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2020-21 Rowing Roster

Aleksa Bjornson

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tiverton, R.I.
  • Highschool St. Mary's Academy-Bay View

Biography

As a Junior (2019-2020):  Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Spring season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Sat five seat in the V8+ that was second in their heat at the 1969 Cup (11/2) ... Sat five seat in the Championship 8+ at Head of the Schuylkill (10/26) ... Sat five seat in the Club 8+ that finished 14th at Head of the Charles (10/19) ... Sat seven seat in the Collegiate 8+ at Head of the Housatonic (10/12).

As a Sophomore (2018-2019): Named to the All-Atlantic 10 Conference Team by the CRCA ... Named to the Atlantic 10 All Academic team for 2019 ... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Sat four seat in the V8+ that finished third at Atlantic 10 Championships, Fordham's first V8+ medal at A10s since 2007 (5/18) ... Sat four seat in the V8+ that finished second in the Petitie Final at Dad Vail (5/11) ... Rowed in the V8+ at Cherry Hill Invitational (4/20) ... Traveled to San Diego to compete in the Crew Classic where she rowed seven seat in the V8+ (4/7) ... Rowed five seat in the Championship 8+ lineup at Head of the Schuylkill (10/27) ... Rowed three seat in the Championship 4+ that finished ahead of A10 rivals UMass at Head of the Charles (10/21) ... Rowed five seat in the A entry that finished eighth at Hadley Chase (10/13) ... Rowed five seat in the Collegiate 8+ A entry and three seat in the Collegiate 4+ A entry that finished third at Head of the Housatonic (10/6).

As a Freshman (2017-2019): Rowed three seat in the V8+ that finished third place, inching out defending champs Drexel at Dad Vail (5/14) ... Sat three seat in the V8+ that finished fourth at Atlantic 10 Championships (5/5) ... Rowed five seat in the V8+ that finished second in the Petite Final at Cherry Hill Invitational (4/22) ... Sat five seat in the JV8+ that finished third in the Grand Final at Kerr Cup (4/16) ... Rowed five seat in the V8+ that won the Petite Final at Cooper Invitational (4/9) ... Member of A10 Boat of the Week for performance at Murphy Cup ... Rowed five seat in the V8+ that advanced to the Grand Final at Murphy Cup (4/2) ... As a Novice: Rowed the seat in the Novice 4+ to an overwhelming win at Fall Metropolitan Championships (11/5) ... Rowed three six seat in the V8+ that won Fall Metropolitan Champions to bring home the Christeen Steffen Memorial Cup (11/5) ... Sat three seat in the V8+ that finished fourth at Head of the Schuylkill (10/29) ... Rowed six seat in the V8+ that finished tenth at Head of the Charles (10/23) ... Rowed at Hadley Chase (10/15) ... Rowed five seat in the Collegiate 8+ A entry at Head of the Housatonic (10/7).

Before Fordham: A graduate of St. Mary's Academy - Bay View, in Riverside, R.I., where she earned four varsity letters with the crew team... Placed third in the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association Championship Regatta... Finished third in her heat at the 2016 CRASH B Championships... Currently the 2K record holder for the Bay View Academy women's crew... Won Outstanding Effort in Athletics Award in 2016... Appointed to the Bay View Academy Leadership Council... Member of the National Honor Society and the Rho Kappa Honor Society... Also a member of the Rhode Island Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Ellen and Carl Bjornson... Has two older sisters (Haley and Krista).

Major: Applied Accounting and Finance.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'11"

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'11"

  • 2019-20Junior

    5'11"

  • 2020-21Senior

    5'11"