2016-17 Men's Crew Roster
Roster
Meldrum, Danika

Danika Meldrum
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Brighton, Mich.
- High School:
- Brighton
Bio
2018-19: Coxswain of the varsity four all spring…As the coxswain, helped the varsity four win a gold medal at the CAA Championships for the second-straight year (May 19)…Placed sixth in the varsity four at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…Finished third in the varsity four at the Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. (May 5)…Earned silver in the varsity four at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…Helped capture the women’s team points trophy at the George Washington Invitational with two varsity four wins over Duquesne and GW (April 12-13)…Finished first of two in the third final in the varsity four at the Cooper Sprints on the Cooper River in New Jersey (March 24)…In the third varsity eight, defeated La Salle in the second varsity eight race to open the spring on the Schuylkill River (March 16)…Named a CRCA Scholar Athlete for the second time (June 27).
2017-18: CRCA Scholar Athlete…helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…key piece in the women’s team winning its second consecutive women’s title at the Dad Vail Regatta…was coxswain for the varsity four that captured bronze at the Dad Vail Regatta…won the program’s first gold medal with the varsity four and helped the Dragons to a second-place finish at the CAA Championships…member of the varsity four which was named Drexel School of Education Athletes of the Week on April 9 and CAA Boat of the Week on April 11…at the 30th annual George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River won two races with the varsity four…helped the women’s team to the Wilkens Bowl (women’s points title) at the George Washington Invitational for the second straight season…was coxswain for the varsity four’s first place finish at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup…at the Kelly Cup on the Schuylkill River placed first in the varsity four…was coxswain for the varsity four that finished first at the Cooper Sprints and third at the Eastern Sprints…at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta won gold in the varsity four…in the fall, earned a second-place finish with the varsity eight B at the Frostbite Regatta…was coxswain at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta where the second varsity eight finished eighth of 43 boats…finished eighth of 22 boats as part of the second varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta.
2016-17: Member of the crew that won its fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…coxed the men’s freshmen four that advanced to the third final at the Dad Vail Regatta…took fourth with the men's second varsity four at the Bergen Cup…did not compete in the Fall 2016 season.
2015-16: Swam for the Drexel swim team.
Background: Swam for four years at Brighton High School in Brighton, Mich….member of the KLAA Conference Champions (2014), Runner Ups (2012, 2013) and West Division Champions (2014)…member of the fourth-place team at the MHSAA Championships in 2014…member of the All-State 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams in 2013-14…member of the All-American 200 freestyle relay (2013-14)…qualified for state in the 200 and 500 freestyle in 2013-14…named her high school team’s Rookie of the Year in 2011 and Hardest Worker award in 2014…graduated summa cum laude…named a scholar athlete from 2011-14…named to the honor roll for all four years.
Personal: Daughter of Denny and Nancy…has one sister, Dominique, and one brother, Justin…intends to major in biomedical engineering.
2017-18: CRCA Scholar Athlete…helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…key piece in the women’s team winning its second consecutive women’s title at the Dad Vail Regatta…was coxswain for the varsity four that captured bronze at the Dad Vail Regatta…won the program’s first gold medal with the varsity four and helped the Dragons to a second-place finish at the CAA Championships…member of the varsity four which was named Drexel School of Education Athletes of the Week on April 9 and CAA Boat of the Week on April 11…at the 30th annual George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River won two races with the varsity four…helped the women’s team to the Wilkens Bowl (women’s points title) at the George Washington Invitational for the second straight season…was coxswain for the varsity four’s first place finish at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup…at the Kelly Cup on the Schuylkill River placed first in the varsity four…was coxswain for the varsity four that finished first at the Cooper Sprints and third at the Eastern Sprints…at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta won gold in the varsity four…in the fall, earned a second-place finish with the varsity eight B at the Frostbite Regatta…was coxswain at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta where the second varsity eight finished eighth of 43 boats…finished eighth of 22 boats as part of the second varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta.
2016-17: Member of the crew that won its fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…coxed the men’s freshmen four that advanced to the third final at the Dad Vail Regatta…took fourth with the men's second varsity four at the Bergen Cup…did not compete in the Fall 2016 season.
2015-16: Swam for the Drexel swim team.
Background: Swam for four years at Brighton High School in Brighton, Mich….member of the KLAA Conference Champions (2014), Runner Ups (2012, 2013) and West Division Champions (2014)…member of the fourth-place team at the MHSAA Championships in 2014…member of the All-State 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams in 2013-14…member of the All-American 200 freestyle relay (2013-14)…qualified for state in the 200 and 500 freestyle in 2013-14…named her high school team’s Rookie of the Year in 2011 and Hardest Worker award in 2014…graduated summa cum laude…named a scholar athlete from 2011-14…named to the honor roll for all four years.
Personal: Daughter of Denny and Nancy…has one sister, Dominique, and one brother, Justin…intends to major in biomedical engineering.
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