2013-14 Women's Crew Roster
Roster
Forster, Marina

Marina Forster
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Wynnewood, Pa.
- High School:
- Lower Merion
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…sat 5-seat in the varsity eight that won the gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta for the first time in program history…named to the All-Colonial Athletic Association team…won the silver medal with the varsity eight and helped the Dragons to a second-place finish at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships…took home CAA Boat of the Week honors on April 19…outlasted Temple by 1.5 seconds to retain the Lela H. Kerr Cup with the 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…led the varsity eight to a sixth consecutive Kelly Cup victory at the City Championships…finished second in the petite final and eighth overall with the varsity eight at Eastern Sprints…earned a second- and a third-place finish with the second varsity eight at the Hornet Invitational in Sacramento…won the petite final to finish seventh overall with the 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 third of 26 in the varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta…sat 6-seat in the varsity eight B that took first place at the Frostbite Regatta to close the fall season…rowed 4-seat in the varsity eight B that finished 33rd of 59 at the Princeton Three-Mile Chase…victorious with the 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…sat 6-seat in the varsity eight that won the silver medal at Dad Vails… member of the varsity eight that won the silver medal at the CAA Championships, helping the Dragons to a second-place finish overall… helped the Dragons’ varsity eight to their fifth straight Kelly Cup title… part of the varsity eight boat that finished eighth overall at Eastern Sprints… finished in fourth with the second varsity eight at the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup… member of the second varsity eight that finished second in the petite final at the Knecht Cup… sat 5-seat in the second varsity eight boat that won gold at the Occoquan Sprints… helped the second varsity eight to a sixth-place finish at the Murphy Cup… in the fall, rowed in the varsity eight A that finished 52nd at the Princeton Chase… finished seventh of 38 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Charles… member of the varsity eight that finished fourth out of 20 at the Navy Day Regatta… took third out of 19 in the varsity eight at the Head of the Schuylkill…opened the season with a victory in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race.
2014-15: Won the bronze medal with the varsity eight (5-seat) at the Dad Vail Regatta, helping the Dragons to their third consecutive overall title…CRCA First-Team All-Region selection…finished second and nearly overtook Northeastern in the varsity eight at the CAA Championships…helped the varsity eight win the Kelly Cup for the fourth straight year and sixth in the last seven…won the Lela H. Kerr Cup with the varsity eight for the fifth time in six years…finished fifth overall at the Knecht Cup…beat Bucknell and also Williams and Washington College at Double Duals…took third place at the Murphy Cup…beat Villanova and La Salle but finished behind Saint Joseph’s and Boston College to begin the spring season…in the fall, picked up a win at the Frostbite Regatta with the varsity eight A…finished third out of 19 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…finished 29th with the varsity eight at the Head of the Charles…took third out of 16 at the Navy Day Regatta…beat Bucknell and Lehigh…beat Villanova at the Rumson Boat Race to start the year.
2013-14: Travelled to Henley on Thames, England with women’s crew and sat 5-seat in the varsity eight at the Henley Women’s Regatta…took home a program-best silver medal in the varsity eight at the Dad Vail Regatta and helped the Dragons to a second consecutive overall team points victory…In the fall, part of varsity eight that stopped the clock ahead of Army and Villanova in Rumson Race...sat 6-seat in varsity eight that finished first against Bucknell and Lehigh...part of second varsity that placed fifth in the Navy Day Regatta...placed 24th out of 39 in the Charles Regatta...earned a bronze medal in the Schuylkill Regatta...finished first ahead of Philadelphia University, Lafayette, George Mason and Binghamton respectively in the Frostbite Regatta...In the spring, took first place in the varsity eight against Villanova and La Salle…crossed the finish line in first in the varsity eight boat against Lehigh, Temple and Delaware…finished fourth out of 14 varsity eight boats at the Murphy Cup…recorded a first and second place finish against Bucknell and Duquesne…finished sixth out of 26 varsity eight boats at the Knecht Cup…retained the Lela H. Kerr Cup in the varsity eight at the Kerr Cup…won the Kelly Cup for the fifth time in six year…grabbed the varsity eight bronze medal at the CAA Championships.
