2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Samantha Sweeney
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Williamston
- Hometown:
- Williamston, Mich.
2024 (Freshman): In the bow seat of the novice eight A entry, rowed to a third-place finish (7:17.39) in the semifinal heat at the Sunshine State Invitational (3/29-30), then finished fourth in the Grand Final (6:55.10) ... Finished third to host Michigan and MSU’s B entry (4/6) in the third varsity eight/first novice (7:12.98) ... In the novice eight boat, was fourth behind Alabama, Clemson, and Wisconsin (7:21.39), finished third to Indiana and Notre Dame (7:15.70) and fourth behind UCLA, Oklahoma, and Minnesota (7:15.70) at the Big Ten Invitational (4/19-20) ... 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 novice eight, finished seventh at the Big Ten Championships (5/19), clocked in a time of 6:57.042.
Prior to MSU:Â Ran for both the cross country and track and field teams at Williamston High School, captaining the squads as both a junior and senior.Â
Personal: Daughter of Jill Fields Sweeney and Chris Sweeney … Has three siblings … Aspires to be a physical therapist … Enjoys snowboarding, water skiing, running and reading.
