2020-21 Rowing Roster
Roster
Kiesel, Josie

Josie Kiesel
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Deutschhaus-Gymnasium
- Hometown:
- Wurzburg, Germany
Bio
2020-21 - Team captain
Fall Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 ... Member of Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Spring Season: Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll. Sat bow-seat of the second varsity eight at the Big Ten Invitational which finished third (4/18) … Held the bow-seat of the varsity eight and helped the Orange to finish third overall at the ACC Rowing Championship (5/15) … Raced in the bow-seat of the varsity eight at the NCAA Rowing Championship which finished 12th (5/30) … Assisted in the Orange’s 10th overall finish at the NCAA’s, which marks the highest finish in program history ... Member of All-ACC Academic Team ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete.
2019-20
Fall Season: Sat in the seven seat of the varsity eight for all three fall races (Head of the Housatonic, Head of the Charles, Cornell Classic).
Spring Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 ... Member of Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Earned ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition ... Earned CRCA Scholar-Athlete Honors.
2018-19
Fall Season: Earned a seat in a varsity boat in every regatta this season for the Orange … Held the stroke seat of the Syracuse ‘A’ boat that placed first at the Cornell Fall Classic (11/3) … Sat in the stroke seat of the Champ 4+ which took third at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston (10/21) … Featured in the stroke seat of the Syracuse ‘B’ squad that took home 10th at the Head of the Housatonic in Connecticut (10/6) ... Member of Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Spring Season: Held the bow seat of the varsity eight throughout the 2019 spring season ... Placed second with the varsity eight at the ACC/Big Ten Duel (4/6) ... Won bronze with the varsity eight at the ACC Championships ... Member of Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Earned ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition ... Member of All-ACC Academic Team ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete.
2017-18
Fall Season: Member of Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Spring Season: Was featured in the 2V8 in every regatta of the season for the Orange … Held a seat in the second varsity eight at the NCAA National Championship which took home 11th … Sat in the three seat of the second varsity eight at the ACC Championship and helped the boat earn a second-place finish (5/13) … Sat in the seven seat in the 2V8 at Princeton which finished third (4/28) … Held the seven seat of the 2V8 at the Clemson Invite which won the B Final (4/14) … Sat in the seven seat in the first regatta of the season, the Doc Hosea Invitational, and helped the boat to a win over Minnesota (3/31) ... Member of Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Earned ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
Personal: Born July 1998, in Wurzburg, Germany ... Daughter of Nicole and Klaus Kiesel ... Sister to Fabienne, Sebastian, and Tom Kiesel ... All four siblings row at the national or international level ... Majoring in Sport Management in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Why Syracuse?
"Syracuse provided me the opportunity to follow my passion both on the water and in the classroom. The campus, facilities, orange school spirit, coaches, and team energy are unique."
Fall Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 ... Member of Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Spring Season: Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll. Sat bow-seat of the second varsity eight at the Big Ten Invitational which finished third (4/18) … Held the bow-seat of the varsity eight and helped the Orange to finish third overall at the ACC Rowing Championship (5/15) … Raced in the bow-seat of the varsity eight at the NCAA Rowing Championship which finished 12th (5/30) … Assisted in the Orange’s 10th overall finish at the NCAA’s, which marks the highest finish in program history ... Member of All-ACC Academic Team ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete.
2019-20
Fall Season: Sat in the seven seat of the varsity eight for all three fall races (Head of the Housatonic, Head of the Charles, Cornell Classic).
Spring Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 ... Member of Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Earned ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition ... Earned CRCA Scholar-Athlete Honors.
2018-19
Fall Season: Earned a seat in a varsity boat in every regatta this season for the Orange … Held the stroke seat of the Syracuse ‘A’ boat that placed first at the Cornell Fall Classic (11/3) … Sat in the stroke seat of the Champ 4+ which took third at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston (10/21) … Featured in the stroke seat of the Syracuse ‘B’ squad that took home 10th at the Head of the Housatonic in Connecticut (10/6) ... Member of Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Spring Season: Held the bow seat of the varsity eight throughout the 2019 spring season ... Placed second with the varsity eight at the ACC/Big Ten Duel (4/6) ... Won bronze with the varsity eight at the ACC Championships ... Member of Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Earned ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition ... Member of All-ACC Academic Team ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete.
2017-18
Fall Season: Member of Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Spring Season: Was featured in the 2V8 in every regatta of the season for the Orange … Held a seat in the second varsity eight at the NCAA National Championship which took home 11th … Sat in the three seat of the second varsity eight at the ACC Championship and helped the boat earn a second-place finish (5/13) … Sat in the seven seat in the 2V8 at Princeton which finished third (4/28) … Held the seven seat of the 2V8 at the Clemson Invite which won the B Final (4/14) … Sat in the seven seat in the first regatta of the season, the Doc Hosea Invitational, and helped the boat to a win over Minnesota (3/31) ... Member of Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Earned ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
Personal: Born July 1998, in Wurzburg, Germany ... Daughter of Nicole and Klaus Kiesel ... Sister to Fabienne, Sebastian, and Tom Kiesel ... All four siblings row at the national or international level ... Majoring in Sport Management in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Why Syracuse?
"Syracuse provided me the opportunity to follow my passion both on the water and in the classroom. The campus, facilities, orange school spirit, coaches, and team energy are unique."
Women’s Rowing NCAA Selection Show Reaction
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights | ACC Rowing Championships Prelims
Friday, May 17
Kamile Kralikaite: Olympic Qualifier
Wednesday, September 27
Highlights | Varsity 8 Grand Final - ACC Championship
Saturday, May 13