2017-18 Rowing Roster
Roster
McDonnell, Jacqueline
Jacqueline McDonnell
- Position:
- Port
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Loyola Academy
- Hometown:
- Arlington Heights, Ill.
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2017-18):
Member of the Club Eight that placed 17th out of 40 at the Head of the Charles Regatta with a time of 17:43.8 … rowed in the Second Varsity Eight at the Foot of the Charles Regatta, placing 13th overall (Nov. 11) … member of the Third Varsity Eight that contributed to the team sweep of St. Joe’s with a time of 7:00.7 and also defeated Temple (March 24) … advanced to the Grand Finals of the Cooper Sprints, placing third overall in the Third Varsity Eight with a time of 8:05.17 (March 25) … member of the Second Varsity Four that beat the Boston University Lightweights with a time of 8:18.8 (March 31) … member of the Varsity Four crew that placed first and finished 45 seconds ahead of BU (April 7) … part of the Varsity Four boat that earned a first-place finish against UConn and Holy Cross with a time of 7:33.9 (April 8) … member of the Varsity Four that advanced to the Grand Finals and placed second at the Knecht Cup with a time of 7:31.79 (April 14) … second place finish in the Varsity Four against Dartmouth and Rhode Island (April 21) … advanced to the Grand Final at Eastern Sprints as a member of the Varsity Four, placing sixth overall with a time of 7:45.39 (April 29) … part of the Varsity Four that placed first in the Petite Final at the ACC Championships with a time of 7:29.604 (May 13) … recipient of an ACC Postgraduate Scholarship … one of three ACC athletes to win the Thacker Award for 2017-2018.
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 Varsity Eight “B” boat that placed 16th at the Foot of the Charles (Nov. 12) ... took the bronze in the Second Varsity Four Grand Final with a time of (7:27.2) at the Murphy Cup (March 25) ... placed first in the Varsity Four against BU and MIT (Apr. 2) with a time of 8:26.3 ... finished seventh overall, winning the Petite Finals with the Varsity Four at the Knecht Cup (April 8-9) ... 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 Four against Harvard-Radcliffe and Michigan State (April 23) ... advanced to the Grand Finals at the Eastern Sprints (April 30) as a member of the Varsity Four … member of the Second Varsity Eight that advanced to the Grand Finals and placed seventh overall at the ACC Championships with a time of 6:44.77 … 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 16th as a member of the Club 8 “A” boat at the Head of the Charles Regatta with a time of 18:33.77 ... Placed 20th as a member of the Varsity 8 “C” boat at the Foot of the Charles Regatta ... Was a member of the Third Varsity Eight boat that placed first against Saint Joseph’s with a time of 7:04.6 before defeating Temple in the same event, finishing at 7:04.19 (3/19) ... Placed first against Harvard-Radcliffe in the Fourth Varsity Eight event of the Beanpot with a time of 7:33.8 (3/26) ... Placed second as BC swept the podium to take the BC-MIT Cup as a member of the Third Varsity Eight boat, with a time of 7:45.7 (4/2) … Took bronze in the Knecht Cup Grand Final as a member of the 3V8 with a time of 7:09.75 (4/9) … Placed first with a time of 7:21.78 in the Second Varsity Four at the Irving-Christensen Cup (4/17) … Placed fourth as a member of the Second Varsity Four with a time of 8:37.968 at the Eastern Sprints (5/1) … Placed sixth in the Grand Finals at the ACC Championships with a time of 7:43.463 as a member of the Second Varsity Four (5/14) …
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15):
Was a member of the freshman “B” boat that placed third at the Foot of the Charles … Took first as a member of the second varsity 8 boat at the Jesuit Invitational …. Finished first in the 3V8+ at the Knecht Cup … Placed third in the Third Varsity 8 race at the Eastern Sprints regatta ... Boston College Novice of the Year recipient
BEFORE BC:
Ran Cross Country and Track four years of high school and played basketball two years ...Senior Captain of cross country and track teams ... Two-mile relay team placed second at State Track and Field.
PERSONAL:
Daughter of Joseph and Catherine ... is a triplet, brothers are Gregory and Kevin ...Enrolled in the College Arts and Science, majoring in English ... AP Scholar with Honor … recipient of the David J. Coyle Family Scholarship Fund.
