Northeastern University Athletics

AWARDS:

• CRCA Scholar Athlete (2022)

2021-22:

• 2x CAA Boat of the Week Winner (4/12 and 5/03)
• In the fifth seat of the first varsity eight finishing fifth in the Sunshine Invitational with a time of 6:35.40
• Helped the first varsity eight win the Woodbury Cup beating Columbia and Navy at a time of 6:26.435
• As the fifth seat of the first varsity eight crew, finished in first place in the CAA Rowing Championship crossing the finishing line with a time of 6:30.69
• In the three seat at the NCAAs placing second in the D Final with the first varsity eight in a time of 6:46.209 

2020-21:

• As the bow seat for the first varsity eight crew, finished second in the D Final at the NCAA Championships with a final time of 6:49.8 (5/30)
• As the bow seat of the varsity eight crew, crossed the finish line at 7:00.96 ahead of BU and UMass (4/18)
• Sitting in the six seat of the varsity eight crew, crossed the finish line at 7:33.2 ahead BU, URI and BC securing the Women's Council Cup (5/2)
• Named CAA Boat of the Week after defeating BU for the Women's Council Cup (5/5)
• As the bow seat for the first-place varsity eight boat, secured the CAA title with a time of 6:35.1 at the CAA Championships (5/16)

2018-20:

• Did not compete in the spring 2020 due to COVID-19
• Competed as seven seat of the Open Eight ‘B’ and bow seat of the Open Four ‘B’ at the Head of the Riverfront
• Seven seat of the Club Eight at the Head of the Charles
• Helped lead the second varsity to a runner-up finish at the 1969 Cup
• Competed as a member of the third varsity and third varsity four in spring 2019
• In the fall 2018, competed as three seat of the Novice Eight ‘A’ at the Head of the Schuylkill

BEFORE NU: Attended Westfield High School … Member of the Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club rowing team … Stroke seat of the coxed four at the Head of the Charles in 2016 and a finalist at Club Nationals in 2017 … Earned four varsity letters as a member of the alpine skiing team and was two-year team captain … State Champion, Western MA Champion, PVIAC League winner, Massachusetts All-State first team, Masslive Super-7 and team MVP from 2015-18 … Four-year honor roll member.

PERSONAL: Full name is Grace Rita O’Connor … Parents are Robert and Kim O’Connor … Has one brother, Daniel, and one sister, Lauren ... Lauren is a senior on the women's rowing team at Wisconsin ... Will graduate Northeastern with a major in economics and business administration.