Engineering
Sheila Joyce, Mechanical Engineering
Olivia Kachurak, Chemistry w/ Biochemistry Option
Olivia Krause, Political Science
Julia Kreisl, Marketing
Sofia Lopez, Political Science
Madeline McCarthy, Economics
Alexandra Petrozzi, Communication
Grace Quirk, Nursing
Caroline Shea, Communication
Isabella Thorne, Comprehensive Science
Erin Welch, Biology
Gianna Zajac, Nursing