2017-18 Women's Crew Roster
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Amihava, Margarita
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Margarita Amihava
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- Central
Bio
2020-21 / Graduate Student
Competed in eight races for the Dragons, all in the Varsity 8 with six of them in the third seat…helped Drexel to a gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta…part of the V8 squad that finished second at the CAA Championships…led the team to victories against Penn, Delaware, and Lehigh.
2019-20 / Senior
Granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic…received a place on the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll… member of the varsity eight that garnered Drexel School of Education Athletes of the Week recognition twice (Oct. 21 and Nov. 4)…began the year with a win in the varsity eight over Army, Rutgers, Coast Guard Academy and Villanova at the Rumson Boat Race on the Navesink River in Rumson, N.J. (Sept. 21)… won the varsity eight grand final at the 1969 Cup on Mercer Lake in New Jersey (Nov. 2)… earned silver with the varsity eight in the Championship 8+ race at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…placed third out of 30 boats in the women’s open 8+ A boat at the Navy Day Regatta (Oct. 12)…placed third out of 32 boats with the varsity eight at the 55th Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston (Oct. 19)…finished 14th out of 47 boats with the varsity eight A boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27).
2018-19 / Junior
Sat in the three seat of the varsity eight for all races this spring with the exception of the first race at the five seat…in the three seat, helped the varsity eight win a gold medal at the CAA Championships, the first conference varsity eight gold medal for the Dragons since 2007 (May 19)…member of the varsity eight boat which was named All-Dragon First Team for 2018-19 at the Best of Blue & Gold Banquet (May 16)…member of the varsity eight boat which earned the CAA Boat of the Week on four occasions (May 14, May 7, April 23, April 2)…placed second in the varsity eight at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…finished fifth in the varsity eight grand final at the Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. (May 5)…won gold in the varsity eight at the Kerr Cup Regatta, taking home the school’s 13th Lela H. Kerr Cup (April 20)…helped capture the women’s team points trophy at the George Washington Invitational with three varsity eight wins over Duquesne, GW and MIT (April 12-13)…won gold in the varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic on Mission Bay in California (April 7)…placed fourth in the varsity eight petite final at the Cooper Sprints on the Cooper River in New Jersey (March 24)…placed third in the varsity eight grand final at the weather-shortened Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River (March 23)…opened the spring with a varsity eight win against La Salle and Villanova on the Schuylkill River (March 16).
2017-18 / Sophomore
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…sat 5-seat in the second varsity eight that captured gold at the Dad Vail Regatta…won the silver medal with the second varsity eight and helped the Dragons to a second-place finish at the CAA Championships…rowed in the varsity eight at the Henley Women’s Regatta and Reading Amateur Regatta in England…at the 30th annual George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River placed first and second with the second varsity eight…helped the women’s team to the Wilkens Bowl (women’s points title) at the George Washington Invitational for the second straight season…sat 5-seat for the second varsity eight that placed sixth at the Cooper Sprints and ninth at the Eastern Sprints…at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta placed second in the second varsity eight…placed second with the second varsity eight at the Kelly Cup…placed second with the second varsity eight at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta… started the fall season with a victory in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race…sat 5-seat at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta where the varsity eight finished third…finished fourth as part of the varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta.
2016-17 / Freshman
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 5-seat in the second varsity eight that won the gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta…won the silver medal with the second varsity eight and helped the Dragons to a second-place finish at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships…earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...earned a second-place finish with the second varsity eight at the Kerr Cup Regatta…helped the women’s team to the Wilkens Bowl (women’s points title) at the George Washington Invitational…victorious in races against Georgetown and Navy as well as MIT and Dayton at the event in the second varsity eight…won the gold medal in the second varsity eight at the Kelly Cup…advanced to the grand final and finished sixth overall with the second varsity eight at Eastern Sprints…competed with the varsity four at the Murphy Cup...in the fall, earned a second-place finish out of 56 boats with the second varsity eight A at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…finished third of 26 in the varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta…sat 5-seat in the varsity eight B that took first place and in the freshmen eight that took second at the Frostbite Regatta to close the fall season…sat 5-seat in the second varsity eight that finished ninth of 39 at the Head of the Charles Regatta…took first sitting 5-seat in the freshmen eight at the Rutgers Fall Classic…rowed 5-seat in the varsity eight B that finished 33rd of 59 at the Princeton Three-Mile Chase…victorious with the second varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race to begin the season.
Background
Attended Central High School in Philadelphia…rowed for four years…took first at City Slam as a freshman…finished in second place at City Slam in 2015…as a senior, earned a fourth-place finish at City Slam…in 2015, sat three-seat in the varsity four that advanced to the finals at the City Championships.
