2017-18 Women's Lightweight Rowing Roster
Biography
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten (2017)
2016-17: Placed second at the IRA National Championships with the lightweight four (June 4) … raced two seat in the second lightweight eight that placed first at the Eastern Sprints (April 30) … swept three races against Grand Valley State University with the second lightweight eight (April 23) … rowed five seat with the second lightweight eight that placed second at the Knecht Cup (April 9) … placed fourth at Head of the Rock with a collegiate eight (Oct. 9) … also rowed in a pair at Head of the Rock, placing fourth … 2017 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2015-16: Raced to a silver-medal finish at the 2016 IRA National Championships in the double sculls (June 4-5)... rowed two seat for the second lightweight eight that won the EAWRC Sprints (May 1)... placed second and third at the Big Ten/ Big 12 Invite with the second collegiate eight (April 23)... two seat for the first lightweight eight that placed third at the Charles River Lightweight Invite (April 17)
High School: Earned MVP for two of the three years of high school rowing ... won the 2015 San Diego crew classic in JV eight ... champion in the 2015 southwest regional championships in JV eight ... placed fifth at 2015 Nationals in Sarasota, Florida ... runner up in the 2014 southwest regional championships in JV eight ... was a part of the cross country team… a member of Walnut Creek Aquanauts synchronized swimming team… 2012 national champion in synchronized swimming…
Personal: Daughter of Sakiko Saiga ... has four siblings, Peter, Willie, Andrew, and Ash ... major is kinesiology
Reason for choosing UW-Madison: "Lightweight rowing program and my major."
What Wisconsin rowing means to you: "Hard work, commitment, dedication, determination."
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