Jillian Tunnicliff

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Port/Starboard
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
St. Joseph, Mich.
High School:
St. Joseph

At Michigan
• Member of 2023 Big Ten Championship Team
• Enrolled at the School of Kinesiology, majoring in Movement Science

Freshman (2023)
• Made her debut in the 1N8’s bow seat and timed 7:16.2 to beat Duke (March 31) and also competed against Virginia (April 1) at the ACC-B1G Double Dual
• On the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 7), placed second from the third seat of the 1N8 in 6:31.862 behind Stanford and over Indiana; won the afternoon race against Duke and Iowa in 6:53.122
• On the second day of racing at the Big Ten Invitational (April 8), helped the 1N8 finish second in 6:34.421 from the third seat, behind Stanford and ahead of Ohio State
• On Senior Day against Louisville (April 30), helped the 1N8 to a time of 6:40.06 from the third seat, to place second ahead of Louisville and behind the U-M 2V8
• Won a silver medal from the third seat of the 1N8 (6:48.712) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)

Prep
• Attended St. Joseph High School in St. Joseph. Michigan
• Honor Roll student and SOS (Service on Saturdays) Club leader
• Team captain in two sports
• Four-year letter winner in cross country and track and field; also lettered in basketball
• Qualified for states in both cross country (2018, '21) and track and field (2022)
• Two-time All-Division cross country runner (2018, '21)
• All-Conference honoree on the track (2022)
• Competed at the 2020 Asics Hong Kong Junior Athletic Championships and the 2021 Shanghai American School Invitational
• Placed first in the 400-meter race and second in the 200-meter race at the 2019 SMAC Championships

Personal
• Daughter of Max and Jamie Tunnicliff
• Dad, Max, earned his MBA through the Stephen M. Ross School of Business