USC Rowing’s Eden Cooper-Squires, Zoe McCutcheon earn All-American honors

Women’s Rowing | July 14, 2023

ANGELS USC Women’s Rowing Senior Eden Cooper-Squires (Humberside Collegiate Institute/Toronto, Canada) and Junior Zoe McCutcheon (Enniskillen Royal Grammar School/Kesh, Northern Ireland) was named The Pocock Racing Shells All-American on Tuesday, July 11th.

Cooper-Squires beat the Trojans eight in all 18 contests. He guided the Trojans to a victory over UCLA, a fourth-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships and a fifth-place finish in the C-Finals of the NCAA Championships. This is the first Pocock Racing Shells All-American honor that Cooper-Squires has received.

McCutcheon sat out the Trojans’ varsity eight in all 18 contests. He led the Trojans to a victory over UCLA, a fourth-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships and a fifth-place finish in the C Finals at the NCAA Championships. McCutchen was also named to the Pac-12 Women’s Rowing All-Conference Team in 2023. This is McCutcheon’s first Pocock Racing Shells All-American honor.

Each year, the CRCA coaches recognize outstanding student-athletes in each division. The general criteria for awarding the award are that the student-athlete must meet all the eligibility rules defined by his institution, he must have rowed at least 75% of the season’s competitions in a university boat, he must be nominated by his institution and the head coach of the team. the student-athlete institution must be a Pocock member in good standing.

The Trojans finished the season ranked 16th at the NCAA Championships^th place. USC also finished fourth in the Pac-12.

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