Jordan McKeag Season 2016-17

2016-17 — Appeared in three competitions on the 1N8+ crew and two competitions on the 2N8+ crew… placed fourth (6:47.36) on the 1N8+ crew at the Big Ten Championship on May 14… placed third (7:08.60) on the 1N8+ crew against Syracuse and Princeton on April 28… defeated Ohio State on the 2N8+ crew in the morning (7:23.30) and afternoon (8:07.30) sessions of the Big Ten Double Dual on April 8… helped Iowa to a runner-up finish on the 2N8+ crew against Michigan State in the morning (7:21.78) and afternoon (7:33.72) sessions of the Double Dual on April 1…­ finished third (6:53.60) in the first heat and fourth (7:13.15) in the A Final on the 1N8+ crew at the Longhorn Invitational on March 25… placed 10th (15:43.19) on the N8 “C” crew at the Jayhawk Jamboree on Oct. 23.

Before Iowa…Played tennis…letterwinner…class president…band section leader…three time letterwinner.

Personal…daughter of Chad and Trudy McKeag…two sisters (Kelsey and Libbie).

Why Iowa…Being an Iowa native, I knew that I wanted to stay in the state and Iowa seemed like the best fit for me.

What is your favorite aspect of rowing…The amount of teamwork that is required to be successful. It takes everybody working as hard as they can to accomplish our goals.

What made you want to become a rower…I wanted to find a new way to challenge myself and be involved. When I heard that you could try-out for the rowing team. I decided to see what it was all about. I fell in love with the sport almost immediately and it continues to challenge me every day in new ways.