2020-21 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Rowlands, Genevieve

Genevieve Rowlands
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Roswell, Ga.
- High School:
- Centennial
Bio
2022-23/ Fifth Year
CRCA Scholar Athlete…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll...competed in 10 races for the Dragons…appeared in the Princeton Chase with Varsity 8 and with 2V8 at the Head of the Schuylkill…runner-up at Knecht Cup Regatta and Kerr Cup Regatta…took gold at Kelly Cup Regatta on the Schuylkill River…helped the 2V8+ at bow to second place at the CAA Championships.
2021-22 / Senior
CRCA Scholar-Athlete...CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll...competed in nine races for the Dragons with Varsity 4...was bow in a trio of victories at Kerr Cup Regatta, Kelly Cup Regatta and Eastern Sprints...led DU to wins against La Salle, Villanova, Saint Joseph’s and UMass...CAA runner-up in Marci.
2020-21 / Junior
Competed in eight races for the Dragons…sat bow in a silver medal finish for the Second Varsity 4 at the Dad Vail Regatta and a second place time at the Kelly Cup Regatta…part of a Fourth Varsity 8 boat that picked up a win against Delaware.
2019-20 / Sophomore
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…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 junior varsity 8+ race 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 / Freshman
In the bow seat, part of a fourth place finish in the third varsity eight at the CAA Championships (May 19)…placed second in the third second 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 freshman 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).
Background
Attended Centennial High School in Roswell, Ga….rowed the eight, four and double as a senior…chosen to compete at the Cincinnati Invitational on multiple occasions…won three medals at the John Hunter…won gold and had the fastest women’s time overall at the Head of the South Regatta in 2017…competed at the Head of the Charles Regatta last season…took gold at the Chattanooga Head Race…competed at club nationals in the summer of 2017…placed fifth with the youth quad at Southeast Regionals…has competed on the Schuylkill at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta.
Personal
Daughter of Cariota and Richard Rowlands…great uncle Jerry Keely rowed at University of Washington...majoring in psychology.
CRCA Scholar Athlete…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll...competed in 10 races for the Dragons…appeared in the Princeton Chase with Varsity 8 and with 2V8 at the Head of the Schuylkill…runner-up at Knecht Cup Regatta and Kerr Cup Regatta…took gold at Kelly Cup Regatta on the Schuylkill River…helped the 2V8+ at bow to second place at the CAA Championships.
2021-22 / Senior
CRCA Scholar-Athlete...CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll...competed in nine races for the Dragons with Varsity 4...was bow in a trio of victories at Kerr Cup Regatta, Kelly Cup Regatta and Eastern Sprints...led DU to wins against La Salle, Villanova, Saint Joseph’s and UMass...CAA runner-up in Marci.
2020-21 / Junior
Competed in eight races for the Dragons…sat bow in a silver medal finish for the Second Varsity 4 at the Dad Vail Regatta and a second place time at the Kelly Cup Regatta…part of a Fourth Varsity 8 boat that picked up a win against Delaware.
2019-20 / Sophomore
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…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 junior varsity 8+ race 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 / Freshman
In the bow seat, part of a fourth place finish in the third varsity eight at the CAA Championships (May 19)…placed second in the third second 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 freshman 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).
Background
Attended Centennial High School in Roswell, Ga….rowed the eight, four and double as a senior…chosen to compete at the Cincinnati Invitational on multiple occasions…won three medals at the John Hunter…won gold and had the fastest women’s time overall at the Head of the South Regatta in 2017…competed at the Head of the Charles Regatta last season…took gold at the Chattanooga Head Race…competed at club nationals in the summer of 2017…placed fifth with the youth quad at Southeast Regionals…has competed on the Schuylkill at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta.
Personal
Daughter of Cariota and Richard Rowlands…great uncle Jerry Keely rowed at University of Washington...majoring in psychology.
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