2006 NEWMAC ROWING ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

Varsity

Sarah Brooks ‘08, Gloucester, MA, Clark University
Sara Fealhaber, ’08, Manville, RI, Clark University
Adriana Knies ’08, Colorado Springs, CO, United States Coast Guard Academy
Heidi Schmidt ’07, Chicago, IL, United States Coast Guard Academy
Nicole Jederlinic ‘06, Cooperstown, NY, Mount Holyoke College
Laura Valente ‘06, Poughkeepsie, NY, Mount Holyoke College
Annie Coppock, ’06, Rutland, VT, Smith College
Kristina Latta ‘06, Toledo, OH, Smith College
Meg Tabaka ’06, Longville, MN, Wellesley College
Ashley Shaffer ’06, La Jolla, CA, Wellesley College
Caitlin McKoy ‘06, Mt. Vernon, NY, WPI
Amanda Ruksznis ‘08, Sidney, ME, WPI

Novice

Kasia Baca, ’09, Acton, MA, Clark University
Lauren Milici ‘09, Fairfield, CT, United States Coast Guard Academy
Taylor Nelson ‘09, Newburyport, MA, Mount Holyoke College
Lela Schlenker ’09, Norwich, VT, Smith College
Julia Shaw ’09, Gardiner, ME, Wellesley College
Molly Dingle ‘09, Ojai, CA WPI

Coach of the Year: Karen Klinger, Smith College


Smith Crew Coach Garners Second Consecutive Coach of the Year Award
From a Smith College release

Worcester, MA: Karen Klinger, the Head Women’s Crew Coach at Smith College, has been voted New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year. Klinger has been the head coach of Smith Crew since 1997.

Smith Crew successfully defended their conference title at Saturday’s NEWMAC Championship, sweeping all four races en route to their third consecutive conference title. With the victory, Smith captured its 7th conference title in nine years and also took home the Florence Jope Smith Cup, given to the institution earning the most points at the championship.

This year marks the fourth time in eight years that Klinger has been named the conference’s top coach, earning similar accolades in 1999, 2002 and 2005. A 1987 graduate of Smith, Klinger has coached at Tufts University, Northeastern University and the University of Delaware. Upon her return to Smith in 1997, the Pioneers have garnered 5 Seven Sisters championships, 7 NEWMAC championships, 1 New England and ECAC title and 3 NCAA Rowing Championship appearances, with the 2004 & 2005 teams finishing second in the country in Division III.

Klinger has been a member of US Rowing since 1983, the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Board of Directors since 1999, and President to the organization since 2002. She currently serves on the US Rowing Board of Directors. She is a member of the New England Championships and ECAC Regatta Seeding Committees. Klinger was chosen Division III Rowing Coach of the Year in 2002 by the CRCA membership.