2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster
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Criss, Alena
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Alena Criss
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- C.W. Baker High School
- Hometown:
- Baldwinsville, NY
Bio
At Syracuse: 2024 All-ACC Second team Honors ... 2023 All-ACC Academic Team selection ... 2023 ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree.
2023-24
Fall Season: Bow for the varsity eight that finished 13th at the Head of the Charles.
Spring Season: Six-seat in the varsity eight that placed second behind Penn and ahead of Radcliffe and Indiana in the morning session and finished first in the afternoon session against Ohio State at the ACC/Big Ten/Ivy Dual ... Six-seat in the varsity eight that placed second behind #5 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Six-seat the varsity eight that placed second, ahead of #17 Oregon State and behind #4 Cal at the UVA Invitational in Lake Montichello,Va. ... Six-seat in the varsity eight that beat #11 Penn and #16 Duke on the final day of racing at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Also at the Lake Wheeler Invite, sat six-seat in the varsity eight that came in third behind #5 Tennessee and #11 Penn and ahead of #18 Washington State, Boston University and Georgetown in the morning session and placed second behind #5 Tennessee in the afternoon race ... Six-seat in the varsity eight that won the ACC Championship in a championship record time(6:09.814) ... A member of the team that won the ACC Championship for the first time in program history ... Earned All-ACC Second Team honors... Six-seat for the varsity eight that placed eighth at the NCAA Championship, which matched the second-best finish in program history.
2022-23
Fall Season: Three-seat for varsity 8 that finished eighth at the Head of the Charles ... Three-seat for the Collegiate 8 that finished fifth at the Princeton Chase ... Bow for the women's 2 that finished second at the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that finished first against Radcliffe and Rutgers in the morning race and first against Iowa in the afternoon race at the Ivy-Big Ten Double Dual ... Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that finished first at the Doc Hosea Invitational and took home the Orange Challenge Cup ... Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that finished second behind Yale and ahead of Cornell in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that finished first at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that won its heat at the Eastern Sprints … Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that came in first at the ACC Championship and earned ACC Crew of the Year … Bow-seat for the varsity 8 that finished eighth overall at the NCAA Championship … Bow-seat of first Syracuse 4- to row at the Henley Royal Regatta … The Orange 4- lost to the University of London & Leander Club in in the Town Challenge Cup by 1 ¾ lengths in the 2,112-meter race ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ...ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree.
2021-22
Fall Season: Third-seat for varsity 8 that finished eighth at the Head of the Charles … Fourth-seat for the collegiate 8+ that placed second at the Head of the Fish… Third-seat for the collegiate 4+ that finished fourth at the Head of the Fish … Sixth-seat for the open 8+ Final 1 that placed 13th at the Princeton Chase … Second-seat for the open 4+ that placed seventh at the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Two-seat for the varsity 8 that placed first in its heat at the Doc Hosea Invitational (finals where cancelled due to weather) … Two-seat for the varsity 8 that finished behind #2 Yale and ahead of Wisconsin in the morning race and beat Radcliffe in the O’Leary cup race in the afternoon at the Saratoga Duels … Two-seat for the varsity 8 that placed first in the first and third rounds, and second in the second round of the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Syracuse won the Pocock Cup, based on team scoring, at the 16-team regatta … Two-seat for the varsity 8 that placed second at the ACC Championship ... Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2020-21
Fall Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 ... Member of Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Spring Season: Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll. Competed in the second varsity eight that won the Orange Challenge Cup against Northeastern (4/10) … Sat three-seat in the varsity eight that competed at the Big Ten Invitational (4/17) … Placed third overall in the first varsity eight at the ACC Rowing Championship (5/15) … Raced to a 12th place finish in the first varsity eight at the NCAA Rowing Championship (5/30)
2019-20
Spring Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 ...
Personal: Graduated with a degree in psychology from the College of Arts and Sciences.
2023-24
Fall Season: Bow for the varsity eight that finished 13th at the Head of the Charles.
Spring Season: Six-seat in the varsity eight that placed second behind Penn and ahead of Radcliffe and Indiana in the morning session and finished first in the afternoon session against Ohio State at the ACC/Big Ten/Ivy Dual ... Six-seat in the varsity eight that placed second behind #5 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Six-seat the varsity eight that placed second, ahead of #17 Oregon State and behind #4 Cal at the UVA Invitational in Lake Montichello,Va. ... Six-seat in the varsity eight that beat #11 Penn and #16 Duke on the final day of racing at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Also at the Lake Wheeler Invite, sat six-seat in the varsity eight that came in third behind #5 Tennessee and #11 Penn and ahead of #18 Washington State, Boston University and Georgetown in the morning session and placed second behind #5 Tennessee in the afternoon race ... Six-seat in the varsity eight that won the ACC Championship in a championship record time(6:09.814) ... A member of the team that won the ACC Championship for the first time in program history ... Earned All-ACC Second Team honors... Six-seat for the varsity eight that placed eighth at the NCAA Championship, which matched the second-best finish in program history.
2022-23
Fall Season: Three-seat for varsity 8 that finished eighth at the Head of the Charles ... Three-seat for the Collegiate 8 that finished fifth at the Princeton Chase ... Bow for the women's 2 that finished second at the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that finished first against Radcliffe and Rutgers in the morning race and first against Iowa in the afternoon race at the Ivy-Big Ten Double Dual ... Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that finished first at the Doc Hosea Invitational and took home the Orange Challenge Cup ... Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that finished second behind Yale and ahead of Cornell in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that finished first at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that won its heat at the Eastern Sprints … Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that came in first at the ACC Championship and earned ACC Crew of the Year … Bow-seat for the varsity 8 that finished eighth overall at the NCAA Championship … Bow-seat of first Syracuse 4- to row at the Henley Royal Regatta … The Orange 4- lost to the University of London & Leander Club in in the Town Challenge Cup by 1 ¾ lengths in the 2,112-meter race ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ...ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree.
2021-22
Fall Season: Third-seat for varsity 8 that finished eighth at the Head of the Charles … Fourth-seat for the collegiate 8+ that placed second at the Head of the Fish… Third-seat for the collegiate 4+ that finished fourth at the Head of the Fish … Sixth-seat for the open 8+ Final 1 that placed 13th at the Princeton Chase … Second-seat for the open 4+ that placed seventh at the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Two-seat for the varsity 8 that placed first in its heat at the Doc Hosea Invitational (finals where cancelled due to weather) … Two-seat for the varsity 8 that finished behind #2 Yale and ahead of Wisconsin in the morning race and beat Radcliffe in the O’Leary cup race in the afternoon at the Saratoga Duels … Two-seat for the varsity 8 that placed first in the first and third rounds, and second in the second round of the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Syracuse won the Pocock Cup, based on team scoring, at the 16-team regatta … Two-seat for the varsity 8 that placed second at the ACC Championship ... Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2020-21
Fall Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 ... Member of Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Spring Season: Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll. Competed in the second varsity eight that won the Orange Challenge Cup against Northeastern (4/10) … Sat three-seat in the varsity eight that competed at the Big Ten Invitational (4/17) … Placed third overall in the first varsity eight at the ACC Rowing Championship (5/15) … Raced to a 12th place finish in the first varsity eight at the NCAA Rowing Championship (5/30)
2019-20
Spring Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 ...
Personal: Graduated with a degree in psychology from the College of Arts and Sciences.
Women’s Rowing NCAA Selection Show Reaction
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights | ACC Rowing Championships Prelims
Friday, May 17
Kamile Kralikaite: Olympic Qualifier
Wednesday, September 27
Highlights | Varsity 8 Grand Final - ACC Championship
Saturday, May 13
