Ithaca College Athletics

Major Accomplishments
+ 2019-2020 Team Captain
+ 2019-2020 Liberty League All-Academic
+ 2019-2020 Ithaca College Scholar Athlete
+ 2019-2020 Third-place Collegiate Single at Head of the Fish
+ 2019-2020 Second-place Lightweight Double at Head of the Fish
+ 2019-2020 Third-place Inclusion Double at Head of the Charles Regatta
+ 2019-2020 First-place Open Collegiate Double at Small Boat Challenge
+ 2019-2020 Second-place Single at Green Mountain Head Regatta
+ 2018-2019 Team Captain
+ 2018-2019 All Liberty League Women’s Rowing Team
+ 2018-2019 Liberty League Crew of the Year (First Varsity Eight)
+ 2018-2019 CRCA Scholar Athlete
+ 2018-2019 Fifth-place Team at NCAA Championship
+ 2018-2019 Fourth Place at NCAA Championship Grand Final (First Varsity Eight)
+ 2018-2019 NIRC All-Academic
+ 2018-2019 Fifth Place in Grand Final at NIRC Regatta (First Varsity Eight)
+ 2018-2019 New York State Championship Team Points Trophy
+ 2018-2019 New York State Championship Runner-up (First Varsity Eight)
+ 2018-2019 Liberty League Team Champion
+ 2018-2019 Liberty League First Varsity Eight Champion
+ 2018-2019 Liberty League All-Academic
+ 2018-2019 Three-time Liberty League Varsity Boat of the Week (First Varsity Eight)
+ 2018-2019 First Place in Knecht Cup Petite Final (First Varsity Eight)
+ 2018-2019 Ithaca College Scholar Athlete
+ 2018-2019 First-place Lightweight Single at Head of the Fish
+ 2018-2019 Third-place Inclusion Double at Head of the Charles Regatta
+ 2018-2019 Second-place Collegiate Double at Small Boat Challenge
+ 2018-2019 Tenth Fastest Ithaca Crew All-Time Varsity Lightweight 30 Minute Erg Score
+ 2017-18 Fourth-Place in Open Inclusion-Mixed Double at Head of the Charles
+ 2017-18 First-Place Lightweight Single at Cayuga Duels
+ 2017-18 Third-Place in Open single at Small Boat Championships
+ 2016-17 Women’s Open-weight Four Champions at NIRC
+ 2016-17 Empire 8 Women's Crew All-Academic
+ 2016-17 First-Place Lightweight Single at Cayuga Duels
+ 2016-17 Eighth-Fastest All Time Novice Lightweight 5k Erg Score
+ 2016-17 Forth-Fastest All Time Novice Lightweight 30 Minute Erg Score
+ 2016-17 Fastest "Around the Buoy" (5k Around the Buoy Race) Time Lightweight Single
+ 2016-17 Fastest "Around the Buoy" (5k Around the Buoy Race) Time Lightweight Double
+ 2016-17 Fastest "Around the Buoy" (5k Around the Buoy Race) Time Lightweight Coxed Quad

2019-20
Brian competed in her fourth year on the Ithaca Sculling team. During her final season, she earned a second-place finish in the Collegiate Single at Green Mountain Head Regatta (9/30), first-place finish in the Open Double at Small Boat Challenge in Mercer, NJ (10/5), third-place finish in the Inclusion Double at Head of the Charles Regatta in Cambridge, MA (10/20), and second-place finish in the Lightweight Single at Head of the Fish in Saratoga Springs, NY (10/26). The spring season was cut short after a week of rowing in Gainesville, GA that concluded with a scrimmage against Penn State and Catholic University. Brian rowed bow seat in the Second Varsity Eight, contributing to a second-place finish, right behind the IC First Varsity Eight.

2018-19
Brian had another competitive fall season on the Ithaca Sculling team. She earned a second-place finish in the Collegiate Double A Final at the Small Boat Challenge in Mercer, NJ (10/7), third-place finish in the Open Inclusion Mixed Double at Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, MA (10/21), and first-place finish in the Lightweight Single at Head of the Fish in Saratoga Springs, NY (10/27). During her spring campaign, Brian was a key contributor as coxswain of the First Varsity Eight. Early in the season, she was part of a boat that earned the Liberty League Boat of the Week Honor (3/31) (First Varsity Eight). She contributed to a first-place finish in the Women’s Varsity Eight Petite Final at Knecht Cup in Cherry Hill, NJ (4/14), earning the honor of Liberty League Boat of the Week again (4/14). Brian concluded her regular season with another Liberty League Boat of the Week Honor (4/29). Brian helped navigate her boat to a first-place finish at the 2019 Liberty League Championship in Saratoga Springs, NY (5/3). At the New York State Championship in Saratoga Springs, NY (5/4), her boat earned a second-place finish in the Varsity Eight and contributed to the team winning the Team Points Trophy (5/4). Brian led the Varsity Eight to a fifth-place finish in the Grand Final of the NIRC Regatta in Worcester, MA (5/12). Her boat placed fourth in the Varsity Eight Grand Final and contributed to a fifth-place team finish at the NCAA Championship in Indianapolis, IN (6/1). Brian was later honored as a member of the All Liberty League Women’s Rowing Team and Liberty League Crew of the Year (First Varsity Eight).

2017-18
Brian returned to a successful sculling season in the fall, repeating her win in the Lightweight Single at Cayuga Duels. She also came in ourth-Place in Open Inclusion-Mixed Double at Head of the Charles, and came in Third-Place in Open Single at Small Boat Championships.

2016-17
Brian made was a key rower on the sculling team during he Bomber debut on the sculling team. She won her first race as a Bomber in the Women’s Lightweight Single at the Cayuga Duals. During the spring sweep season, she had an undefeated season in the in the Women’s Lightweight Four, and helped navigate her boat through an undefeated season for the third year in a row. She won the Open-weight Four Grand Final at NIRC, which contributed to the team winning the overall Women’s Points Trophy at the NIRC Championship (5/12)...

High School
Brian graduated Ridgefield High School where she received the Scholar Athlete Award, and  served as the team captain of GMS Rowing Center her senior year. During her prep career, she competed at USRowing Youth Nationals in 2015, where she came in 13th place in Lightweight Women's double. At the 2016 USRowing Youth Nationals, she came in Sixth-Place in Lightweight Women's double and Eighth-Place 8th in Open-weight Women's Quad.

Personal
Jennie, a Physical Therapy major, is the daughter of Denise & Rob Brian.