2017 Women's Open Rowing Roster
Catherine Babiec
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Bishop Ireton
- Hometown:
- Alexandria, Va.
At Princeton — 2017: earned silver in the 2V final at the Ivy League Championships … stroked boat to 10-1 record during the regular season … placed 10th in the 2V event at the NCAA Championships … team co-captain. 2016: rowed in the 7 seat 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 7 seat and helped the V8 win a bronze medal at the Ivy League Championships … 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. 2014: won bronze in the varsity four at the Ivy League Championships while rowing in the bow … made NCAA Championships debut and reached V4 petite final … helped V4 win six races during the season.
Before Princeton — won 2013 Club Nationals in the Junior 8+ with Thompson’s Boat Center … named Bishop Ireton Team MVP as both a junior and … earned first-team All-Met honors from the Washington Post as a senior; earned honorable mention as a junior … rowed with the Junior National Team 2012 Development Team … team captain senior year … also lettered in cross country and track & field … member of the National Honor Society … graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Personal — born March 1, 1995 … daughter of Daniel Babiec and Debra Duffy-Babiec … father rowed in college … has an older brother Thaddeus and an older sister Olivia; both rowed in college.
