2025-26 Rowing Roster
Novella Rusman
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Mill Bay, Canada
- High School:
- Brentwood College
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
• 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
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
