Lia Keyser

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cambridge, Mass.
High School:
St. Paul's School

2016-17: Gained Second Team All-Ivy honors … Earned CRCA Scholar-Athlete accolades … Rowed with the first varsity eight in all 14 races … Placed second with the first varsity eight at the Ivy League Championship … Came in eighth overall with the first varsity eight at the NCAA Championships … Helped Brown finish first as a team at the Ivy League Championship and eighth as a team at the NCAA Championships … Aided the first varsity eight to a 27-13 overall record.

2015-16: Earned Second Team All-Ivy honors … Gained CRCA Scholar-Athlete accolades … Spent the majority of the season with the first varsity eight … Placed second with the first varsity eight at the Ivy Championship … Came in fourth with the first varsity eight at the NCAA Championships … Aided the first varsity eight to a 26-8 overall record … Helped Brown finish first at the Ivy Championship and sixth at the NCAA Championships as a team.

2014-15: Garnered CRCA Scholar-Athlete laurels … Rowed with the second varsity eight for the majority of the season … Won a national title with the second varsity eight at the NCAA Championships … Claimed an Ivy title with the second varsity eight at the Ivy Championship … Helped the Bears come in third at the NCAA Championship and first at the Ivy Championship … Aided the second varsity eight to a 36-1 record in all competitions … Rowed with the elite quad scull at the Henley Women’s Regatta and the open eight at the Henley Royal Regatta.

2013-14: Helped the varsity four finish in fourth and the Bears come in third at the 2014 NCAA Championship … Aided the A varsity four to a first-place finish and the Bears to the team trophy at the 2014 Ivy Championship.

Concentration: Health and Human Biology

Before Brown: A five-sport athlete at St. Paul's School ... Earned four letters as a member of the crew team, three in Nordic skiing, two in cross country, and one in alpine skiing ... Also played one year of volleyball ... Won the NEIRA title with the St. Paul's team in 2012 after taking second in 2011 ... Also competed for Boston Rowing Club in the summers ... Vice-President of the Missionary Society ... Head of an acapella group.

Why Brown? "I decided on Brown because I liked the school, and I liked the rowing team."