2023 CRCA Athlete of the Year Winners

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Wellesley College crew graduate Anneka Hallstrom (Ann Arbor, Mich.) has been named the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Division III Athlete of the Year. 

The CRCA Division III Athlete of the Year award is the latest in a long list of accolades for Hallstrom, including making the 2023 CRCA/Pocock All-America First Team, being the 2023 NEWMAC Rower of the Year, earning a spot on the 2023 NEWMAC All-Conference First Team, and being a part of three NEWMAC Boats of the Week. Hallstrom has also been named a CRCA Scholar-Athlete twice, a NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team member on three occasions, and has made two National Invitational Rowing Championship (NIRC) All-Academic Teams.

Hallstrom rowed in the Varsity Eight for a Wellesley crew team that won NCAA Division III Championships in 2022 and 2023, the 2022 and 2023 NEWMAC Championships, the 2023 National Invitational Rowing Championship, and placed second at the 2022 Head Of The Charles.

About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with four Associate Members: Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime (Football) and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), while sponsoring 20 sports.  

(Release courtesy of Wellesley Sports Information)