Meredith Rubin
Senior
McLean, Va./ Langley HS
At Delaware: Three-year letterwinner and one of team's top rowers • one of seven seniors on the squad • has competed in 18 events in her career, all with the Varsity Eights crew • 2010 Season: Competed in five events for the Varsity Eights crew • led the team to a third place finish at Saint Joseph's/Drexel tri meet • team finished 14th at the Knecht Cup • registered a fifth place finish at the Colonial Athletic Associatin Championships • finished sixth at the ECAC Championship meet • took home eighth place at Dad Vail • Colonial Athletic Association Academic Honor Roll • 2009 Season: Earned second letter and received team UD Alumni Association Most Valuable Player Award • named to Collegiate Rowers Coaches Association National Scholar-Athlete Squad • competed in all six competitions with the Varsity Eights crew • team placed second at the Kerr Cup, fourth at the Colonial Athletic Association championships, sixth in the finals at the Knecht Cup, and fifth in the semifinals at the Dad Vail Regatta • 2008 Season: Member of Varsity Eights boat that finished third at the Lake Wheeler Invitational in 7:44.8 and third at the Kerr Cup/CAA Championships in 7:24.58 • Varsity Eights also placed third at the quad-meet with Saint Joseph’s, Lehigh and Drexel in 5:58.1, and was third at the tri-meet with George Mason and Bucknell in 7:25.98.
High School: Four-year letterwinner on swimming and rowing teams at Langley High School • served as team captain as a junior and senior for rowing team, and as a senior for swimming team • earned 2007 swimming Coaches Award • earned 2004 and 2007 rowing Coaches Award • led Langley to a second place finish at the 2005 Virginia State Rowing Championships in the Senior Fours event and placed fourth at the 2005 Nationals in the Junior Fours • member of a boat that advanced to the finals of the Stotesbury Cup • member of English Honor Society • participated in Student Government Association • A/B honor roll student • earned McLean Citizens Teen Character award.
Personal: Meredith Frances Rubin • daughter of Michael and Jill Rubin • has an older sister and brother • honor student as a leadership major at Delaware with minors in human development and family studies • father is a dentist • has worked as an intern with ING Direct • shares team's Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) representative duties with Lauren Kanaskie and shares SAAC President duties with Greta Gibboney of the volleyball team • has volunteered at dog shelters • represented Delaware at 2009 NCAA Division I Regional Leadership Conference in Atlanta in October, 2009.
