Gabi Agnew

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sydney, Australia
High School:
Queenwood

2021-22: Helped the B4 crew finish first at the Eastern Sprints … Rowed with the B4 in the win over Cornell and Dartmouth (Apr. 23) … Rowed with the A4 crew in the win over Radcliffe (Apr. 3) and rowed with the same boat at the B1G Invitational (Apr. 15-16) … Rowed with the 3V8 in the win over Princeton and Ohio State to open the season (Mar. 26).

2020-21: Raced with the D varsity four, B varsity four, and third varsity eight during the regular season … Competed in all three regular season races.

2019-20: Raced with the D varsity eight at the Princeton Chase (Oct. 27), placing 22^nd out of 47 entries … Spring season canceled due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

2018-19: Raced with the third varsity eight for the majority of the season; switched into the B varsity four for the Ivy League Championship … Placed third with the B varsity four at the Ivy League Championship … Helped the team place second at the Ivy League Championship.

Before Brown: Won a national title in the U17 quad at the 2016 Australian Rowing National Championships … Claimed silver and bronze medals in the girls’ eight at nationals in 2017 and 2016 respectively … Took bronze in the U19 eight at nationals in 2017 … Won New South Wales state championships in the eight in 2016 and 2017 … Rowed for coaches Ciaran Glynn and Adam de Koning … Raced on the club level for Sydney University Boat Club.

Personal: Gabi is the daughter of Kyril Agnew … Has one older brother, John … Entered Brown undecided on a concentration.

Why Brown? “As an Australian, the opportunity to attend college in the U.S. has been a dream of mine for years. Visiting Brown, I felt immediately welcomed by the community and believe my passion for rowing and for learning will thrive on campus.”