2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Julie Armstrong
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Troy
- Hometown:
- Troy, Mich.
2024 (Senior): Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-Big Ten … CRCA Scholar-Athlete … In the 2V8, finished second to Miami in the semifinal heats of the Sunshine State Invitational (3/29-30), and then finished fourth in the Grand Final (6:46.57) ... Finished second to host Michigan (4/6) in the varsity four race (7:49.27) ... In the second varsity eight, finished fourth to Clemson, Alabama, and Wisconsin (6:58.51), fourth behind Indiana, (6:56.54), and fifth behind UCLA, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Clemson (6:58.75) at the Big Ten Invitational (4/19-20) ... At Indiana for the Dale England Cup (4/27), finished second to host Indiana in the second varsity eight (7:16.5) ... In the second varsity eight at Sprints (5/5), finished second in the morning prelims behind Rutgers (7:13.87) and advanced to the Grand Final, finishing fifth (7:14.86) behind Brown, Rutgers, Columbia, and Dartmouth ... In the varsity eight, finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships (5/19), clocked in a time of 6:36.510 ...
2023 (Junior): Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Took a pair of fourth-place finishes in the Sunshine State Invitational (3/31-4/1), rowing in the six seat of the second varsity eight in both the opening heat (6:50.5) and the grand final (6:39.31) … At the Big Ten Invitational (4/7-8), rowed in the six seat of the second varsity eight, earning three fourth-place finishes … Split the two races in the six seat of the varsity eight at the Spartan Invitational (4/15), falling to Miami before rebounding with a win over Temple (7:03.20) … Finished third to Ohio State and Indiana in a time of 7:06.5 in the six seat of the second varsity eight at the Ohio State Invitational (4/22) … In the seven seat of the varsity eight, staged a furious charge over the final 500 at Women’s Sprints (4/30), but finished a half a second behind first-place Dartmouth in a time of 6:37.390 in the Third-Level Final – a time which was better than three boats in the Petite Final … Finished in eighth place in the four seat of the second varsity eight at the Big Ten Championships (5/14), clocked in a time of 7:05.387.2022 (Sophomore): Won a race against Eastern Michigan (4/2) in the second varsity eight boat, finishing in 7:29.56 … In the two-seat of the second varsity eight boat, took second place ahead of Oklahoma with a time of 7:07.5 at the Ohio State Regatta (4/9) … Raced in the two seat of the varsity four boat at the Dale England Cup (4/30) taking second place in the race ahead of Clemson and Notre Dame, crossing the finish line at 7:30.6 … Helped guide the varsity four crew to a fourth-place showing at the Big Ten Championships (5/15), finishing the race in 7:22.013 ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2021 (Freshman): Started the season in the three 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 seven 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 seven seat of the novice eight …: In a race featuring two Spartan boats, earned a win in the seven 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 seven seat of the novice eight … At the Big Ten Championships (5/16), rowed in the six seat of the novice eight, earning a seventh-place finish in a time of 7:21.564.
Prior to MSU: Played four years of volleyball and two years of soccer at Troy … Helped her volleyball team to district championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019 … Earned Troy High Scholar Athlete honors six times over her four years … Also played club volleyball at Michigan Elite.
Personal: Daughter of David and Cheri Armstrong … Undecided on a major.