2025-26 Women's Lightweight Rowing Roster

Caroline Burchette

Caroline Burchette

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Wynnewood, Penn.
  • Height:
    5-8
  • High School:
    Lower Merion

Summary

Biography

AWARDS
  • IRA Lightweight Double National Champion (2024)
  • Eastern Sprints Champion (2024)
  • HOCR Women’s Championship 2x Bronze Medalist (2023) 
AS A JUNIOR IN 2024-25
Stroke seat in the Lightweight Championship Double that was first among collegiate crews and 12th overall in 19:13.923 at the Head of the Charles Regatta (Oct. 20) … Three seat in the Varsity 8+ that triumphed over Boston College in 7:12.4 in the spring opener (March 22) … Three seat in the Varsity 8+ that was second in a photo finish against MIT’s openweight crew (March 29) … Three seat in the Varsity 8+ that took down Bates in 6:54.4 with a nearly 20-second margin of victory (April 5) … Three seat in both the Varsity 8+ and Lightweight 8+ that respectively won the Ann Harris Smith Memorial Trophy in 6:40.43 and the Danielle Kousoulis Memorial Trophy in 6:44.30 at the Knecht Cup (April 12-13) … Three seat in the Varsity 8+ that regained the Beanpot title over Radcliffe and MIT with a time of 7:03.5 (April 19) … Three seat in the Lightweight 8+ that triumphed over Stanford in 7:02.0 at Redwood Shores (April 27) … Three seat in the Lightweight 8+ that earned a bronze medal at the Eastern Sprints (May 4) … Three seat in the Lightweight 8+ that finished fourth in the nation at the IRA National Championship Regatta (May 31 to June 1).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023-24
Stroke seat in the Lightweight Double that won the Grand Final in 7:35.007 and the national title at the IRA National Championship Regatta (June 1-2), becoming the fourth BU crew to earn gold in the entry … Earned bronze in the Women’s Championship Doubles, becoming the first Terrier crew in program history to medal in the event, at the 58th Head of the Charles Regatta (Oct. 21) … Three seat in the Varsity 4 that defeated MIT (March 30) … Three seat in the Varsity 4 that toppled Boston College (April 7) … Stroke seat in BU’s “A” Double that won its heat while posting the fastest time of any Doubles crew (7:45.41) at the Knecht Cup (April 14) … Stroke seat in BU’s “A” Double that beat Harvard-Radcliffe (April 20) … Stroke seat in BU’s “A” Double that defeated Princeton at the Eastern Sprints (May 5) to help BU capture the Konrad Ulbrich Team Trophy … Stroke seat in the Double that defeated Stanford at Redwood Shores (May 12) … Stroke seat in the Championship Lightweight Double that competed in the Henley Women’s Regatta (June 21-23), advancing to the quarterfinal round of the Haslam Trophy bracket.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022-23
Stroke seat in the Lightweight Championship 4 “B” crew that was ninth at the Head of the Charles … Three seat in the Second Varsity 8 that finished first and seven seat in the 3V/Novice 8 that placed second in the spring opener against Boston College (March 25) … Five seat in the Second Varsity 8 that defeated all three Bates crews (April 2) … Bow seat in the 2x “A” crew that was third in the race vs. Harvard-Radcliffe (April 8) … Stroke seat in the 2x “A” crew that placed third and two seat in the Second Varsity 4 that earned silver at the Knecht Cup (April 15-16) … Bow seat in the Lightweight 2x “A” crew that was third at the Eastern Sprints (April 30) … Stroke seat in the Collegiate 2x that captured gold in the Grand Final with a time of 7:44.215 at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 12-13).

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Also rowed for the Conshohocken Rowing Center club program ... Competed for Team USA in the BLW 4x at the U23 World Championships in July of 2022 ... Competed in the 2022 Henley Women's Regatta as a senior, reaching the quarterfinals of the Bea Langridge Trophy for the Junior 4x ... Top-five finishes in the Stotesbury Cup (Senior 4x - third place), Philadelphia City Championship (Varsity 4x - second place), and USRowing Mid-Atlantic Championship (Youth 1x - third place) as a senior as well ... 2021-22 Lower Merion Crew team captain ... Winner of the Lower Merion High School Best All-Around Athlete Award, crew team's Dorfman Leadership Award, and crew team's Tom McGovern Grit and Determination Award ... Won gold in the Lightweight 2x at the Scholastic National Championships as a junior ... Took silver in the Open Varsity 2x (Philadelphia City Championships) and Lightweight 2x (Stotesbury Cup) that same year ... Also competed in varsity volleyball.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Patty and Brett Burchette ... Has one sibling, Owen ... Member of the National Honor Society and made the USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll during her senior year of high school ... Enrolled in Sargent College majoring in Nutritional Sciences at BU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'8"
  • 2025-26Senior

    5'8"