ITHACA, N.Y. – The Liberty League champion Ithaca College women's rowing team continues to set the standard, earning five selections to the 2025 Liberty League All-Conference teams, as announced Thursday afternoon. Head coach
Beth Greene and assistant coaches
Gregg Seiz and
Tara Masters were named the Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year, while the Varsity Eight was honored as the Crew of the Year for the seventh consecutive season.
Ithaca led all Liberty League programs with five all-conference selections.
Lily Babcock,
Emma Hammel, and
Caroline Hoskins were named to the First Team, while
Maggie Farber and
Zoe Paradis Stern earned Second Team honors.
Under the leadership of Coach Greene and her staff, the Bombers captured their seventh straight Liberty League title at the 2025 championship. Ithaca claimed victories in the Varsity Eight (7:28.011) and Varsity Four (9:21.015), while finishing second in the Second Varsity Eight (7:56.870) and Novice Four (9:38.282).
With the Varsity Eight win, Ithaca secured the Liberty League's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. Both the V8+ and 2V8+ advanced to the Grand Final, where the V8+ placed fifth (6:44.628) and the 2V8+ finished sixth (7:08.735). At the New York State Championships, the V8+ took fourth (7:08.264) and the 2V8+ placed sixth (7:34.347). The Bombers also competed at the National Invitational Rowing Championships (NIRC), where the 2V8+ and V4+ (8:20.499) each finished fourth, and the V8+ placed fifth (6:40.265).
The 2024–25 Liberty League Crew of the Year honor went to the Ithaca College Varsity Eight, following their championship performance. This season's V8+ lineup featured:
Caroline Hoskins,
Lily Babcock,
Emma Hammel,
Maggie Farber,
Zoe Paradis Stern,
Kai Lincke,
Ashley Bailey,
Samantha Gallagher, and
Beth Roberts.