Abby Vare

Class:
Junior
Position:
Port
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Berkeley, Calif.
High School:
St. Mary's HS

At Michigan
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Earned degrees in political science and French and Francophone studies

Senior (2017-18)
• Competed as part of the 2V4 boat that swept Michigan State (7:13.7; +16.83) and No. 9 Virginia (7:29.6; +7.33) at Ohio State (March 31)
• Rowed in the first varsity four at the Big Ten Double Dual (April 7), picking up wins on No. 16 Indiana (+2.01) and No. 11 Iowa (+13.03)
• Competed as part of the 1V4 boat in Las Vegas (April 14), coming in third place with a 7:00.27 finish against No. 1-ranked Washington and No. 3-ranked Texas
• Finished second to U-M's 1V4 as a member of the 2V4 boat which beat Louisville on Senior Day (April 29) in 7:13.94
• Rowed in the 2V4 boat which won a silver medal at the Big Ten Championships (May 13) in 7:22.043

Junior (2016-17)
• Rowed in the 1V4 boat that finished in fifth place in 7:21.099 at the NCAA Championships on Sunday (May 28) at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J., helping U-M to a third-place team finish
• Competed in the 1V4 boat that won a conference title in 6:58.226 at the Big Ten Championships on Sunday (May 14) at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, helping U-M to a second-place team finish
• Rowed in the 1V4 boat that helped sweep Louisville with a +13-second win in 7:18.98 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (April 30)
• Member of the 1V4 boat that beat Ohio State, Duke, and Notre Dame coming in at 7:08.0 at the Ohio State Regatta (April 15) on the Scioto River
• Rowed in the 2V8 board that beat Minnesota (6:33.98, 6:56.78) and Wisconsin (6:23.57, 6:24.85) in the Big Ten Double-Dual (April 8)
• Rowed in the 3V4 boat against Harvard and Yale at Bellville Lake (March 25)

Sophomore (2016)
• Made spring debut in stroke seat of 2V8 crew that finished third (7:29.60) at Princeton on Lake Carnegie (Mar. 28)
• Helped 1V8 earn wins over Clemson (6:20.9) and No. 4 Virginia (6:22.36) at UVA in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
• On 1V8 crew that was narrowly edged by Indiana, finishing in 6:31.93 before clocking in at 6:29.5 for a win over Iowa in the afternoon in a Big Ten Double Dual at Belleville Lake on Apr. 11
• Recorded third place finish with 2V8 (6:45.50) at Ohio State on Apr. 25
• Rowed in stroke seat in a 2V8 come-from-behind win in final 500 meters against Louisville on May 2 at Belleville Lake, clocking in at 6:30.10
• Helped Michigan 2V8 to first Big Ten boat title since 2012 at Big Ten Rowing Championships, as U-M finished first in 6:59.608 on May 17 at Eagle Creek Park
• Helped 2V8 to 10th place finish overall (4th in petite final) with a time of 6:36.280 on 5/31 at the NCAA Rowing Championships on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif.
• The 2V8 qualified for an A/B semifinal by finishing in 6:38.768 in a repechage heat on 5/29, then finished in its semifinal with a time of 6:42.182 on 5/30

Prep
• Graduated from St. Mary's High School (2014)
• Won a gold medal at the 2013 Head of the Charles Regatta in the junior eight
• Earned gold medal in the U19 Eight at the 2013 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta
• Finished in first place at the 2013 Southwest Junior Championships in the JV eight and second place in the four
• Rowed in Oakland Strokes Rowing Club