SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The Portland Pilots had four rowers named to the 2025 WCC All-Academic First Team on Friday: Phoebe Barkann, Veronica Conklin, Julia Kiplinger and Gaby Twitchell. Along with those four, 17 Pilots earned honorable mention.
 
In order to qualify for the team, a student-athlete must hold a cumulative GPA of at least 3.20 and have played in 50% of a team's contests. The student-athlete cannot be in their first year with the team – either via transfer or newcomer status – and must hold sophomore or higher athletic standing.
 
All four Pilots selected partook in every race for Portland in the 2025 season. Barkann and Kiplinger were both part of the first varsity eight crew for every race, being part of a crew that took WCC Crew of the Week twice this season for wins at the Portland Invite and Puget Sound Invite. That crew took second as well in the Grand Final of the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships as well. This is the second time Barkann has made the team.
 
Conklin raced several times with the first varsity eight as well as the second varsity eight crew this season, being a part of the second varsity eight crew that won at the Puget Sound Invite and the first varsity eight crew that took first at the Portland Invite. Twitchell was a mainstay of the second varsity eight, taking wins and Puget Sound and Vancouver Lake and also leading the Pilots to their only win at the WCC Championships. The second varsity eight took first in the Petite final this season.
 
See below for the full all-academic teams as well as those who earned honorable mention.
 
2025 West Coast Conference Rowing All-Academic Team

Phoebe Barkann, Portland
Emily Cary, San Diego
Veronica Conklin, Portland
Reese Dunn, San Diego
Shayla Edwards, Creighton
Serena Foster, Gonzaga
Annika Goodwyn, San Diego
Paige Harty, Creighton
Emma Johnson, Creighton
Grace Kaufmann, San Diego
Julia Kiplinger, Portland
Skye Kirsten, Saint Mary's
Rachel Malander, Creighton
Isabella Mitchell, Oregon State
Jamisen Rasmussen, Sacramento State
Claire Robertson, Creighton
Katelyn Robertson, Saint Mary's
Camille Ruhlin-Hicks, Gonzaga
Summer Ryan, Creighton
Elke Thursten, Oregon State
Amanda Triebensee, Gonzaga
Gaby Twitchell, Portland

2025 West Coast Conference Rowing All-Academic Honorable Mention

Creighton
Emma Buys
Chloe Carlson
Emma Chipps
Jaime Gale
Emma Hancock
Sarah Herzer
Laurel Kieffer
Sarah Koons
April Tanner
Ivy Williams
Claire Winter
Sofia Witmer
Lily Zeimetz

Gonzaga
Isabella Barstow
Ella Beck
Ava Beekman
Giovanna Consiglio
Molly Hess
Katie Hill
Lula Macey
Leah Manzo-McCottry
Inés Marquez
Cassidy Parr
Madison Reed
Marjane Rivat
Samantha Sabin
Katie Sierhuis

Oregon State
Tulla Angeley
Margo Calub
Giulia Clerici
Sasha Delman
Taylor Denger
Alex Hutchinson
Rhianna Loughnan
Ashtyn Miller
Annelise Norkitis
Grace Sansoterra
Harriet Williams
Emily Wood

Portland
Elizabeth Adams
Natalie Baier
Claire Banasky
Kate Feustel
Madi Franco
Clarissa Gutierrez
Tania Hernandez
Rachel Hester
Mia Kilmister
Molly Manfred
Mina Mihaijlovic
Jo Patton
Madi Quinton
Sarah Redmond
Lauren Rosander
Molly Spraker
Addison Thomas

Sacramento State
Ruth Brooks
Eliana Garcia
Gabriella Glaser
Kaylee Godwin
Emma Goldsmith
Emma Hallums
Savannah Keith
Katherine Macias
Lauren Mannerino
Nieka Marais
Bryleigh Nixon
Daria Okhremtchuk
Emma Stockton
Harper Waring

Saint Mary's
Ava Delucchi
Katie Ferbet
Faith Freligh
Maria Moreno
Natalie Sanchez
Hathaway Scarpine

San Diego
Kayla Baker
Sophia Bouvard
Grace Conklin
Vivien Goretic
Isabella Gulbranson
Grace Kramer
Everett Melstrand
Ava Minney
Addie Peebles
Sophia Quirk
Coco Sequeira
Jayden Soukoulis

Santa Clara
Addie Chappelle
Emily Cole
Sophia Ehret
Ingrid Hurst
Olivia McConaghy
Eliana Schaer
Gabi Trbovic

Washington State
Jess Horrigan
Elle Kadir
Vera Lichvarcik
Jaeve Proberts

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