2019-20 Women's Rowing Roster
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Natale, Alexandra
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Alexandra Natale
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- Mount Saint Joseph Academy
Bio
2021-22 / Graduate Student
CAA All-Conference...Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area...CRCA Scholar-Athlete...CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll...competed in nine races for the Dragons in the Varsity 8 boat... helped Drexel to wins against La Salle, Villanova, Saint Joseph’s and UMass...won the Kerr Cup Regatta and Kelly Cup Regatta...placed second in CAA Championships in Alleva XVII.
2020-21 / Senior
Competed in eight races for the Dragons, all in the Varsity 8…helped Drexel win gold at the Dad Vail Regatta and a first place finish at the Kerr Cup Regatta…part of the boat that took second at the CAA Championships…also saw wins against Delaware, Penn, and Lehigh.
2019-20 / Junior
Granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic…named a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete…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 / Sophomore
Sat in the four seat of the varsity eight all spring…in the four 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)…named a CRCA Scholar Athlete for the first time (June 27).
2017-18 / Freshman (at Tennessee)
Placed second at Big 12 Rowing Championships in the second varsity eight…team placed third overall.
Background
Transferred from University of Tennessee…attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy in Flourtown, Pa.…rowed all four years of high school…two-time winner of Center City Slams and currently holds the High School Open record (7:09.0)…two-time gold medalist at the Philadelphia City Championship in the varsity eight…twice took third at Stotesbury…placed sixth at Scholastic National Championships as a senior and fourth as a junior…twice finished top 20 at the Head of the Charles…competed at the Henley Women’s Regatta and Reading Amateur Regatta as a sophomore…Most Improved Oarswoman as a junior.
Personal
Daughter of Frank and Dana Natale…father played football at Penn…has a younger sister and two younger brothers…majoring in civil engineering.
CAA All-Conference...Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area...CRCA Scholar-Athlete...CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll...competed in nine races for the Dragons in the Varsity 8 boat... helped Drexel to wins against La Salle, Villanova, Saint Joseph’s and UMass...won the Kerr Cup Regatta and Kelly Cup Regatta...placed second in CAA Championships in Alleva XVII.
2020-21 / Senior
Competed in eight races for the Dragons, all in the Varsity 8…helped Drexel win gold at the Dad Vail Regatta and a first place finish at the Kerr Cup Regatta…part of the boat that took second at the CAA Championships…also saw wins against Delaware, Penn, and Lehigh.
2019-20 / Junior
Granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic…named a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete…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 / Sophomore
Sat in the four seat of the varsity eight all spring…in the four 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)…named a CRCA Scholar Athlete for the first time (June 27).
2017-18 / Freshman (at Tennessee)
Placed second at Big 12 Rowing Championships in the second varsity eight…team placed third overall.
Background
Transferred from University of Tennessee…attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy in Flourtown, Pa.…rowed all four years of high school…two-time winner of Center City Slams and currently holds the High School Open record (7:09.0)…two-time gold medalist at the Philadelphia City Championship in the varsity eight…twice took third at Stotesbury…placed sixth at Scholastic National Championships as a senior and fourth as a junior…twice finished top 20 at the Head of the Charles…competed at the Henley Women’s Regatta and Reading Amateur Regatta as a sophomore…Most Improved Oarswoman as a junior.
Personal
Daughter of Frank and Dana Natale…father played football at Penn…has a younger sister and two younger brothers…majoring in civil engineering.
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