BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Navy senior Tenlea Radack was named the Patriot League Women’s Rowing Scholar-Athlete of the Year when the League office announced the sport’s academic honors on Thursday. She was among the 12 student-athletes selected to the Academic All-Patriot League Team.
Eight of the nine Patriot League women’s rowing member institutions were represented on this year’s Academic All-Patriot League Team. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology led the way with three student-athletes named to the squad, Boston University and Navy each had two selections, while Bucknell, Colgate, Georgetown, Holy Cross and Lehigh had one honoree apiece.
Radack (mathematics, 3.99 GPA) becomes the first Mid since 2021 and eighth overall to garner Patriot League Women’s Rowing Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors, joining Hanna Price (2021), Megan Hanson (2018-19), Kathleen Heinbach (2015-16), Jacqueline Penichet (2013), Kerry Hannon (2009), Madeline Boe (2006) and Shaunnah Wark (2005).
Radack joined classmate Noelle de Vente (mathematics, 3.85 GPA) on the Women’s Rowing Academic All-Patriot League Team.
Boston University senior Audrey Lucerne (human physiology, 3.75 GPA), graduate student Kat Robbins (urban affairs, 3.96 GPA), Bucknell senior Kona Glenn (computer science & engineering and applied mathematics, 3.57 GPA), Colgate senior Natalie McCall (peace & conflict studies and computer science, 3.61 GPA), Georgetown junior Lilly Bartilucci (3.91 GPA), Holy Cross senior Ginger Berry (Spanish and international studies, 3.80 GPA), Lehigh senior Catherine Hilow (political science, 3.71 GPA), MIT sophomore Elizabeth Jackson (aerospace engineering, 4.00 GPA), sophomore Michelle Peng (materials science and engineering, 3.92 GPA) and senior Emily Warren (management, 4.00 GPA) were each honored on the Women’s Rowing Academic All-Patriot League Team.
To be eligible for the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and the Academic All-Patriot League Team, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and be a starter or key player in their sport. Freshmen or students in their first academic year at their school are not eligible for the honor.
These honors recognize student-athletes who excel in their sport and the classroom. The awards are voted on by Patriot League men’s lacrosse sports information directors, who are not eligible to vote for their student-athletes.
2025 Patriot League Women’s Rowing Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Tenlea Radack, Navy, Sr., Washington, D.C./Wilson
*Radack carries a 3.99 GPA as a mathematics major at the United States Naval Academy.
*The senior sat in the stroke seat of Navy’s First Varsity 8 boat that placed sixth in the Grand Final at the 2025 Patriot League Women’s Rowing Championship.
*The Washington, D.C. native was a 2023 All-Patriot League First Team selection.
*She is a three-time Patriot League All-Academic Team honoree (2023-25) and was selected to the College Sports Communications Academic All-District in 2024.
*Radack is graduating third in the United States Naval Academy's Class of 2025 and participated in the exclusive USNA Trident Scholar program.
2025 Women’s Rowing Academic All-Patriot League Team*
Audrey Lucerne, Boston University, Sr.
Kat Robbins, Boston University, Gr.
Kona Glenn, Bucknell, Sr.
Natalie McCall, Colgate, Sr.
Lilly Bartilucci, Georgetown, Jr.
Ginger Berry, Holy Cross, Sr.
Catherine Hilow, Lehigh, Sr.
Elizabeth Jackson, MIT, So.
Michelle Peng, MIT, So.
Emily Warren, MIT, Sr.
Noelle de Vente, Navy, Sr.
Tenlea Radack, Navy, Sr. – Scholar-Athlete of the Year
*Due to a tie in voting, there are 12 members on the Academic All-Patriot League Team
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The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.