2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster

Steve Nesius

Anna Ardito

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Mahtomedi, Minn.
  • Highschool Mahtomedi High School

Biography

2022-23: Stroked the varsity eight and competed in women’s pairs at the Princeton Chase … stroked the varsity eight at the Cardinal Invitational (Day 1) ... stroked third-place second varsity eight at the Cardinal invite (Day 2 )...s troked the third-place second varsity eight at the Sunshine State Regatta … stroked the varsity eight during the morning race and sat six seat in the second varsity eight in the afternoon at the B1G Invite (Day 1) ... seat six for the second-place second varsity eight at the B1G Invite (Day 2) ... also sat six seat for the varsity eight at the Big Ten-Pac 12 Invite … six seat for the second varsity eight at the Big Ten Rowing Championships … Academic All-Big Ten … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

2021-22: Stroked the varsity eight to seventh at the Big Ten championships ... stroked the second varsity eight at the Iowa Invitational to a pair of wins over Minnesota and sat four seat in the second varsity four that was faster than Washington State on Day 2 ... also sat four seat at the Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota, Florida, that beat out Ohio State, Indiana and Tennessee ... raced with the varsity four at the Saratoga Duels ... Academic All-BIg Ten ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

High School: Competed in three years of track, two years of hockey and two years of soccer … earned three varsity letters in track, two in hockey and two in soccer … took first place in conference 100 meter hurdle 

Personal: Parents are Carrie and Nick … has one sister, Abigail … mother works in the Minnesota school district … father is a teacher … microbiology major

Why Wisconsin: I wanted a big, D1 and fun school with great academics, and that is UW-Madison!

What Wisconsin rowing means to you: Wisconsin rowing is a way for me to show my competitive side in athletics and a way to meet great, like-minded and driven people. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    5'10" 145 lbs
  • 2021-22Junior

    5'10" 145 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

    5'10" 145 lbs
  • 2023-24Graduate Student

    5'10" 145 lbs