Spring 2024
Varsity Women
Kay Foley
WOMEN'S VARSITY
5'6" || Highlands聽Ranch, CO || SR || Integrated Physiology ||
Before joining Colorado Rowing, Kay was a part of the dance team and did ballet. She decided to join rowing because she wanted to join a community on campus and a place where she could be聽competitive, she wanted to find something that would challenge her, and she has always really loved any type of water sports.
Amelia Fonda
WOMEN'S VARSITY
5'8" || Parker, CO || SO || Geology ||
Before joining Colorado Rowing, Amelia participated in Track and Field, Cross-Country, Volleyball, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, and Link Crew. She wanted to join rowing in college because she wanted to try a new sport and make friends.
Kate Nam
WOMEN'S VARSITY
5'3" || Aurora, CO || SO || Finance/Accounting ||
Before joining Colorado Rowing, Kate participated in Soccer, Student Council, and the National Honors Society. She felt that joining rowing was the perfect sport because she wanted to simultaneously be by water and exercise.
Emma Gamanho
WOMEN'S VARSITY COXSWAIN
5'1" || Colorado Springs, CO || SO || Political Science ||
Before joining Colorado Rowing, Emma boxed and was a part of her high school's Newspaper and Plant Clubs. Emma joined rowing because she had never been a part of a team sport in high school and wanted to try it.
Hannah Polatsek
WOMEN'S VARSITY
5'7" || Fairfield, CT || JR || Neuroscience/Psychology ||
Before joining Colorado Rowing, Hannah was a 4-year high school rower for Connecticut Boat Club. She decided to continue her rowing career at Colorado because she enjoyed it so much in high school and she wanted to meet new people.
Isabel Lopez
WOMEN'S VARSITY COXSWAIN
4'11" || Colorado Springs, CO || JR || Environmental Engineering, Minor in Energy Engineering with a Certificate in Engineering Leadership ||
Before joining Colorado Rowing, Isabel was a competitive cheerleader, yearbook editor, and a part of Link Crew in high school. Isabel joined rowing because of her mom, her mom rowed in college and because of Isabel's height, she thought she would be a great coxswain.
Quinn Gossett
WOMEN'S VARSITY
5'10" || Niwot, CO || JR || Mechanical Engineering ||聽
Before joining Colorado Rowing, Quinn played soccer in high school while also participating in the Jazz Band and Art Club. Quinn decided to join rowing because she wanted to find a new sport after transferring to CU, she wanted something that would challenge her while also allowing her to be outside.
Mai Lim
WOMEN'S VARSITY
5'2" || Fairfax, VA聽|| SO聽|| Civil Engineering聽||
Before joining Colorado Rowing, Mai聽rowed for four years for Oakton Crew. She decided to join rowing because she enjoyed being on the water and wanted to meet new people.
Clare Traynor
WOMEN'S VARSITY
Novice Women
Winni Eller
WOMEN'S NOVICE
5'7" || Denver, CO || FR聽|| Art Practices聽||
Before joining Colorado Rowing, Winnie rowed in high school as well as participated in theater. She wanted to join rowing in college because she really enjoyed the competitions and team she聽had in high school, so she聽figured it would be fun to continue her聽rowing career into college.
Min Wang
WOMEN'S NOVICE
5'6" || China || SO聽|| Physics ||
Min decided to join rowing because rowing is helping to聽calibrate her聽life. She loves the idea behind the rowing and likes the toughness rowing requires.
Camille Baudoin
WOMEN'S NOVICE
5'4" || France聽|| JR聽|| Political Science + Math聽||
Before joining Colorado Rowing, Camille participated in artistic gymnastics, theater, and student council.聽聽She decided to join rowing because聽she was an exchange student so she wanted to meet some new people and try a new sport.
Hannah Potyk
WOMEN'S NOVICE
5'7" || Los Angeles, CA聽|| SO聽|| Anthropology聽||
Before joining Colorado Rowing, Hannah was on the Soccer聽team; she also participated in art.聽聽She decided to join rowing because she聽wanted to push herself and try something new.
CeCe Benza
WOMEN'S NOVICE
5'7" || Cincinnati, OH聽|| SO聽|| Environmental Science/Environmental Biology With a Business Minor聽||
Before joining Colorado Rowing, Cece聽participated in cheering, horseback riding, tennis, Spanish Club, DECA, and student government.聽聽She decided to join rowing because she was rowing in the recreation center freshman year and saw a sign to join, but she couldn't fit it into her schedule. She saw another sign in the fall and decided it was the time to join.
Liv Woodruff
WOMEN'S NOVICE
5'4" || Norwalk, CT聽|| FR || Integrated Physiology ||
Before joining Colorado Rowing, Liv聽was on the Tennis聽team, a Theater Tech, and an aide at a PT clinic.聽聽She decided to join rowing because she wanted to join a supportive and active community.
Samantha Mims
WOMEN'S NOVICE