Three Spartans Named to All-SSC Team

2023 All-SSC Rowing
2023 All-SSC Rowing
May 22, 2024

MELBOURNE, Fla. – The University of Tampa was presented with three awards as the Sunshine State Conference announced its honors. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Varsity Eight has been named the 2024 Sunshine State Conference Boat of the Year. Rollins' Shawn Pistor and ERAU's Grant Maddock share the league's Coach of the Year honor. Voting for Boat of the Year and Coach of the Year is conducted among the conference's women's rowing coaches.

Eliana Maheo and Anna McSwain were each selected as first-team all-SSC performers. Katie D'Amico was chosen as a member of the all-freshman team.

SSC Rowing All-Conference History: All-SSC Teams | Boats & Coaches of the Year

This year's Varsity Eight becomes the third consecutive boat from Embry-Riddle and the second Eagles' Varsity Eight to win Boat of the Year. ERAU's V8 claimed five victories this season, including the SSC Championship and FIRA. The Eagles' best time in 2024 came at the Florida Tech Invite (6:47), while the second-fastest time (6:56) helped the program capture a third consecutive SSC title. ERAU rowing currently holds the No. 3 ranking from the CRCA and is expected to compete in the upcoming NCAA Regatta.

Pistor was selected as Coach of the Year for a second consecutive season. Highlights from Rollins' 2024 season include V8 and V4 petite finals wins at SIRA, as well as V8, JV8, JV4, and pair all second-place finishes at FIRA. The Tars V8 also placed second at the SSC Championships and won silver at Dad Vail Regatta. Pistor remains the only Rollins skipper named SSC Coach of the Year. It is the third Coach of the Year nod for Pistor, with his first honor coming in 2014.

Maddock becomes the first from Embry-Riddle to be named SSC Rowing Coach of the Year. In his first year at the helm of the Eagles program, Maddock led ERAU to the program's third consecutive SSC championship, the No. 1 South Region ranking, and the No. 3 CRCA ranking. This season, the Eagles were victorious at FIRA, won gold in the eights at the Head of the Schuylkill, and won silver in the Division II Fours at the Knecht Cup and the Dad Vail Regatta.

Boat of the Year: Embry-Riddle Varsity Eight
Coach of the Year: Shawn Pistor, Rollins
Coach of the Year: Grant Maddock, Embry-Riddle

The All-SSC Rowing Team was named following the completion of the Sunshine State Conference Regatta on April 26th. Earning a spot on the team were:

  • Abby Webb, Embry-Riddle (Fr., Olympia, Washington)
  • Reagan Hurt, Embry-Riddle (So., Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Alexandra Weilert*, Embry-Riddle (Jr., Bayville, New York)
  • Laurel Grein, Embry-Riddle (Fr., Plano, Texas)
  • Anna McSwain, Tampa (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio)
  • Eliana Maheo, Tampa (Sr., Algonquin, Illinois)
  • Maria Gutierrez, Rollins (Jr., Mexico City, Mexico)
  • Sophia Jauquet, Barry (So., Baltimore, Maryland)
  • Lauren Gray, Nova Southeastern (Sr., Cleveland, Ohio)
  • Freshman/Novice team 2022

An All-Freshman/Novice Team was also announced following the SSC Regatta. Those athletes are:

  • Jadyn Harjung, Embry-Riddle (Tallmadge, Ohio)
  • Katie D'Amico, Tampa (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
  • Abby Klesa, Rollins (Lakeside Park, Kentucky)
  • Isabella Goitiz, Barry (Parish, Florida)
  • Mollie Ireland, Nova Southeastern (Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey)