BERKELEY – The Collegiate Rowers Coaches Association (CRCA) announced its list of 2025 Scholar Athletes on Tuesday, which included 14 members of the California women's rowing team.
 
Several Golden Bears have earned the honor multiple times in their career including Ella Berger, Katie McDermott and Piper Melnick, who were named to the list for the third time, and Miya Meskis and Star Rose Miller, who earned their second recognition.
 
The full list of CRCA scholar athletes can be viewed at crcarow.org.
 
To qualify, an athlete must meet both academic and athletic requirements, including being in at least their second year of eligibility and maintaining an average cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. Additionally, student-athletes must have rowed in their institution's NCAA boats for a minimum of 75% of the current spring races or race in an NCAA boat at their conference championship/NCAA Championship.
 
Cal's 14 student-athletes marked the second-highest total in program history behind the 18 Golden Bears who earned the recognition in 2023.
 
Earning the academic recognition were:
 

Lily	Abbott	Interdisciplinary Studies
Ella	Berger **	Urban Studies
Annie	Brown	Psychology
Isobel	Campbell	Environmental Economics & Policy
Julia	Irmler	Undeclared
Della	Luke	Political Science
Katie	McDermott**	B.S. in Conservation and Resource Studies & B.A. in Public Health
Piper	Melnick **	Economics
Miya	Meskis *	Psychology
Star	Rose Miller *	Psychology
Kira	Obsitnik	Business Administration
Vivi	Spitz	Social Welfare
Lotta	Van Westreenen	Business Administration
Ella	Wheeler	Undeclared

 
** Third appearance
* Second appearance
 
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