2015-16 Women's Rowing Roster
Biography
Why Anderson Chose Cornell: I chose Cornell because both the team dynamic and the rigorous academics are a perfect fit for me. I've been hearing about Cornell my whole life, and when I met the team and went to classes, I knew it was the right place for me!
At Cornell
Freshman (2015-16): In her freshman season, Anderson rowed in the third varsity eight that picked up wins at the Doc Hosea Invitational Regatta, as well as earning wins against Princeton, Radcliffe, and Dartmouth. She also rowed in the varsity four B at the Clemson Invitational, and helped that crew to an open-water victory over Boston University at Brown.
Prior to Cornell
Anderson had a heavily decorated junior career rowing for Pocock Rowing Center out of Seattle, Washington. She qualified for a pair of events for the 2014 US Youth National Championships, including an eighth place finish in the varsity four event. Regionally, she was a part of two first place boats at the Head of the Lake Regatta in 2012 and 2013. She also led her squad to a win at the 2013 Northwest Youth Championships in the junior varsity eight, before helping the varsity eight to a second place finish and the varsity four to a third place result the following year. She also ran cross country at Seattle Preparatory School.
Personal
Maeve Murphy Anderson is the daughter of Alex ’87 and Maureen ’87 and she has one older brother, George ’17, and one younger brother. In addition to her parents and older brother, Anderson also had one uncle attend Cornell, while her cousin Jake ’19 wrestles for the Big Red. She is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