Personal
Daughter of Irina Amihava…has one older sister…majoring in biological sciences.
Competed in eight races for the Dragons, all in the Varsity 8 with six of them in the third seat…helped Drexel to a gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta…part of the V8 squad that finished second at the CAA Championships…led the team to victories against Penn, Delaware, and Lehigh.
2019-20 / Senior
Granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic…received a place on the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll… member of the varsity eight that garnered Drexel School of Education Athletes of the Week recognition twice (Oct. 21 and Nov. 4)…began the year with a win in the varsity eight over Army, Rutgers, Coast Guard Academy and Villanova at the Rumson Boat Race on the Navesink River in Rumson, N.J. (Sept. 21)… won the varsity eight grand final at the 1969 Cup on Mercer Lake in New Jersey (Nov. 2)… earned silver with the varsity eight in the Championship 8+ race at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…placed third out of 30 boats in the women’s open 8+ A boat at the Navy Day Regatta (Oct. 12)…placed third out of 32 boats with the varsity eight at the 55th Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston (Oct. 19)…finished 14th out of 47 boats with the varsity eight A boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27).
2018-19 / Junior
Sat in the three seat of the varsity eight for all races this spring with the exception of the first race at the five seat…in the three seat, helped the varsity eight win a gold medal at the CAA Championships, the first conference varsity eight gold medal for the Dragons since 2007 (May 19)…member of the varsity eight boat which was named All-Dragon First Team for 2018-19 at the Best of Blue & Gold Banquet (May 16)…member of the varsity eight boat which earned the CAA Boat of the Week on four occasions (May 14, May 7, April 23, April 2)…placed second in the varsity eight at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…finished fifth in the varsity eight grand final at the Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. (May 5)…won gold in the varsity eight at the Kerr Cup Regatta, taking home the school’s 13th Lela H. Kerr Cup (April 20)…helped capture the women’s team points trophy at the George Washington Invitational with three varsity eight wins over Duquesne, GW and MIT (April 12-13)…won gold in the varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic on Mission Bay in California (April 7)…placed fourth in the varsity eight petite final at the Cooper Sprints on the Cooper River in New Jersey (March 24)…placed third in the varsity eight grand final at the weather-shortened Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River (March 23)…opened the spring with a varsity eight win against La Salle and Villanova on the Schuylkill River (March 16).
2017-18 / Sophomore
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…sat 5-seat in the second varsity eight that captured gold at the Dad Vail Regatta…won the silver medal with the second varsity eight and helped the Dragons to a second-place finish at the CAA Championships…rowed in the varsity eight at the Henley Women’s Regatta and Reading Amateur Regatta in England…at the 30th annual George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River placed first and second with the second varsity eight…helped the women’s team to the Wilkens Bowl (women’s points title) at the George Washington Invitational for the second straight season…sat 5-seat for the second varsity eight that placed sixth at the Cooper Sprints and ninth at the Eastern Sprints…at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta placed second in the second varsity eight…placed second with the second varsity eight at the Kelly Cup…placed second with the second varsity eight at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta… started the fall season with a victory in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race…sat 5-seat at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta where the varsity eight finished third…finished fourth as part of the varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta.
2016-17 / Freshman
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 5-seat in the second varsity eight that won the gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta…won the silver medal with the second varsity eight and helped the Dragons to a second-place finish at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships…earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...earned a second-place finish with the second varsity eight at the Kerr Cup Regatta…helped the women’s team to the Wilkens Bowl (women’s points title) at the George Washington Invitational…victorious in races against Georgetown and Navy as well as MIT and Dayton at the event in the second varsity eight…won the gold medal in the second varsity eight at the Kelly Cup…advanced to the grand final and finished sixth overall with the second varsity eight at Eastern Sprints…competed with the varsity four at the Murphy Cup...in the fall, earned a second-place finish out of 56 boats with the second varsity eight A at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…finished third of 26 in the varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta…sat 5-seat in the varsity eight B that took first place and in the freshmen eight that took second at the Frostbite Regatta to close the fall season…sat 5-seat in the second varsity eight that finished ninth of 39 at the Head of the Charles Regatta…took first sitting 5-seat in the freshmen eight at the Rutgers Fall Classic…rowed 5-seat in the varsity eight B that finished 33rd of 59 at the Princeton Three-Mile Chase…victorious with the second varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race to begin the season.
Background
Attended Central High School in Philadelphia…rowed for four years…took first at City Slam as a freshman…finished in second place at City Slam in 2015…as a senior, earned a fourth-place finish at City Slam…in 2015, sat three-seat in the varsity four that advanced to the finals at the City Championships.
Personal
Daughter of Irina Amihava…has one older sister…majoring in biological sciences.
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