Six Women's Rowers Named National Scholar-Athletes

PHILADELPHIA -- Six members of the Temple women's rowing team were honored by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) with Scholar Athlete Awards. Seniors Kaitlin Grisanti, Emilie Mehler, and Lea Millio all made the list for Temple, as did sophomores Allie Nussbaum, Ciara O'Sullivan, and Danielle Ober.

Grisanti, Mehler, and Millio are all repeat selections for the national honor, having earned recognition in 2016. Nussbaum, O'Sullivan, and Ober all earn the honor in their first year of eligibility.

To be eligible for the CRCA National Scholar-Athlete honor, student-athletes were required to have a 3.5 cumulative GPA, be in their second, third or fourth year of eligibility and, rowed in her institution's NCAA or IRA eligible boat for a minimum of 75 percent of the current spring races or race in a conference regatta.

Temple CRCA Scholar-Athletes

Name	Class	Major	Hometown
Kaitlin Grisanti	Senior	Kinesiology	Nesconset, N.Y.
Emilie Mehler	Senior	Secondary Education	Jenkintown, Pa.
Lea Millio	Senior	History	Drexel Hill, Pa.
Allie Nussbaum	Sophomore	Education	Andover, Mass.
Ciara O'Sullivan	Sophomore	Sociology/Political Science	Upper Darby, Pa.
Danielle Ober	Sophomore	Education	Manheim, Pa.

Temple University Athletics

Six Women's Rowers Named National Scholar-Athletes

Players Mentioned

Kaitlin Grisanti

Emilie Mehler

Lea Millio

Allie Nussbaum

Ciara O'Sullivan

Danielle Ober

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