2015-16 Women's Rowing LT Roster

Madeline Bennett

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Seal Beach, Calif.
  • Highschool Los Alamitos

Biography

2015-16: Helped the third lightweight varsity eight row to a first-place finish at the EAWRC Sprints (May 1)... rowed seven seat for the novice collegiate eight at the Big Ten/ Big 12 Invite, placing second among the Wisconsin and Kansas openweight teams (April 23)... helped the novice eight to a third-place finish at the Knecht Cup (April 10)

High School: Rowed for two years with Long Beach Junior Crew … took first at the 2015 San Diego Crew Classic in the lightweight eight … won the lightweight double sculls and Lightweight four at the 2015 USRowing Youth National Championships.

Personal: Parents are Catherine and Brian … has a brother, Gregory … undeclared on a major

Reason for choosing UW-Madison: The school has a great lightweight rowing team, is academically challenging and has a very friendly environment.

What Wisconsin rowing means to you: Hard work and dedication. I am able to surround myself with people who are just as motivated as me and have common goals.