2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster

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Women's Rowing Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Vicky Opitz

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  • Assistant Coach (Varsity Openweight) & Recruiting Coordinator

    Meg Gibson

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  • Assistant Coach (Openweight)

    Chris Lalande

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  • Coaching Assistant (First Year/Novice Openweight)

    Sophia Vitas

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  • Assistant Coach (Varsity Lightweight)

    Hadzo "Hodge" Habibovic

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  • Assistant Coach (First Year/Novice Lightweight) & Recruiting Coordinator

    Mary Anderson

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  • Director of Rowing (Men's and Women's)

    Chris Clark

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Women's Rowing Support Staff

  • Olympic Strength and Conditioning Doctoral Fellow

    Austin Powell

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  • Assistant Equipment Manager

    Kari Vriesema

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  • Rigger

    Max Schumitsch

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  • Rigger

    Tom Martell

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  • Athletic Trainer

    Tricia De Souza

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  • Athletic Trainer

    Dana Friske

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  • Director of Meditation Training

    Chad McGehee

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  • Training Table Dietitian

    Jensen Skinner

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  • Assistant Director of Brand Communications

    Paul Capobianco

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  • Sports Operations Coordinator

    Tracey Rosenfeld

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2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster
Name Yr. Hometown
Meredith Aiyenero Fr.
Carly Banker Jr. Portland, Ore.
Addison Bauer So. Loveland, Colo.
Kylie Beauchamp Jr. St. Louis
Cassidy Bradley Fr.
Madison Branse So. Pleasant Hill, Calif.
Lauren Braun Sr. Oshkosh, Wis.
Valerie Champagne So. Brookfield, Wis.
Adeline Chvala Fr.
Alena Colwin Fr.
Marian Cracraft Sr. Greenwich, Conn.
Clara Dahlman Fr.
Madeline Dempsey Fr.
Alice Drummond Fr.
Campbell Dunn Gr. Madison, Wis.
Caitlyn Farrell Fr.
Grace Fragakis Sr. Petaluma, Calif.
Celia Fujita So. Fairfax Station, Va.
Kira Funk Sr. Martinez, Calif.
Tristen Gallo Sr. Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Piper García Hall So. Middleton, Wis.
Ashley Grancorvitz So. Marshfield, Wis.
Lilia Graves So. Milwaukee
Megan Gruber Fr.
Sophia Gruenling Sr. Marshfield, Wis.
Emma Hefner Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich.
Ava Heinz Jr. Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Madelyn Hoeye Fr.
Beatrice Javaherian Fr.
Hanna Johnson Jr. Evansville, Wis.
Maggie Johnson So. River Falls, Wis.
Ethan Jones Fr.
Aliza Korman Gr. Burnsville, Minn.
Daphne Koutsoukos Sr. Commack, N.Y.
Veronika Kovalkova Fr.
Hanna Kügler Jr.
Gwyneth Kumm Fr.
Kaisa Lindfors So. St. Paul, Minn.
Sofia LoSavio Fr.
Josie Marsho Fr.
Emma Mathison Fr.
Amelia McCarthy Fr.
Eva McKinley Sr. Ridgefield, Conn.
Elsa Miller Fr.
Bella Moore Jr. Washington, D.C.
Cecilia Moran Fr.
Jordan Morrissey Gr. Milwaukee
Anna Mueller Sr. Madison, Wis.
Cassie Nemecek So. Minnetrista, Minn.
Jamie Nick So. Shoreview, Minn.
Naomi Oberweger So. Greenwich, Conn.
Ryleigh O'Donoghue Jr. Detroit
Leah Pereira Fr.
Olivia Pettey Fr.
Faith Potter Fr.
Chloe Powell Gr. Menlo Park, Calif.
Summer Rake Fr.
Julia Rangel Fr.
Josie Reeve Sr. Stevens Point, Wis.
Anika Salaniwal Fr.
Amelia Sasanfar Fr.
Ruby Scheuing Fr.
Kathleen Schwar Fr.
Kylie Silus Jr. Chaska, Minn.
Alex Spies Sr. Iowa City, Iowa
Madison Stack Sr. Collingswood, N.J.
Elizabeth Stocking Fr.
Daniella Swedenborg Fr.
Jacki Szelagowski Sr. Green Bay, Wis.
Anne Thornton Sr. Glencoe, Ill.
Talia Tonn Fr.
Audrey Vogel Fr.
Joanna Wells Fr.
Eloise Wetzel Fr.
Kendall Witt Jr. New Berlin, Wisc.
Reghan Ziegler Fr.

Women's Rowing Coaching Staff

Women's Rowing - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Vicky Opitz Vicky Opitz Head Coach
Meg Gibson Meg Gibson Assistant Coach (Varsity Openweight) & Recruiting Coordinator
Chris Lalande of the Wisconsin rowing team during team portrait day Friday October 28, 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin.Photo by Tom Lynn/Wisconsin Athletic Communications Chris Lalande Assistant Coach (Openweight)
Sophia Vitas head shot Sophia Vitas Coaching Assistant (First Year/Novice Openweight)
Hodge Habibovic head shot Hadzo "Hodge" Habibovic Assistant Coach (Varsity Lightweight)
Mary Anderson Mary Anderson Assistant Coach (First Year/Novice Lightweight) & Recruiting Coordinator
Chris Clark Director of Rowing (Men's and Women's)

Women's Rowing Support Staff

Women's Rowing - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Austin Powell, Strength & Conditioning Austin Powell Olympic Strength and Conditioning Doctoral Fellow
Kari Vriesema Assistant Equipment Manager
Chris Schumitsch Max Schumitsch Rigger
Tom Martell Rigger
Tricia DeSouza sports medicine 2018 Tricia De Souza Athletic Trainer
Dana Friske, athletic trainer at Wisconsin Athletics sports medicine Dana Friske Athletic Trainer
Wisconsin Badgers 2024 Volleyball headshot of Athletic Trainer Kristen Walker, Aug. 29, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (Photo by David Stluka/Wisconsin Athletic Communications) Chad McGehee Director of Meditation Training
Jensen Skinner, Dietitian, Performance Nutrition Jensen Skinner Training Table Dietitian
Paul Capobianco Paul Capobianco Assistant Director of Brand Communications
Tracey Rosenfeld Tracey Rosenfeld Sports Operations Coordinator

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