ITHACA, N.Y. – After a season that saw the Ithaca College women's crew program capture its fourth-straight Liberty League Championship, the 1V were crowned champions in the grand final at the National Invitational Rowing Championship (NIRC) and the 2V collected a bronze medal at the NCAA Division III Championship, individual accolades continued to roll in on Thursday as the CRCA (Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association) announced the 2022 Pocock All-America teams.
The Bombers saw graduate student
Allison Arndt and senior
Dania Bogdanovic represented on the prestigious list of just 16 All-Americans amongst in Division III. Criteria for the award include:
· The student-athlete must meet all eligibility rules as defined by her institution.
· The student-athlete must have rowed at least 75% of the season's races in the varsity boat
· The student-athlete must be nominated by her institution
· The Head Coach of the student-athlete's institution must be a member in good standing of the CRCA.
All-American athletes are selected from those athletes already named First-Team All-Region. Criteria considered for selection include: boat performance, nomination rank, coach's comments, individual achievements, and 2k erg score.
It was the second time in the exceptional career of
Allison Arndt that she was named an All-American after being recognized on the Second Team in 2021. Arndt was honored on the First Team this year, while
Dania Bogdanovic picked up Second Team recognition for the first time in her career.
Since 2000, Ithaca College has earned 41 All-America awards from the CRCA. Arndt became the 25
th First Team selection and
Dania Bogdanovic is the 16
th Second Team honoree in program history.