2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Colleen Blackwood
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Linden
- Hometown:
- Linden, Mich.
2024 (Freshman): In the novice eight B entry, rowed to an eighth-place finish (7:38.71) in the semifinal heat at the Sunshine State Invitational (3/29-30), then finished fourth in the Grand Final (7:23.07) ... Finished second to host Michigan and MSU’s A entry (4/6) in the third varsity eight/first novice (6:55.96) ... In the second novice eight boat, won the first race (7:15.25) over Ohio State, Indiana, and Wisconsin ... At Indiana for the Dale England Cup (4/27), finished second by less than a second to host Indiana in the novice eight (7:22.5-7:23.2) ... In the novice eight at Sprints (5/5), finished fifth in the morning prelims behind Brown, Temple, Boston College, and Columbia (7:25.67) and advanced to the Grand Final, finishing sixth (7:59.36) ... In the second novice eight, finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships (5/19), clocked in a time of 7:02.213 ...
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MHSAA scholar athlete … 2020 and 2022 cross country state qualifier … Regional medalist in both cross country and track … Cross country and track team captain as a senior … Was a marching band drum major for two years.
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Personal:Â
Daughter of Michael and Jennifer Blackwood … Has two brothers, Connor and Ryan … A music education major aspiring to become a secondary music teacher … Graduated salutatorian from Linden High School … Earned Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen award … Earned Children's Champion Award for Leadership and Advocacy … Is currently an undergraduate researcher for the writing architect project in Michigan State University’s College of Education.
