Emily Christensen

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-3
High School:
St. Anthony's HS
Hometown:
Huntington, N.Y.

AS A SENIOR IN 2018-19
Spring 2019: Coxed the Second Varsity Eight to bronze (7:02.306) at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/18) ... Narrowly missed medals coxing the Second Varsity Eight, finishing fourth (6:39.992) in the Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/11) ... At the Knecht Cup (4/14), reached the 2V8 Grand Final and coxed the Minutewomen to fourth (7:06.17) ... Had a fourth place finish (7:04.91) in the 2V8 Petite Final at the Doc Hosea Regatta (3/30) ... Won the 2V8 final (7:06.27) at the Cooper Sprints (3/24).

Fall 2018: Led the Minutewomen to 17th (21:40.664) in the Championship Fours at the Head of the Charles (10/21) ... Coxed the Varsity Four to a fourth place finish (17:31.6) at the Hadley Chase Regatta (10/13).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2017-18
Spring 2018: Coxed the Varsity Four to fifth in the Petite Final (7:41.563) at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/12) ... Narrowly was edged by Saint Joseph’s in the Varsity Four Grand Final (7:47.46) at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/5) ... Won the V4+ heat (8:01.20) ... Collected a fifth place effort in the Four Grand Final (7:58.60) at the Knecht Cup (4/14) ... Was third in the 2V8+ Petite Final (7:08.2) at the Doc Hosea Regatta (3/31).

Fall 2017: At the Head of the Fish (10/28), coxed the Collegiate Four (14:47.77).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2016-17
Fall 2016: Coxed the Women 4+ at the Head of the Fish (10/29).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015-16
Spring 2016: Coxed the Second Varsity 4+ in the season home opener against Atlantic 10 conference rival Rhode Island (3/26) ... Led the Second Varsity 4+ to a first place win in a dual-regatta at Connecticut with a time of 8:05.09 (4/2) ... Coxed the Second Varsity 4+ at the inaugural Doc Hosea Regatta in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (4/3) ... Took home a bronze medal in the Grand Final of the Novice 4+ at the Knecht Cup with a time of 8:00.14 (4/10) ... Coxed the Second Varsity 4+ to a 8:05.1 finish at the Four-School Regatta on the Charles River between Northeastern, Boston University and Dartmouth (4/17).

Fall 2015: Coxed the UMass B boat at the Green Monster and finished tenth with a time of 19:44.5, seconds behind the UMass A boat, which finished ninth. UMass, Boston College, Dartmouth, MIT, Rhode Island and Vermont made up the 14-boat field of competition (11/8).

BEFORE UMASS: Graduated from St. Anthony's High School in 2015 where Christensen competed as a varsity rower for three years ... Placed third in the New York State Championship Regatta as a sophomore, then placed second and first in her junior and senior seasons, respectively.

PERSONAL: Emily Merrill Christensen ... Daughter of Edward and Suzanne Christensen ... Has one brother Will ... Majoring in economics and communication.