Alex MacLeish

Position:
Player
Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Newton, Mass.

Fall 2008: Competed in two races at the Head of the Hooch...rowed on Duke’s Championship Eight boat that finished sixth at the Head of the Hooch...Paired with Sarah Couch in the Championship 2X at the Head of the Hooch and finished 10th. 2007-08: Rowed with the second varsity eight that took fourth at the ACC Championships. FALL 2007: Competed in the 4X at the Head of the Oklahoma and helped the group advance to the night sprints ... rowed in the eight that took 10th at the Head of the Hooch. PREP: A multi-sport athlete at Buckingham Browne and Nichols who was a three-year letterwinner on the rowing team ... stroked the four as a junior and senior ... led the four to an 11th place finish at the New England Interscholastic Regatta as a sophomore ... competed with Community Rowing Inc ... led the group to a first place finish in the eight at the Canadian Henley in 2006 ... took third in the US Rowing Nationals in the eight in 2005 ... also lettered in soccer and ice hockey ... was captain of the soccer team ... led the Newton Girls Soccer team to the 2007 U-19 championship in 2007 ... earned the Patricia M. Biggar Athletic Department Prize, which is awarded to the female in the graduating class that sets a high standard of leadership through her athletic accomplishment ... collected a Citation of Honor in 2004, 2006 and 2007. PERSONAL: Born Alexandra Nichols MacLeish on March 31, 1989 in Boston, Mass. ... the daughter of Roderick MacLeish and Margot Chamberlin ... has a sister, Isable, age 15 ... aunt Lydia played field hockey at Bryn Mawr College