UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Sue Ela
- Induction:
- 2011
- One of the Founding members of UW-Women's Rowing Club in 1972
- Member of the 1975 National Championshp Varsity Eight(First National Championship for the Newly Established UW Women's Athletics Department)
- Co-Coached the Varsity Eight to the National Championship in 1986 with Assistant Jane Ludwig
- Junior Varsity Eight Boat also won a National Title in 1986
- Returned as Interm Head Coach for Spring 2004, during with this Women's Openweights made their first NCAA Championship appearance since 1999
- Varsity crews finished in the top four nationally 12 times
- Varsity Eight crews were undefeated at 26-0 at the Midwest Rowing Championship; Won two titles at Eastern Sprints, the San-Diego Crew Classic, and the Head of the Charles
- Won the Camden County Freeholder Women's overall points trophy at the 1997 IRA Regatta
- Won the Sprague Trophy for overall team performance at the 1996 Collegiate National Championship with all boat medalling
- Won 2005 World Masters' Games title rowing in Women's Eight on 30th Anniversary of first school National Title with same lineup
- 2008 Inductee into the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Hall of Fame
- Coach of the First US National Women's Lightweight Team that won gold at the 1981 Canadian Henley Rowing Championship
- UW Rowing's 'Woman of the Year' in 1989
- 1977 - 79 Assistant Rowing Coach
- 1979 - 97 Women's Rowing Coach
- 1995 Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges (EAWRC) Coach of the Year
- Ladies Plate Collegiate Eight Champion at Women's Royal Henley in 1995
- Coached Ten Olympians and 13 National Team Members
- Inducted into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame in 2001



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