2019-20 Women's Rowing Roster

Rebekah Armstrong

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Washington, D.C.
  • Highschool School Without Walls

Biography

Awards: Academic All-Big Ten (2018, 2019)

International: Invited to 2019 Under 23 Women's National Team Selection Camp

2018-19: Helped second varsity eight place 12th at NCAA championships as bow seat (May 31-Jun 2)...sat one seat in the second varsity eight to help boat place fourth at Big Ten championships (May 19)...raced in seven seat in the second varsity eight and placed second behind No. 7 Princeton while defeating No. 14 Rutgers and Columbia at the Princeton Regatta (April 27) ... sat seven seat for the second varsity eight at the Big Ten Double Dual, topping both No. 13 Iowa and No. 20 Indiana (April 13) ... raced in seven seat for the second varsity eight at the Pac-12 Invite, defeating No. 11 USC and dropping races to No. 1 Cal and No. 3 Stanford (March 30-31) ... sat seven seat in the second varsity eight and placed third at the Cardinal Invitational (March 17)

2017-18: Rowed four seat with third varsity four and placed fifth at the Big Ten Championships (May 13) ... raced bow and placed first with third varsity four at Devil's Lake (April 29) ... sat three seat with varsity four and placed second at the Cardinal Invitational (March 18)... 2018 Academic All-Big Ten Honoree

2016-17: Raced with the third novice eight to wins over Michigan and Michigan State at the Big Ten Double Dual (4/8) … stroked the third novice collegiate eight to fourth place at the 2016 Head of the Rock (10/9)
 
High School: Rowed for three years … placed sixth in the quadruple sculls at the 2016 Stotesbury Regatta … qualified for the 2016 Youth Nationals in quadruple sculls … earned 2016 most valuable player from Capital Juniors Rowing Club … also competed in volleyball for four years
 
Personal: Parents are Jacqueline and Fred Armstrong … has one brother, Greg … major is kinesiology
 
Reason for choosing UW-Madison: “I chose UW-Madison for the amazing academic and research opportunities offered, as well as the atmosphere of the University. I feel very much at home here.”
 
What Wisconsin rowing means to you: “Wisconsin rowing means hard work and trust. Pushing for the girls in front and behind you in a boat and trusting in each other.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'7"
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'7"