2017-18 Women's Lightweight Rowing Roster

Delanie Rybacki

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Otis, Mass.
  • Highschool Monument Mountain

Biography

High School: Captained track and field team … competed in high jump, triple jump, 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles … won Impact Athlete Honors on the Massachusetts Track and Field team … heptathlon participant … finished an undefeated triple jump season … top scorer at the Berkshire county championships for two years … placed ninth in the 100-meter hurdles at the Central Massachusetts State Championship … was a competitive dancer for 16 years ... team won 2016 national title in New York

Personal: Parents are Kendra and John Rybacki … has a brother, Austin … member of Air Force ROTC … intends on majoring in nursing

Reason for choosing UW-Madison: I chose Madison because it is one of the best college towns and has amazing athletics and academics. When I visited, it felt like home.

What Wisconsin rowing means to you: The Wisconsin rowing team feels like my second family. It is such a good feeling to be a part of a team like this and to be able to excel alongside my fellow teammates.