2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster

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Women's Rowing Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Vicky Opitz

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  • Associate Head Coach (Varsity Openweight)

    Jim Mitchell

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  • Assistant Coach (Varsity Openweight) & Recruiting Coordinator

    Meg Gibson

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  • Assistant Coach (First Year/Novice Openweight)

    Katelyn Bartos

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  • Coaching Assistant (First Year/Novice Openweight)

    Sophia Vitas

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

    Chris Clark

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  • Coaching Assistant-Lightweight

    Chris Lalande

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Women's Rowing Support Staff

  • Olympic Strength and Conditioning Doctoral Fellow

    Austin Powell

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  • Assistant Equipment Manager

    Kari Vriesema

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  • 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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  • Director of Meditation Training

    Chad McGehee

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  • Training Table Dietitian

    Jensen Skinner

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  • Assistant Director of Brand Communications

    Paul Capobianco

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  • Sports Operations Coordinator

    Tracey Rosenfeld

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2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster
Name Yr. Hometown
Tiana Alfsen So. Kaneohe, Hawaii
Tassneem Arafa Jr. Alexandria, Egypt
Anna Ardito Gr. Mahtomedi, Minn.
Carly Banker Fr. Portland, Ore.
Kat Bauer Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich.
Kylie Beauchamp Fr. St. Louis
Grace Belson Gr. Stevens Point, Wis.
Alexis Benton Sr. Medford, Ore.
Lauren Braun So. Oshkosh, Wis.
Julia Brunetti Fr. Santa Rosa, Calif.
Nora Byrne Sr. Shorewood, Wis.
Fiona Campbell Jr. Washington, D.C.
Mara Cassidy Jr. Vancouver, Wash.
Sarah Chan Sr. Manhasset, N.Y.
Nora Clements Jr. Chicago
Jaclyn Copeland Fr. Carmel, Ind.
Caitlin Cowan Sr. Los Angeles
Marian Cracraft So. Greenwich, Conn.
Bridget Daab Fr. Summit, N.J.
Aiva Dahlby Fr. Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Celeste Dailey Fr. Middleton, Wis.
Kendra Davis Gr. Oshkosh, Wis.
Lauren Davis Fr. Chatham, N.J.
Julia DiNapoli Gr. Northford, Conn.
Campbell Dunn Gr. Madison, Wis.
Ruby Flynn Fr. Racine, Wis.
Morgan Forbes Jr. Wausau, Wis.
Grace Fragakis So. Petaluma, Calif.
Kira Funk So. Martinez, Calif.
Tristen Gallo So. Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Harper Goshin Fr. Glen Rock, N.J.
Sophia Gruenling So. Marshfield, Wis.
Jordyn Hanacik Sr. Okauchee, Wis.
Lizzy Hanemann Sr. Bridgewater, N.J.
Myckala Hansen Fr. Sheboygan, Wis.
Emma Hefner Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich.
Ava Heinz Fr. Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Amani Hendricks So. St. Louis
Morgan Jensema Sr. Hortonville, Wis.
Sabrina Kestnbaum-Cook Fr. Washington D.C.
Tatum Korb Jr. Los Gatos, Calif.
Aliza Korman Jr. Burnsville, Minn.
Daphne Koutsoukos So. Commack, N.Y.
Olivia Kust Fr. De Pere, Wis.
Eliza Lacoursiere Jr. Green Bay, Wis.
Kayden LaMont Fr. Rush City, Minn.
Josefina Laznickova Sr. Prague, Czech Republic
Clara Leimkuhler Fr. Haddonfield, N.J.
Natalie Leuty Fr. Andover, Minn.
Talia Lunken So. Baltimore, Md.
Charlotte Lynch So. Libertyville, Ill.
Ana Magana Campos Jr. Sevilla, Spain
Kylie Magnus Jr. Fitchburg, Wis.
Katelyn Mamrick Jr. Greer, S.C.
Haley Mayer Fr. Neenah, Wis.
Eva McKinley So. Ridgefield, Conn.
Olivia Meskan Fr. Sherrard, Ill.
Lindsey Meyer Sr. Tampa, Fla.
Adriennne Mongeon Fr. Lakeville, Minn.
Bella Moore Fr. Washington, D.C.
Devon Moriarty So. Hingham, Mass.
Jordan Morrissey Jr. Milwaukee
Georgia Morrow Sr. Minnetonka, Minn.
Macy Mosner Jr. Lancaster, Pa.
Anna Mueller So. Madison, Wis.
Ryleigh O'Donoghue Fr. Detroit
Sophia Ortega Jr. Philadelphia
Ella Peterson So. Hollandale, Wis.
Ella Pierce So. Sacramento, Calif.
Darya Pronina Jr. Waunakee, Wis.
Josie Reeve So. Stevens Point, Wis.
Jordan Roethel So. Rice Lake, Wis.
Evelyn Schauer Jr. Watertown, Wis.
Jadyn Schensky Jr. Madison, Wis.
Kylie Silus Fr. Chaska, Minn.
Elise Sime Fr. St. Michael, Minn.
Ellie Smith So. Victoria, Minn.
Alex Spies So. Iowa City, Iowa
Madison Stack So. Collingswood, N.J.
Jacki Szelagowski So. Green Bay, Wis.
Sky Teegen Gr. Crystal Lake, Ill.
Tatum Thielman Fr. Stevens Point, Wis.
Anne Thornton So. Glencoe, Ill.
Aria Torretta Fr. Miami
Melina Ung Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Kate Walseth Fr. Hudson, Wis.
Kate Walsh Fr. Monona, Wis.
Avery Walz Fr. Rochester, Minn.
Sophia Williams Fr. Nashville, Tenn.
Kendall Witt Fr. New Berlin, Wisc.
Avery Wright Sr. Stillwater, Minn.
Oona Zilavy Jr. Seattle, Wash.
Mara Zwicker So. Berkeley, Calif.

Women's Rowing Coaching Staff

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

Women's Rowing Support Staff

Women's Rowing - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Austin Powell, Strength & Conditioning Austin Powell Olympic Strength and Conditioning Doctoral Fellow
Kari Vriesema Assistant Equipment Manager
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
Wisconsin Badgers 2024 Volleyball headshot of Athletic Trainer Kristen Walker, Aug. 29, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (Photo by David Stluka/Wisconsin Athletic Communications) Chad McGehee Director of Meditation Training
Jensen Skinner, Dietitian, Performance Nutrition Jensen Skinner Training Table Dietitian
Paul Capobianco Paul Capobianco Assistant Director of Brand Communications
Tracey Rosenfeld Tracey Rosenfeld Sports Operations Coordinator

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