2017-18 Women's Rowing Roster

Megan Whitehouse

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Muskego, Wis.

Biography

Awards: Academic All-Big Ten (2017, 2018) ... 2017 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... 2018 Second-Team All-Big Ten

2017-18: Sat six seat with varsity eight and placed fifteenth at the NCAA championships (May 26) ... rowed six seat with varsity eight and placed fourth at the Big Ten championships (May 13) ... raced six seed with varsity eight and placed second at Princeton/Syracuse (April 28) ... sat six seat with varsity eight and placed fourth at Clemson Invitational (April 14) ... rowed six seat and placed first at Frozen/Sunshine Regatta (March 31) ... raced six seed and placed second at Cardinal Invitational (March 17) ... Academic All-Big Ten Honoree ... Second-Team All-Big Ten

2016-17: Sat two seat for Wisconsin's second varsity eight that finished sixth at the 2017 NCAA Championships … claimed a win at Minnesota (5/1), as well as sweeping the Big Ten/Big 12 Invitational (4/23) and winning a race at the Lake Natoma Invitational (4/17) with the second varsity eight … placed first anf second at the Big Ten Double Dual with the second varsity eight (4/8) … raced twice with the second varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic (4/2)

2015-16: Sat in five seat regularly for the second varsity eight, racing to a fourth place finish in the NCAA championships petite final (5/29) and second place 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 in the fifth 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: Bowed the novice eight that took second in Big Ten Championships (5/17) ... bowed the novice eight that won Devil's Lake Challenge (5/2) ... seven seat for novice eight that won Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge (4/25) ... three seat for novice four that won Head of the Rock (10/12) ... three seat for novice eight that placed second at Head of the Rock (10/12)

High School: Four-time letterwinner in track ... competed in volleyball for four seasons, earning two letters ... team captain ... all-state honorable mention ... all-conference honorable mention ... competed in basketball four seasons ... earned two varsity letters ... 2014 state qualifiers ... 2013 state runners-up

Personal: Parents are Jim and Michele ... has two siblings, Justin and Monica ... Monica was a member of the UW rowing team from 2010-2014 ... major is retailing and consumer behavior

Reason for choosing UW-Madison: "I love the Badgers!"

What Wisconsin rowing means to you: "It means I get to push myself harder than I ever thought possible every day."

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    6'0"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    6'0"
  • 2016-17Junior

    6'0"
  • 2017-18Senior

    6'0"