Alison Carey
Alison Carey
  • Height:
    5'7"
  • Year:
    2020
  • Hometown:
    San Diego, Calif.
  • High School:
    Francis W. Parker
  • Position:
    P/S
  • Major:
    Environmental Studies

Bio

Collegiate Career Honors:

  • 2x NIRC All-Academic Team (2018, 2019)
  • 2x NEWMAC Women's Rowing Academic All-Conference (2018, 2019)

2019-2020 (Senior):

  • Rowed in the Women's Collegiate 8+ 'B' to finish 20th at the Head of the Charles.
  • Spring season cancelled.

2018-2019 (Junior):

  • Rowed in the Third Varsity 8+ to finish first in the NEWMAC Championship.
  • Rowed in the Third Varsity 8+ to finish third in the New England Rowing Championships.
  • Rowed in the Third Varsity 8+ to finish 5th in the finals of the National Invitational Collegiate Regatta.

2017-2018 (Sophomore):

  • Rowed in the Women's Collegiate 8+ 'B' to finish 20th at the Head of the Charles.
  • Rowed in the Second Varsity 8+ to finish first at the Seven Sisters Championship.
  • Rowed in the Fourth Varsity 8 to finish first at the NEWMAC Championships.
  • Rowed in the Fourth Varsity 8+ to take home silver at the New England Rowing Championships.
  • Rowed in the Varsity 4+ to finish second at the National Invitational Collegiate Regatta.

2016-2017 (First Year):

  • Rowed in the Novice 8 to take home first in the Seven Sisters Championships.
  • Rowed in the Third Varsity 8+ to finish second at the NEWMAC Championships.
  • Rowed in the Novice 8+ that took home gold at the National Invitational Rowing Championships.

Before Wellesley: Attended Francis W. Parker School in San Diego... graduated with Honors in 2016... played JV Tennis, Varsity Basketball and Varsity Lacrosse for the first two years of high school before picking up rowing... spent one year on Novice Crew before joining the Varsity team at ZLAC.

Personal: Daughter of Brenton and Elizabeth Carey... born in Exeter, New Hamphire... has three siblings, Ian, Olivia and Emily... chose to attend Wellesley to follow in the footsteps of her grandmother, Phyllis Carey, Class of 1946... has two mini labradoodles named Jordan and Saco. Her mother, Elizabeth Carey, rowed varsity crew for two seasons at the University of Minnesota.