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2021-22 Rowing Roster

Madison van Meel

  • Height 5-9
  • Class GS
  • Hometown Old Greenwich, Conn.
  • Highschool Greenwich

Biography

2020-21 (Sr.): American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...Competed in the V8+ boat that finished 13th overall in its class at the program's first trip to the NCAA Championships...Finished first as a member of the V8+ at the conference championships and won the AAC Championship...Named to the AAC All-Conference First Team...A part of the AAC V8+ Boat of the Year...A part of the AAC V8+ Boat of the Week (Apr. 27)...Beat Notre Dame and Louisville and finished second as a part of the V8+ at the Cardinal Invitational...Finished second in V8+ boat in the A-Finals at the Longhorn Invitational...Beat No. 8 Iowa by four seconds as a member of V8+.

2019-20 (Jr.): Raced to a first-place finish in the 1V8+ at Alabama in the only event of the spring season. (Canceled after first event)

2018-19 (So.): Raced in the 1V8+ all season…Gold medalist at the AAC Championships…1V8+ crew was named AAC Boat of the Year…Defeated Alabama at home…Competed in the 1V8+ and 2V8+ against Creighton, finishing second in three of four races…Reached the Grand Final and finished fourth at the Cooper Sprints…Posted the fastest time of the weekend in the heat race at the Sunshine State Invite.

2017-18 (Fr.): Raced in the 1V8+ boat all season…Finished third at the AAC Championships…Defeated Creighton and finished second at the Cherry Hill Invitational and against Alabama…Finished third in the final at the San Diego Crew Classic…Finished ninth at the Head of the Oklahoma and fifth at the Tulsa Fall Invitational.


PREP: Rowed for Greenwich Crew under Heidi Hunsberger … Finished fourth at 2017 Youth Nationals in the women’s varsity 8+ … Finished third at the 2016 Head of the Charles women’s 8+.

PERSONAL: A business major … Daughter of Kees and McKenzie … Has one brother, Mercer.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18FR

    5'9"

  • 2018-19SO

    5'9"

  • 2019-20JR

    5'9"

  • 2020-21SR

    5'9"

  • 2021-22GS

    5'9"