Four Pirates named to 2016 All-WIRA Team
COSTA MESA -- The Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) has announced this year's All-WIRA Team and four Orange Coast College rowers have earned a spot on this year's teams.
On the men's side, a pair of Pirates -- Garinn Morton and Benjamin Orem -- earned First-Team, All-WIRA honors after helping OCC to a third-place finish at this year's WIRA race.
For the Coast women, who finished second at WIRA for the first time in school history at the Varsity 8 level, were honored by the selections of Elery Bermudez and Kristen Klein to this year's All-WIRA team.
The All-WIRA team is awarded to two athletes, by nomination of their coaches, from the medaling boats in this year's Varsity 8 events.
Men's All-WIRA First Team
Grant Findlay, Santa Clara University
Peter Morton, Santa Clara University
Loren Bowers, UC Santa Barbara
Ryan Peffers, UC Santa Barbara
Garinn Morton II, Orange Coast College
Ben Orem, Orange Coast College
Women's All-WIRA First Team (Division I)
Katherine Christel, Stanford Lightweights
Christine Cavallo, Stanford Lightweights
Christa Carrillo, San Diego State
Stephanie Schulman, San Diego State
Jill Modean, Sacramento State
Carli Preston, Sacramento State
Women's All-WIRA First Team (Division II/III/Club)
Karisa Stapp, Western Washington
Rachel Dalthorp, Western Washington
Elery Bermudez, Orange Coast College
Kristen Klein, Orange Coast College
Rebecca Gronsdahl, UC Santa Barbara
Sloan Lewis, UC Santa Barbara
