Rowing Program Announces Signing of Six to Class of 2024
6/13/2024 9:15:00 AM | Rowing
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan rowing team announced on Thursday (June 13) the addition of Deanna Macolino to the 2024 signing class. She joins the five previously-announced (Jan. 19) student-athletes who signed national letters of intent to join the Wolverines. The signing class Macolino joins includes Sinéad Erasmus, Tacey Moore, Leija Murphy, Olive Pascoe, and Ansley Vicars. All six student-athletes will join the U-M program in fall 2024 as first-year students. The program plans to announce additional commitments soon who will help round out the Class of 2024.
"This is an outstanding class of future Michigan student-athletes," said head coach Mark Rothstein. "Each of Sinéad, Deanna, Tacey, Leija, Olive, and Ansley is a great fit with University of Michigan Rowing and the staff, team, and I want to welcome each of them to our program. Our staff also deserves credit for continuing to recognize and bring to Michigan the very best student-athletes and competitors. The Class of 2024 will be excellent contributors in the classroom, the Ann Arbor Community, and on the water.
"As our program continues to move forward, we remain focused on our goals of building Big Ten- and NCAA Championship-caliber teams. In order to accomplish those goals, we must bring championship-caliber people to Ann Arbor, and we believe this group has not only championship-caliber rowers, and championship-caliber students, but championship-caliber people. We are very glad they are Wolverines."
Sinéad Erasmus
• Attends St Mary's School, Waverley in Johannesburg, South Africa
• St. Mary's Sportswoman of the Year (2023); received a Sports Honors Blazer (2023)
• National Representative (2023), Provincial Representative (2022, '23)
• Currently competes with St Mary's School Rowing Club
• Represented RSA at the 2023 U19 World Rowing Championship in the quad scull event (JW4-)
• Won gold at the South African Schools Boat Race (2023) in the quad scull (JW4x)
• Placed second at the South African School Championship (2023) in the JW4x
• Silver medal winner at the 2022 Senior South African Championship in the pair (W2-) A-event as a junior-aged athlete
• Daughter of Stephanie and Andre Erasmus
Deanna Macolino
• Attends Loreto college in Marryatville, Australia
• House Captain (2023), Principal's Year 12 Academic Award
• Loreto Captain of Boats (2022)
• Currently competes with SASI/Adelaide University Boat Club
• One-time Australian erg record-holder for 30 minutes at 5K
• Part of two gold medal-winning boats at U19 national championships (4-)
• Rowed in an Open Eight State Champion boat (2023)
• Member of two South Australian U21 State Championship teams (2022, '24) and one South Australian Open State team (2023)
• Also competed in netball, water polo and swimming, where she was a five-time age champion and won two medals at the state championships
• Daughter of Nick and Karen Macolino
Tacey Moore
• Attends Destiny Christian School in Del City, Okla.
• National Honors Society, Honor Roll student at Epic Charter (previous school)
• Currently competes with OKC Riversport
• Placed eighth in the four (4+) at the Head of the Charles Regatta (2023)
• Finished fourth at the 2023 Head of the Hooch in the 4+
• Daughter of Scotia and Stephan Moore
Leija Murphy
• Attends Kardinia International College in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
• International Council Representative, Senior Earth Corps Leader
• Currently competes with Corio Bay Rowing Club
• Selected to row with the Australian National U19 team in double sculls (JW2x)
• Two-time medalist (silver, 2022; bronze, 2023) at Division 1 Victorian Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta
• Victorian State Champion (2022)
• Four-time Kardinia International College Sporting Colours Award (2020-23)
• KIC Rowing Directors Award (2021)
• Previously competed as a swimmer; six-time Geelong Independent Schools Sporting Association (GISSA) champion
• Daughter of Alison Lever and Scott Murphy
Olive Pascoe
• Attends Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Two-time VCE honour roll member (2022-23) and House Captain at Caulfield in 2023
• Currently competes with Melbourne University Boat Club, where she earned the title of Vice Captain of Boats
• Set Caulfield's 2,000-meter record; received 2022 Sports Award
• Finished ninth at the 2022 U19 Junior World Championships and rowed in an 8+ that set an Australian record for the Women's Junior 8+
• Selected to row with the Victorian Pathways squad (2022) and won the Interstate Regatta in the 8+
• Bronze medal winner at the Australian National Championships (2022)
• Also an accomplished netball player; accomplished Victoria (2019) and played for her school, including in its inaugural season (2020-23)
• Daughter of Kay and Ben Pascoe
Ansley Vicars
• Attends Notting Hill and Ealing High School in London, England, United Kingdom
• Currently competes with Tideway Scullers School, where she is captain of the Junior Women
• Placed second at Head of the Charles (2023) in the coxed four (4+)
• At the 2023 Henley Royal Regatta, qualified to compete for the Prince Phillip Challenge Trophy (8+)
• Reached the Peabody Cup semifinal in the 8+, also at the 2023 Henley Women's Regatta
• Daughter to Cristiane Mahler and Crispin Vicars
