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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks

Hall of Fame

Renee Hykel

Biography

Hykel rowed for the Hawks from 1998 to 2001 and became one of the nation's top female rowers as a five-time member of the United States National Team... A native of Haverford, Pa., she joined the Hawks' crew as a walk-on and would go on to serve as the team captain as a senior... She helped SJU's Varsity 8 to a gold medal in the 2000 Kerr Cup and was the Hawks' MVP in 2001... With the U.S. National Team, Hykel participated every year at the World Championships from 2003 to 2006, and also competed for the U.S. Olympic Team at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.