Grace Gagliardi

Class:
Senior
Position:
Port/Starboard
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Winnetka, Ill.
High School:
New Trier

At Michigan
• Member of 2019 Big Ten Championship Team
• NCAA Medalist (bronze, 2019 2V8)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2017, '18, '19)
• Graduated from the College of Literature Science and the Arts with a degree in English

Senior (2019-19)
• Sat bow as the first varsity four picked up 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)
• Sat bow as the first varsity four swept 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 six seat seat as the second varsity eight swept Ohio State (+1.6) and Rutgers (+1.44) at OSU's Big Ten Double Dual (April 13)
• Helped the second varsity eight finish +1.57 behind No. 1 Washington for second place ahead of Ohio State at Lake Las Vegas (April 20)
• From the sixth seat, helped the second varsity eight as it bested Louisville and Michigan State on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (May 5)
• Stroked the second varsity eight won a gold medal in 6:30.479 at the Big Ten Championships on Devil's Lake (May 19)
• As stroke seat, helped the second varsity eight to a bronze medal in 6:15.063 at the NCAA Championships (May 31-June 2) which led to a third-place team finish

Junior (2017-18)
• Rowed in the 2V4 boat at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18) that placed first against Tulsa, Minnesota (6:59.110) but finished second to Yale
• Helped the 1V4 boat win its race at Princeton's Class of 1987 Cup Regatta (March 24), finishing in 7:49.5 ahead of Brown (+1.3) and Princeton (+6.3)
• Competed as part of the 1V4 boat that won its races against Clemson (7:14.7; +18.62) and No. 9 Virginia (7:28.0; +8.57) at Ohio State (March 31)
• Competed as a member of the second varsity four at the Big Ten Double Dual (April 7), earning big wins on No. 11 Indiana (+24.88) and No. 11 Iowa (+25.3)
• Earned 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)
• Helped the 2V8 win against Louisville on Senior Day (April 29) with a time of 6:31.00
• Rowed as part of the 2V8 at the Big Ten Championships (May 13), helping to win a silver medal in 6:27.604
• As part of the 2V8 boat, finished fourth in the nation at the NCAA Championships (May 25-27) in 6:28.576

Sophomore (2016-17)
• Rowed in the 3V4 boat that helped sweep Louisville with a second-place finish in 7:30.45 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (April 30)
• Member of the 2V4 boat that competed against Ohio State, Duke, and Notre Dame at Ohio State's Regatta (April 15) on the Scioto River
• Rowed in the 2V8 board that beat Minnesota (6:33.98, 6:56.78) and Wisconsin (6:23.57, 6:24.85) in the Big Ten Double-Dual (April 8)
• Member of the 1V4 boat that lost to Stanford, Washington, and No.1 California in the Pac-12 Challenge (April 1-2)
• Rowed in the 1V4 boat that raced against Harvard and Yale at Belleville lake clocking in at 7:36.87 and 7:23.46, respectively (March 25)
• Member of the 1V4 boat that placed first and clocked in at 7:17.4 in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on March 11
• Member of the 2V4 boat on March 12 in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational that came in first, clocking in at 7:27.1 and 7:19.5
• Competed in the 2V4 boat that finished in second place in 7:01.637 at the Big Ten Championships on Sunday (May 14) at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, helping U-M to a second-place team finish

Freshman (2015-16)
• Member of 2V4 crew that earned gold at Big Ten Rowing Championships with a time of 7:06.826
• Spent most of the spring season as an immediate contributing member of second varsity four crew

Prep
• Graduated from New Trier High School (2015)
• Three time varsity letter winner, two time varsity letter winner in basketball, and three-time Scholastic National Champion
• Also played 11 years of competitive baseball