2017-18 Women's Lightweight Rowing Roster

Jennifer Whitehill

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Greenwich, Conn.
  • Highschool Greenwich

Biography

Awards: Academic All-Big Ten (2017, 2018) ... 2017 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

2017-18: Placed seventh at the IRA National Championships while sitting five seat with the lightweight eight (June 3) ... rowed five seat at Eastern Sprints with the lightweight eight and took third (April 29) ... won first place with the open eight sitting five seat at the SIRA Regatta (April 22) ... took fourth place at Knecht Cup with the lightweight eight as the five seat (April 14) ... rowed seven seat with the lightweight eight at the Frozen vs Sunshine Regatta and took fourth place (March 31) ... 2018 Academic All-Big Ten Honoree

2016-17: Placed second at the Eastern Sprints with a lightweight four (April 30) … swept Grand Valley State University in three races with the second lightweight eight (April 23) … raced in the collegiate eight that placed second at Head of the Rock (Oct. 9) … rowing in a collegiate pair with Kate Ruffalo, took first place at Head of the Rock in a time of 17 minutes, 12.751 seconds … 2017 Academic All-Big Ten … 2017 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

2015-16: Rowed with the lightweight four that won the EAWRC Sprints (May 1)... four seat for the collegiate four that placed third at the Big Ten/ Big 12 Invite (April 23)... two seat for the second lightweight eight that won the Charles River Lightweight Invitational (April 17)...bow seat in the second collegiate eight that placed fourth at the Knecht Cup (April 10)... 2016 Academic All-Big Ten honoree

2014-15: Rowed six seat for second lightweight eight that placed third at EAWRC Sprints (May 3) ... two seat for second lightweight eight that placed second at Boston Round Robin (April 19) ... bow seat for lightweight eight that placed third at Milwaukee River Challenge (Sept. 20) 

High School: Four-time letterwinner in rowing ... elected 2013-14 varsity captain ... took first place in the women's youth varsity lightweight eight at the 2013 Head of the Fish ... placed third while rowing bow in the women's youth varsity eight at the 2013 Head of the Housatonic and Head of the Riverfront ... took first place as bow seat in the women's youth varsity lightweight pair at the 2014 Mercer Lake/ISA Sculling Championships ... placed third in bow seat in the women's youth varsity lightweight eight at the 2014 Mercer Lake/ISA Sculling Championships ... took third place in the women's junior lightweight boat at the 2014 Connecticut Indoor Rowing Championships

Personal: Parents are Arlene and Jeff Whitehill ... major is elementary education

Reason for choosing UW-Madison: "First and foremost, I chose to come to UW-Madison to get a great education. I also wanted to be part of an elite team of rowers in the Big Ten Conference and compete at the highest level. When I saw all the support from the school, including the world-class rowing facilities, I was sold."

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2016-17Junior

    5'5"
  • 2017-18Senior

    5'5"