2022-23 Rowing Roster
Sydney VanAuken
- Position:
- Coxswain
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Baldwinsville, N.Y.
- High School:
- Charles W. Baker
2022 (Jr.)
- One of the Coxswains for WVU's Rowing Team
- Earned CRCA Scholar Athlete Honors
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- Coxswain for the 2V8+ boat that competed at the Big 12 Conference Championships
- Coxswain for the 2V8+ boat that finished first in their individual heat and second in the finals at the George Mason Invitational, racing on the Occoquan Reservoir at Sandy Run Regional Park in Fairfax Station, Virginia
- At the Knecht Cup Regatta on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was the Coxswain for the 2V8+ boat that placed second in their preliminary heat and fourth in the finals
- Handled the Coxswain position for the 2V8+ boat that won its morning heat and placed sixth in the final, competing at the Murphy Cup Regatta on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2021 (So.)
- Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association's Scholar Athlete Team
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- Participated in WVU's six Regattas, including three exhibitions
- Member of the WVU's 2nd Varsity 8+ boat that competed at the Big 12 Conference Championships
- Was on the 2nd Varsity 8+ boat that won the finals at the George Mason Invitational
- Member of WVU's 2nd Varsity 8+ boat that won its race at the Robert Morris Invitational
2020 (Fr.)
- Season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
High School
- Was the coxswain for coach Chris Ludden at C.W. Baker High
- Also was a member of the Chargers Rowing Club under coach Dave Cusano
- Member of Varsity 4 squad which finished 7th at SRAA Nationals
- Helped lead the Varsity 4 to straight state championships
- Member of the Varsity 8 that finished second at the state championships as a senior
- Member of the National Honor Society
Personal
- Daughter of Stephen and Joanne VanAuken
- One of three children (1 sister)
- Majoring in management information systems
- Sister, Alyssa, rowed at Robert Morris
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- WVU's Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
A Conversation with Wren Baker
Monday, December 05
Life as a Mountaineer - Kileigh Lade
Sunday, May 01
Life as a Mountaineer - Jessica Woy
Thursday, May 06
Rowing 101
Tuesday, February 09
