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2020-21 Women's Rowing Roster

Olivia Atkins

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Carmel Catholic
  • Hometown North Barrington, Ill.
  • Custom1 Varsity

Biography

2020-21 (Senior)
• Named the 2021 Arthur Ashe Jr. Women's Crew Athlete of the Year
• Named to 2021 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar First Team
• Coxswain in the Dayton 2V8+ in a 500m race vs. Eastern Michigan. Flyers placed second of three boats in 1:59.36
• Coxswain for the Flyers 2V8+ that advanced to the grand final at the Mason Invitational by taking second in its heat in a time of 6:51.7, beating out Duquesne and George Mason. Dayton was fourth in the grand final in 7:29.8
• Coxswain for Dayton's 2V8+ that won its race over Duquesne  in a time of 6:16.0, while the Dukes crossed in 6:23.7 in a dual meet 
• Coxswain for Dayton's 2V8+ that won the Atlantic 10 Championship Petite Final in 8:00.378
• Named to the 2020-21 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll 

2019-20 (Junior)
• No spring season due to COVID-19
• Named a 2020 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar

2018-19 (Sophomore)
• Novice 8+ B finished third out of four at the Bald Eagle Collegiate Invitational
• JV8+ won bronze with a time of 7:20.203 at SIRA
• Advanced to the grand final and took sixth place with a time of 7:35.54 at the A-10 Championships
• Named to University of Dayton Dean's List for Fall 2018

High School
  • Played softball and basketball in the ESCC high school conference
Personal
  • Daughter of Kevin and Deborah Atkins
  • Has two siblings: Mark and Joe
  • Majoring in Spanish Education

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'5" 117 lbs
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'5" 117 lbs
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'5" 117 lbs