2018 Open Rowing Roster
Melissa Curtis
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Rye
- Hometown:
- Rye, N.Y.
At Princeton — 2018: Second-Team All-Ivy League honoree … won gold in the Princeton 2V at the Ivy League Championships, the first time the Tigers won a 2V Ivy title since 2012 … rowed at the NCAA Championships and helped the 2V place third in the petite final to improve on their original seed … moved to the 1V for three regular-season races and helped Princeton both retain the Eisenberg Cup and earn program’s first win at Virginia. 2017: earned silver in the 2V final at the Ivy League Championships … helped boat to 10-1 record during the regular season … placed 10th in the 2V event at the NCAA Championships. 2016: rowed in the bow and helped the 2V win silver at the Ivy League Championships … also helped the 2V reach the NCAA Championships A final … rowed in the 2V all season and helped boat to seven victories. 2015: rowed in the 3 seat with the V4A and won a bronze medal at the Ivy League Championships … moved into the 2V8 for the NCAA Championships and won the third level final … competed mostly with the 2V8 during the regular season; boat went 8-2 overall … helped Princeton retain the Class of 1984 Plaque vs. Penn, Dartmouth.
Before Princeton — competed in the W8+ at the 2014 Junior World Championships in Hamburg, Germany, and reached the A final … competed at the 2013 Junior World Championships … competed at the 2012, 2013 and 2014 US Rowing Youth Nationals; earned silver at the 2014 Nationals in the youth double … finished third at the 2013 CRASH-B Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships … finished fourth in the single sculls at the 2013 USRowing Youth National Championships … set the Greenwich Crew 2K record … recipient of the 2K Hammer Award named Team MVP and Most Improved during her time at Rye … also competed in track … Don Bosco and Carver Center volunteer coordinator … intern at the Holy Rosary.
Personal — born Jan. 28, 1996 … daughter of Michael and Petie Curtis … has an older brother Mason … interested in sharks and language … enjoys reading and writing … may study journalism.
