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2020-21 Women's Rowing Roster

Richie Costa

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Holy Sprit High
  • Hometown Galloway, NJ

Biography

Awards:
  • CRCA Scholar Athlete (2021)
2020-21:
  • Earned All-CAA honors
  • As the three 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)
  • Two-time CAA Boat of the Week with first varsity eight crew in race against Syracuse (4/14) and victory over BU for the Women's Council Cup (5/5)
  • Sat in the five seat with the varsity eight crew in a victory over BU and UMass with a final time of 7:00.96 (4/18)
  • Secured the Women's Council Cup as the three seat in the varsity eight crew, crossing the finish line ahead of BU, URI and BC with a final time of 7:33.2 (5/2)
  • As the three 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)
2019-20:
  • Did not compete in the spring 2020 due to COVID-19
  • As the four seat for the championship eight boat, helped the crew to a top-20 finish at the Head of the Charles (10/23)
2018-19: 
  • Was the seven seat for the second varsity at the Council Cup (April 6) defeating BC and BU (7:03.297)
  • Helped the second varsity to victory from the seven seat, registering a time of 6:57.607 at the CAA Championships (May 19)
  • Was the seven seat for the second varsity as they placed fifth in the C final with a time of 6:36.083, finishing 17th in the nation at the NCAA Championships (May 31-June 2). 
2017-18:

2016-17:
  • In the three seat, helped the second varsity to a third place finish in the grand final at the Murphy Cup (Mar. 25) at 6:36.09
  • Sat in the three seat for the second varsity at the Doc Hosea Invitational (Apr. 1-2), finishing third in the Grand Final with a time of 6:52.09
  • Was the three seat for the second varsity against Columbia (Apr. 8), winning the race by four seconds at 7:01.7
  • In the three seat, helped the second varsity to a first place finish against Michigan State, Boston University and Massachusetts (Apr. 22) with a time of 6:42.684
  • Sat in the three seat as the 2V captured the silver medal at the Eastern Sprints (Apr. 30) with a time of 7:07.5 in the Grand Final
  • Was the three seat for the second varsity at the CAA Championships (May 14), winning the race by 14 seconds with a time of 6:43.517
  • In the three seat, helped the V4 to a fifth place finish at the C Final at the NCAA Championships (May 26-28) at 7:40.798 to finish 17th in the nation
  • Competed in the Coxless Fours at the Henley Women’s Regatta (Jun. 16-18).

Before NU: Competed for Holy Spirit High School and Pauda Academy ... Rowed for South Jersey Rowing Club ... Qualified for U.S. Rowing National Championships in the Varsity 8 (2014) ... Rowed at the U.S. Rowing Junior High Performace Team (2014) ... Finished third at Club Nationals in the Junior 8 (2014) ... Five local ergometer championship titles (2015) ... Placed 14th at the CRASH-B's World Indoor Rowing Championships (2015) ... U.S. Junior National Rowing team selection camp invite (2015) ... Three-year Merit Award student. 

Personal: Richie Costa was born in Somerspoint, New Jersey ... Graduated with a BS in psychology and completing a healthcare management certificate.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'9"
  • 2020-21Graduate Student

    5'10"