2017-18 Rowing Roster
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Claire Orzel
- Position:
- Port
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Archmere Academy (Del.)
- Hometown:
- Newark, Del.
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2017-18):
Named captain of the team … member of the Championship Eight that competed in the Head of the Charles Regatta, finishing 32nd with a time of 16:20.8 (Oct. 22) … rowed in the Varsity Eight that placed eighth at the Foot of the Charles Regatta (Nov. 11) … member of the Varsity Eight that contributed to the team sweep of St. Joe’s with a time of 6:35.5 (March 24) … part of 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) … finished first against BU in the Varsity Eight (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 Championship Eight event, placing 25th with a time of 18:31 at the Head of the Charles... was a member of the Varsity Eight “A” boat that placed fourth with a time of 21:23.5 at the Foot of the Charles (Nov. 12) ... 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 ... competed in the Varsity Eight against BU and Rhode Island (April 15) and finished third ... was a member of the Varsity Eight against Harvard-Radcliffe and Michigan State (April 23) ... advanced to the Grand Finals at the Eastern Sprints (April 30) as a member of the Second Varsity Eight … member of the Second Varsity Eight crew that advanced to the Grand Finals at ACC Championships, placing seventh overall with a time of 6:44.77 (May 14) … earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement … part of the squad that traveled on BC Rowing’s European Tour, practicing and racing in Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, and the Netherlands (June 2017).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16):
Placed 15th as a member of the Varsity 8 “B” boat at the Foot of the Charles Regatta ... Took second in the Second Varsity Eight boat over Penn and Saint Joseph’s with a time of 6:49.15 before beating Temple in the same event with a time of 6:51.89 (3/19) ... Placed third in the Second Varsity Eight event of the Beanpot with a time of 7:11.3 (3/26) ... Helped BC take home the BC-MIT Cup, placing first with a time of 7:25.1 as a member of the Second Varsity Eight boat (4/2) … Took bronze in the Knecht Cup Grand Final as a member of the 2V8 with a time of 6:53.52 (4/9) … 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):
Rowed in the Varsity 4+ B at the Jesuit Invitational (3/14) with a second place finish ... competed in the 3V8+ at the Knecht Cup, winning a gold (4/12) … competed in the 3V8+ against Holy Cross and UConn with a first place finish (4/19 )… Took third in the 3V8+ at Eastern Sprints (5/5) … competed in the 3V8+ at ACC Championships with a sixth place finish in the Grand Final (5/16) … rowed in the Novice 8+ at the Princeton Chase with a seventh place finish (10/26) … rowed in the Freshman A boat at the Green Monster Regatta and helped lead the team to a first-place finish (11/1) … rowed in the Freshman A boat in the Foot of the Charles with a fourth place finish (10/15) … Dean’s List … Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
BEFORE BC:
Rowed for Wilmington Youth Rowing Association from 2012-2014…Won the 2013 Cooper Cup Regatta in the Varsity 8+...Competed in 2013 US Rowing Youth Nationals in the Varsity 8+...Came in second out of 30 at the 2013 Navy Day Regatta in the Varsity 4+...Placed 35th out of 85 in the 2013 Head of the Charles Regatta in the Varsity 4+...Came in 7th out of 52 at the 2013 Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in the Varsity 4+... Finished 6th at the 2013 Saratoga Invitational Regatta in the Varsity 4+...Competed in the 2014 US Rowing Youth Nationals in the Varsity 8+…played varsity volleyball for Archmere Academy from 2010-2013…AP Scholar with Distinction…National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL:
Daughter of Thomas and Lisa…has one sibling, Andrew who plays baseball at Wofford College … double majoring in English and Communications in the College of Arts and Sciences … recipient of the Ferguson-Boire Flynn Fund Scholarship.
Named captain of the team … member of the Championship Eight that competed in the Head of the Charles Regatta, finishing 32nd with a time of 16:20.8 (Oct. 22) … rowed in the Varsity Eight that placed eighth at the Foot of the Charles Regatta (Nov. 11) … member of the Varsity Eight that contributed to the team sweep of St. Joe’s with a time of 6:35.5 (March 24) … part of 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) … finished first against BU in the Varsity Eight (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 Championship Eight event, placing 25th with a time of 18:31 at the Head of the Charles... was a member of the Varsity Eight “A” boat that placed fourth with a time of 21:23.5 at the Foot of the Charles (Nov. 12) ... 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 ... competed in the Varsity Eight against BU and Rhode Island (April 15) and finished third ... was a member of the Varsity Eight against Harvard-Radcliffe and Michigan State (April 23) ... advanced to the Grand Finals at the Eastern Sprints (April 30) as a member of the Second Varsity Eight … member of the Second Varsity Eight crew that advanced to the Grand Finals at ACC Championships, placing seventh overall with a time of 6:44.77 (May 14) … earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement … part of the squad that traveled on BC Rowing’s European Tour, practicing and racing in Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, and the Netherlands (June 2017).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16):
Placed 15th as a member of the Varsity 8 “B” boat at the Foot of the Charles Regatta ... Took second in the Second Varsity Eight boat over Penn and Saint Joseph’s with a time of 6:49.15 before beating Temple in the same event with a time of 6:51.89 (3/19) ... Placed third in the Second Varsity Eight event of the Beanpot with a time of 7:11.3 (3/26) ... Helped BC take home the BC-MIT Cup, placing first with a time of 7:25.1 as a member of the Second Varsity Eight boat (4/2) … Took bronze in the Knecht Cup Grand Final as a member of the 2V8 with a time of 6:53.52 (4/9) … 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):
Rowed in the Varsity 4+ B at the Jesuit Invitational (3/14) with a second place finish ... competed in the 3V8+ at the Knecht Cup, winning a gold (4/12) … competed in the 3V8+ against Holy Cross and UConn with a first place finish (4/19 )… Took third in the 3V8+ at Eastern Sprints (5/5) … competed in the 3V8+ at ACC Championships with a sixth place finish in the Grand Final (5/16) … rowed in the Novice 8+ at the Princeton Chase with a seventh place finish (10/26) … rowed in the Freshman A boat at the Green Monster Regatta and helped lead the team to a first-place finish (11/1) … rowed in the Freshman A boat in the Foot of the Charles with a fourth place finish (10/15) … Dean’s List … Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
BEFORE BC:
Rowed for Wilmington Youth Rowing Association from 2012-2014…Won the 2013 Cooper Cup Regatta in the Varsity 8+...Competed in 2013 US Rowing Youth Nationals in the Varsity 8+...Came in second out of 30 at the 2013 Navy Day Regatta in the Varsity 4+...Placed 35th out of 85 in the 2013 Head of the Charles Regatta in the Varsity 4+...Came in 7th out of 52 at the 2013 Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in the Varsity 4+... Finished 6th at the 2013 Saratoga Invitational Regatta in the Varsity 4+...Competed in the 2014 US Rowing Youth Nationals in the Varsity 8+…played varsity volleyball for Archmere Academy from 2010-2013…AP Scholar with Distinction…National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL:
Daughter of Thomas and Lisa…has one sibling, Andrew who plays baseball at Wofford College … double majoring in English and Communications in the College of Arts and Sciences … recipient of the Ferguson-Boire Flynn Fund Scholarship.
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