Madeleine Lauriault

Class:
Junior
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Ottawa, Canada
High School:
Franco-Cité
Major:
Economics, Political Science

Pronunciation

At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2023, '24)
• Big Ten Champion (2024, 2V8)
• Represented Team Canada (8+) at the 2024 U23 World Championships in St. Catharine's, Ontario, Canada
• Two-time CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2024, '25)
• Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024, '25)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2024, '25)
• Member of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (March 25, 2025) following rowing with the 1V4 at the Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up

Junior (2025)
• Helped the 1V8 (four) place 15th in Championship Eight event at the Head Of The Charles Regatta (Oct. 20, 2024)
• Rowed in the second 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 7:10.5 with 1V4 from the bow seat against Yale during the afternoon session at the Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up
• From the bow seat of the 1V4, timed 7:44.2 against Oklahoma and 8:01.9 against Virginia at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge (March 29)
• Placed second (6:32.28) with the 2V8 in the bow seat at Texas (April 12)
• Finished first (6:27.56) in the morning and third (6:37.74) in the afternoon session from the sixth seat of the 2V8 on day one (April 18) of the Big Ten Invitational
• From the sixth 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 fourth seat
• Earned bronze in 6:23.80 from the fourth seat of the 2V8 to help the team finish third overall on finals day of the Big Ten Championship (May 18)
• From the fifth 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)

Sophomore (2024)
• Rowed in bow seat of the 2V8 as it timed 6:53.9 over Virginia in the morning and 7:01.5 against Duke in the afternoon at the Big Ten-ACC Challenge (March 30)\
• Rowed in the seventh seat of the 2V8 as it timed 6:44.0 to beat Michigan State (April 6)
• Helped the 2V8 finish second against Texas (April 13) in 6:34.24 from the third seat
• Finished second (6:32.958) and first (6:39.970) from the third seat of the 2V8 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 19)
• Placed third (6.39.856) with the 2V8 in the third seat on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 20)
• Won a gold medal in 6:15.038 from the sixth seat of the 2V8 to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 19)
• Rowed in the sixth seat of the 1V8 as it placed third in the Petite Final (6:20.834) at the NCAA Championship (May 31-June 2), ninth overall, to help the team finish seventh

Freshman (2023)
• Made her debut rowing in the second seat of the 2V4 as it timed 7:47.253 against Texas (April 15)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (April 30), helped the 2V4 to victory in 7:23.25 from the second seat
• At the Big Ten Championships, placed fifth with the 2V4 rowing in the second seat (7:38.682) to help the team win the Big Ten title
• Spare at the NCAA Championship (May 26-28); helped the team place 11th

Prep
• Attended École Secondaire Catholique Franco-Cité (Franco-Cité) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• An Honour Roll student who has been given the Academic Excellence Award (2021)
• Rowed with Ottowa Rowing Club
• Also competed with the Canadian Junior National Team at the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships and for Team Ontario at the 2021 National Rowing Championships
• Rowed with now-Michigan teammate Jana Peachey in the 2x; placed 10th overall
• Female Junior Athlete of the Year (2020), Sweep Crew of the Year (2019) with her club
• Competed for the Ottawa Rowing Club at the 2022 RowOntario Championships
• Won medals in the senior 8+ (gold), junior 4x (silver), and placed fourth in the U-23 W2-
• Part of Team Ontario at the 2021 Rowing Championships in the 1x
• Twice finished first at the Canadian Indoor Rowing Championships (2019, 2020)
• Female Junior Athlete of the Year (2020, 2021), Sweep Crew of the Year (2019) with the Ottawa Rowing Club
• Won silver (2x) and bronze (4x) at the 2019 RowOntario Championships
• Winner in the 1x at the 2021 Ontario Small Boat Trials

Personal
• Daughter of Douglas Lauriault and Heather De Santis
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts