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2019-20 Women's Rowing Roster

Ava Carollo

  • Position Coxswain
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
  • High School Saratoga Springs HS

Biography

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Named CRCA Scholar Athlete…Named to the Spring SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Led the Sharks’ A boat as coxswain during the Head of the Indian Creek Varsity 8 Collegiate Championship, finishing fourth at 15:11.50 on the 4,000m course…Also placed eighth with the B Boat in 17:30.51 during the Varsity 4 Collegiate Championship at Indian Creek…Emphasized the varsity eight in two spring races against Barry and Florida tech, before her sophomore season was cut short with events canceled nationwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
AS A FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Named to the Spring SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Served as the coxswain for the Sharks’ fourth-place finish in the varsity eight at the Sunshine State Conference Championships, crossing the line in 6:57.30, helping the Sharks to a third-place team finish… Defeated Embry-Riddle to win the varsity eight B Final in 7:15.868 at the SIRA Championships in Oak Ridge, Tenn…Was part of two crews during the FIRA Championships at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, placing fifth in a tightly-contested varsity eight finish at 7:05.48 and then crossing in sixth in the varsity four at 7:50.78…Closed out the season with a sixth-place varsity eight finish in the Grand Final at the Jefferson Dad Vail in 6:52.237.

HIGH SCHOOL
Began in rowing in sixth grade and competed all four years in club at Saratoga Springs High School under coach Bradley Maxwell…As senior coxswain, placed 11th at the Head of the Charles in the Men’s Youth 8 as Coxswain for the otherwise all-male Saratoga squad…Also placed second at New York State Scholastic Championships in the Men’s 1V 8 and went on to compete at Youth Nationals in Sacremento, Calif…Also previously won the NYS Championships in the Men’s Lightweight 8 and the Men’s 2V8, as well as a sixth-place finish in the Men’s Youth Quad at the Head of the Charles…Received High Honors throughout high school and was a National Honor Society member.
 
PERSONAL
Hails from Saratoga Springs, N.Y…Majoring in Finance and Marketing…Daughter of Matthew Carollo…Has two siblings, Mattalyn and Sydney…Fan of the Buffalo Bills…Says what she liked most about NSU is both the academic and athletic environments created on this beautiful campus and NSU helps prepare its students for the world after college…Notes her most memorable athletic achievement as racing at the Head of The Charles her senior year - Nothing will compare to the excitement she and her team felt as they crossed the finish line.
…Cites her father as the most influential person in her life, because “he has instilled in me a great work ethic. My dad means so much to me, so every day I work hard to make him proud. The best part about my dad is he always finds a way to make me laugh and smile, no matter the situation.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Coxswain
    5'3"