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2020-21 Rowing Roster

Lidya Ozcelik

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pound Ridge, N.Y.
  • Highschool Fox Lane

Biography

As a Junior (2019-2020): Named a CRCA Scholar-Athlete for the 2020 season ... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner''s Honor Roll ... Spring season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Sat five seat in the 3V8+ that finished 4th at the 1969 Cup (11/2) ... Sat five seat in the Club 8+ B entry that finished 8.3 seconds behind the A entry at Head of the Schuylkill (10/26) ... Sat three seat in the Collegiate 4+ B entry at Head of the Housatonic (10/12).

As a Sophomore (2018-2019): Named a CRCA Scholar Athlete for the 2019 season ... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Sat six seat in the 3V8+ at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/18) ... Rowed in the 3V8+ that was fourth at Dad Vail (5/11) ... Rowed in the 3V8+ at Cherry Hill Invitational (4/20) ... Rowed in the 3V8+ at Cooper Invitational (4/7) ... As a Novice: Bowed the Frosh 8+ that finished 10th at Head of the Schuylkill (10/27).

As a Freshman (2017-2018): A walk-in as a freshman ... Sat three seat in the Frosh 8+ that finished fifth at Dad Vail (5/14) ... Rowed three seat in the 3V8+ that finished third at Atlantic 10 Championships (5/5) ... Rowed three seat in the 3V8+ that finished second at Cherry Hill Invitational (4/22) ... Rowed three seat in the Novice 8+ that finished second at Kerr Cup (4/16) ... Rowed three seat in the Novice 8+ at Cooper Invitational (4/9) ... Rowed three seat in the Novice 8+ that finished third in the Grand Final at Murphy Cup (4/4).

Before Fordham: A graduate of Fox Lane High School in Bedford, N.Y., where she competed with the outdoor track and field squad ... Conference All-State NYSSMA (2015 & 2016) ... NAfME Award for Eastern Division Conference ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Sedef and Yigit Ozcelik ... Has a younger sister, Mira.

Major: Psychology with a minor in American History.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'7"

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'7"

  • 2019-20Junior

    5'7"

  • 2020-21Senior

    5'7"