2017-18 Women's Lightweight Rowing Roster

Abigail Keith

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Highschool Marymount High School

Biography

2017-18: Rowed double sculls and earned third place at the SIRA Regatta (April 22) ... sat four seat and earned fourth place with the second lightweight eight at the Frozen vs Sunshine Regatta (March 31)

2016-17: Placed second at the Eastern Sprints with the third lightweight eight (April 30) … raced to second place in three races with the novice eight at Grand Valley State University (April 23) … rowed the novice eight to a win at the Knecht Cup in a time of 7 minutes, 57.44 seconds (April 9) … placed sixth at the Milwaukee River Challenge with an open eight, also rowing to 14th place with an open four (Sept. 17) … raced to a second-place finish at Head of the Rock with the novice collegiate eight (Oct. 9)

High School: Rowed four years … took first in the lightweight eight at the 2016 San Diego Crew Classic … second place in the lightweight eight at the 2016 U.S. Rowing Southwest Regionals … placed first in lightweight eight petite final at 2016 Youth Nationals 

Personal: Parents are Joyce and Douglas Keith … has three sisters, Lara, Katie and Elise

Reason for choosing UW-Madison: “I love the school, the rowing program, the people and the city (and cheese curds).”

What Wisconsin rowing means to you: “Wisconsin rowing is like a second family with amazing coaches and teammates.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'4"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'4"