2025 Women's Rowing Roster
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Kieft, Maddie
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Maddie Kieft
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Huron
- Hometown:
- Ypsilanti, Mich.
Bio
2025 (Junior): Honorable Mention All-America honors from the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) … Earned Second Team All-Big Ten Honors … CRCA National Scholar-Athlete Award recipient … In the varsity eight, finished fourth in the A final (6:32.55) at the Sunshine State Invitational (3/28-29), a half-length off of the podium after winning the semifinal heat (6:40.31) … At Eastern Michigan (4/5), earned an open-water victory over the hosts (6:36.6) in the varsity eight … In the varsity eight at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18-19), missed a podium finish by three-tenths of a second on Friday morning (6:24.280), earned a second-place finish to Oregon State, (6:32.687), and wrapped the weekend with a first-place finish in the final race, clocked in a time of 6:36.733 – nearly a full length ahead of second-place SMU ... Finished second to host Indiana in the varsity eight at the Dale England Cup (4/26), about four seconds back from the Hoosiers (7:26.70-7:31.28), and open water over Notre Dame (7:41.67) … At IRA Sprints (5/4), rowed to a second-place finish in the varsity eight in the morning heat to earn a spot in the Grand Final against five ranked crews, finishing sixth in a time of 7:09.54 … In a time of 6:17.781, finished fifth in the varsity eight at Big Ten Championships (5/17-18), a length ahead of Ohio State - MSU’s best B1G V8 finish since 2014.
Prior to MSU: Came to MSU after beginning her college education at North Carolina … Attended Ann Arbor Huron High School … Rowed in both her junior and senior seasons … Two-time Midwest women's 4+ champion … Finished second and fifth in the SRAA Nationals … Won the OAR of Champions award … Home club is the Washtenaw Rowing Center … Finished second at the Canadian Henley V23 8+ in 2023 and 2024 … Competed in the Junior Olympics for track & field and was named all-state freshman year.
Personal: Daughter of Jadie and Jonathan Kieft … Has an older brother, Trevor … Hobbies include painting and hiking ... Plans on majoring in Biology, aspiring to a career in biology lab research ...
Prior to MSU: Came to MSU after beginning her college education at North Carolina … Attended Ann Arbor Huron High School … Rowed in both her junior and senior seasons … Two-time Midwest women's 4+ champion … Finished second and fifth in the SRAA Nationals … Won the OAR of Champions award … Home club is the Washtenaw Rowing Center … Finished second at the Canadian Henley V23 8+ in 2023 and 2024 … Competed in the Junior Olympics for track & field and was named all-state freshman year.
Personal: Daughter of Jadie and Jonathan Kieft … Has an older brother, Trevor … Hobbies include painting and hiking ... Plans on majoring in Biology, aspiring to a career in biology lab research ...
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