Romy Keppel

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Hobart, Australia
High School:
The Friends' School

2017-18: Spent time with the B varsity four, third varsity eight, and fourth varsity eight … Earned a bronze medal with the B varsity four at the Ivy League Championship … Helped Brown place third as a team at the Ivy Championship.

Before Brown: Won Head of the River State Championships in 2014 and 2015 … Captured a national title in 2014 … Rowed for coaches Neil Stump and Mark Stott … Competed for Tasmanian University Boat Club and Buckingham Boat Club … Gained TUBC’s Women’s Rower of the Year award in 2016.

Personal: Romy is the daughter of Michelle Taylor and Glenn Keppel … Born on July 10, 1998 … Plans to concentrate in English.

Why Brown? “It has been my long-term dream to go to college overseas, and the Brown community was so welcoming that I never would have said no!”