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2018-19 Men's Rowing - Lightweight Roster

Rori Henderson

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ithaca, N.Y.
  • Highschool Ithaca HS

Biography

• 2019 IRA All-Academic team

As a senior (2018-19)

• Coxed the second varsity eight during her senior campaign.
• Led the second varsity eight to a gold medal at the EARC sprints with a time of 6:42.95.
• Earned a bronze medal in the Grand Final of the IRA National Championships.
• Won a bronze with the varsity 4+ in the Grande Final at the IRA Championships.
• Guided the second varsity eight to victories over Dartmouth, Princeton, and Columbia.

As a junior (2017-18)

• Coxed the third varsity eight during her junior year.
• Led the crew to wins against Penn, Princeton, Columbia, and Dartmouth.
• Coxed the third varsity eight to a sixth place finish at Eastern Sprints.
• Coxed the lightweight 4+ that advanced to the Petite Finals at IRAs.

As a sophomore (2016-17)
• Coxed the varsity four B against Columbia and MIT, barely taking second behind the Big Red’s varsity four.

As a freshman (2015-16) 
• Henderson coxed the varsity 4+ to victory against Columbia and MIT.

Prior to Cornell
• As a four-year member of the Cascadilla Boat Club, Henderson coxed the openweight four.
• Helped the crew place second in the Petite Final at the 2015  SRAA National Championships Regatta.
 
Personal
• Rori Katharine Henderson is the daughter of Chuck Henderson and Barb Bassette and she has one older sister, Annie ’14.
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

  • 2016-17Sophomore

  • 2017-18Junior

  • 2018-19Senior