2017-18 Rowing Roster
Roster
Bakke, Amanda
Amanda Bakke
- Position:
- Coxswain
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Arlington High School
- Hometown:
- Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2017-18):
Coxed the Championship 8+ in the Head of the Charles Regatta, finishing 32nd with a time of 16:20.8 (Oct. 21) … coxswain of the Varsity Eight that placed eighth at the Foot of the Charles Regatta (Nov. 11) … coxswain of the Varsity Eight that contributed to the team sweep of St. Joe’s with a time of 6:35.5 (March 24) … coxed the Varsity Eight that finished second to Temple (March 24) … finished in sixth place at the Cooper Sprints as a member of the Varsity Eight with a time of 7:53.18 (March 25) … part of the Varsity Eight crew that won the BC-MIT Cup with a time of 7:17.8 and finished second to the BU Lightweights (March 31) … coxed the Varsity Eight to a first place finish over BU (April 7) … won the Irving-Christensen Cup as a member of the Varsity Eight, placing first over UConn and Holy Cross with a time of 6:48.4 (April 8) … part of the Varsity Eight crew that advanced to the Grand Finals and placed second overall at the Knecht Cup with a time of 6:45.56 (April 14) … raced against Dartmouth, Rhode Island, and Bates in the Varsity Eight (April 21) … placed 10th at Eastern Sprints as a part of the Varsity Eight with a time of 6:45.0 (April 29) … member of the Varsity Eight that placed ninth at the ACC Championships (May 13).
AS A JUNIOR (2016-17):
Competed in the Club Eight “A” event finishing in 21st place with a time of 18:15 at the Head of the Charles ... was a member of the Open 4 “A” boat that placed third at the Foot of the Charles (Nov. 12) with a time of 17:05.2 ... took first place in the Petite Final with a time of 6:39.26 in the Junior Varsity Eight at the Murphy Cup (March 25) ... finished in first place against BU and MIT (Apr. 2) with a time of 7:35.8 in the Second Varsity Eight ... member of the Second Varsity Eight crew that earned bronze in the Grand Finals at the Knecht Cup (April 8-9) with a time of 6:57.74 ... placed second against BU and Rhode Island (April 15) in the Second Varsity Eight with a time of 7:10.42 ... was a member of the Varsity Eight against Harvard-Radcliffe and Michigan State (April 23) ... coxed the Varsity Eight to a first-place finish in the Petite Finals at the Eastern Sprints (April 30) … member of the Varsity Eight crew that finished eighth overall at ACC Championships (May 14) … earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16):
Was a member of the Women’s Club Four boat that placed 60th at the Head of the Charles Regatta ... placed second with a time of 7:32.74 in the Varsity Four event against Saint Joseph’s and Penn before defeating Temple in the same event with a time of 7:36.50 (3/19) ... placed second in the Varsity Four event of the Beanpot with a time of 7:42.0 (3/26) ... placed second as BC swept the podium to take the BC-MIT Cup as a member of the Second Varsity Four boat, with a time of 8:18.4 (4/2) … took gold in the Knecht Cup Grand Final as a member of the V4 with a time of 7:30.30 (4/9), which earned her ACC Crew of the Week honors ... placed first with a time of 7:32.69 in the Varsity Four at the Irving-Christensen Cup (4/17) … placed fifth as a member of the Varsity Four at the Eastern Sprints with a time of 8:14.788 (5/1) .… placed first in the Petite Finals of the ACC Championships as a member of the Varsity Four squad with a time of 7:35.398 (5/14) ... earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15):
coxed the B boat at Green Monster Regatta and placed first … finished third at the Foot of the Charles with the Women's Novice Eights ... took first with a time of 6:21.8 at the Jesuit Invitational with the Third Varsity Eight boat ... competed in the freshman eight at the Knecht Cup, placing seventh overall (7:24.0) … versus Holy Cross and UConn, competed with the Third Varsity Eight boat that placed first with a time of 7:32.3 ... at Eastern Sprints, placed fifth in Grand Final with the Third Varsity Eight boat (7:13.4).
BEFORE BC:
Coxed for Arlington High School ... coxed for Orange County Rowing Association ... named coxswain of the year from 2011-2013 ... served as head coxswain of the Arlington Varsity Girls and Boys team ... a Hudson Valley Rowing League Division A Champion ... competed in Head of the Charles 2012, 2013 ... competed in the Canadian Henley 2013 ... finalist in NYS Championship Regatta.
PERSONAL:
Daughter of Scott and Sarah Bakke ... has one sister, Samantha ... president of the French Club ... member of the French Honor Society ... a member of the National Honor Society ... honors student ... AP scholar ... received the New York State scholarly athlete award 2010-2014 ... enrolled in the School of Arts and Science ... majoring in math ... aspires to be an actuary … recipient of the Francis and Joyce Colangelo Scholarship Fund.
