Burdick Earns All-Region Honors

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) announced that Eastern Michigan University junior Krista Burdick was named to the 2015 Division I All-Central Region Second Team Friday, May 29.

The honor marks the first of Burdick's career and the fifth time in program history an Eagle rower has earned a spot on the all-region second team. The Ypsilanti, Mich. native is the first EMU rower to garner the award since KC Anderson earned the honor following the 2013 season. Prior to Anderson, Janelle Mitchell earned the distinction in 2010, while Sarah Allison nabbed second team honors in 2008 and Katie Larder was the first EMU rower to be named to the team in 2007.

In order to be selected to an all-region team, student-athletes are evaluated on the strength of their team's regional finish, coaches' recommendations and 2,000-meter erg scores. Nominees must be eligible student-athletes who have competed in their team's varsity boat in 75 percent of races this season.

The junior rower competed in all five spring regattas for EMU in the Varsity Eight boat. She helped lead Eastern to three first-day victories at the Lubbers Cup before earning a second-place finish in the finale with a time of 6:57.80. Burdick also led the V8 squad to just the third-ever Harvey Cup in program history, crossing the line in 6:52.53 against Buffalo. Finally, Burdick capped off her junior season helping the Varsity Eight boat to a fourth-place finish at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships. The place marked a program-best finish for the Green and White, allowing Burdick to take home All-CAA honors for the second-straight season.

All-Region Selections
Region 1

First Team:
Olivia Maclean, Yale University
Colleen Maher, Yale University
Whitney Naylor, Brown University
Maddie O'Brien, Columbia University
Ellie Place, Brown University
Faith Richardson, Princeton University
Kate Roach, Cornell University
Natalie Rynolds, University of Pennsylvania
Molly Sandza, Brown University
Muriel Solberg, Brown University
Lauren Tracey, Harvard University, Radcliffe Crew
Meghan Wheeler, Princeton University

Second Team:
Caroline Allan, Dartmouth College
Fredericka Archibald, Harvard University, Radcliffe Crew
Ellen Barrett, Cornell University
Nina Demmerle, Yale University
Christine Devlin, Yale University, coxswain
Madeline Dinse, Yale University
Lily Herberger, University of Rhode Island
Georgie Howe, Princeton University
Corinne Schoeller, Brown University

Region 2

First Team:
Bridget Behmke, Boston University
Amanda Chikowski, Bucknell University
Marina Forster, Drexel University
Jill Hoban, Northeastern University
Christina Johnson, Georgetown University
Chloe Laverack, Northeastern University
Kricket Masters, United States Naval Academy
Eric McElroy, Northeastern University, coxswain
Kathleen O'Connell, Northeastern University
Adrienne Randall, College of the Holy Cross
Andrea Seifert, Bucknell University
Julianna Welch, Jacksonville University

Second Team:
Virginia Brodie, United States Naval Academy, coxswain
Krista Burdick, Eastern Michigan University
Taylor Craddock, Northeastern University
Katherine Diggins, College of the Holy Cross
Kumari Lewis, Bucknell University
Maya Martignetti, Bucknell University
Cessily Skinner, United States Naval Academy
Dempsey Wartell, Colgate University

Region 3

First Team:
Hemingway Benton, University of Virginia
Ellen Burr, Boston College
Samantha Casto, University of Virginia
Gia Doonan, University of Texas
Samantha Duggan, Clemson University
Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Syracuse University
Emily Froehlich, University of Texas
Colette Lucas-Conwell, University of Virginia, coxswain
Dasha Marchanka, University of Louisville
Joanna Mulvey, University of Notre Dame
Ailish Sheehan, University of Notre Dame
Lizzy Youngling, University of Virginia

Second Team:
Katie Betsill, University of Texas
Georgia Hamilton, Syracuse University
Madalynn Haney, Kansas State University
Milena Heuer, Clemson University
Nadja Hyson, University of Texas
Anna Kottkamp, University of Notre Dame
Pippa Loveard, University of Texas
Georgia Ratcliff, University of Virginia

Region 4

First Team:
Lauren Aiello, University of Central Florida
Ashley Bauer, The Ohio State University
Rebecca Braak, University of Minnesota
Mera Dickensheets, Indiana University
Jessica Eiffert, University of Michigan
Morgan Grastorf, University of Iowa
Savannah Moody, Southern Methodist University
Holly Norton, The Ohio State University
Hannah Schwartz, University of Wisconsin
Hannah Sherman, University of Michigan, coxswain
Catherine Shields, The Ohio State University
Alexandra Spaulding, University of Michigan
Alice Wright, Indiana University

Second Team:
Kendall Brewer, University of Michigan
Rebecca Brougher, Indiana University
Jennifer Casson, University of Tulsa
Sarah Davis, The Ohio State University
Lynn Hodnett, University of Minnesota
Karly Kikkert, Indiana University, coxswain
Sarah Kovacs, Michigan State University
Stephanie Malchine, University of Wisconsin
Kaitlin Wright, University of Michigan

Region 5

First Team:
Nneka Anyanwu, University of San Diego
Kendall Chase, University of California, Berkeley
Sarah Dougherty, University of Washington
Fiona Gammond, University of Washington
Inger Kavlie, University of California, Berkeley
Lindsay Meltz, University of California, Berkeley, coxswain
Ellie Parker, Stanford University
Ingvild, Roenningen, University of California, Berkeley
Cathy Stolitzka, University of California, Los Angeles
Madara Strautmane, University of Southern California
Katie Toothman, Stanford University
Jordan Watson, Washington State University

Second Team:
Naomi Cornman, Stanford University, coxswain
Alix Chrumka, Stanford University
Jacinta Edmunds, University of California, Berkeley
Nicole Hare, Washington State University
Claire Ochsner, Saint Mary's College
Danielle Olson, University of Washington
Kay Rusher, Stanford University
Lauren Still, Oregon State University
Elizabeth Turner, University of Southern California

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