2024-25 Women's Rowing Roster

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Women's Rowing Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Vicky Opitz

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  • Assistant Coach (Varsity Openweight) & Recruiting Coordinator

    Meg Gibson

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  • Assistant Coach (Openweight)

    Chris Lalande

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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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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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2024-25 Women's Rowing Roster
Name Yr. Hometown
Carly Banker So. Portland, Ore.
Addison Bauer Fr. Loveland, Colo.
Kylie Beauchamp So. St. Louis
Gretchen Bedner Fr. Columbus, Wis.
Mikayla Beglinger Fr. Eau Claire, Wis.
Madison Branse Fr. Pleasant Hill, Calif.
Lauren Braun Jr. Oshkosh, Wis.
Fiona Campbell Sr. Washington, D.C.
Mara Cassidy Sr. Vancouver, Wash.
Valerie Champagne Fr. Brookfield, Wis.
Nora Clements Sr. Chicago
Marian Cracraft Jr. Greenwich, Conn.
Campbell Dunn Gr. Madison, Wis.
Anneliese Farnan Fr. Eden Prairie, Minn.
Grace Fragakis Jr. Petaluma, Calif.
Sylvia Freidenrich Fr. Ridgefield, Conn.
Celia Fujita Fr. Fairfax Station, Va.
Kira Funk Jr. Martinez, Calif.
Tristen Gallo Jr. Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Piper Garcia Hall Fr. Middleton, Wis.
Anna Garrison Fr. Waunakee, Wis.
Harper Goshin So. Glen Rock, N.J.
Ashley Grancorvitz Fr. Marshfield, Wis.
Lilia Graves Fr. Milwaukee
Madison Grover So. Stevens Point, Wis.
Sophia Gruenling Jr. Marshfield, Wis.
Emma Hefner So. Grand Rapids, Mich.
Ava Heinz So. Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Morgan Jensema Gr. Hortonville, Wis.
Hanna Johnson So. Evansville, Wis.
Maggie Johnson Fr. River Falls, Wis.
Gabrielle Kapke Fr. Victoria, Minn.
Tatum Korb Sr. Los Gatos, Calif.
Aliza Korman Sr. Burnsville, Minn.
Daphne Koutsoukos Jr. Commack, N.Y.
Hanna Kügler So.
Clara Leimkuhler So. Haddonfield, N.J.
Kaisa Lindfors Fr. St. Paul, Minn.
Ana Magana Campos Sr. Sevilla, Spain
Kylie Magnus Sr. Fitchburg, Wis.
Eva McKinley Jr. Ridgefield, Conn.
Olivia Meskan So. Sherrard, Ill.
Bella Moore So. Washington, D.C.
Jordan Morrissey Sr. Milwaukee
Macy Mosner Sr. Lancaster, Pa.
Anna Mueller Jr. Madison, Wis.
Kaitlyn Nelson Fr. Sun Prairie, Wis.
Cassie Nemecek Fr. Minnetrista, Minn.
Jamie Nick Fr. Shoreview, Minn.
Naomi Oberweger Fr. Greenwich, Conn.
Ryleigh O'Donoghue So. Detroit
Sophia Ortega Sr. Philadelphia
Mary Peplinski Fr. Wauwatosa, Wis.
Ella Peterson Jr. Hollandale, Wis.
Ella Pierce Jr. Sacramento, Calif.
Chloe Powell Sr. Menlo Park, Calif.
Darya Pronina Sr. Waunakee, Wis.
Josie Reeve Jr. Stevens Point, Wis.
Evelyn Schauer Sr. Watertown, Wis.
Jadyn Schensky Sr. Madison, Wis.
Valerie Schimp Fr. Chicago
Kylie Silus So. Chaska, Minn.
Ella Solin Fr. Stevens Point, Wis.
Alex Spies Jr. Iowa City, Iowa
Madison Stack Jr. Collingswood, N.J.
Siri Stolen Fr. New Brighton, Minn.
Sophia Suchocki Fr. Plymouth, Wis.
Jacki Szelagowski Jr. Green Bay, Wis.
Anne Thornton Jr. Glencoe, Ill.
Kendall Witt So. New Berlin, Wisc.
Oona Zilavy Sr. Seattle, Wash.

Women's Rowing Coaching Staff

Women's Rowing - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Vicky Opitz Vicky Opitz Head Coach
Meg Gibson Meg Gibson Assistant Coach (Varsity Openweight) & Recruiting Coordinator
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 Assistant Coach (Openweight)
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)

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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