2017-18 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Cameron Novar
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Pioneer
- Hometown:
- Ann Arbor, Mich.
2021 (Senior): 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 … Lined up once again against some of the nation’s top crews in the stroke seat of the second varsity eight at the Big Ten Invitational in Cincinnati (4/17-18), earning an open-water win over Louisville in the first session (6:59.28) and clocking times of 7:14.41 and 7:02.124 the next two races … Earned a decisive open-water win at Eastern Michigan (4/24) stroking the second varsity eight, registering a time of 7:12.54 … Finished third in the varsity eight (two seat) at Indiana’s Dale England Cup (5/1), but closed the margin from the previous races against both IU and Minnesota, clocking a time of 6:52.30 … Rowed in the two seat of the varsity eight at the Big Ten Championships, clocked in a time of 6:54.560.
2020: Academic All-Big Ten Selection … Season was canceled due to Covid-19.
2019: Named Academic All-Big Ten during the spring season … Sat in the two seat of the varsity eight boat for all six regattas … Had a season-best time of 6:29.17 in the finals of the Lake Wheeler invitational on April 27 … Turned in a time of 6:36.54 in the morning heat at Lake Wheeler … Finished sixth at the Big Ten Championship regatta with a time of 6:35.124 … Opened the season with time of 6:37.9 and 6:44.48 at the Ivy League-Big Ten Double Dual … Varsity eight finished in 6:31.82 ad 6:52.36 at the Big Ten Double Dual on April 13 … Took third at the Dale England Cup with a time of 7:21.5 … Defeated Louisville on May 5 finishing with a time of 6:36.53.
2018: Rowed her entire freshman campaign in the novice eight … Opened the season with strong performances at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, (3/17-18), finishing second to Virginia twice and winning its second racing session with open water over Minnesota, Clemson, and Tennessee … , split races against Ivy League foes in Columbus, (3/31), racing to an open-water win over Harvard/Radcliffe before falling by five-tenths of a second to Yale in the afternoon … Split results against Harvard and Yale in the Ivy League double dual (3/24) , defeating Harvard by open water but falling to Yale by a half a second in the afternoon session … Swept the day at the Big Ten Double Dual (4/6), downing both Iowa and Indiana by open water … Raced at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge (4/21), downing both Duke and Notre Dame in open-water victories … Just missed a medal at the Big Ten Championships (5/12), seven thousandths of a second behind third-place Michigan in a photo finish.
Prior to MSU: Attended Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan … Four-year letterwinner in rowing … Four-year rowing team state champions ... Won gold on Varsity Women’s 4+ and 8+ at Michigan State Championship … Gold in Varsity Women’s 4+ at Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championship … 2014 Epheba Award recipient for Female Novice Rower of the Year … 2017 Minerva Award recipient for Female Varsity Rower of the Year.
Personal: Born on September 24, 1999 in Ann Arbor, Michigan … Daughter of Michael and Traci Novar … Sister to Brendan and Ian … 2016 All Student Body Government Class Enthusiast recipient … majoring in packaging.
