Olivia Coffey

Olivia Coffey

Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Watkins Glen, N.Y.
High School: Phillips Academy Andover
House Affiliation: Currier

Freshman • 2008
Spent entire rookie spring in the varsity eight ... Helped the Black and White win the petite final, place seventh in the varsity eight and finish ninth in the team standings at the NCAA Championships ... Contributed to third-place varsity eight and team finishes at the EAWRC Sprints ... Aided in win in the Beanpot (against Boston University, Northeastern and Boston College) and two Charles River Challenge victories, first against Dartmouth, Syracuse and Texas and later in the day against Dartmouth and Notre Dame ... Captured Rowlands Cup, Allen-DeWolfe Trophy and O’Leary Cup with the wins against Northeastern, Boston University and Syracuse, respectively ... Also defeated Cornell and third-ranked Virginia.

Before Harvard
Played hockey and was a member of the varsity crew all three years at Phillips Academy Andover ... Also played soccer and basketball freshman year at Watkins Glen High ... Hockey captain senior year ... Member of the crew that finished second at the Women’s Henley Regatta senior year ... Recipient of the Phelps Award at Academy ... Attended Junior National Selection Camp for crew in Spring 2006 ... German Award recipient ... Played ice hockey for six years for the Syracuse Stars, winning five N.Y. state titles and finishing third twice at the national championships ... Participated in the Navy ROTC program.

Personal
Father stroked the Northeastern crew in 1972 and 73 and received a silver medal in the 1976 Olympics in the pair ... Mother is a 1979 graduate of the Harvard Business School ... Older sister, Laurie, rowed and played basketball at Navy ... Second-oldest sister also rowed at Navy.