Elena Collier-Hezel

Class:
Junior
Position:
Port/Starboard
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Buffalo, N.Y.
High School:
The Park School of Buffalo

At Michigan
• Member of 2021 Big Ten Championship Team
• Invited to U.S. U-23 Selection Camp (2021)
• Big Ten Champion (2021) with the 2V8
• Academic All-Big Ten (2022)
• Enrolled in the School of Literature, Science and the Arts

Junior (2021-22)
• Rowed in the second seat of the 1V8 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• From the 1V8's bow seat, helped beat Virginia in 6:49.4 at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Helped the 1V8 beat Duke in 6:56.5 from the bow seat at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Rowed the 1V8's bow seat, and timed 6:17.4 against Texas (April 9)
• Rowed in bow seat of the 1V8 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 15), timing 6:27.901 to win the morning heat over Rutgers, Virginia and 6:26.148 for second to Brown (-.703) in the afternoon
• Placed second to Stanford with the 1V8 (6:10.330) in bow seat on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 16)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), rowed the 1V8 to a win from the fourth seat with a time of 6:33.6
• From the fourth seat, helped the 1V8 to a silver medal at the Big Ten Championship (May 15) in a time of 6:14.466
• Fourth seat of the 10th-place 1V8 (fourth, Petite Final) at the NCAA Championships (May 29), which timed 6:26.210 to help the team finish 10th

Sophomore (2020-21)
• Made her varsity debut in the fifth and third seats of the 1V8 boat which earned victories over No. 16 SMU, Louisville (6:22.281), Clemson (6:27.402, 2nd) and Notre Dame (6:18.550, 2nd) at the Lousiville Cardinal Invitational (March 13-14)
• In Columbus (March 27), sat third as the 1V8 defeat Indiana and Iowa (6:41.1) in the morning and beat MSU, finishing second to Ohio State in the afternoon (7:07.49)
• Competed in the 1V8 at the Big Ten vs. ACC Regatta (April 3), rowing in the seven seat of the 1V8 to place second to No. 10 Duke in 6:49.48 and in the fourth seat while finishing second to No. 3 Virginia in 7:05.47, beating Michigan State twice
• Against Iowa and Louisville (May 2), rowed from the fourth seat of the 1V8 which beat Louisville and Iowa with a time of 6:36.95
• Rowed in the sixth seat for the 2V8 as it won a gold medal in 6:37.713 at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek (May 16)
• Helped the team place fourth at the NCAA Championships (May 28-30), and rowed in the fifth seat for the sixth-place 2V8 which timed 6:36.314.

Freshman (2019-20)
• Spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19

Prep
• Graduated from The Park School of Buffalo (2019)
• Recognized for Eerie Niagara Scholastic Achievement
• Competed as part of the West Side Rowing Club in Buffalo, New York
• Won gold at the 2018 indoor World Rowing Championships
• Placed fifth at the 2018 Head of the Charles (4+)
• Won gold at the 2017 Royal Canadian Henley (4+)
• Placed second at the 2018 junior women's C.R.A.S.H.-B. indoor championships
• Won the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints sprint and 20-minute piece events in the U19 division
• Also finished first in the 4+ and second in the 8+ race at the 2017 Canadian Henley in the U19 division
• Won the 2k event and 20-minute piece at the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints

Personal
• Born on October 27, 2000
• Daughter of Dawn and Matt Hezel
• Has three brothers, Levi, Sequoia, and Emory