2015-16 Women's Crew Roster
Roster
Dorman, Samantha

Samantha Dorman
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Norfolk, Va.
- High School:
- Granby
Bio
2015-16: CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...helped the Dragons to their fourth consecutive Dad Vail Regatta overall team title…rowed the single for the Dragons at Dad Vails, finishing in fourth place overall… finished in third place in the pair B at the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup…competed in the pair at the Knecht Cup… sat 3-seat in the second varsity four boat that finished third in the petite final at the Occoquan Sprints… competed in the varsity four C at the Murphy Cup… member of the varsity eight B that finished 15th at the Navy Day Regatta…took 29th in the varsity four at the Head of the Schuylkill.
2014-15: Advanced to the semifinals with the freshmen eight (3-seat) at the Dad Vail Regatta, helping the Dragons win their third consecutive overall title…finished second behind Northeastern in the third varsity eight at the CAA Championships…took second at the Kelly Cup with the freshmen eight…sat 3-seat in the freshmen eight’s second-place finish at the Kerr Cup…finished second in the petite final – ninth overall – at the Knecht Cup…beat Williams and finished second to Bucknell at Double Duals…took sixth in the freshmen eight at the Murphy Cup…beat Loyola, Villanova and Saint Joseph’s to start the spring season…in the fall, won at the Frostbite Regatta with the freshmen eight…sat 4-seat for the freshmen eight’s eighth-place finish out of 36 boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…finished seventh at the Navy Day Regatta, her first collegiate race.
Background: Rowed all four years at Granby High School in Norfolk, Va., sitting stroke for the second varsity pair, varsity pair, second varsity four, varsity four and varsity eight…team captain during her senior year and won the Most Valuable Rower Award…won the EVSRA regionals in 2011 (freshmen eight), 2013 (varsity eight) and 2014 (lightweight four)…placed second at the Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association state competitions in 2012 (second varsity four), 2013 (pair) and 2014 (varsity four)…valedictorian of her graduating class.
Personal: Daughter of Brenda and Ben Dorman…majoring in engineering.
2014-15: Advanced to the semifinals with the freshmen eight (3-seat) at the Dad Vail Regatta, helping the Dragons win their third consecutive overall title…finished second behind Northeastern in the third varsity eight at the CAA Championships…took second at the Kelly Cup with the freshmen eight…sat 3-seat in the freshmen eight’s second-place finish at the Kerr Cup…finished second in the petite final – ninth overall – at the Knecht Cup…beat Williams and finished second to Bucknell at Double Duals…took sixth in the freshmen eight at the Murphy Cup…beat Loyola, Villanova and Saint Joseph’s to start the spring season…in the fall, won at the Frostbite Regatta with the freshmen eight…sat 4-seat for the freshmen eight’s eighth-place finish out of 36 boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…finished seventh at the Navy Day Regatta, her first collegiate race.
Background: Rowed all four years at Granby High School in Norfolk, Va., sitting stroke for the second varsity pair, varsity pair, second varsity four, varsity four and varsity eight…team captain during her senior year and won the Most Valuable Rower Award…won the EVSRA regionals in 2011 (freshmen eight), 2013 (varsity eight) and 2014 (lightweight four)…placed second at the Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association state competitions in 2012 (second varsity four), 2013 (pair) and 2014 (varsity four)…valedictorian of her graduating class.
Personal: Daughter of Brenda and Ben Dorman…majoring in engineering.
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