<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference revealed its 2025 rowing individual awards, as selected through a vote of the conference’s 11 head coaches. Washington junior Aisha Rocek was chosen as the Big Ten Athlete of the Year, while Rutgers’ Beatrice Colclough was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Rutgers head coach Justin Price was tabbed as the Big Ten Coach of the Year.Rocek, hailing from Como, Italy, is the first rower from Washington to earn an individual award after the program embarked on its inaugural season as a member of the Big Ten. The first team All-Big Ten performer helped pace the Huskies to a gold medal in the I Eights and a team title at the 2025 Big Ten Rowing Championships. Rocek returned to collegiate racing this year after representing Italy at the 2024 Olympic Games.Colclough is just the second Scarlet Knight to collect Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors, joining Hannah Heideveld (2021). The Staffordshire, England, native was a member of the II Eights that earned a silver medal at the conference championships. She also secured a spot on the Big Ten’s All-Freshman Team.Price, who took over at the helm in 2018, is the first Rutgers head coach to be named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Price coached the Scarlet Knights to a second-place finish behind 239 points at last week’s Big Ten Championships, the highest placement in program history. Under his guidance, Rutgers is headed back to the NCAA Championship regatta for the sixth time in a row. The Scarlet Knights are seeded at No. 9 in the II Eights and at No. 6 in both the I Eights and Fours.A new addition to the postseason honors this year is the all-freshman team. The team is made up of eight rowers and one coxswain as selected by the conference’s head coaches.The conference announced this year’s All-Big Ten Teams and Sportsmanship Award honorees at the conclusion of the 2025 Big Ten Rowing Championships last Sunday.2025 Big Ten Rowing Awards Athlete of the Year: Aisha Rocek, Washington Freshman of the Year: Beatrice Colclough, Rutgers Coach of the Year: Justin Price, RutgersAll-Freshman Team Grace Langridge, Indiana Mia Lawrence, Iowa Paige Guggenbiller, Ohio State Beatrice Colclough, Rutgers Femke de Witt, Rutgers Gerli Endrekson, USC Chloe Sheppard, Washington Isabel Michaelson, Washington Violet Holbrow Brooksbank, WashingtonFirst Team All-Big Ten Aisha Rocek, Washington Zola Kemp, Washington Marilou Duvernay-Tardif, Washington Hannah Heideveld, Rutgers Lily Wood, Rutgers Lauren Andersen, Rutgers Katie Easton, Michigan Gabrielle Graves, Michigan Annabel Oertel, Indiana Lilly Murphy, Indiana Sabrina Gottschalk, Michigan State Leandra Hogrefe, Ohio State Annabel Aron, USC Manon Field, Minnesota Sophia Gruenling, Wisconsin Orla Cuffe, IowaSecond Team All-Big Ten Megan Lee, Washington Cillian Mullen, Washington Sophie Houston, Washington Chiara Saccomando, Rutgers Elli Arbogast, Rutgers Leia Till, Michigan Amy Newton, Michigan Nico Daly, Indiana Maddie Kieft, Michigan State Ugne Rudaityte, Michigan State Amelia Boes, Ohio State Ellie Brindle, Ohio State Alex DeLisle, USC Josefine Freltoft, Minnesota Kylie Magnus, Wisconsin Kaija Frassrand, UCLASportsmanship Award Honorees Lily Haupt, Indiana Natalie Maher, Iowa Ally Blomquist, Michigan Sam Thoma, Michigan State Sophia Pirigyi, Minnesota Rose Biddulph, Ohio State Madison Cancro, Rutgers Danielle DeFrancisci, UCLA Chiara Meakin, USC Olivia Hay, Washington Macy Mosner, Wisconsin</div>

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