2017-18 Rowing Roster
Roster
Karrash, Michela
Michela Karrash
- Position:
- Port
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mount Saint Joseph Academy
- Hometown:
- North Wales, Pa.
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2017-18):
Stroke seat of the Championship Eight that competed in the Head of the Charles Regatta, finishing 32nd with a time of 16:20.8 (Oct. 22) … member of the Varsity Eight that finished 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 as a member of 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 Four event, placing 14th with a time of 20:39 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 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 Second 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 that advanced to Grand Finals and placed seventh overall at the ACC Championships 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 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 15th as a member of the Varsity 8 “B” boat at the Foot of the Charles Regatta … member of the Second Varsity Eight that placed second against St. Joe’s and Penn with a time of 6:49 (March 19) … took first over Temple in the Second Varsity Eight with a time of 6:51 (March 19) … rowed in the Second Varsity Eight that placed third in the Beanpot (March 26) … stroke seat of the Varsity Four that won the BC-MIT Cup with a time of 8:10.7 (April 2) … part of the Varsity Four crew that told gold in the Knecht Cup with a time of 7:30.30 (April 10) … member of the Varsity Four crew that was named ACC Crew of the Week after their performance at the Knecht Cup … stroke seat of the Varsity Four crew that won the Irving-Christensen Cup with a time of 7:32.69 (April 17) … earned a fourth-place overall finish at Eastern Sprints in the Varsity Four (May 1) … stroke seat of the Varsity Four that finished seventh overall at the ACC Championships with a time of 7:35.39 (May 14).
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15):
Member of the Freshman “B” boat that took gold at the Green Monster Regatta (Nov. 1) … rowed in the Novice “B” boat that placed 4th at the Foot of the Charles Regatta (Nov. 15) … stroke seat of the Second Varsity Four that finished second at the Jesuit Invitational with a time of 7:09.6 (March 14) … rowed in the Second Varsity Four that took gold against Dartmouth, UMass, and MIT (April 4) … member of the Second Varsity Four that placed third overall at the Knecht Cup with a time of 7:45.38 (April 12) … stroke seat of the Varsity Four that took gold against Holy Cross and UConn at the Irving-Christensen Cup (April 19) … stroke seat of the Second Varsity Four that was first overall against Rhode Island and BU (April 25) … placed sixth overall in the Second Varsity Four at Eastern Sprints with a time of 8:01.5 (May 3) … stroke seat of the Second Varsity Four that placed sixth overall at the ACC Championships with a time of 6:47.6 (May 16).
BEFORE BC:
Rowed all four years at Mount Saint Joseph Academy ... 2013 Mount Varsity 8+, 2012 Mount Lightweight 8+, and 2011 Freshman 8+ ... US Youth Nationals in 2013 Varsity 8+ and 2012 Lightweight 8+ ... Head of the Charles 2013, 2012, 2011 - 12th place finish in 2013 Varsity 8+ ... Competed against the British National Champions in the 2012 Henley Women's Regatta in the second Varsity 8+ ... Stotesbury Cup Regatta 2013 Varsity 8+, 2012 Lightweight 8+, 2011 Freshman 8+ ... SRAA Nationals 2013 Varsity 8+, 2012 Lightweight 8+, 2011 Freshman 8+ ... Silver Medal 2013 Philadelphia Center City Slam ... Gold Medal 2012 Head of the Schuylkill ... Gold Medal 2013 Bill Braxton Regatta ... Gold Medals Philadelphia Frostbite Regatta - 2013, 2012, 2011 ... Silver Medal US Rowing Mid-Atlantic Championships 2013 Varsity 8+ ... Silver Medal Mercer Lake Sprints - 2012 Lightweight 8+ ... Bronze Medal Philadelphia City Championships - 2012 Lightweight 8+ ... Member of Dance Theatre of Pennsylvania, a pre-professional ballet company, for over 10 years.
PERSONAL:
Daughter of W. Dean and Maria ... has one sibling, Danny ...Four years of Honors Math and Sciences ... Awarded twice the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Student of the Month by Senator Greenleaf ... Member of United States N.A.I.S 20/20 Challenge Team, an international problem solving competition that focuses on twenty of the world's most pressing concerns … recipient of the King Family Athletics Scholarship.
