2018 Open Rowing Roster
Isabella Nappa
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Tabor Academy
- Hometown:
- Providence, R.I.
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 … helped 2V to a 9-5 regular-season record. 2017: first-team All-Ivy League honoree … rowed in the 1V and helped Princeton win its second straight Ivy League championship … helped 1V to 11-0 regular-season record, with wins in the Class of 1987 Trophy, Class of 1975 Cup, and Eisenberg Trophy regattas … Tigers placed ninth in the NCAA 1V Championships. 2016: first-team All-Ivy League honoree … rowed in the 3 seat and helped the Princeton V8 upset top-ranked Brown to win the 2016 Ivy League championship … helped the V8 return to the NCAA Championships A final for the first time since 2013 … led V8 to a 9-2 record and wins in the Class of 1975 Cup, Eisenberg Cup and Class of 1984 Plaque regattas … won the Ron Needs Challenge Cup for Elite Eights at the Henley Women's Regatta and reached the semifinals of the Remenham Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. 2015: rowed in the 2 seat and helped lead the V4A to a bronze medal at the Ivy League Championships … rowed in the fours and reached the grand final at the NCAA Championships… helped Princeton retain the Class of 1984 Plaque vs. Penn, Dartmouth … helped fours to a 5-2 mark within the Ivy League.
Before Princeton — rowed for Tabor Academy … holds the girls’ 2K boathouse record … earned varsity letters in both field hockey and basketball … captain of the basketball team and recipient of the 2014 Joan V. Roller Award.
Personal — born Oct. 24, 1994 … daughter of Steven Nappa and Sara Samoiloff … has an older sister Nina … enjoys playing basketball and travel.
