Marlborough, Mass.- Following the 2025 NEWMAC Rowing Championship on April 26, the NEWMAC released its major awards and all-conference teams. Voted on by the seven head coaches, the Rowing All-Conference Team consists of a first team and a second team with nine honorees on each team, as well as the Rower, Coxswain and Coaching Staff of the Year.
Coast Guard’s
Katharine Morgan (Glenside, Pa.) was voted as the conference's Rower of the Year while teammate
Elise Beauchemin (Newbury, N.H.) was awarded Coxswain of the Year accolades. Wellesley College was voted the Coaching Staff of the Year.
Joining Morgan and Beauchemin on the All-Conference first team was teammate
Martha Enestvedt (St. Paul, Minn.). NEWMAC Champion Wellesley saw three honored in
Bronnie Bailey (Virginia Beach, Va.),
Hannah Bates (Fair Haven, N.J.) and
Lucy Weil (Washington, D.C.). WPI’s
Maggie Kirwan (Wolfeboro, N.H.),
Victoria Serrambana (Glastonbury, Conn.) and
Megan Tupaj (Amherst, NH) rounded out the first team selection.
The second team included
Danielle Chace (Scotts Valley, Calif.) and
Lucy Powdermaker (Newton Center, Mass.) of Clark University and Mount Holyoke’s
Lilla Carroll (Birmingham, Ala.) and
Katrina Holbrook (Saint Paul, Minn.). Simmons College
Michaline Becknell (Arlington, Va.) and
Ivy Maynard (Glastonbury, Conn.) were also honored, along with
Kathleen Bacigalupi (Saint Paul, Minn.) and teammate
Greta Stekl (Amherst, Mass.) of Smith.
Katherine Lindsay (Ashford, Conn.) of WPI closed out the selections.
Rower of the Year- Katharine Morgan, Coast Guard
Morgan was named Rower of the Year after leading Coast Guard to a fourth-place finish with 33 points. Coast Guard also tied with WPI for third place in the Florence Jope Smith Cup standings with 24 points. Coast Guard took third place in the First Varsity 8 with a time of 7:50.66
Coxswain of the Year- Elise Beauchemin, Coast Guard
Beauchemin was named Coxswain of the Year after guiding the Bears to a third-place finish in the First Varsity 8 with a time of 7:50.66. Coast Guard finished in fourth with 33 points and tied with WPI for third place in the Florence Jope Smith Cup standings.
Coaching Staff of the Year- Wellesley College
Wellesley captured the NEWMAC Championship for 12
th time, and the eleventh of head coach Tessa Spillane’s career. The Blue earned 43 points by winning the Varsity Eight (V8+) race and taking second in the Second Varsity Eight (2V8+). Wellesley also tied with Smith for first place at 36 points to share a win in the Florence Jope Smith Cup Standings. The Florence Jope Smith Cup is awarded annually to the school with the highest number of points from the overall results at the NEWMAC Championship. Joining Spillane on the Wellesley staff is Associate Head Coach Emilie Muller and Assistant Frances Dingivan.
All-NEWMAC First Team
Elise Beauchemin - Coast Guard
Katharine Morgan - Coast Guard
Martha Enestvedt - Coast Guard
Bronnie Bailey - Wellesley
Hannah Bates - Wellesley
Lucy Weil - Wellesley
Maggie Kirwan - WPI
Victoria Serrambana - WPI
Megan Tupaj - WPI
All-NEWMAC Second Team
Danielle Chace - Clark
Lucy Powdermaker - Clark
Lilla Carroll - Mount Holyoke
Katrina Holbrook - Mount Holyoke
Michaline Becknell - Simmons
Ivy Maynard - Simmons
Kathleen Bacigalupi - Smith
Greta Stekl - Smith
Katherine Lindsay - WPI
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