Member of the Club Eight that placed 17th out of 40 at the Head of the Charles Regatta with a time of 17:43.8 … rowed in the Second Varsity Eight at the Foot of the Charles Regatta, placing 13th overall (Nov. 11) … member of the Third Varsity Eight that contributed to the team sweep of St. Joe’s with a time of 7:00.7 and also defeated Temple (March 24) … advanced to the Grand Finals of the Cooper Sprints, placing third overall in the Third Varsity Eight with a time of 8:05.17 (March 25) … member of the Second Varsity Four that beat the Boston University Lightweights with a time of 8:18.8 (March 31) … member of the Varsity Four crew that placed first and finished 45 seconds ahead of BU (April 7) … part of the Varsity Four boat that earned a first-place finish against UConn and Holy Cross with a time of 7:33.9 (April 8) … member of the Varsity Four that advanced to the Grand Finals and placed second at the Knecht Cup with a time of 7:31.79 (April 14) … second place finish in the Varsity Four against Dartmouth and Rhode Island (April 21) … advanced to the Grand Final at Eastern Sprints as a member of the Varsity Four, placing sixth overall with a time of 7:45.39 (April 29) … part of the Varsity Four that placed first in the Petite Final at the ACC Championships with a time of 7:29.604 (May 13) … recipient of an ACC Postgraduate Scholarship … one of three ACC athletes to win the Thacker Award for 2017-2018.
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 Varsity Eight “B” boat that placed 16th at the Foot of the Charles (Nov. 12) ... took the bronze in the Second Varsity Four Grand Final with a time of (7:27.2) at the Murphy Cup (March 25) ... placed first in the Varsity Four against BU and MIT (Apr. 2) with a time of 8:26.3 ... finished seventh overall, winning the Petite Finals with the Varsity Four at the Knecht Cup (April 8-9) ... 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 Four against Harvard-Radcliffe and Michigan State (April 23) ... advanced to the Grand Finals at the Eastern Sprints (April 30) as a member of the Varsity Four … member of the Second Varsity Eight that advanced to the Grand Finals and placed seventh overall at the ACC Championships with a time of 6:44.77 … 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 16th as a member of the Club 8 “A” boat at the Head of the Charles Regatta with a time of 18:33.77 ... Placed 20th as a member of the Varsity 8 “C” boat at the Foot of the Charles Regatta ... Was a member of the Third Varsity Eight boat that placed first against Saint Joseph’s with a time of 7:04.6 before defeating Temple in the same event, finishing at 7:04.19 (3/19) ... Placed first against Harvard-Radcliffe in the Fourth Varsity Eight event of the Beanpot with a time of 7:33.8 (3/26) ... Placed second as BC swept the podium to take the BC-MIT Cup as a member of the Third Varsity Eight boat, with a time of 7:45.7 (4/2) … Took bronze in the Knecht Cup Grand Final as a member of the 3V8 with a time of 7:09.75 (4/9) … Placed first with a time of 7:21.78 in the Second Varsity Four at the Irving-Christensen Cup (4/17) … Placed fourth as a member of the Second Varsity Four with a time of 8:37.968 at the Eastern Sprints (5/1) … Placed sixth in the Grand Finals at the ACC Championships with a time of 7:43.463 as a member of the Second Varsity Four (5/14) …
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15):
Was a member of the freshman “B” boat that placed third at the Foot of the Charles … Took first as a member of the second varsity 8 boat at the Jesuit Invitational …. Finished first in the 3V8+ at the Knecht Cup … Placed third in the Third Varsity 8 race at the Eastern Sprints regatta ... Boston College Novice of the Year recipient
BEFORE BC:
Ran Cross Country and Track four years of high school and played basketball two years ...Senior Captain of cross country and track teams ... Two-mile relay team placed second at State Track and Field.
PERSONAL:
Daughter of Joseph and Catherine ... is a triplet, brothers are Gregory and Kevin ...Enrolled in the College Arts and Science, majoring in English ... AP Scholar with Honor … recipient of the David J. Coyle Family Scholarship Fund.
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