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2020-21 Women's Rowing Roster

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Madeline Downey

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-7
  • Hometown Yarmouth, Maine
  • High School Maine Girls' Academy

Biography

2020-2021:
• Earned All-Patriot League honors
• Selected to the Academic All-Patriot League team
• Chosen to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• Rowed in the varsity eight for all five races on the year
• Part of the varsity eight that placed sixth at the Patriot League Championship, while helping Holy Cross to its best team finish since 2015 (fifth place)
• Fall portion of season canceled due to COVID-19

2019-2020:
• Did not compete in any fall races
• Spring portion of season canceled due to COVID-19
• Selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2018-2019:
• Competed in eight races in the second varsity eight boat
• Competed in one race in the varsity four boat
• Named a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Scholar Athlete
• Named to the Patriot League honor roll

2017-2018:
• Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• Competed in seven races in the junior varsity eight boat
• Competed three races in the Novice Eight boat

Before Holy Cross:
• Four-year member of the Varsity Soccer and Softball teams at The Maine Girls’ Academy
• Played three seasons of Varsity Basketball
• Captained all three teams her senior year
• MGA Athlete of the Year
• Ranked first in her graduating class
• Sophomore Class Secretary, Junior Class President, and Senior Class President
• Member of the National Honor Society

Personal:
• Daughter of Brenda Downey (played Women’s Ice Hockey and Field Hockey at B.S. University of Maine, Class of 1983)
• Has two sisters named Carly and Caton
• Majoring in English

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'7"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'7"
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