2019-20 Rowing Roster
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Olivia DeGroot
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- New Lenox, Ill.
- High School:
- Lincoln-Way West
Bio
Senior (2019-20)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Third place in the Women’s Collegiate 8+ 500m Grand Final at the Head of the Oklahoma (Oct. 5-6)
- Won the Women’s Open 8+ and had a Top 5 Finish in the Women’s Championship 8+ at the Head of the Hooch (Nov. 2-3)
- Won the 2V4+ against SMU (Feb. 29)
Junior (2018-19)
- Top 10 Finish in the Women’s Collegiate 8+ at the Head of the Oklahoma (Sept. 29-30)
- Top 5 Finish in the Women’s Open 8+ and a Top 10 Finish in the Women’s Championship 8+ at the Head of the Hooch (Nov. 3-4)
- Won two of three 2V4+ races at the Cardinal Invitational (March 16-17)
- Won the 2V4+ against Tennessee (March 24)
- Won the 2V4+ 2,000-meter race at the Crimson Tide Invitational (March 30)
- Won both 2V4+ races at the Sunshine State Invitational (April 5-6)
- Won the 2V4+ against SMU (April 26)
- Second place in the 3V8+ at the Big 12 Championships (May 19)
Sophomore (2017-18)
- Finished second in the Women’s Collegiate 4+ at the Chattanooga Head Race (Oct. 14)
- Won both 3V8+ races at the Crimson Tide Invitational (March 24)
- Won both 3V8+ races at the Big 12 Double Dual (April 7)
- Won the 3V8+/N8+ B Final at the Longhorn Invitational (April 28)
- Grabbed bronze in the 3V8+ at the Big 12 Championships (May 12-13)
Freshman (2016-17)
- Finished fourth in the Women’s College & Club Novice 8+ at the Head of the Hooch Regatta (Nov. 6)
- Finished second in the Second Varsity 8+ (B) against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 25)
- Won both 3V8+ races at the FIRA Rowing Regatta (March 31-April 1)
- Grabbed silver in the Third Varsity 8+ Grand Final of the Big 12 Championships (May 13-14)
High School
- Competed in volleyball and track and field
- Four-year letter winner
Personal
- Full name: Olivia Marie DeGroot
- Daughter of Rick and Annette DeGroot
- Two brothers, Brad and Ross, and one sister, Ellie
- Mechanical engineering major
- Born Aug. 13, 1998
Big 12 Championships Preview
Friday, May 13
Highlights: Rowing Defeats Tennessee
Sunday, April 03
Rowing Recap vs. Tennessee: Coach Putyrae
Sunday, April 03
Rowing Senior Day Recap
Thursday, March 10
