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2020-21 Women's Rowing Roster

Margaret Allen

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Ballston Spa
  • Hometown Malta, N.Y.

Biography

Awards:
  • CRCA Scholar Athlete (2021)
2020-21:
  • Named CAA Boat of the Week with first varsity eight crew in race against Syracuse (4/14)
  • Sat in the two seat in the V4 defeating URI with a time of 8:46.8 (4/24)
  • In the stroke seat for the first-place varsity four boat, secured the CAA title with a time of 7:42.14 at the CAA Championships (5/16)
  • As the four seat for the third varsity eight crew, finished second in the D Final at the NCAA Championships with a final time of 7:49.8 (5/30)
2019-20: 
  • Did not compete in the spring 2020 due to COVID-19
  • Stroked the second varsity eight to a top-20 finish at the Head of the Housatonic with a time of 13:44.0 (10/12)
2018-19:
  • Was the second varsity boat’s stroke, and led the team to a win against rivals BU and BC, finishing in 7:03.297 at the Council Cup (4/6) 
  • Was the six seat for the first varsity as they placed second with a time of 6:46.557 at the CAA Championships (4/19)
  • In the six seat, helped the first varsity as they placed second in the D final with a time of 6:33.349, finishing 20th in the nation at the NCAA Championships (5/31-6/2)
2017-18:
  • Competed with the second varsity to a fifth-place finish in the C Final with a time of 6:46.3 at the NCAA Championships (5/26)
  • Helped lead team to CAA Championship with a first-place finish in the second varsity eight with a time of 7:13.2
  • Raced the 10th-fastest time in the varsity eight at the Foot of the Charles (11/10)
Before NU: Competed on Saratoga Rowing Association for six years ... Competed for four seasons for Ballston Spa High School ... Finished second place at Youth National Championships in the Women's 4x (2016) ... Fourth place finish at Head of the Charles Regatta in Youth 8+ (2014, '16), sixth (2015) ... Third place finish at Scholastic National Championship Regatta in the Women's 4x (2015).

Personal: Margaret Elizabeth Allen was born in Niskayuna, N.Y. ... Parents are Richard and Darlene Allen ... Has three siblings, Julianne, Ryan and Sean Allen ... Chose Northeastern for co-op program, culture, exceptional rowing team and her love for the Charles River and the city of Boston ... Graduated Northeastern with a major in biology and a minor in psychology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'7"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'7"