Hamilton College boasts eight recipients on the 2025 Empacher-Intercollegiate Rowing Coaches Association (IRCA) Scholar Athlete list, which was released on Wednesday, June 18.

In order to earn scholar athlete honors, rowers and coxswains must be from an IRCA-member school, be in their second year or more of eligibility, competed in their program's top three boats during the current season, and have a 3.50 or better cumulative grade point average through the 2024 fall semester. 

Christophe Boivin '25, Max Klivans '25 and Ian Vogelsang '25 were all three-year honorees. The complete list can be found below.

Christophe Boivin '25 (Mount Laurel, N.J. / Bishop Eustace Preparatory School)
Hunter Howard '27 (Frisco, Texas / Frisco HS)
Max Klivans '25 (San Francisco, Calif. / Lowell HS)
Sam Lacy '27 (Columbia, Md. / River Hill HS)
Robert Neithart '26 (Montecito, Calif. / Loyola HS of Los Angeles)
Kai Polozie '27 (Rochester, N.Y. / Allendale Columbia School)
Nicolai Tolstoy '27 (Stockholm, Sweden / Norra Real Gymnasium)
Ian Vogelsang '25 (New Hope, Pa. / New Hope-Solebury HS)

Hamilton's varsity eight tied for ninth in the May 21 IRCA/Intercollegiate Rowing Association Division III Top 15 poll, which was the final ranking of the season.