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2020-21 Women's Rowing Roster

Hannah Axtell

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Hilton Head
  • Hometown Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Biography

2020-21:
  • Finished ahead of URI with the third varsity eight crew as the five seat, crossing the finish line at 8:10.4 (4/24)
  • Defeated URI and BC in the third varsity eight boat as the three seat finishing at 8:30.4 (5/2)
  • Crossed the finish line in third-place at 7:07.32 with the third varsity eight boat as the three seat at the CAA Championships winning the title (5/16)
2019-20:
  • Did not compete in the spring 2020 due to COVID-19
  • Claimed the title at the Foot of the Charles with the varsity four crew as the two seat with a final time of 15:48.1 (11/16)
Before NU: Competed for eight club seasons for Hilton Head High School as starboard/sculler... Named captain for three years (2017-'19) ... State record holder with eight titles for powerlifting (2019) ... Awarded bronze at the Youth Regional Challenge for the U18 South East Region (2019) in the U18 quad ... South Carolina State Champions Women's Youth Double (2017-'19) ... Most Improved (2015-'16), Novice Hammer Award (2015-'17), Perfect Attendance (207-'18), Coach's Award, Hammer Award (2017-'19), Team Captain ... Principal's Honor Roll (2015-'19), Secretary of Science National Honor Soceity, Spanish National Honor Society, National Honor Society, Math National Honor Society, National Beta Club.

Personal: Hannah Elisabeth Axtell was born in Framingham, MA  ... Parents are Susan and James Axtell ... Has two brothers, Benjamin and Joshua Axtell ... Brother Benjamin is in the U.S. Navy ... Father James Axtell former RIT Baseball player and powerlifter (1982-87) ... Grandfather Donald Axtell inducted into Athletics Hall of Fame at SUNY Oneonta (2001), basketball player at Duke (1952-53), drafted into the Korean in which he played baseball, basketball and football  ... Chose Northeastern for the drive of excellence represented by crew, urban yet rural campus, opportunity on the Charles River ... Will graduate Northeastern with a major in environmental science with a minor in spanish.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    5'9"