2020-21 Women's Rowing
Roster
Byas, Brooke

Brooke Byas
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Saint Charles East
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
Bio
2022 (Senior): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Raced with the third varsity eight crew at Eastern Michigan (4/2), earning a first-place finish with a time of 7:43.82 … With the third varsity four crew at the Big Ten Invitational (4/15), took fourth place ahead of Tennessee and clocked a time of 8:06.076 … Took second with the 4v8 crew at the Dale England Cup (4/30), finishing the race in 7:22.4 … Raced in the three seat of the third varsity four boat at the Big Ten Championships (5/15), clocking in a time of 7:52.579.
2021 (Junior): Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-Big Ten … Started the season in the two seat of the novice eight for a pair of dual races at Ohio State (3/27), posting times of 7:16.33 and 7:53.64 against ranked crews … Earned a pair of third-place finishes in the two seat of the novice eight at the B1G/ACC Double Dual (4/3), posting times of 7:50.41 and 8:36.68 in the two sessions against nationally-ranked Duke, Michigan, and Virginia … At the Big Ten Invitational in Cincinnati (4/17-18), clocked times of 7:29.64, 7:45.35, and 7:09.62 in the five seat of the novice eight … In a race featuring two Spartan boats, earned a win in the five seat of the novice eight at Eastern Michigan (4/24) in a time of 7:41.67, open water over the next two entries … Fell to host Indiana at the Dale England Cup (5/1), clocked in a time of 7:39.4 in the bow seat of the novice eight … At the Big Ten Championships (5/16), rowed in the two seat of the novice eight, earning a seventh-place finish in a time of 7:21.564.
Sophmore (2020, at Carthage College): Softball season canceled due to Covid-19.
Freshman (2019, at Carthage College): Played softball and helped the team to an NCAA Super Regional appearance in 2019.
Prior to MSU: Led the St. Charles East High School softball team to the 2017 and 2018 Upstate Eight River Division, and regional championships ... Played for the Naperville Diamonds club softball team under head coach Tim Price.
Personal: Daughter of Mike and Jody Byas … Deans List twice at Carthage College … National Society of Leadership and Success (Sigma Alpha Pi) nominee in 2020 … Will pursue her degree in communications.
2021 (Junior): Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-Big Ten … Started the season in the two seat of the novice eight for a pair of dual races at Ohio State (3/27), posting times of 7:16.33 and 7:53.64 against ranked crews … Earned a pair of third-place finishes in the two seat of the novice eight at the B1G/ACC Double Dual (4/3), posting times of 7:50.41 and 8:36.68 in the two sessions against nationally-ranked Duke, Michigan, and Virginia … At the Big Ten Invitational in Cincinnati (4/17-18), clocked times of 7:29.64, 7:45.35, and 7:09.62 in the five seat of the novice eight … In a race featuring two Spartan boats, earned a win in the five seat of the novice eight at Eastern Michigan (4/24) in a time of 7:41.67, open water over the next two entries … Fell to host Indiana at the Dale England Cup (5/1), clocked in a time of 7:39.4 in the bow seat of the novice eight … At the Big Ten Championships (5/16), rowed in the two seat of the novice eight, earning a seventh-place finish in a time of 7:21.564.
Sophmore (2020, at Carthage College): Softball season canceled due to Covid-19.
Freshman (2019, at Carthage College): Played softball and helped the team to an NCAA Super Regional appearance in 2019.
Prior to MSU: Led the St. Charles East High School softball team to the 2017 and 2018 Upstate Eight River Division, and regional championships ... Played for the Naperville Diamonds club softball team under head coach Tim Price.
Personal: Daughter of Mike and Jody Byas … Deans List twice at Carthage College … National Society of Leadership and Success (Sigma Alpha Pi) nominee in 2020 … Will pursue her degree in communications.
Pink Ribbon Crew | Spartans All-Access
Sunday, May 18
Uncharted Waters | Spartans All-Access
Thursday, April 10
Spartans All-Access: Rowing Unveils Newly-Renovated Facility
Monday, April 22
Spartans All-Access: Rowing Winter Training
Monday, January 22