2022-23 Rowing Roster
Gabel, Alexandra

Alexandra Gabel
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Coxswain
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Fairfield, Conn.
- High School:
- Fairfield Ludlowe
Bio
At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2021, '23)
• Two-time Big Ten Champion (2021, 2V8; 2023 1V4)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2022-23)
• Enrolled at the Ross School of Business, majoring in Business Administration
Junior (2022-23)
• Coxed the 1V4 to a third-place finish in a time of 7:15.080, ahead of Indiana and behind Stanford and SMU on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 7); during the second session, helped the 1V4 time 7:21.221 to finish second behind Duke and ahead of UCLA and Iowa
• Coxed the 1V4 to a time of 7:14.583 behind Brown, Stanford and Ohio State on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 8)
• Coxed the 1V4 as it timed 7:24.926 against Texas (April 15)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (April 30), coxed the 1V4 to a time of 7:24.7 for a win of more than 37 seconds
• Won gold coxing the 1V4 (7:18.086) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)
• Coxed the 1V4 to finish ninth overall (third, Petite Final) with a time of 7:23.781 at the NCAA Championship (May 26-28) to help the team place 11th
Sophomore (2021-22)
• Coxed the 2V4 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), led the 4V4 to a win over two other Michigan fours as coxswain with a time of 7:37.6
Freshman (2020-21)
• In her varsity debut in Columbus (March 27), coxed the 2V4 to wins over Iowa (7:53.99) in the morning and Ohio State (8:05.67) in the afternoon
• At the B1G vs. ACC Regatta (April 3) coxed the 2V8 to second against No. 3 Virginia (7:16.1) with wins over No. 10 Duke (7:04.90) and Michigan State (twice) at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (April 3)
• Led the 2V4 (7:37.51) to place second behind Texas and ahead of the U-M 3V4 at Belleville Lake (April 10)
• Coxed the 2V8 against Iowa and Louisville (May 2), winning with a time of 6:45.5
• Won a gold medal as she coxed the 2V8 to the title 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 coxed the sixth-place 2V8 which timed 6:36.314.
Prep
• Graduated from Fairfield Ludlowe High School in Fairfield, Connecticut
• Honor Roll student
• Part of the winning 8+ at the 2019 USRowing Youth National Championships
• Won the 2017 USRowing National Championship in the 4+
• Finished fifth in the women's youth 8+ at the 2019 Head of the Charles
Personal
• Daughter of Matt and Linda Gabel
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2021, '23)
• Two-time Big Ten Champion (2021, 2V8; 2023 1V4)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2022-23)
• Enrolled at the Ross School of Business, majoring in Business Administration
Junior (2022-23)
• Coxed the 1V4 to a third-place finish in a time of 7:15.080, ahead of Indiana and behind Stanford and SMU on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 7); during the second session, helped the 1V4 time 7:21.221 to finish second behind Duke and ahead of UCLA and Iowa
• Coxed the 1V4 to a time of 7:14.583 behind Brown, Stanford and Ohio State on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 8)
• Coxed the 1V4 as it timed 7:24.926 against Texas (April 15)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (April 30), coxed the 1V4 to a time of 7:24.7 for a win of more than 37 seconds
• Won gold coxing the 1V4 (7:18.086) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)
• Coxed the 1V4 to finish ninth overall (third, Petite Final) with a time of 7:23.781 at the NCAA Championship (May 26-28) to help the team place 11th
Sophomore (2021-22)
• Coxed the 2V4 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), led the 4V4 to a win over two other Michigan fours as coxswain with a time of 7:37.6
Freshman (2020-21)
• In her varsity debut in Columbus (March 27), coxed the 2V4 to wins over Iowa (7:53.99) in the morning and Ohio State (8:05.67) in the afternoon
• At the B1G vs. ACC Regatta (April 3) coxed the 2V8 to second against No. 3 Virginia (7:16.1) with wins over No. 10 Duke (7:04.90) and Michigan State (twice) at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (April 3)
• Led the 2V4 (7:37.51) to place second behind Texas and ahead of the U-M 3V4 at Belleville Lake (April 10)
• Coxed the 2V8 against Iowa and Louisville (May 2), winning with a time of 6:45.5
• Won a gold medal as she coxed the 2V8 to the title 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 coxed the sixth-place 2V8 which timed 6:36.314.
Prep
• Graduated from Fairfield Ludlowe High School in Fairfield, Connecticut
• Honor Roll student
• Part of the winning 8+ at the 2019 USRowing Youth National Championships
• Won the 2017 USRowing National Championship in the 4+
• Finished fifth in the women's youth 8+ at the 2019 Head of the Charles
Personal
• Daughter of Matt and Linda Gabel
2023-24 Year In Review: Rowing B1G Champions
Monday, June 24
Rowing Highlights vs. Texas (April 13)
Sunday, April 14
Rowing Highlights vs. Michigan State (April 6)
Saturday, April 06
2022-23 Year In Review: Rowing Big Ten Champions
Monday, July 03