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2025-26 Rowing Roster

Monmouth Athletics

Marissa McKenzie

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Bonner-Prendie
  • Hometown Drexel Hill, PA

Biography

2023-24 (Sophomore)
  • Team Captain
  • Part of Monmouth's Freshman/Novice 8+ boat that won a silver medal at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/11)
  • Part of the 2nd Varsity Eight boat at the CAA Championships (5/17-5/18) 
  • Fall CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll High Honors list
2022-23 (Freshman)
  • Team Captain
  • 2023 All-CAA Rowing Team
  • Earned Team Most Valuable Athlete Award
  • Helped Monmouth A place fourth in the Freshman 4+ with a time of 15:11.060 at the Navy Day Regatta
  • Placed third in the Freshman 8+ with a time of 13:47.55 at the Navy Day Regatta
  • Won a bronze medal in the Freshman 8+ with a time of 14:07.5 at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta
  • Earned a bronze medal with Monmouth A in the Freshman 4+ with a time of 15:14.0 at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta
  • Won a gold medal with Monmouth A in the Novice 4+ with a time of 7:38.37 at the Murphy Cup Regatta
  • Helped Monmouth A place first with a time of 8:18.38 in the Novice 4+ Grand Final at the Knecht Cup Regatta
  • Part of Monmouth's second place finish with a time of 7:38.53 in the Novice 8+ Grand Final at the Knecht Cup Regatta
  • Helped Monmouth A place fourth with a time of 9:02.0 in the Varsity 4+ at the Kerr Cup Regatta
  • Helped Monmouth place fourth with a time of 8:06.269 in the 3rd Varsity 8 at the CAA Championships 
Before Monmouth
  • Varsity letter winner in rowing at Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School for head coach Jonathan Lees
  • Also competed in club rowing at Fairmount Rowing Association under head coach Bill Ernst
  • 2021 MVR Award recipient and 2019 Freshman Coaches Award
  • Helped team place second at the city championships in the novice four in 2019
  • Team took second at the city championships, fifth at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta and seventh at SRAA nationals in 2021
  • Member of the National Honor Society
  • Honors / AP student
  • Received First Honors all four years of high school
Personal
  • Daughter of Christine and Michael McKenzie
  • Intends to major in marketing

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'3"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'3"
  • 2025-26Senior

    5'3"