Elizabeth Bratton Named CAA Women's Rowing Scholar Athlete of the Year

Junior Elizabeth Bratton (left) is the recipient of the CAA Women’s Rowing Scholar Athlete of the Year Award.

Elizabeth Bratton Named CAA Women's Rowing Scholar Athlete of the Year

6/22/2011 12:55:09 PM | Women's Rowing

Philadelphia – Drexel junior Elizabeth Bratton has been named the Colonial Athletic Association's Women's Rowing Scholar Athlete of the Year. The conference honors one Scholar-Athlete in each of its 22 championship sports.

Nominees for the award must be a starter or important reserve on their team and must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.25. The winners were selected by a vote of the sports information directors at each CAA institution.

Bratton (Philadelphia/Saint Basil), a health sciences major, earned All-CAA accolades in 2011 after sitting in the stroke seat on the Dragons' Varsity 8 boat. She placed fourth at the CAA Championship and was the top finisher in the second finals at the Dad Vail Regatta. Bratton's Varsity 8 boat also won the Lola Kerr Cup, placed second in the petite finals at the Knecht Cup and finished third at the San Diego Crew Classic.