Rebecca Joyce

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Port/Starboard
Height:
6-0
Hometown:
Melbourne, Australia
High School:
Methodist Ladies College

At Michigan
• Member of 2019 Big Ten Championship Team
• NCAA Medalist (3rd place, 2017 2V8)
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2017-18-19-20)
• Let's Go Do Award recipient (Civic Engagement, 2018)
• Graduated from the College of Literature, Science and the Arts with a degree in environment

Fifth-year Senior (2019-20)
• Spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19
• Rowed in the fifth seat in Michigan’s 1V8 boat which placed ninth overall and seventh among collegiate programs in 15:48.22 at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 20)

Senior (2018-19)
• Rowed in the two seat to help the second varsity eight to wins over Harvard-Radcliffe in 6:39.7 and Yale in 6:57.22 at the Big Ten-Ivy League Double Dual (March 29-30)
• Rowed in the two seat to help sweep of No. 10 Virginia in 6:36.0, and No. 17 Syracuse and Duke in 6:35.3 in a pair of tight races at the Big Ten-ACC Double Dual (April 6)
• Sat in the two seat as the second varsity eight swept Ohio State (+1.6) and Rutgers (+1.44) at OSU's Big Ten Double Dual (April 13)
• Rowed in the two seat as the 2V8 finished +1.57 behind No. 1 Washington for second place ahead of Ohio State at Lake Las Vegas (April 20)
• Stroked the first varsity four win its race against Louisville, Michigan State, and the U-M 4v4 in 7:15.4 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (May 5)
• Rowed in the second seat as the first varsity four won silver at the Big Ten Championships on Devil's Lake (May 19) in 7:19.003

Junior (2017-2018)
• At the Head of the Charles (Oct. 22) helped the 2V8 boat finish 30th in 16:13.019
• Redshirted the spring season

Sophomore (2016-2017)
• Competed in the 2V8 boat that finished third in the nation in 6:55.135 at the NCAA Championships on Sunday (May 28) at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J., helping U-M to a third-place team finish
• A member of the 2V8 boat that won a conference championship in 6:14.503 at the Big Ten Championships on Sunday (May 14) at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, helping U-M to a second-place team finish
• Rowed in the 2V8 boat that helped sweep Louisville with an +11-second win in 6:38.15 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (April 30)
• Member of the 1V8 boat that rowed against Ohio State, Duke, and Notre Dame at Ohio State's Regatta (April 15) at the Scioto River
• Rowed in the 1V8 boat that beat Minnesota (6:28.01, 6:44.43) and Wisconsin (6:21.59, 6:26.67) in the Big Ten Double Dual (April 8)
• Member of the 2V8 boat that beat Stanford (6:28.55, 6:40.88) and No. 1 California (6:22.81, 6:26.62) but lost to Washington in the Pac-12 Challenge (April 1-2)
• Rowed in the 2V8 boat against Harvard and Yale (March 25)
• Rowed on 1V8 crew that clocked in at 6:24.3, 6:23.194, and 6:28.8 in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on March 11 and March 12
• Member of the 2V8 boat that placed first and clocked in at 6:35.3 in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on March 11 and March 12

Freshman (2015-2016)
• Made immediate contribution as a freshman, rowing most of spring season in Michigan's 2V8 boat.
• Rowing in No. 7 seat, helped 2V8 to 12th place finish at NCAA Rowing Championships with 6:42.6 finish in Petite Final.
• Rowing in stroke seat, on 2V8 crew that finished fourth in 6:32.988 at Big Ten Rowing Championships.
• Highlight of 2V8 spring season was Big Ten Double Dual sweep of Ohio State and Rutgers on April 9.

Prep
• High School: Methodist Ladies College (2015)
• Vice Captain of Boat (Rowing Team Vice Captain) 2014
• Winner of Head of School Girls 2014 Division 1 8+
• Winner of Sports Achiever of the Year 2014 (Australian Rowing Team/ World Rowing Championships)
• An accomplished cross-country skier

Personal
• Full Name: Rebecca Elizabeth Angell Joyce
• Birthday: Oct. 22, 1996
• Father was an Australian lightweight rower (1983-1991)