2019 Lightweight Women's Rowing Roster
Grace Miles
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Holy Names Academy
- Hometown:
- Bainbridge Island, Wash.
At Princeton — 2019: On the 1V boats that won the 2019 Eastern Sprints and finished second at the IRA Championships ... 2018: won a silver medal in the 1V at Eastern Sprints, Princeton’s best finish at Sprints since 2011 … led 1V to a bronze medal at the IRA Championships … helped Princeton reclaim the Class of 1999 Cup against historic rival Harvard. 2017: won a bronze medal as a member of the 1V at both the Eastern Sprints and the IRA Championships; it was Princeton's first 1V medal at IRAs since 2011 … helped Princeton medal at the Knecht Cup. 2015: rowed in the 2 seat and helped the 1V return to the medal stand at Eastern Sprints with a bronze medal … placed fourth at the IRA national championships and challenged for a medal most of the race despite coming from the repechages … upset defending national champion Radcliffe to reclaim the Class of 1999 Cup … retained the Class of 2006 Cup over Georgetown … reached as high as No. 2 in the national poll.
Before Princeton — won gold in the women’s lightweight single at the 2014 Youth Nationals … competed in both the 2012 and 2013 Youth Nationals in the double; placed fifth during the 2013 Championships … 2014 NW Ergomania 2K champion … competed in the 2014 U-23 rowing trials … valedictorian … recipient of the President’s Award for Educational Excellence … Washington State Honor Award recipient … AP Scholar with Distinction … NCWIT Washington State Award winner … Bainbridge Compassionate Action Award winner.
Personal — born Aug. 30, 1996 … daughter of Raymond and Ruth Miles … has an older sister Nancy and a younger brother Peter … Nancy rowed at the Senior and Junior World Championships … enjoys running, reading and traveling.
