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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

2022-23 Women's Rowing Roster

Alfonso Mirabal
Margaret Dotson
Margaret Dotson
Kyrin Mayfield
Christopher Elwell
Christopher Elwell
Christopher Elwell

Megan Byrne

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • High School Our Lade of Mercy Academy
  • Hometown Baldwin, N.Y.
  • Major Aerospace Engineering

Biography

• 2023 SSC Co-Boat of the Year (Varsity 8)
• 2023 All-Sunshine State Conference
• 2022 All-Sunshine State Conference

• 2021 CRCA/Pocock Second Team All-American 

2022-23 (Senior): Received All-Sunshine State Conference honors…competed as the coxswain in a team-high 20 races, 15 of which were with Varsity 8, the SSC Co-Boat of the Year…gathered nine wins…accumulated a gold and two silver medals…part of the SSC Boat of the Week three times…defeated defending MAAC champions Jacksonville (Oct. 29) in a dual in Eights (24:38.7)…began the spring with a dual victory in Eights (7:06.7) over Rollins (Mar. 4)…also defeated the Tars in Fours (7:59.4)…downed Barry (Mar. 11) twice in Eights with times of 7:19.5 and 7:20.1…once again bested the Buccaneers at home (Mar. 25) in Eights (7:42.6)… earned a silver medal in Fours (7:38.16) and Eights (6:53.39) at the FIRA Championships (Apr. 1), aiding the program to its third-straight top-2 placement in the overall standings at the event…set a program-record time of 6:14.680 in the Eights time trial at SIRA (Apr. 15)…won in Eights (6:48.8) at the SSC Championship (Apr. 28) for the first time in program history to help the Eagles repeat as conference champs…part of the first-place DII Eight boat (6:50.379) at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 13)…assisted the Eight boat to a fourth-place result at the NCAA II Championship (7:30.265).

2021-22 (Junior): Selected to the All-Sunshine State Conference Team…placed ninth overall in Fours at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 24) with a 19:56.787…grabbed a fourth-place result in Championship 4+ at the Head of the South (Nov. 13) with a 17:48.5…also finished in the same position in Championship 8+ (16:20.0)…earned a runner-up placement in Varsity 8 (6:47.9) and non-NCAA II Varsity 4 (7:55.3) at the Tars Regatta (March 5)…took second in two races in a double dual at Stetson (March 12) against Jacksonville (6:48.7) and the Hatters (6:51.3)…stopped the clock at 7:04.2 (2nd) in Varsity 8 and 7:57.4 in Open Varsity 4 (3rd) at Florida Tech (March 19)…helped the Eagles win an overall FIRA (April 2) title with a victory in Varsity 4 (7:30.20) and runner-up in Varsity 8 (6:44.55)…recorded an eighth-place finish in Varsity 8 (7:15.19) at SIRA (April 16)…assisted ERAU in claiming its first SSC Championship (April 22) by placing second in Varsity 8 (7:37.5)…picked up a bronze medal in Varsity 8 (6:40.555) at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 14)…fourth-place finish in Varsity 8 (7:16.699) at the NCAA II National Championship (May 28) aided the Eagles in placing third overall, the best national result in program history.
 
2020-21 (Sophomore): Named to the CRCA/Pocock All-American Second Team…nabbed first win of the season at the FIRA Championship (April 3) in the Varsity Eight with a 7:50.29…followed up with a second-place finish in Varsity Eight (7:12.20) at the Stetson Invitational (April 10)…clocked in at 7:12.3 to finish second again in Varsity Eight during the Sunshine State Conference Championships (April 23)…aided the Eagles in reaching the NCAA II Championships (May 29) in Varsity Eight where she finished fourth (7:00.62).
 
2019-20 (Freshman): Earned a 16th-place result in the Women’s Collegiate Fours race at the prestigious 55th Head of the Charles Regatta with a time of 19.20.308 (Oct. 20)…finished second in the V4+ 3200m race at the Hatter Invitational in 12:35.7 (Oct. 26)…helped the Freshman Novice 4+ boat to a win over Jacksonville University in 20:09.9 at the Head of the South (Nov. 9)…defeated a pair of JU boats in the V4+ race at the Jacksonville Dual, winning the event in 8:25.9 (March 7)…subsequently earned SSC Boat of the Week honors on March 9 for the performance at the Jacksonville Dual.

Prep: Graduated from Our Lady of Mercy Academy in 2019…named to the Girls Athletic Association All-Academic Team in each of the three sports seasons – crew in fall and spring and track & field in winter…member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society…MVP of FRC Robotics Team 6746 for 2019 season.

Personal: Born in Oceanside, New York…daughter of Michael and Denise Byrne…majoring in Aerospace Engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2021-22Junior

    5'2"
  • 2022-23Senior

    5'2"