Rowing

Head Coach: Joe McCarrie

Varsity Assistant Coaches: Sabrina Pauli, Samantha Szlachta '22, Katie Ernst '19

Learn to Row Coaches: Allison Hoffmann

COLLEGE RECRUITERS:

Please contact Coach Joe McCarrier at jmccarrie@merion-mercy.com.

🏆 Medal Performances (Recent Years)

2025:

Varsity 8+ - Bronze at City Championships
Second 8+ A - Bronze at City Championships
Freshman 8+ - Bronze at City Championships

2024:

Varsity 8+ - Gold at Navy Day Regatta
2024 Manny Flick Brigantine Cup Winners

2023:

Varsity 4+ - 6th at USRowing Youth Nationals in B Final
Varsity 4+ - Gold at Navy Day Regatta
Varsity 4+ - Bronze at City Championships
Varsity 4+ - Bronze at the USRowing Mid-Atlantic Youth Championships

2022:

Varsity 4+ - Bronze at USRowing Youth Nationals in B Final
Varsity 4+ - Gold at City Championships
Varsity 4+ - Silver at Stotesbury Cup Regatta
Varsity 4+ - Silver at USRowing Mid-Atlantic Youth Championships
Second 8+ - Silver at City Championships
Freshman 8+ - Silver at City Championships
Lightweight 4+ - Gold at Scholastic Nationals
Freshman 8+ - Silver at City Championships
Freshman 8+ - Silver at the USRowing Mid-Atlantic Youth Championships
Freshman 8+ - Silver at Stotesbury Cup Regatta

🏅 National-Level + Prestigious Regatta HighlightS

Head of the Charles (2024):

• Four boats—including an alumnae entry—competed in Boston
• Alumna Grace O’Connor ’24 (Yale) helped set a course record

SRAA Nationals (2022):

• Lightweight 4+ – Gold

USRowing Youth Nationals (2019):

• Lightweight 4+ – Gold
• Advanced to Henley Women’s Regatta in the UK

🎓 College Recruitment Success

Merion Mercy sends more than half its senior rowers to D1 programs. In just the past few years, athletes have continued rowing at top programs such as:

• Yale University
• Brown University
• The University of Texas
• University of Notre Dame
• Georgetown University
• Cornell University
• Boston College
• Rutgers University
• Bucknell University
• George Washington University
• Syracuse University
• Boston University