Georgie Howe

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Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Class:
Senior
High School:
Melbourne Girls Grammar School
Hometown:
Melbourne, Australia

At Princeton — 2017: CRCA first-team All-America and first-team All-Region rower … first-team All-Ivy League honoree … team co-captain … rowed in the 1V and helped Princeton win its second straight Ivy League championship; it was Howe's third Ivy League title during her career … 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 7 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-region honors by the CRCA … rowed in the 6 seat and helped the V8 win a bronze medal at the Ivy League Championships … placed fourth in the Australian W4+ at the U-23 World Championships … competed in the 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. 2014: First-Team All-Ivy League honoree … helped Princeton repeat as Ivy League champion while sitting in the 5-seat of the V8; Tigers defeated top-ranked Brown by 4.3 seconds to win the title … was the lone freshman in the varsity eight during the postseason … won the petite final at the NCAA Championships; missed reaching grand final by less than a quarter of a second … competed in the Australian 8+ at the U23 World Championships in Varese, Italy; missed a bronze medal by less than one second … helped Princeton retain the Eisenberg Cup and the Class of 1984 Plaque … led varsity eight to an 8-2 regular season.

Before Princeton — won 2011 and 2012 Australian Schoolgirl VIII national championships with the Melbourne Girls Grammar School; named 2012 Rower of the Year … two-time Head of the Schoolgirls VIII Champion … won silver medal with the U18 Victorian Women's VIII in New Zealand … competed with the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Team and earned a silver medal … medalled twice for the Victorian Interstate Regatta Team … earned four medals, including one gold, for the Melbourne University Boat Club at the Australian National Championships.

Personal — born March 3, 1994 … daughter of Nicholas and Sally Howe … has a younger sister Ellie … enjoys skiing and cycling … plans to study classical studies at Princeton.