HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth women's rowing interim head coach
Kelly Harris has announced the addition of 14 rowers to the roster for the 2019-20 season.
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Joining the Big Green as members of the Class of 2023 are
Audrey Adamchak,
Hanna Davis,
Jessie Duckworth,
Peyton Gordon, Maddie Grussing, Mackenzie Guynn, Lucy Handy, Abby Hyun,
Olivia Kester,
Ava Koros,
Justine McGuire,
Margaret Moreland,
Samantha Sizelove and
Allison Smith.
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Name: Audrey Adamchak
Hometown/High School: Davis, Calif. / Davis Senior
Club: River City Rowing Club
Position: Rower
Accolades: Fourth place in the 2018 US Rowing Southwest Youth Championship (Women's 2x) … 17th place at Youth National Championship (Women's 2x) … AP Scholar Award … world record holder as the youngest woman (aged 14) to kayak the 225-mile whitewater stretch of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.
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Name: Hanna Davis
Hometown/High School: Summit, N.J. / Pingry School
Club: Mountain Lakes Rowing Club
Position: Rower
Accolades: 2019 Brendon J. Donahue Prize for Pottery and Sculpture … 2019 Excellence in Mixed Media Award … 2019 Student Photography Show Judge's Award … Hammer Award … second in Women's 2- at the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Regionals … third in the Women's 4+ at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals and 12th at the 2018 Youth National Championship.
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Name: Jessie Duckworth
Hometown/High School: Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Mira Costa
Club: Marina Aquatic Center
Position: Rower
Accolades: Fifth place in the Women's 8+ at the 2017 Youth National Championship … fourth place in the 4+ at the 2018 Youth Nationals and bronze in the same event at the 2019 championship … MVP … Senior Award … Magna Cum Laude … California Scholarship Federation.
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Name: Payton Gordon
Hometown/High School: Washington, D.C. / National Cathedral School
Club: Thompson Boat Club
Position: Coxswain
Accolades: First place in the U19 4+ at the 2018 USRowing Club National Championship … two-time silver medalist in the 4+ and 8+ … two gold medals in the 8+ and 4+ at the 2017 Royal Canadian Henley and two-time Stotesbury Cup gold medalist in the second 8+ … National Cum Laude Society … US Presidential Scholar Nominee … National Merit Commended Scholar … student body president.
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Name: Maddie Grussing
Hometown/High School: London, England / Godolphin & Latymer School
Club: Godolphin & Latymer Boat Club
Position:Â Rower
Accolades: Deputy Head Girl … earned rowing colors in both 2017 and 2019 … competed at the National Schools Regatta, Head of the River Race and Head of the Charles … earned the Contribution to School Life Award in 2018.
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Name: Mackenzie Guynn
Hometown/High School: Chicago, Ill. / Latin School of Chicago
Club: Chicago Rowing Foundation
Position: Rower
Accolades: Third place in the 8+ at the 2018 Youth Nationals … first in the 8+ at the 2019 Midwest Regional Championship and went on to place fifth at the Youth Nationals … Cum Laude Society … Erasmus Society … AP Scholar with Honors.
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Name: Lucy Handy
Hometown/High School: Providence, R.I. / Moses Brown School
Club: Narragansett Boat Club
Position: Rower
Accolades: Bronze in the 1x at the 2019 New England Regionals … Cum Laude Society … won the Gold Key Scholastic Art Award … US Presidential Scholar candidate.
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Name: Abby Hyun
Hometown/High School: New York, N.Y. / The Chapin School
Club: N/A
Position: Coxswain
Accolades: Three-time co-captain of field hockey and lacrosse teams … President of the Athletic Association … AAIS League All-Star Award in lacrosse … two-time recipient of the Old English 'C' Award for service to teams, leadership, sportsmanship and all-around ability.
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Name: Olivia Kester
Hometown/High School: Bronxville, N.Y. / Horace Mann School
Club: RowAmerica Rye
Position: Rower
Accolades: Second in the 2019 NYSAISAA C-Division basketball championship … rowed in the 8+ at the USRowing Youth National Championship … MVP … Excellence in Psychology.
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Name: Ava Koros
Hometown/High School: Burlingame, Calif. / St. Ignatius College Prep
Club: St. Ignatius College Prep
Position: Rower
Accolades: Lettered in basketball and lacrosse …sat 6-seat in the 8+ that placed 10th at the 2018 Scholastic National Championship … Wildcat Award … graduated with high honors.
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Name: Justine McGuire
Hometown/High School: New Canaan, Conn.
/ St. Luke's School
Club: Saugatuck Rowing Club
Position: Rower
Accolades: Earned gold in the 2- at the 2018 Royal Canadian Henley … had back-to-back wins in the Women's Youth 8+ at the 2017 and 2018 Head of the Charles … was first at the San Diego Crew Classic … had a gold medal finish at the USRowing Youth National Championship.
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Name: Margaret Moreland
Hometown/High School: San Francisco, Calif. / International High School
Club: Pacific Rowing Club
Position: Rower
Accolades: Captain … finished second in the lightweight 4+ at Youth Nationals as a freshman and fifth as a senior … lived in Italy during her sophomore year.
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Name: Samantha Sizelove
Hometown/High School: Winter Garden, Calif. / West Orange
Club: Orlando Area Rowing Society
Position: Coxswain
Accolades: AP Scholar with Distinction … AP Capstone Diploma …Gold Shield Award … 2018 national champion in the U19 Women's 8+ … earned a silver medal in the Intermediate Women's 8+ with the USRowing High Performance Team … qualified for the Youth National Championship … Southeast Regional champion … won the USRowing Regional Championship in 2017 and was runner-up in 2018.
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Name: Allison Smith
Hometown/High School: Chattanooga, Tenn. / Preparatory School
Club: Girls Preparatory School & Tennessee River Rowing Association
Position: Rower
Accolades: Captain … Susan Beville Forker Leadership Award in 2018 … National Honor Society … Spanish Honor Society … Student Council President … Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award.