University of Delaware Athletics
Photo by: Eli Vaupen
Rowing Has Ten Named as CRCA Scholar-Athletes
6/17/2025 4:17:00 PM | Rowing
This is the third consecutive season that the team has had ten plus earn the award
WILMINGTON, Del. – The University of Delaware's rowing team secured 10 CRCA Scholar-Athletes of the Year nods, the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association announced Tuesday.
Delaney Denegar, Shannon Dolt, Sarah Donaldson, Kailey Grimley, Tynneqa Jefferies, Amina Mai, Cornelia Meiss, Grace Phillips, and Makana Steinmetz all earned the honor for the 2025 season.
Academic criteria included that all student-athletes must be at least in their sophomore season, and hold a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher as of the end of the fall semester of the academic year. Athletic criteria consisted of either racing in 75 percent of spring races in an NCAA or IRA eligible boat, or racing in an NCAA boat at their respective conference championship.
Donaldson and Jefferies were two of just 21 graduate students out of the 721 Division I winners to receive the Scholar-Athlete laurel.
Meiss and Phillips earned their third consecutive honor from the CRCA, while Denegar, Donaldson, and Steinmetz gathered their second in a row.
2024-25 CRCA Honorees – University of Delaware
Delaney Denegar – Business Analytics and Finance
Shannon Dolt - History
Sarah Donaldson – Master's in Business Administration
Kailey Grimley – Health Sciences in Occupational Therapy
Tynneqa Jefferies – Master's in Clinical Exercise Physiology
Amina Mai – Medical Laboratory Science
Cornelia Meiss – Computer Science and Cognitive Science
Grace Phillips – Political Science
Makana Steinmetz – Biomedical Engineering
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Delaware rowing, follow the Blue Hens on Twitter, Instagram, and like on Facebook.
Delaney Denegar, Shannon Dolt, Sarah Donaldson, Kailey Grimley, Tynneqa Jefferies, Amina Mai, Cornelia Meiss, Grace Phillips, and Makana Steinmetz all earned the honor for the 2025 season.
Academic criteria included that all student-athletes must be at least in their sophomore season, and hold a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher as of the end of the fall semester of the academic year. Athletic criteria consisted of either racing in 75 percent of spring races in an NCAA or IRA eligible boat, or racing in an NCAA boat at their respective conference championship.
Donaldson and Jefferies were two of just 21 graduate students out of the 721 Division I winners to receive the Scholar-Athlete laurel.
Meiss and Phillips earned their third consecutive honor from the CRCA, while Denegar, Donaldson, and Steinmetz gathered their second in a row.
2024-25 CRCA Honorees – University of Delaware
Delaney Denegar – Business Analytics and Finance
Shannon Dolt - History
Sarah Donaldson – Master's in Business Administration
Kailey Grimley – Health Sciences in Occupational Therapy
Tynneqa Jefferies – Master's in Clinical Exercise Physiology
Amina Mai – Medical Laboratory Science
Cornelia Meiss – Computer Science and Cognitive Science
Grace Phillips – Political Science
Makana Steinmetz – Biomedical Engineering
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Delaware rowing, follow the Blue Hens on Twitter, Instagram, and like on Facebook.
Players Mentioned
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
Highlight: Rowing CAA Prep 2023
Monday, May 01
Built To Win: NGWSD x Community
Tuesday, February 14
Delaware Blue Hens All-Sport Video 2021-22
Friday, December 09
Fight Like Britt
Tuesday, November 20
