BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The bronze-medal winning Western Washington University women's rowing team had three student-athletes earn All-America honors from the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA).
 
GNAC first-team selections Mia Knipe (Boise, ID) and Taylor Wall (Grand Junction, CO) claimed first-team honors, and GNAC Coxswain of the Year Janisa Cook (Bothell, WA) received second-team status. The 2025 CRCA All-America list featured 14 award winners, with nine first-team selections and five as second team All-Americans.
 
For WWU junior and team co-captain Knipe, this marks the second year she has received All-America status. As stroke seat, Knipe led the Vikings to a first-place finish in the Varsity 8+ at GNAC and a second-place finish at NCAA DII nationals. In addition to being a first team All-GNAC pick, Knipe was the 2024 CRCA Rower of the Year.
 
Wall, also a junior, claims All-American for the second year in a row as well. As seven seat, Wall received All-WIRA status. After moving to six seat, she received first team All-GNAC which marks her second GNAC honor after being the 2023 GNAC Freshman of the Year.
 
Senior and Varsity 8+ coxswain Cook received second-team honors and was a first-team All-American pick in 2024. This spring, she was voted as GNAC Coxswain of the Year for the second year in a row – the first coxswain to receive the honor twice. Knipe, Wall and Cook remain a driving force in the program and are preparing for their fourth and final year as members of the accomplished women's rowing team.
 
The CRCA All-American Awards recognize the most outstanding collegiate rowers and coxswains across all NCAA divisions and the lightweight category. These athletes have demonstrated elite athletic performance, leadership, consistency, and dedication throughout the season, earning distinction among the top rowers in the nation. This prestigious recognition honors athletes who have contributed significantly to their teams while meeting high standards in competition and training.
  Here is a listing of the CRCA All-Americans for the 2025 season:
 

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA
Mia Knipe	Western Washington
Taylor Wall	Western Washington
Emily Marsolais	Cal Poly Humbolt
Kealey Scott	Cal Poly Humbolt
Sarah Kinlocke	Embry-Riddle
Aria Moses	Embry-Riddle
Jolee Paulk	Embry-Riddle
Audrey Rekedal	Seattle Pacific
Anya Landrowski	Central Oklahoma
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICA
Janisa Cook	Western Washington
Bella Perryman	Assumption
Emma Hickey	Nova Southeastern
Olivia Prelog	Rollins
Cecily Fritz	Thomas Jefferson

WWU Rowing is one of the elite collegiate rowing programs in the country across all divisions, having won nine NCAA Division II National Championships. The Vikings won the 2024 NCAA II National title, the 2017 title, placed 2nd in 2018, 3rd in 2019 and runner-up in 2022. WWU has competed in the NCAA Championships in 21 of the 23 NCAA Division II national regattas, taking home the gold (9 times), silver (5 times) and bronze (6) medal 20 times in the 23 years the NCAA Division II team title has been awarded, and reached the podium 20 times. Western won seven consecutive DII national championships from 2005-2011.
 
WWU Rowing Inside the Numbers:
21 – NCAA II Rowing Championship Appearances (out of 23)
16 – Individual Championships (Eights-7, Fours-9)
9 – National Championships (2005-11, 2017, 2024)
6 – 3rd Place Finishes at Nationals
5 – National Runner-Up Finishes
2 – GNAC Championships (in 5-year history of event)