2016-17 Women's Crew Roster
Roster
Compton, Emma

Emma Compton
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pennington, N.J.
- High School:
- Hopewell Valley Central
Bio
2016-17: Helped the Dragons to their fifth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…key piece in the women’s team winning its first ever women’s title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 3-seat in the varsity four that won the bronze medal at the Dad Vail Regatta…won the silver medal with the varsity four and helped the Dragons to a second-place finish at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships…placed second in the women’s varsity four at the Kerr Cup…helped the women’s team to the Wilkens Bowl (women’s points title) at the George Washington Invitational…earned a second-place finish ahead of Georgetown and behind Navy in the varsity four at the event…won the gold medal against city competition in the varsity four at the Kelly Cup…advanced to the grand final and finished fourth overall with the varsity four at Eastern Sprints…earned a second- and a third-place finish with the second varsity eight at the Hornet Invitational in Sacramento…earned a top-10 finish with the second varsity eight at the Murphy Cup...in the fall, earned a second-place finish with the varsity eight at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…finished second of 17 in the second varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta…sat bow in the varsity eight A that took first place at the Frostbite Regatta to close the fall season…rowed to a fourth-place finish in the pair B at the Collegiate Small Boat Race…sat bow in the varsity eight that finished 24th at the Head of the Charles Regatta…rowed bow in the varsity eight A that finished 25th of 59 at the Princeton Three-Mile Chase…victorious with the second varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race to begin the season.
2015-16: CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...helped the Dragons to their fourth consecutive Dad Vail Regatta overall team title…sat 4-seat in the varsity four that won the silver medal at Dad Vails… member of the varsity four that won the silver medal at the CAA Championships, helping the Dragons to a second-place finish overall… earned a third-place finish in the second varsity eight at the Kelly Cup… part of the varsity four that reached the grand final and finished sixth overall at Eastern Sprints… won the gold medal with the varsity four at the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup… member of the varsity four that finished fourth in the grand final at the Knecht Cup… sat 3-seat in the varsity four boat that took second overall at the Occoquan Sprints… took third in the varsity four at the Murphy Cup… in the fall, rowed in the varsity eight B that finished 59th at the Princeton Chase… member of the second varsity eight B that finished seventh overall at the Navy Day Regatta… took seventh out of 47 boats in the second varsity eight B at the Head of the Schuylkill…opened the season with a victory in the second varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race.
2014-15: Sat bow for the varsity four that advanced to the semifinals at the Dad Vail Regatta, helping the Dragons win their third consecutive overall title…rowed 3-seat for the varsity four that finished fourth at the Kelly Cup…competed with the second varsity four at the Kerr Cup…competed with the second varsity four at the Knecht Cup…competed with the varsity four A at the Murphy Cup…finished second to Boston College with the third varsity eight to start the spring…in the fall, finished third with the varsity eight B at the Frostbite Regatta…sat 5-seat with the second varsity eight B that finished 23rd at the Head of the Schuylkill…finished 12th with the second varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta…finished second to Bucknell with the third varsity eight.
2013-14: Competed with the freshmen four at the Dad Vail Regatta and helped the Dragons to a second consecutive overall team points victory…In the spring, rowed bow for the second varsity four that finished in third against La Salle and Villanova…finished in second place with the freshmen four ‘B’ against Temple, Lehigh and Delaware…part of the freshmen eight ‘B’ that had a second and third place finish against Duquesne and Bucknell…finished 12th out of 30 freshmen four boats at the Knecht Cup…member of the fourth place freshmen four ‘A’ boat at the Kerr Cup…finished in fourth with the freshmen four at the Kelly Cup.
Background: Played tennis and ran both winter and spring track in high school.
Personal: Daughter of Carey and Harry Compton...majoring in design and merchandising.
2015-16: CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...helped the Dragons to their fourth consecutive Dad Vail Regatta overall team title…sat 4-seat in the varsity four that won the silver medal at Dad Vails… member of the varsity four that won the silver medal at the CAA Championships, helping the Dragons to a second-place finish overall… earned a third-place finish in the second varsity eight at the Kelly Cup… part of the varsity four that reached the grand final and finished sixth overall at Eastern Sprints… won the gold medal with the varsity four at the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup… member of the varsity four that finished fourth in the grand final at the Knecht Cup… sat 3-seat in the varsity four boat that took second overall at the Occoquan Sprints… took third in the varsity four at the Murphy Cup… in the fall, rowed in the varsity eight B that finished 59th at the Princeton Chase… member of the second varsity eight B that finished seventh overall at the Navy Day Regatta… took seventh out of 47 boats in the second varsity eight B at the Head of the Schuylkill…opened the season with a victory in the second varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race.
2014-15: Sat bow for the varsity four that advanced to the semifinals at the Dad Vail Regatta, helping the Dragons win their third consecutive overall title…rowed 3-seat for the varsity four that finished fourth at the Kelly Cup…competed with the second varsity four at the Kerr Cup…competed with the second varsity four at the Knecht Cup…competed with the varsity four A at the Murphy Cup…finished second to Boston College with the third varsity eight to start the spring…in the fall, finished third with the varsity eight B at the Frostbite Regatta…sat 5-seat with the second varsity eight B that finished 23rd at the Head of the Schuylkill…finished 12th with the second varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta…finished second to Bucknell with the third varsity eight.
2013-14: Competed with the freshmen four at the Dad Vail Regatta and helped the Dragons to a second consecutive overall team points victory…In the spring, rowed bow for the second varsity four that finished in third against La Salle and Villanova…finished in second place with the freshmen four ‘B’ against Temple, Lehigh and Delaware…part of the freshmen eight ‘B’ that had a second and third place finish against Duquesne and Bucknell…finished 12th out of 30 freshmen four boats at the Knecht Cup…member of the fourth place freshmen four ‘A’ boat at the Kerr Cup…finished in fourth with the freshmen four at the Kelly Cup.
Background: Played tennis and ran both winter and spring track in high school.
Personal: Daughter of Carey and Harry Compton...majoring in design and merchandising.
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