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2018-19 Women's Crew Roster

Meredyth Busam

  • Position Varsity
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Denver, Col.

Biography

Major Accomplishments
+ 2017-18 Four-Time Liberty League Varsity Boat of the Week (10/23, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7)
+ 2017-18 Liberty League Crew of the Year
+ 2017-18 Liberty League Women's Crew All-Academic Team
+ 2017-18 Women's Varsity Eight Grand Final NCAA Championship Runner-Up
+ 2017-18 Women's Doubles Champion at Head of the Fish Regatta
+ 2017-18 NIRC Women's Varsity Eight Runner-Up
+ 2018 CRCA Scholar Athlete
+ 2017-18 NIRC All-Academic Team
+ 2017-18 Nineteenth-Fastest All Time Varsity Open Weight 5k Erg Score
+ 2017-18 Thirteenth-Fastest All Time Varsity Open Weight 30 Minute Erg Score
+ 2016-17 Women's Varsity Eight Grand Final NCAA Championship Fourth-Place
+ 2016-17 Women's Varsity Collegiate Eight Runner-Up at 52nd Head of the Charles
+ 2016-17 Women's Varsity Eight Champion at New York State Championships
+ 2016-17 Women's Varsity Eight Third-Place at NIRC Championships
+ 2016-17 Empire 8 Women's Crew All-Academic
+ 2015-16 Empire 8 Women's Crew All-Academic
+ 2015-16 Third-Place New York State Championships (Women's Novice Eight)
+ 2015-16 Women's Novice Eight John Hunter Regatta Champion
+ 2015-16 Fourteenth-Fastest All Time Novice Open Weight 5k Erg Score

2017-18
Busam was a major contributor on the Bombers' Varsity Eight as a junior, helping the team to a Fourth-Place finish at the 2018 NCAA Championships in Sarasota, Fla. (5/26)...She was part of a boat that was named Liberty League Boat of the Week four separate times during the year and won Liberty League Crew of the Year...Helped Varsity Eight to a fourth-place finish in time of 16:35.965 at the 53rd Head of the Charles Regatta (10/22)...Part of Varsity Eight group that won both heats in five-team event hosted by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (4/21)...Part of Varsity Eight group that placed first in its heat at the Ithaca College 50-Year Celebration on the Cayuga Lake Inlet (4/28)...Helped the Bombers to First-Place finishes at both the 2018 Liberty League Championships (5/4) and New York State Championships (5/5)...Part of Varsity Eight boat that took Runner-Up at the NIRC Women's Championships (5/11)...Part of Varsity Eight boat that took Runner-Up at the 2018 NCAA Championship Grand Final (5/26).

2016-17
Busam was a key rower on the Bombers' top Varsity Eight boat as a sophomore, helping the team to a Fourth-Place finish at the 2017 NCAA Championships at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J. (5/27)...Helped the Women's Varsity Eight to a Fourth-Place finish at the NCAA Grand Final Championships (5/27)...Helped Women's Varsity Eight to Third-Place finish at NIRC Championships, which contributed to the team winning the NIRC Women's Points Trophy  (5/12)...Part of boat that won First-Place at the New York State Championships (5/6)...Part of Women's Varsity Collegiate Eight that took Runner-Up at 52nd Head of the Charles Regatta (10/29).

2015-16
Busam competed in several novice events during her rookie season in 2015-16...Won the John Hunter Regatta in Gainesville, Georgia (3/28)...Placed third at the New York State Championships as a part of the Women's Novice B Eight (4/30)...Finished sixth as a part of the Women's Novice B Eight at the NIRC Championships (5/8).

High School
Busam graduated Colorado Academy where she was a member of the varsity swim team.

Personal
Meredyth, a Politics major, is the daughter of Ronda Martin & David Busam.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Novice
    5'8"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Varsity
    5'8"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Varsity
  • 2018-19Senior

    Varsity