2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster
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Keefer, Rita
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Rita Keefer
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Orangevale, Calif.
- High School:
- Sacramento Waldorf School
Bio
2023-24 / Senior
Named CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…competed in 14 races for the Dragons, 12 with the Varsity 8+...member of Varsity 8+ that was named CAA Boat of the Week twice… helped the Dragons earn their sixth straight gold medal with the Varsity 8+ at the Kerr Cup… took gold at the Dad Vail with the V8+, won overall championship…won silver at the CAA Championships…member of team that qualified for the Island Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta, the first team to qualify in Drexel history.
2022-23 / Junior
Competed in 11 races for the Dragons for Varsity 8…helped Drexel to a gold medal at the Head of the Charles Regatta and a first-place finish at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta…victorious at the Knecht Cup Regatta and Kerr Cup Regatta…Runner-up at CAA Championships.
2021-22 / Sophomore
Competed in eight races for the Dragons with Second Varsity 8...won gold medals at Knecht Cup Regatta, Kerr Cup Regatta and Kelly Cup Regatta...CAA Champion in Cara Fry.
2020-21 / Freshman
Competed in seven races for the Dragons, six of them from the third seat in the Second Varsity 8…helped Drexel to a gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta and a first place finish at the Kelly Cup Regatta…part of the 2V8 boat that took second at the CAA Championships.
Background
Attended Sacramento Waldorf School in Fair Oaks, Calif. and rowed for Capital Crew…won the junior varsity eight race at the Southwest Regional Championship as a junior…added a third-place finish in the junior varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic…placed third in the varsity eight at the Head of the Lake Regatta in Seattle as a senior…won her team’s indoor championship as a senior.
Personal
Daughter of Jennifer Grant and Kurt Keefer…has an older brother, Wesley, and a younger brother, Isaac…mother competed in gymnastics at NC State…majoring in culinary arts and science.
Named CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…competed in 14 races for the Dragons, 12 with the Varsity 8+...member of Varsity 8+ that was named CAA Boat of the Week twice… helped the Dragons earn their sixth straight gold medal with the Varsity 8+ at the Kerr Cup… took gold at the Dad Vail with the V8+, won overall championship…won silver at the CAA Championships…member of team that qualified for the Island Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta, the first team to qualify in Drexel history.
2022-23 / Junior
Competed in 11 races for the Dragons for Varsity 8…helped Drexel to a gold medal at the Head of the Charles Regatta and a first-place finish at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta…victorious at the Knecht Cup Regatta and Kerr Cup Regatta…Runner-up at CAA Championships.
2021-22 / Sophomore
Competed in eight races for the Dragons with Second Varsity 8...won gold medals at Knecht Cup Regatta, Kerr Cup Regatta and Kelly Cup Regatta...CAA Champion in Cara Fry.
2020-21 / Freshman
Competed in seven races for the Dragons, six of them from the third seat in the Second Varsity 8…helped Drexel to a gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta and a first place finish at the Kelly Cup Regatta…part of the 2V8 boat that took second at the CAA Championships.
Background
Attended Sacramento Waldorf School in Fair Oaks, Calif. and rowed for Capital Crew…won the junior varsity eight race at the Southwest Regional Championship as a junior…added a third-place finish in the junior varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic…placed third in the varsity eight at the Head of the Lake Regatta in Seattle as a senior…won her team’s indoor championship as a senior.
Personal
Daughter of Jennifer Grant and Kurt Keefer…has an older brother, Wesley, and a younger brother, Isaac…mother competed in gymnastics at NC State…majoring in culinary arts and science.
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