2020-21 Women's Rowing Roster

Samantha Manfreda 2019-20 Women's Rowing Roster


Height 5-8
Class Senior
Hometown Bethel, CT
Samantha Manfreda - Women's Rowing - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A SENIOR (2020-21)

  • Raced in the Irish 2V4 at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/13-14) and took home a first place finish in the Sunday morning competition
  • Raced in the Irish second varsity four and defeated Louisville in a competition in Indianapolis (3/27)
  • Sat in the Irish 3V4 in two races at the Big Ten Invite (4/17-18), placing third and second respectively
  • Raced in the Irish 3V8 that placed fifth in the Grand Final at the ACC Championship (5/14-15)

AS A JUNIOR (2019-20): 

  • The 2019-20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18) AND SOPHOMORE (2018-19): 

Year Event Boat Cox Heat Place Time Opponents
2017-18 Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational 3V8 2 of 4 6:42.900 Tennessee, Minnesota, Clemson
2017-18 Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational 3V8 2 of 3 6:50.072 Virginia, Miami
2017-18 vs. Ohio State, Michigan State 4V8 2 of 3 7:10.06 Ohio State, Michigan State
2018-19 Cardinal Invite Varsity 4 2 of 3 6:26.561 Louisville, Alabama
2018-19 Cardinal Invite Varsity 4 2 of 3 6:17.501 Wisconsin, Clemson
2018-19 Cardinal Invite Varsity 4 1 of 3 6:24.242 Tennessee, Miami
2018-19 Lake Natoma Invite Second Varsity 4 2 of 3 7:35.05 Stanford, Sacramento State
2018-19 Lake Natoma Invite Second Varsity 4 3 of 3 7:11.3 Stanford, California
2018-19 Dale England Cup Varsity 4 2 of 3 8:37.16 Indiana, Michigan State
2018-19 Longhorn Invitational Varsity 4 4 of 4 7:40.420 Texas, USC, Indiana
2018-19 Longhorn Invitational Varsity 4 4 of 4 7:43.634 Oklahoma, USC, Oregon State
2018-19 ACC Championship First Varsity 4 3 of 4 7:27.767 Duke, Clemson, North Carolina
2018-19 ACC Championship First Varsity 4 5 of 6 7:39.756 Duke, Syracuse, Virginia, Clemson, Miami

 

HIGH SCHOOL: 

  • Earned 10 letters combined in three different sports at the Taft School – Lacrosse (four), basketball (four) and soccer (three).
  • A Founders League basketball all-star in 2016.
  • Earned the Rusty Davis Soccer Award at the Taft School in 2016.
  • Helped the Taft lacrosse team to a regional runner-up finish in 2017, earning Western New England all-star honors.

PERSONAL:

  • Brother Bob (2013) and father Robert (1982) are both graduates of the University of Notre Dame.
  • Daughter of Robert and Carolyn Manfreda, with brothers Bob and Nick and sister Kristin.
  • Enrolled in the College of Engineering and the College of Arts and Letters with a double major in computer science and Spanish.