United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(5/14/12)--For the first time since 2008, the Coast Guard Academy women’s crew team is heading to the NCAA Division III Championship as the Bears Varsity 8 received an at-large bid on Monday night.

In 2008, the Bears made history when they became the first Division III at-large eight to make reach the grand final and finished sixth. Coast Guard’s best finish since a fifth place finish in 2004.

The championships will be held May 25-27 at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J., with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Rider serving as hosts.

“This has been our goal for four years ,” said head coach Jen Meuse in her fourth season. “I am so proud that we kept working toward the goal of an NCAA bid. Each year they picked up where they left off the year before and our theme this year has been one step at a time, I couldn’t be happier and now we have the opportunity to race against the best the crews on the national stage.”

Catherine Schmitz and the Bears had another solid performance

WORCESTER, MASS.--(5/5/12)--The Coast Guard Academy Varsity 8, ranked fifth nationally, placed fifth, fourth among Division III teams at the New England Championship.

The Bears began the day by placing second in their heat with a time of 6:47.74 behind NEWMAC champion Wellesley (6:45.88). The Bears time was good enough to earn a spot in the Grand Final.

Coast Guard placed fifth in the Grand Final with a time of 7:04.30. Williams won the Grand Final with a time of 6:45.31, Bates was second in 6:55.28. Division I Holy Cross took third (7:02.01) while Wellesley was fourth in 7:03.24.

Erin Nolan was one of three seniors honored.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(4/26/12)--The Coast Guard Academy placed seven cadet-athletes on the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women’s Rowing Academic All-Conference Team.

Seniors Holly Madden (Civil Engineering), Erin Nolan (Mechanical Engineering) and Sarah Jane Otey (Marine and Environmental Sciences), junior Jess Ward (Mechanical Engineering) along with sophomores Catherine Durand (Marine and Environmental Sciences), Judy Hooymans (Electrical Engineering) and Alyssa Turner (Marine and Environmental Sciences) were honored from Coast Guard.

Jen Meuse was named the NEWMAC Coach of the Year.

WELLESLEY, MASS.--(4/25/12)--The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference announced its Women’s Rowing post-season award winners on Wednesday. Coast Guard head coach Jen Meuse was named the NEWMAC Coach of the Year while Smith College earned the Sportsmanship Award, as voted on by the conference’s student-athletes.

Meuse’s Coast Guard squad finished as the runner-up to conference champion, Wellesley College, in the Varsity 8 race at Saturday’s championship regatta.

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