2024-25 Lightweight Rowing Roster

Elsa Rolfs

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Pleasantville, N.Y.
  • Highschool Byram Hills High School
  • Instagram elsa.rolfs

Biography

High School: Attended Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York … athlete for RowAmerica Rye for over two years and competed at two national championships for the team

Personal: Parents are Melinda and Mark … has one sister, Lilian … major is undecided

Why Wisconsin: I chose UW-Madison because of the dedication to both athletic and academic performance. I fell in love with the school and campus as soon as I visited and knew it was a place where I could grow as an individual and an athlete. 

What Wisconsin rowing means to you: As a shorter athlete, competing in high school had its struggles which makes me particularly grateful for the opportunity to continue to compete here at Wisconsin. I've always been passionate about my love for rowing, and I am lucky to be able to pursue that love on Lake Mendota, and with these people.