Meghan Wheeler

Class:
Senior
High School:
McLean
Hometown:
McLean, Va.

At Princeton — 2016: All-Region and First-Team All-Ivy League honoree … team tri-captain … rowed in the 2 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: earned second-team All-America honors … rowed in the 5 seat and helped the V8 win a bronze medal at the Ivy League Championships … rowed in the US fours at the U-23 World Championships and helped boat place fifth, its top finish in nearly a decade … competed in V8 at NCAA Championships and finished in petite final … helped the V8 to an 8-2 record, which included retention of the Class of 1975 Cup, the Eisenberg Cup and the Class of 1984 Plaque … served as team co-captain. 2014: First-Team All-Ivy League honoree … helped Princeton repeat as Ivy League champion while sitting in the 4-seat of the V8; Tigers defeated top-ranked Brown by 4.3 seconds to win the title … won the petite final at the NCAA Championships; missed reaching grand final by less than a quarter of a second … competed in the U.S. 4x at the U23 World Championships in Varese, Italy … helped Princeton retain the Eisenberg Cup and the Class of 1984 Plaque, while reclaiming the Class of 1975 Cup … led varsity eight to an 8-2 regular season. 2013: split time between the V8 and the 2V … helped 2V to grand final of the NCAA Championships; helped the Tigers place third overall in the team competition … earned bronze medal at Ivy League Championships in the 2V … rowed in the bow of the V8 and helped Princeton win the Class of 1987 Trophy and the Eisenberg Cup … rowed in the 3-seat of the 2V and helped Princeton win the Class of 1984 Plaque.

Before Princeton — rowed in both the varsity eight and varsity four at McLean … named 2011 Team MVP and 2012 Most Outstanding Rower … named First-Team All-Met by the Washington Post … led McLean to Virginia state championships … earned Top-10 finishes in 2011 and 2012 Head of the Charles … invited to 2011 Junior National Team Sweep Selection Camp … earned two varsity letters in basketball … 2010 Most Improved Player … member of the National Honor Society and History Honor Society.

Personal — born Nov. 6, 1993 … daughter of Robert Wheeler and Barbara Ryan … has a younger sister Katherine … enjoys basketball and movies.