Stroke seat of the Championship Eight that competed in the Head of the Charles Regatta, finishing 32nd with a time of 16:20.8 (Oct. 22) … member of the Varsity Eight that finished 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 as a member of 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 Four event, placing 14th with a time of 20:39 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 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 Second 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 that advanced to Grand Finals and placed seventh overall at the ACC Championships 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 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 15th as a member of the Varsity 8 “B” boat at the Foot of the Charles Regatta … member of the Second Varsity Eight that placed second against St. Joe’s and Penn with a time of 6:49 (March 19) … took first over Temple in the Second Varsity Eight with a time of 6:51 (March 19) … rowed in the Second Varsity Eight that placed third in the Beanpot (March 26) … stroke seat of the Varsity Four that won the BC-MIT Cup with a time of 8:10.7 (April 2) … part of the Varsity Four crew that told gold in the Knecht Cup with a time of 7:30.30 (April 10) … member of the Varsity Four crew that was named ACC Crew of the Week after their performance at the Knecht Cup … stroke seat of the Varsity Four crew that won the Irving-Christensen Cup with a time of 7:32.69 (April 17) … earned a fourth-place overall finish at Eastern Sprints in the Varsity Four (May 1) … stroke seat of the Varsity Four that finished seventh overall at the ACC Championships with a time of 7:35.39 (May 14).
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15):
Member of the Freshman “B” boat that took gold at the Green Monster Regatta (Nov. 1) … rowed in the Novice “B” boat that placed 4th at the Foot of the Charles Regatta (Nov. 15) … stroke seat of the Second Varsity Four that finished second at the Jesuit Invitational with a time of 7:09.6 (March 14) … rowed in the Second Varsity Four that took gold against Dartmouth, UMass, and MIT (April 4) … member of the Second Varsity Four that placed third overall at the Knecht Cup with a time of 7:45.38 (April 12) … stroke seat of the Varsity Four that took gold against Holy Cross and UConn at the Irving-Christensen Cup (April 19) … stroke seat of the Second Varsity Four that was first overall against Rhode Island and BU (April 25) … placed sixth overall in the Second Varsity Four at Eastern Sprints with a time of 8:01.5 (May 3) … stroke seat of the Second Varsity Four that placed sixth overall at the ACC Championships with a time of 6:47.6 (May 16).
BEFORE BC:
Rowed all four years at Mount Saint Joseph Academy ... 2013 Mount Varsity 8+, 2012 Mount Lightweight 8+, and 2011 Freshman 8+ ... US Youth Nationals in 2013 Varsity 8+ and 2012 Lightweight 8+ ... Head of the Charles 2013, 2012, 2011 - 12th place finish in 2013 Varsity 8+ ... Competed against the British National Champions in the 2012 Henley Women's Regatta in the second Varsity 8+ ... Stotesbury Cup Regatta 2013 Varsity 8+, 2012 Lightweight 8+, 2011 Freshman 8+ ... SRAA Nationals 2013 Varsity 8+, 2012 Lightweight 8+, 2011 Freshman 8+ ... Silver Medal 2013 Philadelphia Center City Slam ... Gold Medal 2012 Head of the Schuylkill ... Gold Medal 2013 Bill Braxton Regatta ... Gold Medals Philadelphia Frostbite Regatta - 2013, 2012, 2011 ... Silver Medal US Rowing Mid-Atlantic Championships 2013 Varsity 8+ ... Silver Medal Mercer Lake Sprints - 2012 Lightweight 8+ ... Bronze Medal Philadelphia City Championships - 2012 Lightweight 8+ ... Member of Dance Theatre of Pennsylvania, a pre-professional ballet company, for over 10 years.
PERSONAL:
Daughter of W. Dean and Maria ... has one sibling, Danny ...Four years of Honors Math and Sciences ... Awarded twice the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Student of the Month by Senator Greenleaf ... Member of United States N.A.I.S 20/20 Challenge Team, an international problem solving competition that focuses on twenty of the world's most pressing concerns … recipient of the King Family Athletics Scholarship.
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