2026 Athletes to Watch

February 16, 2026

The CRCA is pleased to announce the 2026 Athletes to Watch. These athletes were nominated by their respective coaches, taking into consideration their performance, consistency, leadership skills, work ethic, sportsmanship, and more.

Division I

AthleteSchoolGraduation YearMajor
Summer Balla-KellettBrown University2027International and Public Affairs
Honor WarburgStanford University2027History
Amy WernerUniversity of Texas2026Speech-Language Pathology
Kathryn SerraHarvard University2027Government
Joely ChernissPrinceton University2027School of Public Health and Policy
Laoise O’DonohuePrinceton University2026School of Public and International Affairs
Lily WoodRutgers University2026Sport Management
Alice BakerStanford University2026Mechanical Engineering
Célia DupréStanford University2027Human Biology
Madeleine GreenstockStanford University2027Human Biology
Ellie-Kate HutchinsonSyracuse University2026Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises, Real Estate
Minou BoumanUniversity of California, Berkeley2026Mechanical Engineering
Ella WheelerUniversity of California, Berkeley2027Art History
Meg FlanaganUniversity of Tennessee2026Nutrition – Community Nutrition
Alex PidgeonUniversity of Tennessee2026Human Development and Family Science
Maya MeschkuleitUniversity of Texas2026Graduate Certificate in Communication & Leadership
Marg Van der WalUniversity of Texas2026Chemistry – Chemical Physics and Instrumentation
Cillian MullenUniversity of Washington2026Environmental Studies
Aisha RocekUniversity of Washington2026Communications
Christina BourmpouYale University2026Psychology
Imogen CabotYale University2026Urban Studies
Harriet Drake-LeeYale University2026Environmental Studies
Nicole MartinezYale University2026Economics

Division I Honorable Mention

AthleteSchoolGraduation YearMajor
Taryn GravesUniversity of Tennessee2028Sports Journalism
Sophie BarrHarvard University2027Psychology and Economics
Chiara SaccomandoRutgers University2027Criminal Justice
Acorn CassidySyracuse University2028Applied Mathematics, Physics
Amelia BoesOhio State University2026Sport Industry
Madeleine LauriaultUniversity of Michigan2026Economics and Political Science
Jana PeacheyUniversity of Michigan2026Psychology
Annika GoodwynUniversity of San Diego2026Neuroscience, Real Estate and Spanish minors
Nicole CampbellUniversity of Tennessee2026Sport Management

Division II

AthleteSchoolGraduation YearMajor
Janisa CookWestern Washington University2026MBA
Lexi RoybalSeattle Pacific University2026Sociology
Aria MosesEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University2026Aerospace Engineering
Bella LisenbySeattle Pacific University2026Physiology and Honors
Ellie WaltersCal Poly Humboldt2026Child Development and Family Relations
Teagan HanleyRollins College2029Economics
Taylor WallWestern Washington University2026History and Political Science
Eva-Louisa EschbachUniversity of Central Oklahoma2028Computer Science
Alisa HobbsBarry University2026Finance
Lauren HoffmanEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University2029Aerospace Engineering
Miriam DykstraSeattle Pacific University2029Undecided
Sarah PlemonsWestern Washington University2027Geology and Spanish
Royce AnkelCal Poly HumboldtGraduate StudentNatural Resource – Forestry
Gracie ThompsonEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University2028Mechanical Engineering

Division III

AthleteSchoolGraduation YearMajor
Julianna BorisTrinity College2025Anthropology and Religious Studies
Hannah JiangTufts University2026Cognitive & Brain Sciences
Anne MountcastleCatholic University of America2026Nursing
Kai LinckeIthaca College2026 Journalism and Education Studies
Meredith LybbertLewis & Clark2028Biology
Riah HeilPacific Lutheran University2027Nursing
Jessica HallRochester Institute of Technology2026New Media Design
Camilla JohnsonSkidmore College2026Psychology
Delaney MillerSkidmore College2027Studio Art
Nadia GrinyukSmith College2028Psychology
Sox WhitinSmith College2027Mathematical Statistics
Sophia RomanoTrinity College2026Public Policy and Law
Tessa GriffinTrinity College2026English and Biology
Rose TinkjianTufts University2026Biopsychology
Samara HaynesTufts University2026International Relations and Environmental Studies
Alexis PapeUSCGA2027Management
Julia LissackWesleyan University2027Math and Econ
Ruby RobertsWesleyan University2027Econ and Psychology

Lightweight

AthleteSchoolGraduation YearMajor
Emilie RochonUniversity of Wisconsin2026Biochemistry
Ela ErsanBoston University2026Business Administration & Management
Isabel Ramirez-KnottGeorgetown2028Neurobiology
Charlotte PaleyHarvard University2026Psychology & Global Health and Health Policy
Callie KarjaneMIT2026Biology
Anaïs FreidrichSacred Heart2028Exercise Science
Lily CarrStanford University2029Undeclared
Anika HansonUniversity of Wisconsin2027Wildlife Ecology
Claire RulyakUniversity of Wisconsin2028Political Science
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