SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (May 31, 2011) – For the second year in a row, Mount Holyoke College crew team member Cleo Schneider has been named to the ECAC National Invitational Rowing Championships All-Conference Team. The recent graduate helped her team to an 11^th place finish earlier this month.

Schneider was a member of Mount Holyoke's first varsity eight boat that finished in 15^th place overall and 13^th among Division III squads. The Lyons started the day with a fifth place showing in their preliminary heat (6:48.514). They then nabbed third place in the Third Level Final (7:13.334) of their class, crossing the line in front of Tufts University, Wesleyan University and Colby College. Smith College (7:08.163) and St. Lawrence University (7:10.327) finished first and second in the race.

Photo by Doug Keller