Cornell University Athletics

Why Mastrianni Chose Cornell: Cornell is a beautiful school with competitive academic programs; I have personal family and rowing traditions at the University. I'm very excited about my specialized major that can't be found at many other schools.


At Cornell
As a senior (2019-20)
• Rowed with the “C” boat during round one of the Princeton Chase, finishing with a time of 16:41.944.
• Rowed with the “C” boat during round two of the Princeton Chase, crossing the finish line in 17:13.992.
• Rowing in the “C” fours boat at the Cornell Autumn Classic, finished in 14:53.32.
• Rowed in the “B” eights boat at the Cornell Autumn Classic that took fifth place, crossing the finish line in 13:44.97.

As a junior (2018-19)
• Opened the season in the varsity four before moving the the second varsity eight for the final four regattas of the season.
• Helped the second varsity eight defeat Dartmouth at the Parents Cup.
• Took sixth at the Ivy League Championships where the second varsity eight competed in the Grand Finals.

As a freshman (2016-17)
• Consistent member of the third varsity eight throughout her rookie season.
• Helped the crew finish just outside of the medals in fourth behind Brown, Yale, and Harvard at the 2017 Ivy League Women’s Rowing Championships.
• Rowed the third varsity eight to victory over Dartmouth.

Prior to Cornell
• Rowed for six years with the Saratoga Rowing Association.
• Won back-to-back gold medals in the women’s senior eight at the SRAA Scholastic Nationals in 2014 and 2015, and earned a silver medal in the same event at the 2016 regatta.
• Also took fourth placed in the women’s youth eight race at the 2014 Head of the Charles Regatta and placed fifth in the women’s youth four at the 2015 race.

Personal
• Grace Isabel Mastrianni is the daughter of Joseph and alumnae Emily Farnham Mastrianni ’89 and she has two sisters.
• She has four relatives that have attended Cornell, including her mother, who was a member of the Big Red’s 1989 national championship rowing team.
• Enrolled in the College of Human Ecology.