Ashley Giannetti

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Rye, N.Y.
High School:
Sacred Heart Greenwich (Conn.)

2023-24: CRCA Scholar-Athlete … Raced between the Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 8 crews during the season … Helped the 2V8 finish first at the Eastern Sprints (May 5) and at the Ivy League Championships (May 18) … Helped the 2V finish eighth at the NCAA Championships … Raced with the V8 at the Ivy Invite (Apr. 12-13) and the B1G Invitational (Apr. 19-20).

2022-23: Started the spring season rowing with the second varsity eight before moving to the A4 ... Helped the A4 finish first at Eastern Sprints, second at the Ivy League Championship and claim the bronze medal at the NCAA Championship ... Beat Stanford, Ohio State, Michigan and Indiana at the Big Ten Invite ... Helped the boat win the Ivy invite.

2021-22: CRCA Scholar-Athlete … Rowed with the A4 crew for most of the season with races in the B4 and 2V8 crews … Helped the A4 finish sixth at the NCAA Championship, second at the Ivy League Championship, and first at the Eastern Sprints … Helped the 2V8 to a season-opening win over Princeton and Ohio State (Mar. 26) … Rowed with the A4 in wins over Radcliffe (Apr. 3) and Cornell and Dartmouth (Apr. 23) … Rowed with the B4 at the B1G Invitational (Apr. 15-16).

2020-21: Raced with the A varsity four for the majority of the season … Helped the A varsity four place 12^th at the NCAA Championships (May 28-30) … Aided the Bears to finish eighth as a team at NCAAs.

Before Brown: Stroked youth eight to first-place finish at 2019 Head of the Charles and youth four to first-place finish at 2018 Head of the Charles … Won the youth four at the 2017 Head of the Charles … Came in third place at the 2019 USRowing Youth National Championships in the single and double; came in second in the four … Finished second in the pair and third in the lightweight pair at the 2018 USRowing Club National Championships … Came in sixth in the lightweight eight at Youth Nationals in 2018 … Placed second in both the lightweight quad and lightweight double at Club Nationals in 2017 … Finished third in the lightweight four at Youth Nationals in 2017 … Raced for coaches Marko Serafimovski and Filip Topalovic … Competed on the club level for RowAmerica Rye from 2017-20 and Sacred Heart Rowing in 2016; won Most Improved Rower award in 2016 and Most Spirited Rower award in 2019 … Honor Roll student.

Personal: Ashley is the daughter of Elaine and Thomas Giannetti … Has three younger siblings, Thomas, Matthew, and Emma … Plans to concentrate in Cognitive Science.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because of the encouraging and collaborative academic atmosphere that encourages students to explore their passions and reach their highest potential, as well as the competitive athletics of the Brown women's rowing team.”