NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – University of Dayton rowers Katherine Bruening, Michelle Baeder and Erin Quinn were selected to the 2011 Atlantic 10 Rowing All-Academic Team.

All three are juniors and members of Dayton’s Varsity 8 which won the 2011 Atlantic 10 Women’s Rowing Championship for the first time in the program’s history.

Dayton led all schools with three student-athletes named to the 2011 academic team, while Massachusetts and Rhode Island each placed two members.

For Bruening, this is the second consecutive season she has been named to the A-10 All-Academic team. This is also the third time in the previous four years Dayton has placed multiple rowers on the A-10 All-Academic team.

Bruening has a remarkable early story at UD. She never rowed prior to college and was a true novice her freshman year. She worked her way up on the depth chart and is one of Dayton’s strongest rowers. The Beachwood, Ohio native earned a Second Team, All-Atlantic 10 selection after serving as the coxswain of Dayton’s Varsity 8 Atlantic 10 Championship boat.

Academically, Bruening was named to the 2010 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)/ESPN the Magazine University Division Academic All-District IV Women's At-Large second team. She has made the Dean’s List every semester at UD and is majoring in pre-medicine with a cumulative grade point average of 3.76.

Quinn is a 2010 member of the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete list. Serving as a team captain, the Fort Wayne, Ind. native is majoring in history and has a cumulative GPA of 3.82.

Baeder is also a 2010 member of the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete list. She has made the Dean’s List in every semester at Dayton. The Dublin, Ohio native majors in Pre-Physical Therapy and has a cumulative GPA of 3.81.

The voting was conducted among the conference's sports information directors. To be eligible, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average and be an important part of the team.

Student-Athlete, School, Year, Hometown, Major
Michelle Baeder, Dayton, Jr., Dublin, Ohio, Pre-Physical Therapy
Emily Boucher, Massachusetts, Jr., Lee, N.H., Anthropology
Danielle Brady, Saint Joseph’s, Sr., Palermo, N.J., Elementary/Special Education
Katherine Bruening, Dayton, Jr. Beachwood, Ohio, Pre-Medicine
Anna Kaminski, George Washington, So., Seattle, Wash., International Affairs
Megan O’Brien, Rhode Island, Sr., Whitefish Bay, Wisc., Marine Biology
Erin Quinn, Dayton, Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind., History
Jenessa Redfern, Rhode Island, Sr., Wilmington, Mass., Pharmacy
Samantha Schnoerr, Massachusetts, Sr., Norwalk, Conn., Legal Studies
Taylor Shannon, Duquesne, Sr., Bethlehem, Pa., Communication Studies

A-10 Student-Athlete of the Year
Samantha Schnoerr, Massachusetts, Sr., Norwalk, Conn., Legal Studies