University of Tennessee Athletics
PEMBERTON AND BAGWELL NAMED CRCA ALL-AMERICANS
June 02, 2005 | Rowing
June 2, 2005
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Having helped lead the Tennessee Lady Vol varsity eight shell to unprecedented success during the 2004-05 season, seniors Chelsea Pemberton and Andrea Bagwell were selected as All-Americans by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association on Thursday. Both Pemberton and Bagwell received second-team accolades.
The honor marks the third consecutive season in which Pemberton has earned CRCA All-America status, being named a first-team honoree as a junior and garnering second-team honors in her sophomore and senior campaigns. The recognition is the first for Bagwell.
The honors culminate an extraordinary season for UT's varsity eight shell. Last weekend, the crew finished eighth at the NCAA Championships in Sacramento, Calif., marking the program's best-ever showing in the varsity eight competition at the event. Additionally, the squad earned a ranking of sixth in the final USRowing/CRCA Poll, the highest in the program's history.
Prior to the NCAA Championships, both Bagwell and Pemberton were named to the All-South Region First Team after helping guide Tennessee's top boat to a second-place finish in the Grand Final at the Aramark Sprints, marking the best-ever finish in school history.
The All-America award is designed to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of female rowers and coxswains during the current season. The criteria include meeting eligibility rules as defined by the athlete's institution, participating in at least 75 percent of the season's races in the varsity boat and the student-athlete's head coach must be a member in good standing of the CRCA.
The All-America first and second teams were selected by the regional chairpersons following the NCAA Championships from the rowers who had received All-Region first-team honors. The awards, presented by Pocock, recognize the outstanding accomplishments of female rowers and coxswains for the spring season. Forty-five student-athletes were honored, 20 first-team selections and 25 second-team selections.
| 2005 Pocock First-Team All-America Selections | |
| Diana Albrecht | The Ohio State University |
| Meg Anderson | Brown University |
| Kristin Bixel | UCLA |
| Caryn Davies | Harvard-Radcliffe |
| Jelena Djukic | University of California, Berkeley |
| Janelle Dubbins | Washington |
| Anna Goodale | Syracuse |
| Rachael Jeffers | Yale |
| Leah Ketcheson | University of Michigan |
| Nikki Lennart | University of Wisconsin |
| Caroline Lind | Princeton University |
| Samantha Magee | Stanford |
| Margaret Matia | University of Virginia |
| Carolyn McMillan | University of Virginia |
| Iva Obradovic | University of California, Berkeley |
| Amanda Purcell | The Ohio State University |
| Erin Robertson | Michigan State University |
| Maria Stevens | Yale University |
| Kaylan Vander Schilden | University of California, Berkeley |
| Remy Hitomi (coxswain) | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2005 Pocock Second-Team All-America Selections | |
| Andrea Bagwell | University of Tennessee |
| Miriam Barsalou | Northeastern University |
| Ashlee Brown | Clemson University |
| Amelia Buhts | Louisville |
| Tara Coleman | Columbia |
| Kate Davison | Dartmouth College |
| Mollie Durkin | Harvard-Radcliffe |
| Annabell Fago | The Ohio State University |
| Missy Fiesler | Stanford University |
| Shannon Gedman | University of Wisconsin |
| Vanessa Glendenning | Loyola Marimount |
| Lea Jakobsen | UMass |
| Laura Lazaridis | Indiana |
| Maureen Lynch | Colgate |
| Kelly McGrorey | Syracuse |
| Brittany McMahon | San Diego State |
| Claire Norsetter | Yale University |
| Chelsea Pemberton | University of Tennessee |
| Amanda Polk | University of Notre Dame |
| Brett Sickler | University of Michigan |
| Catherine Starr | Brown University |
| Jody Thomas | Washington State University |
| Katrina Wechselberger | Princeton University |
| Jacqueline Zider | Princeton University |
| Launa Forehand (coxswain) | University of Virginia |
