GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Virginia’s Sophia Kershner has been named the 2020-21 Atlantic Coast Conference Rowing Scholar-Athlete of the Year and headlines the All-ACC Academic Team announced on Monday.
Kershner, a senior majoring in chemistry, helped lead the Cavaliers to their 11th consecutive ACC Championship. The Palmyra, Virginia, native was a member of Virginia’s Varsity Eight, which earned ACC Crew of the Year.
She is a First Team All-ACC selection and was also a member of the 2019 UVa Varsity Eight, which earned ACC Crew of the Year that season. Kershner is a team captain for the Cavaliers and helped the squad to a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Additionally, she is a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) National Scholar-Athlete honoree and claimed a bronze medal at the 2019 World Rowing U23 Championships.
Virginia led all schools with 14 student-athletes on the team, followed by Duke with 13 and Syracuse with 12. Notre Dame had 10 student-athletes garner the recognition, while Clemson and Louisville each had nine. Miami had seven honorees, North Carolina had six and Boston College had five.
A total of 15 student-athletes who earned All-ACC honors this season also secured spots on the academic honors team: Clemson’s Cate Schrieber and Rachel Twitty, Duke’s Tara Fagan, Sydney Johnson and Gabby Salvati, Louisville’s McKenzie Sweeney, North Carolina’s Lauren Ferner, Notre Dame’s Marielle Corbett and Adelaide Lammers, Syracuse’s Lucy Pearce and Megan Varcoe, and Virginia’s Grace Comerford, Colette Glass, Katy Flynn and (Sophia) Kershner.
Boston College’s Jacqueline Taeubel is the lone three-time selection, while 12 student-athletes earned the honor for the second time in their careers.
The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports.
Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career for undergraduate students. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.
The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released in July.
2021 ACC Rowing Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Sophia Kershner, Virginia, Sr., Chemistry
2020-21 All-ACC Academic Rowing Team
Jacqueline Taeubel, Boston College, Sr., Finance #
Rachel Taeubel, Boston College, Sr., Accounting for Finance & Consulting @
Olivia Larder, Boston College, Jr., Finance
Mary Fitton, Boston College, Jr., Applied Psychology & Human Development
Peyton Smith, Boston College, Fr., General Management
Lori Belanger, Clemson, Fr., Nursing
Maura Chozick, Clemson, Sr., Psychology
Caroline Emerson, Clemson, So., Health Science
Bridget Kane, Clemson, Sr., Marketing @
Karli Robinson, Clemson, So., Special Education
Cate Schrieber, Clemson, Sr., Communications
Rachel Twitty, Clemson, So., Bioengineering
Isabel Velasquez, Clemson, So., Marketing
Kaley Wojciechowski, Clemson, Sr., Communications @
Grace Butero, Duke, Jr., Evolutionary Anthropology
Rivca Chaver, Duke, So., Statistics
Tara Fagan, Duke, Gr., Masters of Management Studies
Savannah Herbek, Duke, Sr., Biology
Erin Heyeck, Duke, Fr., Undeclared
Sydney Johnson, Duke, Jr., Psychology
Ema Kuczura, Duke, Sr., Public Policy & Global Health @
Megan Lee, Duke, So., International Comparative Studies
Emilie Lijesen, Duke, So., Neuroscience
Brenna Morley, Duke, Fr., Undeclared
Gabby Salvati, Duke, Jr., Biology
Ithika Senthilnathan, Duke, Fr., Undeclared
Amelia Shunk, Duke, Jr., International Comparative Studies @
Madeline Dodd, Louisville, Jr., Exercise Science
Michaela Dukes, Louisville, Jr., Exercise Science
Claudia Figueiredo, Louisville, Jr., Exercise Science
Ellen Grosser, Louisville, So., Biology
Riley Kerber, Louisville, R-Sr., Real Estate Graduate Certificate
Violette Legrand, Louisville, Sr., Sport Administration @
Evelyn Peplowski, Louisville, Fr., Nursing
McKenzie Sweeney, Louisville, Jr., Exercise Science
Eliza Wack, Louisville, Jr., Art BFA
Halle Alitz, Miami, Gr., Sport Administration @
Marilou Chardin, Miami, Sr., International Finance & Marketing
Meredith Costello, Miami, Jr., Biology @
Mackenzie Holmgren, Miami, Sr., Finance & Business Analytics
Taylor Kuligowski, Miami, Jr., Marine & Geological Science
Abigail Schwenger, Miami, Jr., Elementary Education – Special Education & Spanish
Shelly Sclater, Miami, Sr., Health Science – Pre-Med
Alessandra De Vito, North Carolina, Jr., Economics/Political Science
Lauren Ferner, North Carolina, Sr., Biology @
Hannah Fisher, North Carolina, Sr., Business Administration/Political Science
Jessica Judge, North Carolina, So., Statistics and Analytics
Ashley Lim, North Carolina, Sr., Chemistry
Gigi Maroney, North Carolina, Fr., Political Science
Sara Clarin, Notre Dame, Jr., Computer Science
Marielle Corbett, Notre Dame, Sr., Science-Business
Avery Ericksen, Notre Dame, Fr., Biological Sciences
Hana Ferrero, Notre Dame, Sr., Economics
Victoria Gevaudan, Notre Dame, So., Neuroscience and Behavior
Chloe Hemm, Notre Dame, Sr., Neuroscience and Behavior
Keelin Klocke, Notre Dame, So., Program of Liberal Studies
Adelaide Lammers, Notre Dame, So., Environmental Engineering
Elizabeth May, Notre Dame, So., Political Science
Rosemary McGovern, Notre Dame, Sr., Business Analytics
Grace Asch, Syracuse, Jr., Television, Radio & Film
Emma Braun, Syracuse, Jr., Finance & Marketing Management
Christine Castorino, Syracuse, Sr., Psychology
Lea Dahn, Syracuse, Fr., International Relations
Luisa Gathman, Syracuse, So., Human Development & Family Science
Madeline Horridge, Syracuse, Gr., Intercollegiate Advising & Support
Josephine Kiesel, Syracuse, Sr., Sport Management @
Hannah Murphy, Syracuse, So., Bioengineering
Lucy Pearce, Syracuse, Gr., Nutrition Science
Louise Rath, Syracuse, Jr., Broadcast & Digital Journalism
Haley Uliasz, Syracuse, So., Sport Management
Megan Varcoe, Syracuse, Sr., Chemical Engineering
Abbie Bird, Virginia, Sr., Inter-American Studies and Sociology
Grace Comerford, Virginia, Sr., Biology
Janet Conklin, Virginia, Jr., INTER-Global Studies
Colette Glass, Virginia, Jr., Nursing @
Katy Flynn, Virginia, Gr., Electrical Engineering (PhD)
Lily Jarrett, Virginia, So., Environmental Sciences & INTER-Statistics
Kate Kelly, Virginia, Fr., Undeclared
Sophia Kershner, Virginia, Sr., Chemistry @
Nicola Lawless, Virginia, Jr., Biology @
Cate Porter, Virginia, Gr., Environmental Studies (Master’s)
Sonja Schlosser, Virginia, Gr., Psychology
Maggie Taylor, Virginia, Sr., Foreign Affairs
Leia Till, Virginia, So., Biology
Carrie Warner, Virginia, Sr., Studio Art & English
@ Two-time honoree
# Three-time honoree