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2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster

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Meghan Thornton

  • Class Junior
  • Height 5-6
  • Hometown Bedford, N.H.
  • High School Bedford

Biography

2023-2024 (Junior):
  • Competed in four fall races.
    • Rowed with the Open 8+ 'C' to a 23rd-place finish and finished fifth in the Open 2x at the Head of the Riverfront (Oct. 1).
    • Helped the 3V 8+ to a 14th place finish at the SHU invite (Oct. 14).
    • Finished eighth with the Collegiate 8+ 'C' at the Wormtown Chase (Oct. 29).
    • Finished second in the 2v4+ B final at the NYRA Fall Invitational (Nov. 6).
  • Competed in four spring races.
    • Rowed with the 4v8+ at Tufts (April 6).
    • Defeated Colgate in a head-to-head race with the 3v8+ (April 13).
    • Raced to a fourth-place finish with the 3v8+ at the Holy Cross Invitational (April 20).
    • Finished fifth with the 3v8+ in the petite final at the New England Rowing Championship (May 4).
2022-2023 (Sophomore):
  • Raced to a 29th-place finish with the second eight at the Head of the Riverfront (10/2).
  • Competed in four spring races.
    • Won the grand final at the Jesuit Invitational (3/25) and the petite final at the New England Championship (5/6) with the third varsity eight.
    • Placed third at the Christensen-Irving Cup (4/6) with the varsity four 'B' and at the Colgate Regatta (4/22) with the second varsity four 'B'.
2021-2022 (Freshman):
  • Finished fourth with the varsity four against Boston College and Connecticut (4/10).
  • Raced with the third varsity eight to a second-place finish against Mount Holyoke (4/16).
  • Finished first with the third varsity eight against MIT, URI, and Sacred Heart (4/23).
BEFORE HOLY CROSS:
  • Competed for seven seasons on varsity at Bedford High School under head coach Randy Ford.
  • Served as captain for the 2020-2021 season.
  • Received the 2020-2021 Sportsmanship Award.
  • Was a member of NHS and NSHS.
PERSONAL:
  • Daughter of Linda and Joe Thornton.
  • Has one brother, Brendan.
  • Majoring in history.
  • Aspires to go into physical therapy in the future.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2023-24Junior

    5'6"
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