PORTLAND, Ore. – As announced by the office of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC), two members of the Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks women's rowing team were named to the All-GNAC Team in
Malia Seeley and
Dana Foley. Seeley was a First Team All-GNAC selection while Foley was named the GNAC Newcomer of the Year. The All-GNAC Team is voted on by the conference's four head women's rowing coaches.
This is the second consecutive year that Seeley has earned All-GNAC honors. Foley was named the GNAC Newcomer of the Year.
Both Seeley and Foley were members of the varsity eight this season for the Jacks. The varsity eight captured the GNAC Women's Rowing Crew of the Week for the week of March 7-13. The Jacks placed third at the Sacramento State Invitational March 12 and captured the Aggie Invitational March 13.
The duo were members of the varsity eight that claimed second place in the Grand Final of the 2022 WIRA Championships in Gold River, Calif., on April 30.
The varsity eight was ranked as high as second in the NCAA Division II West Regional rankings this season. As a team, the Jacks were ranked as high as second in the region and fifth in the Pocock/CRCA National Rankings.
2021-22 GNAC Women's Rowing
All-Conference Team
Rower of the Year: Jennifer Hoag, Seattle Pacific
Coxswain of the Year: Adele Houston, Western Washington
Coach of the Year: John Fuchs, Western Washington
Freshman of the Year: Sarah Ernst, Western Washington
Newcomer of the Year: Dana Foley, Cal Poly Humboldt
| NAME |
SCHOOL |
YEAR |
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL |
| *Malia Seeley |
Cal Poly Humboldt |
Sr. |
Polson, Mont. (Polson) |
| Adele Houston |
Western Washington |
Sr. |
Seattle, Wash. (Nathan Hale) |
| Haley Moss |
Western Washington |
Sr. |
Orcas Island, Wash. (Orcas Island) |
| *Maddie Bangasser |
Western Washington |
Sr. |
Sammamish Island, Wash. (Eastlake) |
| Clarice Ruhlin-Hicks |
Western Washington |
Jr. |
Anchorage, Alaska (West Anchorage) |
| Morgan MacIntyre |
Western Washington |
Sr. |
Camas, Wash. (Camas) |
| *Jennifer Hoag |
Seattle Pacific |
Sr. |
Normandy Park, Wash. (Seattle Christian) |
| Macie Leach |
Seattle Pacific |
Jr. |
Chico, Calif. (Pleasant Valley) |
| LeeAnn Arrington |
Seattle Pacific |
Sr. |
Empire, Okla. (Empire) |
| Sage Kroeker |
Central Oklahoma |
Sr. |
Enid, Okla. (Oklahoma Bible Academy) |
| Faith Brooks |
Central Oklahoma |
So. |
Georgetown, Texas (Gateway Prep) |
*= 2021 All-Conference Selection