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Castagna, Collier-Hezel, Cossill Named To All-Pac-12 Team
May 19, 2023 | Women's Rowing
Three members of the Washington women's rowing team – Nina Castagna, Elena Collier-Hezel and Ella Cossill – have been named to the 2023 All-Pac-12 team, the conference office announced today.
Castagna, a fifth-year senior from Cincinnati, Ohio, earned a place on the All-Pac-12 team for the third year in a row, having served as the varsity coxswain for each of those years. She also earned second-team All-America in 2021 and was on the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll in 2022.
Collier-Hezel, from Buffalo, N.Y., transferred to UW from Michigan prior to the 2022-23 school year and has rowed in the Husky varsity eight all this year. A bronze medalist in the U.S. coxed four at 2022 World Rowing Under 23 Championships, she won a Big Ten title at Michigan in 2021.
Cossill, a fifth-year senior from Waikato, New Zealand, is also a three-time All-Pac-12 selection, who was the conference Athlete of the Year in 2021. Cossill, the varsity eight stroke rower, is also a two-time CRCA Pocock All-America first-team honoree and has rowed for New Zealand at the Under 23 level.
Castagna, a fifth-year senior from Cincinnati, Ohio, earned a place on the All-Pac-12 team for the third year in a row, having served as the varsity coxswain for each of those years. She also earned second-team All-America in 2021 and was on the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll in 2022.
Collier-Hezel, from Buffalo, N.Y., transferred to UW from Michigan prior to the 2022-23 school year and has rowed in the Husky varsity eight all this year. A bronze medalist in the U.S. coxed four at 2022 World Rowing Under 23 Championships, she won a Big Ten title at Michigan in 2021.
Cossill, a fifth-year senior from Waikato, New Zealand, is also a three-time All-Pac-12 selection, who was the conference Athlete of the Year in 2021. Cossill, the varsity eight stroke rower, is also a two-time CRCA Pocock All-America first-team honoree and has rowed for New Zealand at the Under 23 level.
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