2022-23 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Stafford, Heather

Heather Stafford
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Hanover High School
- Hometown:
- Hanover, NH
Bio
2022-23
Fall Season: Five-seat for second varsity 8 that finished 20th at the Head of the Charles... Two-seat for the Collegiate 8 that finished fifth at the Princeton Chase... Stroke for the women's 2 that finished ninth at the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Six-seat for the second 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 ... Six-seat of the second varsity 8 that finished second at the Doc Hosea Invitational ... Six-seat of the second varsity 8 that finished second behind Yale and ahead of Cornell in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Bow-seat for the second varsity 8 that that finished third behind Penn and Duke and ahead of Boston University, Louisville and Kansas at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Four-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished second behind Brown and ahead of Radcliffe, Rutgers, Columbia and Boston University at the Eastern Sprints … Four-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished third behind Virginia and Duke and in front of Notre Dame, Miami and Clemson at the ACC Championship … Two-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished 17th at the NCAA Championship … Bow-seat of first Syracuse 8+ to row at the Henley Royal Regatta … The Orange 8+ lost to Oxford Brookes University 'C' in the 2,112-meter Island Challenge Cup race by three-quarters of a boat length ... All-ACC Academic Team.selection ...ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree.
2021-22
Fall Season: Six-seat for varsity 8 that finished eighth at the Head of the Charles … Seventh-seat for the collegiate 8+ that placed second at the Head of the Fish … Third-seat for the Collegiate 4+ that finished second at the Head of the Fish … Second- seat for the open 8+ Final 1 that placed fifth at the Princeton Chase … Third-seat for the Open Women’s 4+ that placed fourth at the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that placed first in heat one at the Doc Hosea Invitational (finals where cancelled due to weather) … Bow 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 … Seven-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 ... Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Member of All-ACC Academic Team.
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. Sat stroke-seat in the varsity four which defeated Northeastern … Stroked the first varsity four that beat three top-20 crews at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18) … Led the first varsity four at the ACC Rowing Championship which finished third (5/15) … Held stroke seat of the first varsity four to help the Orange finish 11th overall at the NCAA Rowing Championship (5/30) … Helped the Orange finish their season with a 10th place finish at NCAA’s marking it the highest finish in program history ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete.
2019-20
Spring Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 ... Member of Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … Earned ACC Honor Roll Recognition.
High school: Placed 1st in the 8+ Petite at NEIRA.
Personal: Born Heather Stafford, in Hanover, N.H. ... Daughter of Angela and Michael Stafford ... Two siblings ... Grandfather, John Stafford rowed at Yale 1954-1958 ... Father rowed at Dartmouth, 1987-1992 ...Majoring in biology and neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Fall Season: Five-seat for second varsity 8 that finished 20th at the Head of the Charles... Two-seat for the Collegiate 8 that finished fifth at the Princeton Chase... Stroke for the women's 2 that finished ninth at the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Six-seat for the second 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 ... Six-seat of the second varsity 8 that finished second at the Doc Hosea Invitational ... Six-seat of the second varsity 8 that finished second behind Yale and ahead of Cornell in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Bow-seat for the second varsity 8 that that finished third behind Penn and Duke and ahead of Boston University, Louisville and Kansas at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Four-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished second behind Brown and ahead of Radcliffe, Rutgers, Columbia and Boston University at the Eastern Sprints … Four-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished third behind Virginia and Duke and in front of Notre Dame, Miami and Clemson at the ACC Championship … Two-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished 17th at the NCAA Championship … Bow-seat of first Syracuse 8+ to row at the Henley Royal Regatta … The Orange 8+ lost to Oxford Brookes University 'C' in the 2,112-meter Island Challenge Cup race by three-quarters of a boat length ... All-ACC Academic Team.selection ...ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree.
2021-22
Fall Season: Six-seat for varsity 8 that finished eighth at the Head of the Charles … Seventh-seat for the collegiate 8+ that placed second at the Head of the Fish … Third-seat for the Collegiate 4+ that finished second at the Head of the Fish … Second- seat for the open 8+ Final 1 that placed fifth at the Princeton Chase … Third-seat for the Open Women’s 4+ that placed fourth at the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that placed first in heat one at the Doc Hosea Invitational (finals where cancelled due to weather) … Bow 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 … Seven-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 ... Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Member of All-ACC Academic Team.
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. Sat stroke-seat in the varsity four which defeated Northeastern … Stroked the first varsity four that beat three top-20 crews at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18) … Led the first varsity four at the ACC Rowing Championship which finished third (5/15) … Held stroke seat of the first varsity four to help the Orange finish 11th overall at the NCAA Rowing Championship (5/30) … Helped the Orange finish their season with a 10th place finish at NCAA’s marking it the highest finish in program history ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete.
2019-20
Spring Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 ... Member of Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … Earned ACC Honor Roll Recognition.
High school: Placed 1st in the 8+ Petite at NEIRA.
Personal: Born Heather Stafford, in Hanover, N.H. ... Daughter of Angela and Michael Stafford ... Two siblings ... Grandfather, John Stafford rowed at Yale 1954-1958 ... Father rowed at Dartmouth, 1987-1992 ...Majoring in biology and neuroscience in 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