2018-19 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Violet Butts
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Rockford
- Hometown:
- Rockford, Mich.
2021 (Senior): Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-Big Ten … In a pair of dual races at Ohio State, (3/27) finished eight seconds behind second-place Oregon State in the second varsity eight, and was clocked in a time of 7:35.47 in the afternoon session … Earned a pair of third-place finishes in the three seat of the second varsity eight at the B1G/ACC Double Dual (4/3), posting times of 7:42.02 and 8:04.90 in the two sessions against nationally-ranked Duke, Michigan, and Virginia … At the highly competitive Big Ten Invitational in Cincinnati (4/17-18), earned a win in the bow seat of the varsity four over then-No. 17 Minnesota in a time of 7:39.029 and finishing a seat behind Louisville (7:41.44) and adding a third race time of 8:09.691 … Earned a decisive open-water win at Eastern Michigan (4/24) in the bow seat of the varsity four, registering a time of 7:25.07 … In the bow seat of the varsity four, clocked in a time of 8:17.50 at Indiana’s Dale England Cup (5/1) … Was in the bow seat of the varsity four at the Big Ten Championships (5/16), finishing eighth in a time of 8:04.884.
2020:   Academic All-Big Ten Selection …. Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Season was canceled due to Covid-19.
2019: Named Academic All-Big Ten during the spring season … Competed on the second varsity four in all five regattas … Finished with times of 7:50.7 and 8:25.13 at the Ivy League-Big Ten Double Dual … Took third at the Big Ten Double Dual with times of 7:51.11 and 7:58.97 … Finished in third at the Dale England Cup with a time of 9:18.16 … Placed fourth against Michigan and Louisville on May 5 with a time of 7:42.54 … Took seventh at Big Ten’s with a time of 7:56.061.
2018: Opened the season with strong performances in the second novice eight at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, (3/17-18), taking victories over Miami, Minnesota, and Clemson … In the second novice eight, fell to Virginia, Ohio State, and Michigan in Columbus, (3/31) … Swept the day at the Big Ten Double Dual (4/6), downing both Iowa and Indiana by open water in the second novice eight … Raced at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in the novice eight (4/21), downing both Duke and Notre Dame in open-water victories … Just missed a medal in the novice eight at the Big Ten Championships (5/12), seven thousandths of a second behind third-place Michigan in a photo finish.
Prior to MSU: Attended City High School from 2013-15 and Rockford High School from 2015-17 … Received a varsity letter in cross country in 2015 and a track and field varsity letter in 2017 … Graduated Suma Cum Laude from Rockford High School and was a member of the National Honor Society.Â
Personal: Born on February 14, 1998 in Rockford, Michigan … Daughter of William and Carol Butts … Sister to Lily and Holly … Great grandfather, Kenneth Glenn Burgett, attended MSU from 1930-32 … Great uncle, Lee Ward Burgett, played football at Marquette University … Hobbies include playing the piano and cello, camping and long bike rides with her dad … Majoring in biochemistry.
