2017-18 Women's Lightweight Rowing Roster
Biography
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten (2017, 2018)
2017-18: Placed second at the IRA National Championships in the lightweight four (June 3) ... sat three seat at Eastern Sprints and took first in the lightweight four (April 29) ... took first at the SIRA Regatta in the open four (April 22) ... sat three seat for the lightweight four and took first in the Knecht Cup (April 14) ... sat eight seed at the Frozen vs Sunshine Regatta in the second lightweight eight and placed fourth (March 31)... 2018 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2016-17: Helped the lightweight four to a second-place finish at the IRA National Championships (June 4) … raced to a first-place finish at the Eastern Sprints with the second lightweight eight (April 30) … swept three races at Grand Valley State University with the second lightweight eight (April 23) … rowed with the second lightweight eight at the Knecht Cup, placing second (April 9) … placed fourth at Head of the Rock with a collegiate eight (Oct. 9) … raced in a pair with Amanda Aiello at Head of the Rock, placing seventh … 2017 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2015-16: Stroked the second lightweight eight to first place at the EAWRC Sprints (May 1)... rowed with the novice collegiate eight at the Big Ten/ Big 12 Invite, placing third (April 23)... helped the second varsity eight take first place at the Charles River Lightweight Invitational (April 17)... placed fourth at the Knecht Cup with the second collegiate eight (April 10)
High School: Competed three years in rowing ... first-place finish at Northeast District Championships in JV eight ... placed third at Club Nationals in intermediate lightweight four ... earned one varsity letter in tennis ... voted most valuable player in tennis freshman year
Personal:Â Parents are Julie and Brian Kelley ... has three siblings, Caroline, Elisabeth and Andrew ... father, Brian, was a tennis player at Furmen University ... international studies major
Reason for choosing UW-Madison:Â "Top lightweight program with amazing athletic, academic and disability support."
What Wisconsin rowing means to you:Â "Teamwork, commitment, relentlessness"
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