Four Wolverines Land Pocock Racing Shells All-America Recognition
7/21/2022 2:00:00 PM | Rowing
ANN ARBOR, Mich -- The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association and Pocock Racing Shells announced All-America teams on Thursday (July 21), and the University of Michigan rowing program was represented by four honorees. Kate Burns and Grace Collins picked up second-team honors and Abigail Dent and Jessica Schoonbee were honorable mention selections.
All four athletes were part of U-M's first varsity eight boat which won a silver medal at the Big Ten Championships and placed 11th overall at the NCAA Championship regatta, helping lead to the team's 10th-place finish. For the Big Ten and NCAA Championships, they occupied the following seats: Schoonbee (stroke), Burns (sixth), Collins (fifth) and Dent (third).
Collins and Schoonbee were named Pocock All-America honorees during the 2020 season, canceled by COVID-19. For Burns and Dent, this is the first formal recognition by the awards committee. Collectively, the group has won 12 Big Ten medals -- six gold and six silver -- and has rowed in 11 NCAA Championship boats.
Burns calls Ann Arbor her home, and the area native was a varsity eight rower throughout her career at Michigan. She has her degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering and is now pursuing a master's degree in the same field at U-M.
Collins is a Ridgefield, Conn., native. An NCAA spare as a freshman, she progressed throughout her career and ended as one of the top scorers in the program's history. She has her degree in applied exercise science.
Schoonbee has been the rhythm-setter and stroke seat for the team's top boat most of her career. She has also found international success, having won a silver medal at the Under-23 World Championships for her native South Africa (Johannesburg). She is majoring in computer science.
Dent has been a varsity eight rower in both of her seasons in maize and blue. The Kentora, Ontario, native has occupied seats in the 1V8 and 2V8 boats early in her career, and has twice been a part of Team Canada at the Under-23 World Championship event.
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