Background: Four-year member of the swim team…named Lower Merion’s Most Improved Swimming in 2011-12 and Most Valuable Player in 2012-13…two-time Best Athlete award winner for rowing.
Personal: Daughter of Theresa and Stephen Forster…majoring in biology.
2015-16: CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...helped the Dragons to their fourth consecutive Dad Vail Regatta overall team title…sat 6-seat in the varsity eight that won the silver medal at Dad Vails… member of the varsity eight that won the silver medal at the CAA Championships, helping the Dragons to a second-place finish overall… helped the Dragons’ varsity eight to their fifth straight Kelly Cup title… part of the varsity eight boat that finished eighth overall at Eastern Sprints… finished in fourth with the second varsity eight at the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup… member of the second varsity eight that finished second in the petite final at the Knecht Cup… sat 5-seat in the second varsity eight boat that won gold at the Occoquan Sprints… helped the second varsity eight to a sixth-place finish at the Murphy Cup… in the fall, rowed in the varsity eight A that finished 52nd at the Princeton Chase… finished seventh of 38 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Charles… member of the varsity eight that finished fourth out of 20 at the Navy Day Regatta… took third out of 19 in the varsity eight at the Head of the Schuylkill…opened the season with a victory in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race.
2014-15: Won the bronze medal with the varsity eight (5-seat) at the Dad Vail Regatta, helping the Dragons to their third consecutive overall title…CRCA First-Team All-Region selection…finished second and nearly overtook Northeastern in the varsity eight at the CAA Championships…helped the varsity eight win the Kelly Cup for the fourth straight year and sixth in the last seven…won the Lela H. Kerr Cup with the varsity eight for the fifth time in six years…finished fifth overall at the Knecht Cup…beat Bucknell and also Williams and Washington College at Double Duals…took third place at the Murphy Cup…beat Villanova and La Salle but finished behind Saint Joseph’s and Boston College to begin the spring season…in the fall, picked up a win at the Frostbite Regatta with the varsity eight A…finished third out of 19 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…finished 29th with the varsity eight at the Head of the Charles…took third out of 16 at the Navy Day Regatta…beat Bucknell and Lehigh…beat Villanova at the Rumson Boat Race to start the year.
2013-14: Travelled to Henley on Thames, England with women’s crew and sat 5-seat in the varsity eight at the Henley Women’s Regatta…took home a program-best silver medal in the varsity eight at the Dad Vail Regatta and helped the Dragons to a second consecutive overall team points victory…In the fall, part of varsity eight that stopped the clock ahead of Army and Villanova in Rumson Race...sat 6-seat in varsity eight that finished first against Bucknell and Lehigh...part of second varsity that placed fifth in the Navy Day Regatta...placed 24th out of 39 in the Charles Regatta...earned a bronze medal in the Schuylkill Regatta...finished first ahead of Philadelphia University, Lafayette, George Mason and Binghamton respectively in the Frostbite Regatta...In the spring, took first place in the varsity eight against Villanova and La Salle…crossed the finish line in first in the varsity eight boat against Lehigh, Temple and Delaware…finished fourth out of 14 varsity eight boats at the Murphy Cup…recorded a first and second place finish against Bucknell and Duquesne…finished sixth out of 26 varsity eight boats at the Knecht Cup…retained the Lela H. Kerr Cup in the varsity eight at the Kerr Cup…won the Kelly Cup for the fifth time in six year…grabbed the varsity eight bronze medal at the CAA Championships.
Background: Four-year member of the swim team…named Lower Merion’s Most Improved Swimming in 2011-12 and Most Valuable Player in 2012-13…two-time Best Athlete award winner for rowing.
Personal: Daughter of Theresa and Stephen Forster…majoring in biology.
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