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2024-25 Women's Rowing Roster

Jorja Shemilt

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Oakville, Ont.

Biography

AWARDS:

  • CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025)
  • CAA Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
  • Jeanne Rowlands Award - Team Award (2023)

2024-25:

  • Crossed the finish line in a time of 6:47.117 in the bow seat for the second varsity eight crew to take third place at the Doc Hosea Invite
  • As the two seat in the second varsity eight crew, came in second with a time of 6:40.8 against Boston University, No. 22 Dartmouth and MIT
  • Helped the second varsity eight to a second-place finish against BU and No. 18 Columbia with a time of 6:49.8
  • Sat as the two seat in the second varsity eight for first-place finishes against URI (7:29.2) and Cornell (7:21.1) at the Lake Morey Regatta
  • Finished sixth with the second varsity eight in the Eastern Sprints grand final, clocking a time of 7:13.284
  • In the four seat for the first-place second varsity eight boat that helped secure the Huskies' 11th-straight league title with a time of 6:44.273 at the CAA Championships
  • At NCAAs, placed fifth in the C Final with the second varsity eight at a time of 6:39.158

2023-24:

  • Crossed the finish line in a time of 7:32.890 in the two seat for the varsity four crew to take third place
  • As the two seat in the varsity four crew, came in second place with a time of 7:51.000 against Radcliffe, BU and Dartmouth
  • Helped the varsity four to a second-place finish against BU and URI with a time of 8:54.500
  • Sat as the two seat in the second varsity four crew in a 7:43.800 finish against No. 3 Princeton, No. 19 Columbia and Notre Dame
  • Finished fifth with the second varsity four in the Eastern Sprints grand final, clocking a time of 8:22.758
  • In the four seat for the first-place third varsity eight boat, finished with a time of 8:00.945 at the CAA Championships
  • At NCAAs, placed second in the D Final with the varsity four at a time of 7:42.081
2022-23:
  • Was the three seat for the fourth varsity eight coming in first at the Doc Hosea Invite with a time of 7:14.290
  • In the three seat for the fourth-place fourth varsity eight boat with a time of 7:38.490 against Columbia and Navy
  • As the five seat in the fourth varsity eight crew, clocked a time of 7:13.100 against Notre Dame
  • Placed first with the fourth varsity eight in the Eastern Sprints grand final with a 6:56.210 finish

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior