2022-23 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster

Heather Stafford
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Hanover High School
- Hometown:
- Hanover, NH
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.
13th Annual Evening at Ten Eyck Recap
Thursday, October 09
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