2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster
Biography
High School: Swam for five years and made the varsity team as an eighth grader … earned five varsity letters … two-year team captain …two-time state champion … two-time state runner-up … five-year individual state finalist … four-year relays state finalist … four-time Miami Herald All-Miami Dade County first-team swimmer … Gulliver Prep Iron Raider Award and Rising Raiser Award recipient … Gulliver eighth grade female athlete of the year … competed in water polo for two years and earned two letters … two-time state runner-up … one time Miami Herald All-Miami Dade County water polo player
Personal: Parents are Bernadette and Gino … major is undeclared … dad played football at the University of Miami, winning two national championships and was the 1992 Heisman Trophy Winner … dad is part of the College Football Hall of Fame … mom danced at the University of Miami for three years
Why Wisconsin: Wisconsin provided me the best opportunity to explore my academic and athletic curiosities with the support of outstanding faculty and a collaborative student body all in the best college town: Madison.
What Wisconsin rowing means to you: Coach Opitz sets the standard and culture expected of a World Champion, and her patient and dedicated coaching staff make you feel supported and valued. Every day, in one way or another, we are reminding each other that we are willingly 'taking the hill' and that we can conquer it together.
