Molly Milligan

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Class:
Senior
High School:
Rio Americano
Hometown:
Sacramento, Calif.

At Princeton — 2019: CRCA Scholar Athlete … Spent the season at 2V8 … Boat won at the Ivy League Championships. 2018: rowed in the 1V and helped Princeton win the Ivy League championship … led 1V back to the NCAA Championships grand final, where it placed 5^th overall, its best finish since 2013 … led Tigers to 12-1 regular season record (7-0 Ivy) and helped Princeton retain the Class of 1987 Cup, the Class of 1975 Cup, the Class of 1984 Plaque, and the Eisenberg Cup … helped Princeton win the inaugural Dauphiny Cup. 2017: rowed in the V4A and helped Princeton reach the NCAA grand final in that event for the sixth time in school history … earned bronze in the V4A at the Ivy League Championships … helped V4A post 10-1 record during the regular season.

Before Princeton — placed ninth in the JW4x for Team USA at the 2016 World Junior Championships … won gold in the V4+ and silver in the pair at the 2015 Southwest Junior Regional Championships … named 2016 Most Inspirational rower and 2015 Most Improved rower for the Upper Natoma Rowing Club … won silver in the coxed four at the 2015 USRowing Youth Nationals … finished fifth in the 4x and sixth in the 2x at the 2016 Southwest Junior Regional Championships … attended Junior National Team selection camp in 2015 … traveled to Spain to train as part of the 2015 Worlds Development Team … earned all-league honors in basketball … AP Scholar with Distinction … California Scholarship Federation 100% Member … National Honor Society member.

Personal — born June 17, 1998 … daughter of Craig and Wendy Milligan; both mother and aunt rowed at California … has a twin sister Abby … grandfather John Meyer was a graduate researcher in the Physics department in the 1960s … interested in current affairs … enjoys reading Sports Illustrated and watching TV … planning to study in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.