2013-14 Women's Crew Roster
Roster
Colasacco, Abigail

Abigail Colasacco
- Height:
- 4-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bay Shore, N.Y.
- High School:
- St. Anthony’s
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…coxed 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 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…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 out of 56 boats with the second varsity eight A at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…finished second of 17 in the second varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta…guided the second varsity eight that finished ninth of 39 at the Head of the Charles Regatta…coxed the varsity eight B that took first place at the Frostbite Regatta to close the fall season…coxswain for 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.
2015-16: CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...helped the Dragons to their fourth consecutive Dad Vail Regatta overall team title…coxed 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…guided the varsity four to victory over rival Philly schools 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… coxed 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, coxed the varsity eight A that finished 52nd at the Princeton Chase… member of the varsity eight that finished fourth out of 20 at the Navy Day Regatta… took seventh out of 47 boats in the second varsity eight B at the Head of the Schuylkill.
2014-15: Coxed the third varsity eight to a third-place finish at the CAA Championships…guided the second varsity four at the Kerr Cup…earned CRCA National Scholar Athlete honors...competed with the second varsity four at the Knecht Cup…finished second with the varsity four to Williams at Double Duals…competed with the varsity four at the Murphy Cup…in the fall, coxed the second varsity eight B to 23rd at the Head of the Schuylkill…finished second to Bucknell.
2013-14: Coxed the freshmen eight to sixth overall at the Dad Vail Regatta, helping the Dragons win the overall team points title for the second consecutive year…In the fall, crossed the finish line first defeating La Salle and George Mason in the Frostbite Regatta…In the spring, part of the freshmen eight that won against La Salle and Villanova…coxed the freshmen eight ‘A’ to victory over Temple, Lehigh and Delaware…led the freshmen eight to a fourth overall finish at the Murphy Cup…helped the freshmen eight ‘A’ to a win and a second place finish against Duquesne and Bucknell…coxed the freshmen eight to victory and the second varsity four at the Knecht Cup…part of the second place finishing freshmen eight at the Kerr Cup…finished in third with the freshmen eight at the Kelly Cup.
Background: Rowed as a coxswain all four years at St. Anthony’s…senior captain…won the N.Y. States in the men’s varsity eight as a senior…during her junior year, helped the men’s junior varsity eight place second at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta and third at the SRAA Nationals…in the summer of 2012, she rowed with the women’s U19 eight that won the Independence Day Regatta, earned third at Club Nationals and took fifth-place at the Canadian Henley…won the 2012 Independence Day Regatta and Club Nationals with the women’s lightweight four…three-year member of National Honor Society…graduated on the Principle’s List and with AP Scholar Honors…received the Athletic Enthusiasm and Excellence Award at graduation.
Personal: Daughter of Colleen and Dr. James Colasacco…majoring in biomedical engineering.
2015-16: CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...helped the Dragons to their fourth consecutive Dad Vail Regatta overall team title…coxed 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…guided the varsity four to victory over rival Philly schools 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… coxed 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, coxed the varsity eight A that finished 52nd at the Princeton Chase… member of the varsity eight that finished fourth out of 20 at the Navy Day Regatta… took seventh out of 47 boats in the second varsity eight B at the Head of the Schuylkill.
2014-15: Coxed the third varsity eight to a third-place finish at the CAA Championships…guided the second varsity four at the Kerr Cup…earned CRCA National Scholar Athlete honors...competed with the second varsity four at the Knecht Cup…finished second with the varsity four to Williams at Double Duals…competed with the varsity four at the Murphy Cup…in the fall, coxed the second varsity eight B to 23rd at the Head of the Schuylkill…finished second to Bucknell.
2013-14: Coxed the freshmen eight to sixth overall at the Dad Vail Regatta, helping the Dragons win the overall team points title for the second consecutive year…In the fall, crossed the finish line first defeating La Salle and George Mason in the Frostbite Regatta…In the spring, part of the freshmen eight that won against La Salle and Villanova…coxed the freshmen eight ‘A’ to victory over Temple, Lehigh and Delaware…led the freshmen eight to a fourth overall finish at the Murphy Cup…helped the freshmen eight ‘A’ to a win and a second place finish against Duquesne and Bucknell…coxed the freshmen eight to victory and the second varsity four at the Knecht Cup…part of the second place finishing freshmen eight at the Kerr Cup…finished in third with the freshmen eight at the Kelly Cup.
Background: Rowed as a coxswain all four years at St. Anthony’s…senior captain…won the N.Y. States in the men’s varsity eight as a senior…during her junior year, helped the men’s junior varsity eight place second at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta and third at the SRAA Nationals…in the summer of 2012, she rowed with the women’s U19 eight that won the Independence Day Regatta, earned third at Club Nationals and took fifth-place at the Canadian Henley…won the 2012 Independence Day Regatta and Club Nationals with the women’s lightweight four…three-year member of National Honor Society…graduated on the Principle’s List and with AP Scholar Honors…received the Athletic Enthusiasm and Excellence Award at graduation.
Personal: Daughter of Colleen and Dr. James Colasacco…majoring in biomedical engineering.
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