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Duke Tallies 11 CRCA Scholar-Athletes
6/16/2020 11:30:00 AM | Rowing
DURHAM, N.C. – For the second-straight season, 11 members of the Duke rowing team were named Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Scholar-Athletes, the organization announced Friday.
Recent graduate Kiernan Spencer highlighted the group of recipients with her third career CRCA honor. Picking up the recognition for a second time was fellow graduate Rani Duff as well as rising seniors Reed Kenny, Anne Klok and Ema Kuczura.
Those earning Scholar-Athlete status for the first time included rising seniors Maya Blake, Savannah Herbek and Laura Navarrete, followed by rising juniors Grace Butero, Amelia Shunk and Olivia von Stauffenberg.
CRCA Scholar-Athlete requirements have been modified for the 2020 season. Student-athletes must be in their second, third, or fourth year of eligibility, must be ranked performance-wise in the top 50 percent of their team, or in the "NCAA Squad" (whichever is smaller) at the conclusion of the 2020 season, and must have a 3.50 cumulative grade point average or higher for their career, and through the fall semester or quarter for the current competition year.
Prior to this year, to be eligible for a Scholar-Athlete award, student-athletes must be in their second, third, or fourth year of eligibility, rowed in 75 percent of the team's spring races in an NCAA eligible boat, and maintained a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
The Blue Devils have had at least three student-athletes recognized for academic success by the CRCA in each of the last 12 seasons. This season marks the seventh time since 2008 that five or more student-athletes earned the award. The 11 rowers recognized this year ties a program record, which was set in 2019.
Duke CRCA Scholar-Athletes
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Recent graduate Kiernan Spencer highlighted the group of recipients with her third career CRCA honor. Picking up the recognition for a second time was fellow graduate Rani Duff as well as rising seniors Reed Kenny, Anne Klok and Ema Kuczura.
Those earning Scholar-Athlete status for the first time included rising seniors Maya Blake, Savannah Herbek and Laura Navarrete, followed by rising juniors Grace Butero, Amelia Shunk and Olivia von Stauffenberg.
CRCA Scholar-Athlete requirements have been modified for the 2020 season. Student-athletes must be in their second, third, or fourth year of eligibility, must be ranked performance-wise in the top 50 percent of their team, or in the "NCAA Squad" (whichever is smaller) at the conclusion of the 2020 season, and must have a 3.50 cumulative grade point average or higher for their career, and through the fall semester or quarter for the current competition year.
Prior to this year, to be eligible for a Scholar-Athlete award, student-athletes must be in their second, third, or fourth year of eligibility, rowed in 75 percent of the team's spring races in an NCAA eligible boat, and maintained a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
The Blue Devils have had at least three student-athletes recognized for academic success by the CRCA in each of the last 12 seasons. This season marks the seventh time since 2008 that five or more student-athletes earned the award. The 11 rowers recognized this year ties a program record, which was set in 2019.
Duke CRCA Scholar-Athletes
| Name | Concentration(s) |
| Maya Blake | History |
| Grace Butero | Evolutionary Anthropology |
| Rani Duff | History, Global Health |
| Savannah Herbek | Biology, Spanish |
| Reed Kenny | Public Policy, Global Health |
| Anne Klok | Political Science, Philosophy |
| Ema Kuczura | Public Policy, Global Health |
| Laura Navarrete | Evolutionary Anthropology |
| Amelia Shunk | International Comparative Studies |
| Kiernan Spencer | History |
| Olivia von Stauffenberg | History |
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