International
- Competed with the New Zealand squad at the 2011 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Amsterdam, collecting a silver medal in the Eight
2013-14 (Senior)
- CRCA Pocock First Team All-America
- Pac-12 Athlete of the Year
- All-Pac-12 team
- CRCA West All-Region first team
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
- Member of the varsity eight
- Placed sixth at the NCAA Championships after winning both the heat and semifinal races
- Won gold in the varsity eight to help Stanford claim its first Pac-12 Championship
- Recorded a win over No. 2 Cal for the first time since 2009, while handing the Golden Bears its first loss of 2014
- Earned victories over No. 4 USC and No. 9 Notre Dame at the Lake Natoma Invitational
- Finished second in two races at the Oregon State Classic
- In dual races at the Pac-12 Challenge, defeated No. 16 Louisville while losing to No. 3 Virginia
- Took a loss in the 1V8 in a rematch against No. 9 USC
- Recorded a third place finish in the Championship 8+ at the Head of the Lake
2012-13 (Junior)
- Recorded a fourth-place finish in the I Eight Petite Finals at the NCAA Championships
- Posted a fifth-place finish in the I Eight at the PAC-12 Championships
- Defeated Syracuse in a morning dual race and placed first in a five-team afternoon competition as part of the I Eight at the Oregon State Classic
- Won all three races with the Cardinal I Eight at the PAC-12 Women’s Challenge
- Came away with a third place finish in the Cardinal I Eight at the Lake Natoma Invitational
- Raced to a ninth-place finish in the Championship Eights at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston in a time of 17:10.135
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
2011-12 (Sophomore)
- Took the year off to train with New Zealand women's four for the 2012 Olympics
- Was final cut for the women's four lineup
2010-11 (Freshman)
- Member of All-Pac-10 rowing team
- CRCA first-team All-American
- Chosen to CRCA All-West Region second team
- Won bronze at the NCAA Championships and silver at the Pac-10 Championships with the Cardinal I Eight
- Recorded an undefeated weekend at the Lake Natoma Invitational
- Started the spring helping the Stanford I Eight defeat Virginia and UCLA at the PAC-10 Challenge
- Won the Head of the Oklahoma as the Cardinal Eight crossed the finish line nearly 17 seconds ahead of the next boat and finished second in the 500-meter sprint showcase
- In the championship eight division, placed ninth at the Head of the Charles
- Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention
High School
- A 2009 graduate of Rangi Ruru Girls' School in Christchurch, N.Z.
- Rowed for Rangi Ruru for four years
- Also rowed for Southern RPC Rowing Team from 2008-09
- Rows for various New Zealand national teams
- Won four gold medals at the 2008 New Zealand National Rowing Championships (U18 Eight, U18, Four, U18 Pair, U18 Quad)
- Competed in the women's coxless four at the 2008 Junior World Championships in Linz, Austria
- Won four golds at the 2007 New Zealand National Schools Regatta (U18 Eight, U18 Four, U18 Quad, U17 Four)
- Captured two golds (U16 Four, U16 Eight), a silver (U18 Eight) and a bronze (U18 Pair) at the 2006 New Zealand National Schools Regatta
- Three-time winner of Rangi Ruru's Rowing Cup for Best Erg Score (2006-08), two-time winner for Elite Rowing Award (2007-08), and one-time winner of Most Outstanding Oarswoman (2008)
- Earned Canterbury Secondary Schools Zonta Awards for Outstanding Team of Sportswomen (2008 - U18 Eight, 2007 - U18 Four) and Outstanding Female Athlete (2008)
- School earned New Zealand Star Trophy in 2006
Personal
- Born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Parents are John and Kathryn Dawson
- Has one sibling, Sam
- Majoring in psychology