Career Accolades
- Pac-12 Champions- Team (2022)
- Two-time Pac-12 Champion- Varsity Four (2021), Third Varsity Eight (2022)
- NCAA Championship Runner-Up- Team (2021)
- Two-time NCAA Championship Runner-Up- Second Varsity Eight (2021)
- CoSIDA Academic First Team All-American (At-Large) (2022)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 team (At-Large) (2022)
- NCAA Elite 90 Award recipient (2021)
- Four-Time CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2021)
- Pac-12 All-Academic First Team (2019)
- Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
- Stanford Athletic Board Conference Athlete of the Year (2021)
As a 5th Year (2021-22) • Pac-12 Champion (Team, Third Varsity Eight)
- CoSIDA Academic First Team All-American (At-Large)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 team (At-Large)
- CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Led the Cardinal to victory in the 3 seat at the Head of the Charles
- Rowed in the stroke seat with the varsity four in two wins at the Pac-12 Invite
- Rowed in the stroke seat with the varsity four in three top finishes at the Big-10 Invite
- Helped team and third varsity eight to a conference title at the Pac-12 Championships, the Cardinal’s first since 2014, as the 6 seat
As a Senior (2020-21) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team, Second Varsity Eight) • Pac-12 Champion (Varsity Four)
- NCAA Elite 90 Award recipient
- CRCA National Scholar Athlete
- Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Stanford Athletic Board Conference Athlete of the Year
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor of Roll
- Rowed in the 3 seat with the varsity four in a sweep over Cal at the Big Row
- Rowed in the 3 seat with the varsity four in wins over USC and UCLA in Los Angeles
- Helped varsity four win Pac-12s, and team to second place as the stroke
- 4 seat with second-place varsity eight at NCAAs, helping Stanford take second place overall
As a Junior (2019-20)
- CRCA Scholar-Athlete
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Placed third overall and first among collegiate teams in the championship eights at the Head of the Charles
- Most of season canceled
As a Sophomore (2018-19)
- CRCA Scholar-Athlete
- Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
- Member of the second varsity eight, which placed fourth at NCAA Championships and second at Pac-12 Championships
As a Freshman (2017-18)
- Member of the second varsity eight, which placed seventh at NCAA Championships and third at Pac-12 Championships
International Competition
- Member of the 2016 U.S. junior national team, competing in the varsity eight in the 2016 World Rowing Junior Championships
Prior to Stanford
- 2017 graduate of Staples High School in Connecticut
- Competed for Saugatuck Rowing Club, where she was voted USRowing's 2016 Fan's Choice Junior Rower of the Year
- Rowed in the varsity eight with the club the last two years
- Saugatuck twice won the gold medal in the varsity eight at the Head of the Charles Regatta
- Undefeated in varsity eight races, and helped Saugatuck win gold at the San Diego Crew Classic and the national championships three times (2015-17)
Personal
- Born in Westport, Conn.
- Daughter of Gerry and Debbie
- Has two siblings, Kelsey and Brendan
- Sister, Kelsey, is a Stanford teammate
- Mother, Debbie, was a four-time All-American on the Stanford synchronized swimming team
- Grandfather, Butch Brear, played basketball and baseball at Stanford
- Father rowed and played squash at Hobart
- Grandfather, Gerald McGinley, was an All-American football player at Penn
Why Grace McGinley Chose Stanford
- “I chose Stanford because of the flexibility surrounding declaring a major and paths of study, since I wanted to make sure that I'd be able to learn about anything I discovered that I really enjoyed. I also liked that the team was small enough that I would be able to come in and make a difference, but strong enough that I would be pushed to do more than I ever thought I could.”