Novella Rusman

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Mill Bay, Canada
High School:
Brentwood College
Major:
Movement Science

Freshman (2026)
• Finished second to Oklahoma in the morning (6:03.1) and second to Alabama in the afternoon (6:09.5) from the fourth seat of the 1V8 in her collegiate debut at the Buckeye Spring Regatta (March 28)
• From the 1V8's stroke seat, timed 6:33.1 against Texas (April 11)
• Rowed in the stroke seat of the 1V8 as it placed second (6:23.5) in the morning session and fourth (6:24.2) in the afternoon session on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (April 18)
• On day two of the Big Ten Invitational (April 19), placed fifth from the stroke seat of the 1V8 with a time of 6:26.8
• Placed second against Princeton in the morning (6:25.6) and second to Syracuse in the afternoon (6:25.2) in the stroke seat of the 1V8 at the Wolverine Double Dual (April 25)
• In the 1V8 Grand Final of the Big Ten Championships (May 17), placed fifth from the seventh seat (6:42.768) to help Michigan in its fourth-place finish

Prep
• Attended Brentwood College School in Mill Bay, British Columbia, Canada
• Member of academic honor roll throughout high school
• Brentwood Grad and Athletic Council Representative
• Competed for and captained the Brentwood College Rowing Club
• Trained at the British Columbia NextGen Performance Centre
• Placed in the 4- and 8+ at the 2023-24 World Rowing Championships while representing Canada
• Three-time gold (JW8+, JW4+, SW4+), one-time silver (SW8+), and two-time bronze (SW8+, SW4+) medalist at the Canadian Schools National Regatta
• Rowed for the first U19 crew in Canadian Henley Championships history to place first in the Championship W8+ and to win all three Senior, Championship and Dash W8+ in the one year
• Two-time winner of the Windermere Cup (JW4+)
• Provincial-champion competitive swimmer and volleyball player

Personal
• Daughter of Terra and Ben Rusman