University of Miami Athletics

Aaliah Dawson

position

Rower

Class

Senior

Hometown

Melbourne, Australia

High School

Wesley College

Instagram

@aaaallliiiaaahhh

Aaliah Dawson - Rowing - University of Miami Athletics

Career Honors

  • ACC Crew of the Week (1v8 – April 2, 2024)
  • 2024 All-ACC Academic Team
  • All-ACC 1st Team
  • 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
  • 2022 CRCA National Scholar
2023-24 (Junior)
  • Earned a spot on the All-ACC Academic Team
  • Named 1st Team All-ACC
  • Competed with the 1v8 boat for the entirety of the season
  • Turned in a time of 6:35.5 at the Lake Dexter Invite against No. 20 Oregon State and Washington State March 23
  • Helped the Canes to a first place time in the second heat of the 1v8 at the Sunshine State Invite with a mark of 7:06.34
  • Brought Miami to a first place time and big points at the finals of the Sunshine State Invite with a time of 6:3369, defeating Iowa, Tulsa, UCF, Boston College, Michigan State, UNC and Drexel
  • Crossed the line first at the Lake Natoma Invite in the morning session (6:43.1), defeating Sacramento State (6:46.8) and LMU (6:50.3)
  • Defeated UCLA in the afternoon session at the Lake Natoma Invite in Sacramento, posting a mark of 6:52.7
  • Posted a top-three time on the first day of the Lake Wheeler Invite, finishing in 6:51.613 to defeat Boston College, Tulsa and Kansas
  • Closed Lake Wheeler with a top-three mark of 6:42.570, defeating Alabama, Iowa and Boston
  • Set a program record with a mark of 6:34.427 in the first varsity eight grand final at the ACC Championships
2022-23 (ASophomore)
  • Member of All-ACC Academic Team
  • Competed in the 1v8 for the entirety of the season
  • Rowed the V8 – A Boat to a first-place finish at the Head of the Indian Creek in a time of 13:36.54
  • Competed in the C Pair boat at the Head of the Black Warrior River, finishing eighth in a time of 19:45.50
  • Helped the 1v8 to a first-place showing against Stetson, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:34.2
  • Participated in Miami’s scrimmage against Rochester as a member of the V8 – A Boat
  • Placed first in the 1v8 in a quad-race against Jacksonville, UCF and UConn with a time of 6:52.70
  • Propelled the 1v8 to a second-place finish in the Grand Final of the Sunshine State Invite, finishing in a time of 6:31.15
  • Competed in the 1v8 at the Michigan State Invite, finishing first in both heat races, highlighted by a 6:36.10 time in heat two
  • Rowed the 1v8 to its fastest 2,000-meter time of the season at the Lake Wheeler Invite, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:27.971 in heat two of the first round
  • Placed fourth in the ACC Championship 1v8 Grand Final with a time of 6:34.211
2021-22 (Freshman)
  • Competed in both the 2v8 and the 1v8
  • Helped the 1v8 to a first-place finish (7:09.100) against Jacksonville and Stetson (3/25)
  • Placed second in the 1v8 petite finals of the Sunshine State Invite (6:40.77)
  • Switched to the 2v8 for the remainder of the season
  • Crossed the finish line sixth in a time of 6:48.270
  • Tallied a first-place finish against UCF with a 6:56.700 finish time, a full nine seconds ahead of the Knights
  • At the Lake Wheeler Invite, finished seven-tenths of a second behind 11th-ranked Duke (6:46.532)
  • Placed fourth out of 16 boats in the second round of the Lake Wheeler Invite
  • Finished third in the 2v8 heat race (6:53.238) at the ACC Championship to earn a spot in the grand final
  • Placed fourth in the ACC Championship grand final with a time of 6:36.624