2024-25 Rowing Roster
Ham, Gretel

Gretel Ham
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Ann Arbor, Mich.
- High School:
- Skyline
- Major:
- Undeclared
Bio
At Michigan
• Member of the 2024 Big Ten Championship Team
• Big Ten Champion (2024, 1N8)
• CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2025)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2025)
Sophomore (2025)
• Rowed in the stroke seat of the 2V8 as it finished second (6:43.97) against Syracuse and Penn in the morning session of the Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up (March 22)
• Timed 6:37.3 with the 2V8 from the sixth seat against Yale during the afternoon session at the Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up
• From the sixth seat of the 2V8, timed 6:56.7 against Oklahoma and 7:14.8 against Virginia at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge (March 29)
• Placed second (6:32.28) with the 2V8 in the seventh seat at Texas (April 12)
• Finished first (6:27.56) in the morning and third (6:37.74) in the afternoon session from the seventh seat of the 2V8 on day one (April 18) of the Big Ten Invitational
• From the seventh seat, placed fourth (6:41.01) in the 2V8 on day two (April 19) of the Big Ten Invitational
• On the first day of the Big Ten Championship (May 17), helped the 2V8 advance to the finals in second place (6:39.85) from the seventh seat
• Earned bronze in 6:23.80 from the seventh seat of the 2V8 to help the team finish third overall on finals day of the Big Ten Championship (May 18)
• From the seventh seat, helped the 2V8 advance to petite finals and time 6:26.86 to finish ninth as a boat and 11th as a team at the NCAA Championship (June 1)
Freshman (2024)
• Made her Michigan debut in the fifth seat of the 1N8 as it timed 7:04.5 against Virginia in the morning and 7:24.6 against Duke in the afternoon at the Big Ten-ACC Challenge (March 30)
• Rowed in the fifth seat of the 1N8 as it timed 6:55.96 to beat Michigan State (April 6), finishing behind U-M's 3V8
• Helped the 1N8 place second in the mixed eight race against U-M's winning 3V8, the 2N8 and an Open 8 (April 13) in 6:51.06 from the seventh seat
• Finished second (7:08.804) and third (6:54.633) from the seventh seat of the 1N8 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 19)
• Placed third (6:50.014) with the 1N8 in the seventh seat on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 20)
• Won a gold medal in 6:42.437 from stroke seat of the 1N8 to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 19)
Prep
• Attended Skyline High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Honors student
• Currently competes with Skyline Crew
• Rowed in first place-finishing women's 8+ at U.S. Rowing Summer Youth Nationals
• Her 2x finished second (Junior) at Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) Nationals
• Totaled four first-place finishes at Scholastic Midwest events
Personal
• Daughter of Jeannette Stawski and Justin Ham
• Member of the 2024 Big Ten Championship Team
• Big Ten Champion (2024, 1N8)
• CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2025)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2025)
Sophomore (2025)
• Rowed in the stroke seat of the 2V8 as it finished second (6:43.97) against Syracuse and Penn in the morning session of the Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up (March 22)
• Timed 6:37.3 with the 2V8 from the sixth seat against Yale during the afternoon session at the Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up
• From the sixth seat of the 2V8, timed 6:56.7 against Oklahoma and 7:14.8 against Virginia at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge (March 29)
• Placed second (6:32.28) with the 2V8 in the seventh seat at Texas (April 12)
• Finished first (6:27.56) in the morning and third (6:37.74) in the afternoon session from the seventh seat of the 2V8 on day one (April 18) of the Big Ten Invitational
• From the seventh seat, placed fourth (6:41.01) in the 2V8 on day two (April 19) of the Big Ten Invitational
• On the first day of the Big Ten Championship (May 17), helped the 2V8 advance to the finals in second place (6:39.85) from the seventh seat
• Earned bronze in 6:23.80 from the seventh seat of the 2V8 to help the team finish third overall on finals day of the Big Ten Championship (May 18)
• From the seventh seat, helped the 2V8 advance to petite finals and time 6:26.86 to finish ninth as a boat and 11th as a team at the NCAA Championship (June 1)
Freshman (2024)
• Made her Michigan debut in the fifth seat of the 1N8 as it timed 7:04.5 against Virginia in the morning and 7:24.6 against Duke in the afternoon at the Big Ten-ACC Challenge (March 30)
• Rowed in the fifth seat of the 1N8 as it timed 6:55.96 to beat Michigan State (April 6), finishing behind U-M's 3V8
• Helped the 1N8 place second in the mixed eight race against U-M's winning 3V8, the 2N8 and an Open 8 (April 13) in 6:51.06 from the seventh seat
• Finished second (7:08.804) and third (6:54.633) from the seventh seat of the 1N8 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 19)
• Placed third (6:50.014) with the 1N8 in the seventh seat on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 20)
• Won a gold medal in 6:42.437 from stroke seat of the 1N8 to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 19)
Prep
• Attended Skyline High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Honors student
• Currently competes with Skyline Crew
• Rowed in first place-finishing women's 8+ at U.S. Rowing Summer Youth Nationals
• Her 2x finished second (Junior) at Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) Nationals
• Totaled four first-place finishes at Scholastic Midwest events
Personal
• Daughter of Jeannette Stawski and Justin Ham
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