2016-17 Women's Rowing Roster

Dani Steinberg

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oregon, Wis.

Biography

Awards: Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 2016, 2017) ... 2017 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

2016-17: Raced with varsity eight to 11th-place finish at 2017 NCAA Rowing Championships ... placed fourth in the petite final of the NCAA Championships with the second varsity eight (5/29) … rowed to second place with the second varsity eight at the Big Ten Championships (5/15) … won races against Minnesota (5/1, 4/23), Kansas and Oklahoma (4/23) with the second varsity eight, additionally winning one of three races at the Lake Natoma Invitational (4/17) … raced twice with the second varsity eight at the Big Ten Double Dual (4/8) … placed third at the San Diego Crew Classic with the varsity eight (4/2)

2015-16: Sat in the seven seat regularly for the second varsity eight, including a fourth place finish in the NCAA Championships petite final (5/29) and a second place finish at the Big Ten Championships (5/15)… assisted the second varsity eight to a win over Minnesota with the boat's fastest time of the season, 6 minutes and 21.40 seconds (5/1)… helped the second eight sweep the Big Ten/ Big 12 Invitational, racing to wins over Kansas, Minnesota, and Oklahoma (4/23)… raced three seat with the boat that finished first, second, and third in its races at the Lake Natoma Invitational (4/16)… swept the Big Ten Double Dual with the second varsity eight, winning races against Iowa and Indiana (4/9)… opened the spring season at the San Diego Crew Classic, posting the second fastest time in a field of 20 (4/2)

2014-15: Seven seat for varsity eight that placed 13th at NCAA Championships (5/31) ... finished fourth at Big Ten Championships (5/17) rowing seven seat in varsity eight ... won Devil's Lake Challenge (5/2) as seven seat for varsity eight ... bow seat for varsity eight that won Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge (4/25) ... rowed three seat for varsity eight in Head of the Charles (10/19) ... won Head of the Rock (10/12) in three seat for varsity eight ... won Milwaukee River Challenge (9/13) in two seat for varsity eight 

2013-14: Five seat for novice eight, which placed third at Big Ten Championships (5/18) ... defeated Minnesota as five seat for novice eight (5/4) ... rowed six seat for third-place finishing novice eight at Clemson Invite (4/20) ... as six seat for novice eight, placed second at Clemson Invite (4/19) ... at Big Ten Double Dual, finished second behind Michigan State as six seat for novice eight (4/12) ... took down Michigan at Big Ten Double Dual rowing six seat for novice eight (4/12)

High School: Captain, state qualifier and four-year letterwinner in cross country ... team captain, team MVP, three-time state qualifier and four-year letterwinner in track and field

Personal: Parents are Allan and Cheryl Steinberg ... major is environmental sciences

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2015-16Junior

    5'10"
  • 2016-17Senior

    5'10"