2024-25 Lightweight Rowing Roster

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Lightweight Rowing Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Vicky Opitz

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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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  • Assistant Coach (Varsity Openweight) & Recruiting Coordinator

    Meg Gibson

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  • Assistant Coach (Openweight)

    Chris Lalande

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  • Assistant Coach (First Year/Novice Openweight)

    Katelyn Bartos

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

    Chris Clark

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Lightweight Rowing Support Staff

  • 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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  • Assistant Equipment Manager

    Kari Vriesema

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  • Sports Operations Coordinator

    Tracey Rosenfeld

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2024-25 Lightweight Rowing Roster
Name Yr. Hometown
Mckenna Beltz Jr. Lake City, Minn.
Emma Bottensek Fr. Neenah, Wis.
Payton Bradford Fr. Oconomowoc, Wis.
Audra Chesny Fr. Pewaukee, Wis.
Abbey DiChiara So. Blue Bell, Pa.
Liliana Elliott Fr. Vero Beach, Fla.
Meghan Fairley So. Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Hannah Fineberg Fr. Rye, N.Y.
Melanie Fink Fr. New Glarus, Wis.
Anika Hanson So. Minneapolis
Georgia Harlow So. Corte Madera, Calif.
Mia Hartley So. Acton, Mass.
Daisy Hester Jr. Bethesda, Md.
Adeline Hinkie Jr. Edina, Minn.
Miya Lee Fr. Wilton, Conn.
Romy McCarthy So. Rutherford, N.J.
Charlotte Mirzaian Jr. Madison, N.J.
Olivia Moore Sr. Elkhorn, Wis.
Alex Palmberg Fr. Lake Forest, Ill.
Olivia Palmberg Fr. Lake Forest, Ill.
Frankie Park So. Portland, Ore.
Evelyn Payne Sr. Minneapolis, Minn.
Margot Quist So. Chicago
Sarah Rab Sr. Skillman, N.J.
Becca Rasmussen Fr. Philadelphia
Emilie Rochon Jr. Muskego, Wis.
Elsa Rolfs Fr. Pleasantville, N.Y.
Claire Rulyak Fr. Seattle
Shannon Saccomando Fr. Buffalo, N.Y.
Ella Springer So. St. Louis
Estelle Stout Fr. Dallas
Payton Tonnos Jr. Farragut, Tenn.
Sophie Vande Slunt So. Waupun, Wis.
Victoria Villani Fr. Miami
Eleanor Vogel So. Appleton, Wis.
Maggie Wagner Jr. Bloomington, Minn.
Rianne Wagner Sr. Wilmette, Ill.
Gracie Walker Sr. Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
Libby Walker So. Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
Jame Wild So. St. Louis, MO.
Charlotte Wise So. St. Paul, Minn.

Lightweight Rowing Coaching Staff

Lightweight Rowing - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Vicky Opitz Vicky Opitz Head Coach
Hodge Habibovic head shot Hadzo "Hodge" Habibovic Assistant Coach (Varsity Lightweight)
Mary Anderson Mary Anderson Assistant Coach (First Year/Novice Lightweight) & Recruiting Coordinator
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)
Katelyn Bartos Katelyn Bartos Assistant Coach (First Year/Novice Openweight)
Chris Clark Director of Rowing (Men's and Women's)

Lightweight Rowing Support Staff

Lightweight Rowing - Support Staff
Image Name Title
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
Kari Vriesema Assistant Equipment Manager
Tracey Rosenfeld Tracey Rosenfeld Sports Operations Coordinator

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Lightweight Rowing Coaching Staff

Lightweight Rowing Support Staff