2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Elise Ciantar
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Canton
- Hometown:
- Plymouth, Mich.
2025 (Junior): Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten … In the second varsity four, finished fourth in the B final (7:52.46) at the Sunshine State Invitational (3/28-29) after taking fourth in the Saturday semifinal heat (7:52.46) … Lined up for the varsity four race along with MSU and Eastern Michigan at Ford Lake (4/5), and helped the second varsity four to a second-place time of 7:57.4, good for open water over the hosts … At the Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota (4/18-19), raced in the second varsity four and had a pair of fifth-place finishes on Friday, but came back and took second in its final race on Saturday (7:49.749), five seconds off the pace of race-winner Oklahoma … Was third behind Notre Dame and Indiana in the second varsity four at the Dale England Cup (4/26), clocked in a time of 9:10.9 ... In the varsity four at IRA Sprints (5/4), turned in a 8:57.296 in the petite final (sixth) after a fourth-place finish in its morning heats … In MSU’s second varsity four in the petite final at the Big Ten Championships (5/17-18), crossed the line in a time of 7:33.942 to take ninth place overall.
2024 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten … In the third varsity four, finished fourth behind OSU, Indiana, and Wisconsin (8:16.47), fourth behind Michigan, Iowa, and Indiana (8:21.36) ), and was fourth in the final race behind Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (8:04.57) at the Big Ten Invitational (4/19-20) ... ... At Sprints (5/5), finished fifth in the third varsity four Grand Final ahead of Columbia and Boston College (8:34.23) , falling to two entries from both Rutgers and Brown ... In the third varsity four, finished seventh at the Big Ten Championships (5/19), clocked in a time of 7:47.559 ...
PRIOR TO MSU
Attended Canton High School all four years of her secondary education career... Was a three-year member of the school's soccer team.
PERSONAL
Born in the summer of 2004, Elise Ciantar is the daughter of Heather and Matthew Ciantar... She has two sisters, Claire and Kendall... Ciantar majors in criminal justice and expects to graduate from Michigan State in the spring of 2026.
