Serena Irwin

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Washington, D.C.
High School:
National Cathedral School

2020-21: Earned CRCA Scholar-Athlete honors … Served team as a captain … Raced with the second varsity eight and A varsity four … Helped the A varsity four place 12^th at the NCAA Championships (May 28-30) and the Bears finish eighth as a team at NCAAs.

2019-20: Earned Pocock All-America Nominee honors … Gained CRCA Scholar-Athlete accolades … Placed seventh out of 32 entries with the championship eight at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 20) … Came in second with the A varsity eight at the Princeton Chase (Oct. 27) … Spring season canceled due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

2018-19: Raced with the second varsity eight in all 13 races … Earned silver with the second varsity eight at the Ivy League Championship … Placed ninth with the second varsity eight at the NCAA Championships … Helped Brown place second as a team at the Ivy Championship and ninth as a team at the NCAA Championships … Aided the second varsity eight to a 23-11 record on the year.

2017-18: Rowed with the second varsity eight for the majority of the season … Earned a bronze medal with the second varsity eight at the Ivy League Championship … Came in 10^th with the second varsity eight at the NCAA Championships … Helped Brown place third as a team at the Ivy Championship and 10^th as a team at the NCAA Championships … Aided the second varsity eight to a 27-17 overall record.

Before Brown: Garnered Washington Post All-Met honors in 2017 … Won a gold medal at the 2015 U.S. Youth National Championships in the junior eight … Captured first at the 2017 Virginia State Championships in the eight … Claimed a gold medal at club nationals in 2014 in the junior eight … Competed on the club level for Thompson’s Boat Center and head coach Gregory King.

Personal: Serena is the daughter of Jenny and Rob Irwin … Has three siblings, Hadley, Nicky, and Harry; Hadley is a member of the Princeton women’s crew Class of 2020 … Education Studies concentrator.