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L to R: Claire Collins, Emily Kallfelz, and Ellie Sawyer each earned 2018 All-America honors.
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Collins, Kallfelz Lead All-America Trio; Tigers Place Duo In USA W8+ For U-23 Champs
July 16, 2018 | Women's Rowing - Open
Claire Collins and Emily Kallfelz have developed into quite the formidable duo over their first three years at Princeton, and that pair shared yet another honor over the weekend. The two rising seniors were named to the 2018 CRCA All-America First Team, while classmate Ellie Sawyer earned Second-Team All-America honors.
That trio led the Princeton 1V to a memorable 2018 season, which included the program's third straight Ivy League championship, as well as a Top-5 finish at the NCAA Championships. Princeton went 12-1 during the regular season and retained every Cup it competed for in 2018, including impressive wins over Top-10 opponents Brown and Yale to win the Class of 1987 Trophy and the Eisenberg Cup, respectively.
This is the second All-America honor for Collins, who claimed Second-Team honors in 2017, while both Kallfelz and Sawyer earned their first All-America awards.
Collins and Kallfelz are the only two members of the Class of 2019 who have been in the Princeton 1V for each of the last three Ivy League championship victories. Before they turn their focus on the 2019 Ivy title, they will join forces in Poznan, Poland, later this month as members of Team USA at the U-23 World Championships. Kallfelz clinched her spot by winning the 1x final at the Senior Trials on Mercer Lake, while Collins and fellow 1V teammate Hadley Irwin were both named to the USA W8+ for the upcoming championships.
That trio led the Princeton 1V to a memorable 2018 season, which included the program's third straight Ivy League championship, as well as a Top-5 finish at the NCAA Championships. Princeton went 12-1 during the regular season and retained every Cup it competed for in 2018, including impressive wins over Top-10 opponents Brown and Yale to win the Class of 1987 Trophy and the Eisenberg Cup, respectively.
This is the second All-America honor for Collins, who claimed Second-Team honors in 2017, while both Kallfelz and Sawyer earned their first All-America awards.
Collins and Kallfelz are the only two members of the Class of 2019 who have been in the Princeton 1V for each of the last three Ivy League championship victories. Before they turn their focus on the 2019 Ivy title, they will join forces in Poznan, Poland, later this month as members of Team USA at the U-23 World Championships. Kallfelz clinched her spot by winning the 1x final at the Senior Trials on Mercer Lake, while Collins and fellow 1V teammate Hadley Irwin were both named to the USA W8+ for the upcoming championships.
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