2019-20 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Citta, Abby

Abby Citta
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Margate, N.J.
- High School:
- Holy Spirit
Bio
2021-22 / Graduate Student
Competed in eight races for the Dragons, the majority with the Third Varsity 8...helped Drexel wins at the Kelly Cup Regatta and against La Salle and Villanova with Varsity 4...won silver medal at the CAA Championships with V4+.
2020-21 / Senior
Competed in eight races for the Dragons, the majority coming in the Third Varsity 8…sat stroke seat in 3V8 for a silver medal finishes in the Dad Vail Regatta and third place timing at the Kelly Cup Regatta…led the Varsity 4 B to a second place finish at the Murphy Cup Regatta.
2019-20 / Junior
Granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic…began the year with a win in the second 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)…placed third in the second varsity eight grand final at the 1969 Cup on Mercer Lake in New Jersey (Nov. 2)…rowed to a fourth-place finish with the second varsity eight in the Club Championship 8+ race at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…featured in the women’s open 8+ B boat at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill (Oct. 12)…raced in the varsity eight B boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27).
2018-19 / Sophomore
In the two seat, part of a fourth place finish in the third varsity eight at the CAA Championships (May 19)…placed second in the third varsity eight at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…finished first of two in the third varsity eight at the Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. (May 5)…earned silver in the second varsity four at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…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).
2017-18 / Freshman
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 6-seat in the third varsity eight that captured bronze at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat stroke for the freshman four that placed sixth at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 2-seat with the third varsity eight that placed fourth at the Kelly Cup…at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta placed fourth in the second varsity eight…at the Cooper Sprints placed sixth with the third varsity eight, rowing from the 6-seat…in the fall, sat 4-seat with the freshman eight that was victorious at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…at the Navy Day Regatta placed second in the freshman eight, rowing from the 4-seat.
Background
Was a four-year rower at Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, N.J….as a senior, rowed 5-seat in the second varsity eight, finishing first at the Philadelphia City Championships and Atlantic City Championships as well as second at Stotesbury and the Garden State Regatta…member of the varsity eight as a junior, winning the Atlantic County Championships and finishing third at City Championships…boat was named Press of Atlantic City All-Star Boat…won the Garden State Regatta and Atlantic County Championships with the second varsity eight as a sophomore…also finished second at City Championships and Stotesbury…boat was named Press of Atlantic City All-Star Boat.
Personal
Majoring in management information systems.
Competed in eight races for the Dragons, the majority with the Third Varsity 8...helped Drexel wins at the Kelly Cup Regatta and against La Salle and Villanova with Varsity 4...won silver medal at the CAA Championships with V4+.
2020-21 / Senior
Competed in eight races for the Dragons, the majority coming in the Third Varsity 8…sat stroke seat in 3V8 for a silver medal finishes in the Dad Vail Regatta and third place timing at the Kelly Cup Regatta…led the Varsity 4 B to a second place finish at the Murphy Cup Regatta.
2019-20 / Junior
Granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic…began the year with a win in the second 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)…placed third in the second varsity eight grand final at the 1969 Cup on Mercer Lake in New Jersey (Nov. 2)…rowed to a fourth-place finish with the second varsity eight in the Club Championship 8+ race at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…featured in the women’s open 8+ B boat at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill (Oct. 12)…raced in the varsity eight B boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27).
2018-19 / Sophomore
In the two seat, part of a fourth place finish in the third varsity eight at the CAA Championships (May 19)…placed second in the third varsity eight at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…finished first of two in the third varsity eight at the Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. (May 5)…earned silver in the second varsity four at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…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).
2017-18 / Freshman
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 6-seat in the third varsity eight that captured bronze at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat stroke for the freshman four that placed sixth at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 2-seat with the third varsity eight that placed fourth at the Kelly Cup…at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta placed fourth in the second varsity eight…at the Cooper Sprints placed sixth with the third varsity eight, rowing from the 6-seat…in the fall, sat 4-seat with the freshman eight that was victorious at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…at the Navy Day Regatta placed second in the freshman eight, rowing from the 4-seat.
Background
Was a four-year rower at Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, N.J….as a senior, rowed 5-seat in the second varsity eight, finishing first at the Philadelphia City Championships and Atlantic City Championships as well as second at Stotesbury and the Garden State Regatta…member of the varsity eight as a junior, winning the Atlantic County Championships and finishing third at City Championships…boat was named Press of Atlantic City All-Star Boat…won the Garden State Regatta and Atlantic County Championships with the second varsity eight as a sophomore…also finished second at City Championships and Stotesbury…boat was named Press of Atlantic City All-Star Boat.
Personal
Majoring in management information systems.
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