2019-20 Women's Rowing Roster

Madeleine Robinson

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Centerville, Iowa
  • Highschool Centerville High School

Biography

High School: Competed in three years of volleyball, one year of basketball and one year of swimming … earned three varsity letters freshman, junior and senior years (2015, 2017 and 2018) in volleyball … earned one varsity letter freshman year (2015) in basketball and was a part of the Bluegrass conference championship team … earned one varsity letter in 2017 for swimming

Personal: Parents are Gregg and Ayrond … has a brother, Alexander … father is a psychologist and mother is a paper-worker … grandfather Bernard Losching was a part of the Wisconsin men’s rowing team … overcame genetic knee issues that were a safety hazard and after multiple surgeries had a full recovery: “Better than I’ve ever been before or ever thought possible.” … earned the Nancy Newlin Neumon STEM scholarship … intended major in microbiology

Why Wisconsin: Research/scientific programs and opportunities. Long distance from home.

What Wisconsin rowing means to you: It means delving into something new, igniting a new passion and becoming a part of a family.