Grace Collins

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Starboard
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Ridgefield, Conn.
High School:
Ridgefield

At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2019, '21)
• NCAA Medalist (bronze, 2019 1V8)
• Pocock All-America Nominee (2020)
• Two-time Big Ten Champion (2019, '21, 1V8)
• Two-time All-Big Ten honoree (first team, 2022; second team, 2021)
• CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2021)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2020-21-22)
• Graduated from the School of Kinesiology with a degree in applied exercise science

Graduate Student (2021-22)
• Rowed in the seventh seat of the 1V8 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• From the 1V8's sixth seat, helped sweep Virginia in 6:49.4 and Duke in 6:56.5 at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Rowed the 1V8's sixth seat, and timed 6:17.4 against Texas (April 9)
• Rowed in sixth 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 the sixth 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 third seat with a time of 6:33.6
• From the fifth seat, helped the 1V8 to a silver medal at the Big Ten Championship (May 15) in a time of 6:14.466
• Fifth 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

Senior (2020-21)
• All-Big Ten second team
• From the seventh seat, helped the2V8 for wins over No. 16 SMU, Louisville (6:32.773), Notre Dame (6:32.283, 2nd) and sat in the second seat of the 1V8 as it beat Clemson (6:27.402, 2nd) at the Cardinal Invitational (March 13-14)
• In Columbus (March 27), stroked the 2V8 to wins over Indiana and Iowa (6:48.82) in the morning and Ohio State and Michigan State (6:59.2) in the afternoon
• Competed in the 1V8 at the Big Ten vs. ACC Regatta (April 3), rowing in the third seat of the 1V8 to place second to No. 10 Duke in 6:49.48 and stroking the boat at while finishing second to No. 3 Virginia in 7:05.47, beating Michigan State twice
• Part of the 1V8 boat (fourth seat) that timed 6:34.52 and came in second to Texas at Belleville Lake (April 10)
• Rowed in the fourth seat of the 1V8 that beat No. 20 Syracuse, No. 9 Tennessee, and No. 16 Iowa in 6:34.311 and placed second to Rutgers (+1.589) on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 17)
• On the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 18), rowed from the fourth seat in the 1V8 as it second to No. 4 Virginia and beat No. 3 Ohio State in 6:26.502
• Rowed in the third seat for the 1V8 as it won a gold medal in 6:25.744 at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek (May 16)
• From the third seat, rowed with the 1V8 to finish fourth overall (6:23.437) at the NCAA Championships (May 28-30), helping the team to a fourth-place finish

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

Sophomore (2018-19)
• Stroked the first varsity four to wins over Harvard-Radcliffe in 7:20.8 and Yale in 7:57.93 at the Big Ten-Ivy League Double Dual (March 29-30)
• Stroked the first varsity four to a sweep of No. 10 Virginia in 7:18.6, and No. 17 Syracuse and Duke in 7:24.2 at the Big Ten-ACC Double Dual (April 6)
• Rowed in the seven seat as the second varsity eight swept Ohio State (+1.6) and Rutgers (+1.44) at OSU's Big Ten Double Dual (April 13)
• Sat stroke as the first varsity eight placed third against No. 1 Washington and No. 6 Ohio State at Lake Las Vegas (April 20)
• Rowed in bow seat as the first varsity eight as it defeated Louisville and Michigan State in 6:22.8 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (May 5)
• Sat in the fourth seat for the first varsity eight as it won a gold medal in 6:22.012 at the Big Ten Championships on Devil's Lake (May 19)
• From the fourth seat, helped the first varsity eight to a bronze medal in 6:08.659 at the NCAA Championships (May 31-June 2), leading to a third-place team finish

Freshman (2017-2018)
• Competed in a four-piece set scrimmage against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 17), recording 11:47.1 time in the first piece
• At the Head of the Charles (Oct. 22) helped the 2V8 boat finish 30th in 16:13.019
• Made her varsity debut at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18)
• Rowed in the 1V4 boat at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18) that defeated Wisconsin (6:56.200) but fell to Yale and Virginia
• Competed as part of the 2V8 boat which finished third at Princeton's Class of 1987 Cup Regatta, finishing behind Brown and Princeton in 7:16.8
• Competed as part of the 2V4 boat that swept Michigan State (7:13.7; +16.83) and No. 9 Virginia (7:29.6; +7.33) at Ohio State (March 31)
• Rowed in the first varsity four at the Big Ten Double Dual (April 7), picking up wins on No. 16 Indiana (+2.01) and No. 11 Iowa (+13.03)
• As part of the first varsity four boat, beat Louisville on Senior Day (April 29) in 7:08.80
• Rowed in the 2V4 at the Big Ten Championships (May 13), earning a silver medal in 7:22.043
• Served as a spare in the NCAA Championship lineup (May 25-27)

Prep
• Honor Roll member
• Team Captain as a senior; rowed at Connecticut Boat Club and a member of the Varsity 8+ and 4+ (2017)
• Received MRC-CBC Blue Dolphin Leadership Award as a senior (2017)
• Competed at the Youth National Championships (2017), finishing 12th in the 8+
• Three-year competitor at Northeast Youth Championships, winning silver medals twice (2015-16)
• Three-sport athlete, also competing in soccer and track and field

Personal
• Daughter of Daniel and Kimberly Collins
• Has two sisters: Caitriona and Lucy
• Born May 7, 1999