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University of Rhode Island

2014-15 Women's Rowing

Jess Bergen

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • High School Chariho
  • Hometown Ashaway, R.I.

Biography

2015 (senior): Rowed in the fifth seat for the Second Varsity 8 boat that placed third in its flight at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/2)... Rowed in the fifth seat for the Second Varsity 8 boat that beat Boston College and lost to Boston University (4/25)... Rowed in the third seat for the Second Varsity 8 boat at the Lake Natoma Invitational (4/11 and 4/12)... Rowed in the the fifth seat for the Second Varsity 8 boat that swept Boston University and Buffalo (4/3) and fell to Penn and Cornell (4/4) at the Nordic 9 in Ithaca, N.Y.

2014 (junior): 
Rowed in the third seat for the Second Varsity 8+ team that won its flight at the Atlantic 10 Championship to help Rhode Island place second overall in the team standings (5/4)... Rowed in the third seat for the Second Varsity 8+ team that placed third at the Dale England Cup behind No. 10 Notre Dame and No. 13 Indiana and ahead of Alabama (4/25, 4/26)... Rowed in the sixth for the Third Varsity 8+ team that won at Rutgers (4/12)... Rowed in the third seat for the Varsity 4B+ boat that beat Buffalo (4/5)... Rowed in the third seat for the Varsity 4B+ boat that lost to Massachusetts and Boston College (3/29).

2013 (sophomore):
Rowed in the second seat for the Varsity 4A+ at Yale (5/11)... Rowed in the second seat for the Varsity 4+ boat that placed first at the Atlantic 10 Championship to help Rhode Island win the team title and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship (5/4)... Rowed in the third seat for the Varsity 4B+ team that swept Boston University, Boston College and MIT (4/27)... Rowed in the second seat for the Varsity 4+ at the Clemson Invite (4/20)... Rowed in the third seat for the Varsity 4A+ team at No. 9 Brown (4/13)… Rowed in the second seat on the Varsity 4A+ team that beat Dartmouth (4/6)… Rowed in the third seat on the Varsity 4+A team that defeated Boston College, Massachusetts and George Washington (3/30).

High School: Attended Chariho High School where she competed in soccer, volleyball, basketball and track and field.

Personal: Daughter of Tom and Sue Bergen... Has a brother named John... Her cousin Ally Tinknell played basketball for Finlandia University... Majoring in elementary education and history... Interests include basketball, volleyball and baking.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2013-14Junior

    5'11"
  • 2014-15Senior

    5'11"