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Women's Lightweight Rowing Releases Class of 2024
August 21, 2020 | Women's Rowing - Lightweight
The 2019 Eastern Sprints Champion has released its incoming Class of 2024. The Tigers had a banner season in 2019, capturing the Eastern Sprint titles and a silver medal at the IRA Championships. The 2020 campaign was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Nathalie Verlinde
Princeton, N.J.
Princeton National Rowing Club: Medaled twice at the Mercer Indoor Row for the Cure event … Fifth at the Youth Nationals in LWT 8+ in 2019, eighth in 2019 in the LWT 4+ … Earned second at Club Nationals in the U23 LWT 4+ and fourth in LWT 2- in 2018 … Fourth at LWT 2- at the Canadian Henley … Medaled in the V4+ at the Head of Schuylkill … Eighth at the Head of Charles Regatta … Rising Star Award.
Academic: ACS Hubert M. Aylea Science Award … Princeton High School Social Studies Award … The Quill and Scroll – Copy Editor Award … World Language Department Award for Excellence in Mandarin … French Concours Platinum medal in … Science Olympiad Medals … Gold Key Service Award.
Personal: Daughter of Elisabeth Hauptman and Herman Verlinde … Has two half-sisters, Moniek and Sandra and one brother, Ronald.
Anella Lefebvre
Westport, Conn.
Saugatuck Rowing Club: Gold medals at the 2019 Youth National Championships and at the 1V8+ Head of Charles Regatta in 2018 … Silver medal at the LWT 4+ at Youth National Championship … Fifth place at the 1V8 Head of Charles in 2019.
Academic: Commended National Merit Scholar … High Honors
Personal: Daughter of Linda Meli-Lefebvre and Manic Lefebvre … Has a brother, Jean-Luc.
Kalena Blake
Bethesda, Md.
High School: Member of the Student Government … Student Body President … School paper … Modern UN, Peer Mentor and Peer Tutor.
TBC Racing/CCRC … 2017 VASRA State championship runner-up in Freshman eight … 2018 WMIRA state championship runner-up in second eight along with a title in the Stotesbury second eight … Bronze medal at 2019 USRowing Nationals in the U19 eight and the Intermediate 8 along with a fifth place finish in U19 four … Gold Medal at 2019 Royal Canadian Henley in U-23 eight and fourth place finish in U19 four at Canadian Henley.
Academic: Social Sciences Award at Flag Day … National French Exam Gold Medal.
Personal: Daughter of Sofia and Robert Blake … Has two sisters, Isabella and Alexie … Father, Robert, played squash at Harvard.
Lily Feinerman
Winnetka, Ill.
New Tier Club: 2018 SRAA Gold Medal LWT 4+ … Earned two gold medals at the 2018 Midwest Scholastic in the LWT four and LWT eight …. Fourth place in the LWT8 at the 2018 Youth National Championships … Picked up three gold medals at the 2017 SRAA and Midwest Scholastic freshman eight races along with the 3V.
Academic: Honor Roll all eight semesters.
Personal: Daughter of Beth Kohl and Gary Feinerman … Has two sisters, Sophia and Anna.
Nathalie Verlinde
Princeton, N.J.
Princeton National Rowing Club: Medaled twice at the Mercer Indoor Row for the Cure event … Fifth at the Youth Nationals in LWT 8+ in 2019, eighth in 2019 in the LWT 4+ … Earned second at Club Nationals in the U23 LWT 4+ and fourth in LWT 2- in 2018 … Fourth at LWT 2- at the Canadian Henley … Medaled in the V4+ at the Head of Schuylkill … Eighth at the Head of Charles Regatta … Rising Star Award.
Academic: ACS Hubert M. Aylea Science Award … Princeton High School Social Studies Award … The Quill and Scroll – Copy Editor Award … World Language Department Award for Excellence in Mandarin … French Concours Platinum medal in … Science Olympiad Medals … Gold Key Service Award.
Personal: Daughter of Elisabeth Hauptman and Herman Verlinde … Has two half-sisters, Moniek and Sandra and one brother, Ronald.
Anella Lefebvre
Westport, Conn.
Saugatuck Rowing Club: Gold medals at the 2019 Youth National Championships and at the 1V8+ Head of Charles Regatta in 2018 … Silver medal at the LWT 4+ at Youth National Championship … Fifth place at the 1V8 Head of Charles in 2019.
Academic: Commended National Merit Scholar … High Honors
Personal: Daughter of Linda Meli-Lefebvre and Manic Lefebvre … Has a brother, Jean-Luc.
Kalena Blake
Bethesda, Md.
High School: Member of the Student Government … Student Body President … School paper … Modern UN, Peer Mentor and Peer Tutor.
TBC Racing/CCRC … 2017 VASRA State championship runner-up in Freshman eight … 2018 WMIRA state championship runner-up in second eight along with a title in the Stotesbury second eight … Bronze medal at 2019 USRowing Nationals in the U19 eight and the Intermediate 8 along with a fifth place finish in U19 four … Gold Medal at 2019 Royal Canadian Henley in U-23 eight and fourth place finish in U19 four at Canadian Henley.
Academic: Social Sciences Award at Flag Day … National French Exam Gold Medal.
Personal: Daughter of Sofia and Robert Blake … Has two sisters, Isabella and Alexie … Father, Robert, played squash at Harvard.
Lily Feinerman
Winnetka, Ill.
New Tier Club: 2018 SRAA Gold Medal LWT 4+ … Earned two gold medals at the 2018 Midwest Scholastic in the LWT four and LWT eight …. Fourth place in the LWT8 at the 2018 Youth National Championships … Picked up three gold medals at the 2017 SRAA and Midwest Scholastic freshman eight races along with the 3V.
Academic: Honor Roll all eight semesters.
Personal: Daughter of Beth Kohl and Gary Feinerman … Has two sisters, Sophia and Anna.
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