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The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) named Athletes of the Year and National Coaches and Staffs of the Year on Friday, June 13. Yale’s Mia Levy and Will Porter were honored as Division I athlete and coach of the year.
“This honor goes 100 percent to my teammates and coaches on Yale Women’s Crew who have shaped me into the person I am over the last four years,” said Levy. “I’ve learned from my teammates every single day about what commitment and drive means, especially from those teammates who never made it into NCAA boats and never got their laurels, but still showed up with such amazing energy and put in the work every single day.”
The CRCA recognizes the most outstanding collegiate rowers and coxswains across all three NCAA divisions and the IRA lightweight category based on demonstrated athletic performance, leadership, consistency, and dedication throughout the season. Nominees must have competed in 75 percent of the varsity boat races. A smaller group of finalists—eight Division I, three Division II, three Division III, and three lightweights—for Athlete of the Year were selected from each division’s All-American list. The awards are voted on by the CRCA Awards Committee for Athlete of the Year. The CRCA membership votes for coach and staff of the year.
- Division I:
Mia Levy, Yale University
Senior | English | Des Moines, IA - Division II:
Sarah Kinlocke, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Freshman | Aeronautical Science | Saratoga Springs, NY - Division III:
Isabel Mikheev, Williams College
Senior | Math and Economics | Norwich, VT - Lightweight:
Cate Barry, Princeton University
Sophomore | Public & International Affairs | Oyster Bay, NY
2025 CRCA National Coach of the Year Honorees
- Division I: Will Porter, Yale University
- Division II: Grant Maddock, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Division III: Lily Siddall, Tufts University
- Lightweight: Paul Rassam, Princeton University
2025 CRCA National Staff of the Year Honorees
- Division I: Stanford University
- Division II: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Division III: Tufts University
- Lightweight (Joint Honorees): Harvard-Radcliffe & MIT
