Thea Schley

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Port/Starboard
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Canton, Mich.
High School:
Canton

Pronunciation

At Michigan
• Member of 2023 Big Ten Championship Team
• Academic All-Big Ten (2024)

Sophomore (2024)
• Rowed in the second seat of the 2V4 as it timed 7:23.8 over Virginia in the morning and 8:07.5 to beat Duke in the afternoon at the Big Ten-ACC Challenge (March 30)
• Rowed in the second seat of the 2V4 as it timed 7:43.2 in a comeback win over Michigan State (April 6)
• Helped the 2V4 finish second against Texas (April 13) in 7:13.07 (+7.17) from the third seat
• Won both races (7:30.948 morning) (7:39.222) from the third seat of the 3V4 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 19)
• Placed third (7:29.507) with the 3V4 in the third seat on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 20)

Freshman (2023)
• Made her debut in the 1N8’s fifth 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 fifth 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 fifth 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 fifth seat, to place second ahead of Louisville and behind the U-M 2V8
• Won a silver medal from the fifth seat of the 1N8 (6:48.712) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)

Prep
• Attended Canton High School in Canton, Michigan
• Honor Roll student, part of Student Council; member of Warriors for a Healthy Mind
• Earned nine varsity letters in track and field (four), cross country (four), and basketball
• Team captain in XC; four-time team MVP
• Four-time state qualifier
• Ran Canton's No. 2 all-time time at 5,000 meters (5K); part of a school record-setting 4x1600-meter relay
• Earned All-Conference and All-Region honors in both the 800 meter and 4x800-meter relay events

Personal
• Daughter of Michael and Kristin Schley
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts