Jackie Zoch (2020) | UW Athletic Hall of Fame

UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Wisconsin Rowing 1975, 1976
1976 Olympian – bronze medalist in the eight (first Olympics with women’s rowing), becoming one of the first three Badger women to win an Olympic medal
Member of the 1975 national championship varsity eight
Stroked the varsity eight to 1976 Eastern Sprints Championship
Member of the 1975 and 1976 U.S. National team
Won a gold medal at the Head of the Charles with Vesper Boat Club in 1977
Elected to the U.S. Olympic Women’s Rowing Committee for four years
Returned to rowing in 1996 and competed in the Masters national, international and world competitions
Won 18 gold medals at national, internal and world regattas from 1996-2007, including four World Championships
Spent 10 years on the Board of Directors for the Head of the Charles
Founder of the Lake Purdy Rowing Association in Birmingham, Alabama
Inducted into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame in 2015
Inducted into the USRowing Hall of Fame in 2016
Inducted into the International Rowing Foundation Hall of Fame in 2016
Inducted into the Madison East High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017