2015-16 Rowing Roster
Roster
McQuay, Saydee

Saydee McQuay
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Tabor Academy
- Hometown:
- North Dartmouth, Mass.
Bio
At SU
2017 Soladay Award Winner, highest honor presented to a Syracuse senior student-athlete...2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Postgraduate Scholarship recipient ... Member of the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
2017 Season
Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award honoree … All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team selection ... Part of the first varsity eight boat in five events ... From the second seat, helped the first varsity eight to a third-place showing at the ACC Championship (5/14) ... Held the second seat of the first varsity eight that beat Iowa and Pennsylvania (4/29) ... Second seat of the first varsity eight that finished in fourth place at the Clemson Invite (4/23), earning ACC Crew of the Week plaudits ... Sat in the second seat of the first varsity eight that won the O'Leary Cup against Harvard (4/15), notching ACC Crew of the Week accolades ... Seventh seat in the first varsity eight that claimed the Kittel and Orange Challenge Cups at the Doc Hosea Invite (4/2) with victories against Northeastern and Pennsylvania, earning ACC Crew of the Week honors.
2016 Season
Recieved CRCA Scholar-Athlete ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award recipient … All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team honoree … Part of the first varsity eight crew in every races of the season … From the second seat, helped the first varsity eight to a 12th-place showing at the NCAA Championship (5/29) … Second seat in the first varsity eight that notched a bronze medal at the ACC Championship (5/14) … Held the fourth position of the first varsity eight that defeated Michigan State (4/23) … From the fourth seat, helped the first varsity eight claim the O’Leary Cup for the first time since 2001 with a win against Harvard at the Clemson Invite (4/17) ... Sat in the second seat in the first varsity eight that captured the Kittell Cup against Boston University at the Doc Hosea Invite (4/3).
2015 Season
Earned CRCA Scholar-Athlete ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award honoree … Member of the second varsity eight crew for all four events … Second seat in the second varsity eight that placed fourth at the ACC Championship (5/16) … Sat in the second seat of the second varsity eight that defeated Michigan and Michigan State (4/25), earning ACC Crew of the Week accolades … Fifth seat in the second varsity eight that tallied two third-place performances at the Clemson Invite (4/19) … Held the fifth position of the second varsity eight that defeated Northeastern and Penn at the Nordic Nine (4/2).
2014 Season
Part of the first varsity four boat in four races … Sat in the fourth seat of the second varsity eight that took home runner-up honors at the ACC Championship (5/17) … Third seat of the first varsity four that defeated Duke at the Monticello Invitational (4/26) … From the third seat, helped the first varsity four earn the top time of the weekend at the Clemson Invite (4/20), earning ACC Crew of the Week accolades … Sat in the third seat of the first varsity four that defeated Boston University and Minnesota (4/6) … Third seat of the first varsity four that won against Northeastern and Penn (4/5).
High School
Placed fifth at the 2012 and 2013 NEIRA Championship in the first varsity eight ... Received the Coach's Award 2013 ... Placed sixth at 2011 NEIRA Championship in second varsity eight ... Placed sixth at 2010 NEIRA Championship in the third varsity eight.
Personal
Born May 1995 ... Daughter of Edward and Linea McQuay ... Has one sister, Haylee.
2017 Soladay Award Winner, highest honor presented to a Syracuse senior student-athlete...2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Postgraduate Scholarship recipient ... Member of the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
2017 Season
Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award honoree … All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team selection ... Part of the first varsity eight boat in five events ... From the second seat, helped the first varsity eight to a third-place showing at the ACC Championship (5/14) ... Held the second seat of the first varsity eight that beat Iowa and Pennsylvania (4/29) ... Second seat of the first varsity eight that finished in fourth place at the Clemson Invite (4/23), earning ACC Crew of the Week plaudits ... Sat in the second seat of the first varsity eight that won the O'Leary Cup against Harvard (4/15), notching ACC Crew of the Week accolades ... Seventh seat in the first varsity eight that claimed the Kittel and Orange Challenge Cups at the Doc Hosea Invite (4/2) with victories against Northeastern and Pennsylvania, earning ACC Crew of the Week honors.
2016 Season
Recieved CRCA Scholar-Athlete ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award recipient … All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team honoree … Part of the first varsity eight crew in every races of the season … From the second seat, helped the first varsity eight to a 12th-place showing at the NCAA Championship (5/29) … Second seat in the first varsity eight that notched a bronze medal at the ACC Championship (5/14) … Held the fourth position of the first varsity eight that defeated Michigan State (4/23) … From the fourth seat, helped the first varsity eight claim the O’Leary Cup for the first time since 2001 with a win against Harvard at the Clemson Invite (4/17) ... Sat in the second seat in the first varsity eight that captured the Kittell Cup against Boston University at the Doc Hosea Invite (4/3).
2015 Season
Earned CRCA Scholar-Athlete ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award honoree … Member of the second varsity eight crew for all four events … Second seat in the second varsity eight that placed fourth at the ACC Championship (5/16) … Sat in the second seat of the second varsity eight that defeated Michigan and Michigan State (4/25), earning ACC Crew of the Week accolades … Fifth seat in the second varsity eight that tallied two third-place performances at the Clemson Invite (4/19) … Held the fifth position of the second varsity eight that defeated Northeastern and Penn at the Nordic Nine (4/2).
2014 Season
Part of the first varsity four boat in four races … Sat in the fourth seat of the second varsity eight that took home runner-up honors at the ACC Championship (5/17) … Third seat of the first varsity four that defeated Duke at the Monticello Invitational (4/26) … From the third seat, helped the first varsity four earn the top time of the weekend at the Clemson Invite (4/20), earning ACC Crew of the Week accolades … Sat in the third seat of the first varsity four that defeated Boston University and Minnesota (4/6) … Third seat of the first varsity four that won against Northeastern and Penn (4/5).
High School
Placed fifth at the 2012 and 2013 NEIRA Championship in the first varsity eight ... Received the Coach's Award 2013 ... Placed sixth at 2011 NEIRA Championship in second varsity eight ... Placed sixth at 2010 NEIRA Championship in the third varsity eight.
Personal
Born May 1995 ... Daughter of Edward and Linea McQuay ... Has one sister, Haylee.
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