Johnson, Rothstein Earn Big Ten Conference Awards
5/2/2000 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Junior co-captain Kate Johnson (Portland, Ore./Jesuit HS) and head coach Mark Rothstein of the University of Michigan women's rowing team were recognized by the Big Ten Conference today (Tuesday, May 2). Johnson was selected as the Big Ten Women's Rowing Athlete of the Year, and Rothstein, along with Michigan State's Bebe Bryans, was named co-Coach of the Year. Both awards were selected by a vote of the head coaches.
Johnson stroked Michigan's first varsity eight boat to a victory at the Big Ten Championships last weekend in Madison, Wis. She has rowed in the first varsity eight each of her three seasons as a Wolverine and has earned the U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award each year. Johnson's international experience includes three trips to the Nations Cup, one of the world's premier regattas, where she has led Team USA's straight four to a silver and bronze medal.
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"I am very excited for Kate," said assistant coach Emily Ford. "She works very hard and is very deserving of the award. It is also great for a Michigan rower to be recognized at the conference level."
Rothstein, the only head coach in the four-year history of Michigan's varsity rowing program, led the Wolverines to the inaugural Big Ten championship last weekend in Madison, Wis. His team was the only one of the six conference schools to place in the top three in each of the six races. For the last two seasons, he has guided the team to fifth-place finishes at the NCAA Championships.
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