Charlotte Powers

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Coxswain
Height:
5-3
Hometown:
Fairfield, Conn.
High School:
Fairfield Ludlowe

At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2019, '21)
• Two-time Pocock/CRCA All-American (first team, 2019; second team, 2021)
• Pocock All-America Nominee (2020)
• NCAA Medalist (bronze, 2019 1V8)
• Two-time Big Ten Champion (2019, '21) with the 1V8
• All-Big Ten honoree (second team, 2022)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2020-21)
• Graduated from the College of Literature, Science and the Arts with a degree in Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience (BCN), pursuing a master's of management

Graduate Student (2021-22)
• Coxed the 1V8 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• Led the 1V8 as it timed 6:49.4 to beat Virginia at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Coxed the 1V8 that beat Duke in 6:56.5 at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Coxed the 1V8 to help time 6:17.4 against Texas (April 9)
• Coxed 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 as coxswain of the 1V8 (6:10.330) on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 15)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), led the 1V8 to a win as coxswain with a time of 6:33.6
• Helped guide the 1V8 to a silver medal at the Big Ten Championship (May 15) in a time of 6:14.466
• Coxed 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)
• Coxed the U-M 1V8 to victories over No. 16 SMU, Louisville (6:22.281), Clemson (6:27.402, 2nd), and Notre Dame (6:18.550, 2nd) at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 13-14)
• In Columbus (March 27), coxed the 1V8 to wins over Indiana and Iowa (6:41.1) in the morning and beat MSU, finishing second to Ohio State in the afternoon (7:07.49)
• At the B1G vs. ACC Regatta (April 3), coxed the 1V8 to place second to No. 10 Duke in 6:49.48 and finish second to No. 3 Virginia in 7:05.47, beating Michigan State twice
• Led the 1V8 boat as it timed 6:34.52 and came in second to Texas at Belleville Lake (April 10)
• Coxed 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), guided 1V8 as it second to No. 4 Virginia and beat No. 3 Ohio State in 6:26.502
• Won a gold medal as she coxed the 1V8 to the title in 6:25.744 at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek (May 16)
• Coxed 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
• Coxed 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)
• Part of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (April 2) after wins over Harvard-Radcliffe and Yale
• Directed her boat to an 11th-place finish at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 21)
• Coxed the first varsity eight to wins over Harvard-Radcliffe in 6:30.3 and Yale in 6:35.32 at the Big Ten-Ivy League Double Dual (March 29-30)
• Coxed the first varsity eight to an ACC sweep of No. 10 Virginia in 6:30.5, No. 17 Syracuse and Duke in 6:26.5 at the Big Ten-ACC Double Dual (April 6)
• Served as the coxswain in the first varsity eight's win over Rutgers in 6:35.11 and first loss of the season to Ohio State by 0.94 seconds at OSU's Big Ten Double Dual (April 13)
• Coxed the first varsity eight as it finished third against No. 1 Washington and No. 6 Ohio State at Lake Las Vegas (April 20)
• Guided the first varsity eight as coxswain when it defeated Louisville and Michigan State in 6:22.8 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (May 5)
• Coxed 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)
• Guided 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 (2017-18)
• Made her varsity debut at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18)
• Served as coxswain for the U-M 2V8 boat which won all three of its races at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18), posting times of 6:16.602 over Wisconsin and Minnesota, 6:17.022 over Yale and 6:06.166 (+9.41) over Virginia, among others
• Coxswain for the 2V8 boat that finished third at Princeton's Class of 1987 Cup Regatta, finishing behind Brown and Princeton in 7:16.8
• Served as the coxswain of the 1V8 boat at Ohio State (March 31), beating Clemson in 6:31.44 (+16.94) and No. 9 Virginia (6:30.14; +.2.24)
• Coxed the second varsity eight boat at the Big Ten Double Dual (April 7), picking up wins over No. 16 Indiana (+16.51) and No. 11 Iowa (+0.03)
• Served as coxswain in a second-place finish as a part of the 2V8 boat in Las Vegas, crossing at 6:15.77 ahead of No. 3-ranked Texas (+1.62) and behind No. 1-ranked Washington (-4.37)
• Led the 1V8 boat to a win on Senior Day against Louisville (April 29), timing 6:21.00 (+4.74)
• At the Big Ten Championships, coxed the 2V8 boat to a silver medal performance in 6:27.604
• Coxed the 2V8 to a fourth-place national finish at the NCAA Championships (May 25-27) in 6:28.576

Prep
• National Honor Society and Honor Roll member
• Won three National Championships
• Part of three Head of the Charles Championship-winning boats
• Undefeated for three years as a team at Saugatuck Rowing Club

Personal
• Born January 14, 1999
• Daughter of Robert and Marykay Powers
• Two sisters: Samantha, who rows at George Washington, and Lily, who rows at Syracuse