Bella Olsen

Class:
Junior
Position:
Port
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Grand Rapids, Mich.
High School:
East Grand Rapids

At Michigan
• Member of 2023 Big Ten Championship Team
• Academic All-Big Ten (2024)

Freshman (2023)
• Made her U-M debut in the 3V4's second seat, timing 8:37.5 against Duke (March 31) and 8:25.8 against Virginia (April 1) at the ACC-Big Ten Double Dual
• Won a bronze medal from bow seat of the 3V4 (7:42.332) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)

PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• Competed for Cornell during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons while studying mechanical engineering
• Rowed with the Big Red’s 2V8
• Highlights include a third-place finish at Women’s Eastern Sprints (2022)

Prep
• Attended East Grand Rapids high school (2020) Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Rowed with EGR Crew and Washtenaw Rowing in high school
• Two-year EGR Crew team captain (2019-20)
• Competed at the 138th Royal Canadian Henley (2022) with ARION Rowing, rowing in the U-23 4x, 2x and 1x events including a third-place finish in the 4x
• Competed at the 2019 Nationals after winning the Midwest JV double (2x)
• Rowed in the Women’s Varsity 2x at the 2019 Head of the Schuylkill and finished sixth out of 42 boats
• Selected for the Spirit of Rowing Award 2019 with EGR
• Also a four-year band section leader and selected as principal flute for MSBOA All-State Orchestra 2019

Personal
• Daughter of Laurel and Jeff Olsen
• Enrolled in the College of Engineering studying Naval Architecture and marine engineering