2017-18 Merrimack College Women's Rowing Roster

Jess Khoury

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bay Shore, N.Y.
  • High School / Prep (Previous College) St. John the Baptist
  • Major Accounting

Biography

2017-18:

  • Completed her four-year career as Merrimack’s primary coxswain
  • Raced in Merrimack’s top Varsity Fours crew in every one of its competitions
  • Competed in the Head of the Charles (10/22), River Hawks Challenge (4/21), NE10 Challenge (4/28) and NERC (5/5) and the Dad Vail Regatta (5/11-12)
  • Guided the Warriors to three top-three finishes including medal-winning performances to close the year at the NERC and Dad Vail

2016-17:

  • Continued her role as Merrimack's top-flight coxswain during the Warriors' Varsity Fours & Eights events
  • Competed in all eight races, directing the Warriors' fours crew to three top-three finishes
  • Steered Merrimack to three victories overall
  • Guided the Warriors to the 11th-best time at the Head of the Charles Regatta, Merrimack's best-ever finish in the nationally renown regatta 

2015-16:

  • Coxswain on Merrimack’s Varsity 4+ unit and on the Warriors regionally ranked 8s boat
  • Part of two first-place finishes at the UMass Lowell Invitational (4/16) and the Northeast-10 Cup (4/23)
  • Guided the Warriors to second place in the Varsity Eight Division II Petite Final at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/10)

2014-15:

  • Coxswain for Merrimack's nationally ranked Varsity 4s boat
  • Three first-place finishes in the spring at the UMass Lowell Invitational, NE-10 Cup and New England Championships
  • Finished in second at the Knecht Cup, while also taking the silver medal at the Dad Vail Regatta in the Division II/III Varisty 4s event

Before Merrimack: Attended St. John the Baptist and was a member of the rowing team … Four-year member of the varsity rowing team … Was captain her senior year ... Won the 2nd Year Varsity Award as a sophomore and the All Academic Award as a junior ... Competed for the St. John the Baptist D.H.S. Cougar Crew Team ... Also recruited by Marrietta, Assumption, Miami, Temple

Personal: Born April 27, 1996 … Daughter of Richard and Victoria Khoury … Has one sister, Amanda … Accounting major at Merrimack.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Senior