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2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster

Melissa Russo

  • Position ROW
  • Class Junior
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Annandale, Va.
  • High School Falls Church

Biography

2022-23
  • Sat in 3 seat for Varsity 8+ boat
  • Guided Varsity 8+ boat to first Atlantic 10 Championship Grand Final appearance in school history by posting time of 7:10.71 and first top-six placement in conference championship history (sixth in 8:04.24)
  • Helped La Salle place sixth overall as a team in A-10 Championship for highest school finish since 1998 (took fifth that year) and third-highest finish overall in program history
  • Contributed to V8's second-place finish at the 56th Kerr Cup in 7:43.3
  • Assisted V8 to a third-place finish at Kelly Cup in 6:30.2
  • Aided V8 to a second-place finish in the Petite Final of Murphy Cup in 6:53.09
  • Helped V8 take fourth in Petite Final of Knecht Cup in 7:17.91
  • Named to Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2021-22
  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
  • Grabbed bronze in the Novice 8+ at the Navy Day Regatta
  • Placed second at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta with the Freshman 8+ boat
  • Debuted in the spring at the Murphy Cup, sitting third in the Varsity 8+ boat
  • Raced all five races on the spring in the Varsity 8 boat
  • Helped the Explorers to a gold finish in the Petite Finals of the Varsity 8 race at the Atlantic 10 Championships, the best finish for La Salle in a decade
Background
  • Graduate of Falls Church High School
  • A four-time scholar athlete for Falls Church
  • Rowed for the Resilient Rowing Club
  • Placed first at Head of the Occoquan

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Rower
    5'8"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Rower
    5'8"