2015-16 Merrimack College Women's Rowing Roster

Lydia Staschke

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Guilford, Conn.
  • High School/Prep (Previous College) Guilford
  • Major Elementary Education

Biography

2015-16: New England Rowing Championships All-Scholar Award … Seventh seat on the Varsity 8s unit … Third Seat on Merrimack’s top Varsity 4+ boat … Started the season with a second-place showing at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta (10/10) … First four Varsity Fours races resulted in either first or second-place finishes, including victories at the UMass Lowell Invitational (4/16) and Northeast-10 Cup (4/23)

2014-15: Rowed as the Third Seat on Merrimack's nationally ranked Varsity 4s boat in the spring ... Took home three first-place finishes ... Ranked second at the Knecht Cup to begin the spring ... Ended the year with a thrilling second-place finish at the Dad Vail Regatta, winning the silver medal with the team's fastest time of the season

2013-14: Member of the shorthanded Varsity 8 squad that resiliently won the NE-10 Championship (4/26) for the second straight year with a time of 7:32 seconds … Rower for the 5th-place Merrimack “A” team that finished with a time of 8:11.78 at the Knecht Cup Regatta (4/13).

Before Merrimack: Four-year field hockey and rowing team member at Guilford H.S. ... Led the rowing team to a sixth-place finish as a freshman ... Led the rowing team to a 6-1 record as a senior.

Personal: Born September 25, 1994 ... Daughter of Keith and Wendy Staschke ... Has four siblings, Wesley, Leah, Rece and Leirion ... Elementary Education major at Merrimack.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

  • 2013-14Sophomore

  • 2014-15Junior

  • 2015-16Senior