Nora Collins

2009: Coxswain on the First Varsity Women’s boat, which took second place in the New England Championships grand final, beating Trinity by a half-a-second for the silver medal as well as raising the bar for future Bates crews by setting a new record of 6:58.086…. The First Varsity boat again came in second in the grand final for the NCAA Division III Women’s Rowing Championships, finishing behind Williams with a time of 6:30.77 and more than five seconds before third place Trinity I, leading the team to an overall second place finish in the Division III of the NCAAs, as well as the best showing by any Bates team ever at an NCAA championship.

2008: Coxswain on the First Varsity Women’s boat, which took third place in the New England Championships grand final in early May (6:53.348) and third place, the following weekend, at the ECACs grand final, finishing in 6:57.118 on the 2,000-meter course…. The First Varsity crew also won the petite finals at the NCAA Women’s Rowing Championship in late May (7:07.47), helping their team to an overall fifth-place finish in the Division III of the NCAAs. 

Bates Academic Honors/Activities: Writer for the Bates Student newspaper…Bates Dance Festival….Tour Guide/Special Events Tourgide Coordinator.

High School: National Honors Society President…. Lettered in Rowing four years, and Soccer one year…. Honorable Mention All-Met Coxswain 2007…Team Captain 2006-2007.