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Eleven women's rowing team members earn 2026 scholar-athlete award

Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association honored more than 1,000 NCAA athletes

Eleven Hamilton College athletes earned a 2026 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Women's Scholar-Athlete Award on Friday, June 5 when the organization released their list of honorees.
 
The student-athletes must meet all institutional and conference eligibility rules, be at least in their second year of eligibility, and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or better through the end of the fall semester. Athletic requirements include rowing in at least 75 percent of the team's spring races in an NCAA eligible boat or competing in an NCAA boat at their conference or national championship.
 
The Continentals were ranked 11th in the final CRCA Division III Top 15 poll of the 2026 spring season on June 2. Hamilton's scholar-athletes with major(s) are listed below:
 
Kathleen Blass '28 (Chevy Chase, Md./ Sidwell Friends School [D.C.], government and Hispanic studies
Anna Brenner '28 (Cambridge, Mass./Northfield Mount Hermon School), world politics
Sonya Doyle '28 (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman HS), biochemistry and molecular biology
Abigail Durbin '28 (Wilmette, Ill./New Trier HS), biochemistry
Reilan Garczynski '26 (Herndon, Va./Oakcrest School), biology and philosophy
Ashlyn Garrick '27 (Guilford, Conn./Guilford HS), neuroscience
Meg Gillies '27 (Mill Neck, N.Y./Friends Academy), physics
Patricia Higgins '26 (Otego, N.Y./Unatego Jr.-Sr. HS), French and creative writing
Bailey Leone-Levine '27 (West Sand Lake, N.Y./Emma Willard School), neuroscience
Cate Logan '27 (Golden, Colo./Golden Senior HS), chemistry
Amelia Petty '28 (Arlington, Va./Sidwell Friends School [D.C.], environmental studies
 
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Players Mentioned

Kathleen Blass

Kathleen Blass

Sophomore
Anna Brenner

Anna Brenner

Sophomore
Sonya Doyle

Sonya Doyle

Sophomore
Reilan Garczynski

Reilan Garczynski

Senior
Ashlyn Garrick

Ashlyn Garrick

Junior
Meg Gillies

Meg Gillies

Junior
Patricia Higgins

Patricia Higgins

Senior
Bailey Leone-Levine

Bailey Leone-Levine

Junior
Cate Logan

Cate Logan

Junior
Amelia Petty

Amelia Petty

Sophomore
Abigail Durbin

Abigail Durbin

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kathleen Blass

Kathleen Blass

Sophomore
Anna Brenner

Anna Brenner

Sophomore
Sonya Doyle

Sonya Doyle

Sophomore
Reilan Garczynski

Reilan Garczynski

Senior
Ashlyn Garrick

Ashlyn Garrick

Junior
Meg Gillies

Meg Gillies

Junior
Patricia Higgins

Patricia Higgins

Senior
Bailey Leone-Levine

Bailey Leone-Levine

Junior
Cate Logan

Cate Logan

Junior
Amelia Petty

Amelia Petty

Sophomore
Abigail Durbin

Abigail Durbin

Sophomore

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