Coxed the Championship 8+ in the Head of the Charles Regatta, finishing 32nd with a time of 16:20.8 (Oct. 21) … coxswain of the Varsity Eight that placed eighth at the Foot of the Charles Regatta (Nov. 11) … coxswain of the Varsity Eight that contributed to the team sweep of St. Joe’s with a time of 6:35.5 (March 24) … coxed the Varsity Eight that finished second to Temple (March 24) … finished in sixth place at the Cooper Sprints as a member of the Varsity Eight with a time of 7:53.18 (March 25) … part of the Varsity Eight crew that won the BC-MIT Cup with a time of 7:17.8 and finished second to the BU Lightweights (March 31) … coxed the Varsity Eight to a first place finish over BU (April 7) … won the Irving-Christensen Cup as a member of the Varsity Eight, placing first over UConn and Holy Cross with a time of 6:48.4 (April 8) … part of the Varsity Eight crew that advanced to the Grand Finals and placed second overall at the Knecht Cup with a time of 6:45.56 (April 14) … raced against Dartmouth, Rhode Island, and Bates in the Varsity Eight (April 21) … placed 10th at Eastern Sprints as a part of the Varsity Eight with a time of 6:45.0 (April 29) … member of the Varsity Eight that placed ninth at the ACC Championships (May 13).
AS A JUNIOR (2016-17):
Competed in the Club Eight “A” event finishing in 21st place with a time of 18:15 at the Head of the Charles ... was a member of the Open 4 “A” boat that placed third at the Foot of the Charles (Nov. 12) with a time of 17:05.2 ... took first place in the Petite Final with a time of 6:39.26 in the Junior Varsity Eight at the Murphy Cup (March 25) ... finished in first place against BU and MIT (Apr. 2) with a time of 7:35.8 in the Second Varsity Eight ... member of the Second Varsity Eight crew that earned bronze in the Grand Finals at the Knecht Cup (April 8-9) with a time of 6:57.74 ... placed second against BU and Rhode Island (April 15) in the Second Varsity Eight with a time of 7:10.42 ... was a member of the Varsity Eight against Harvard-Radcliffe and Michigan State (April 23) ... coxed the Varsity Eight to a first-place finish in the Petite Finals at the Eastern Sprints (April 30) … member of the Varsity Eight crew that finished eighth overall at ACC Championships (May 14) … earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16):
Was a member of the Women’s Club Four boat that placed 60th at the Head of the Charles Regatta ... placed second with a time of 7:32.74 in the Varsity Four event against Saint Joseph’s and Penn before defeating Temple in the same event with a time of 7:36.50 (3/19) ... placed second in the Varsity Four event of the Beanpot with a time of 7:42.0 (3/26) ... placed second as BC swept the podium to take the BC-MIT Cup as a member of the Second Varsity Four boat, with a time of 8:18.4 (4/2) … took gold in the Knecht Cup Grand Final as a member of the V4 with a time of 7:30.30 (4/9), which earned her ACC Crew of the Week honors ... placed first with a time of 7:32.69 in the Varsity Four at the Irving-Christensen Cup (4/17) … placed fifth as a member of the Varsity Four at the Eastern Sprints with a time of 8:14.788 (5/1) .… placed first in the Petite Finals of the ACC Championships as a member of the Varsity Four squad with a time of 7:35.398 (5/14) ... earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15):
coxed the B boat at Green Monster Regatta and placed first … finished third at the Foot of the Charles with the Women's Novice Eights ... took first with a time of 6:21.8 at the Jesuit Invitational with the Third Varsity Eight boat ... competed in the freshman eight at the Knecht Cup, placing seventh overall (7:24.0) … versus Holy Cross and UConn, competed with the Third Varsity Eight boat that placed first with a time of 7:32.3 ... at Eastern Sprints, placed fifth in Grand Final with the Third Varsity Eight boat (7:13.4).
BEFORE BC:
Coxed for Arlington High School ... coxed for Orange County Rowing Association ... named coxswain of the year from 2011-2013 ... served as head coxswain of the Arlington Varsity Girls and Boys team ... a Hudson Valley Rowing League Division A Champion ... competed in Head of the Charles 2012, 2013 ... competed in the Canadian Henley 2013 ... finalist in NYS Championship Regatta.
PERSONAL:
Daughter of Scott and Sarah Bakke ... has one sister, Samantha ... president of the French Club ... member of the French Honor Society ... a member of the National Honor Society ... honors student ... AP scholar ... received the New York State scholarly athlete award 2010-2014 ... enrolled in the School of Arts and Science ... majoring in math ... aspires to be an actuary … recipient of the Francis and Joyce Colangelo Scholarship Fund.
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