Ainslie Evans

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Coxswain
Height:
5-3
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill
High School:
Lane Tech College Prep

At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2021, '23)
• Three-time Big Ten Champion (2021, 1V4; 2022, 2V8; 2023,1V8)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2022)
• Member of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (April 11, 2023) following the 1V8's performance at the Big Ten Invitational
• Enrolled at the College of Engineering (COE), majoring in Engineering

Senior (2024)
• Coxed the 3V8 as it timed 6:50.1 to finish first ahead of the U-M 1N8 and Michigan State (April 6)
• Helped the 1V4 finish second against Texas (April 13), coxing the boat to a time of 7:10.27

Junior (2022-23)
• Coxed the 1V8 to a time of 7:02.7 against Duke (March 31) and 6:44.07 against Virginia (April 1) at the ACC-Big Ten Double Dual
• On the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 7), coxed the 1V8 to a second-place finish in 6:23.920 behind Stanford and over SMU, Indiana; won the afternoon race against Duke, Iowa, and UCLA in 6:21.374
• On the second day of racing at the Big Ten Invitational (April 8), coxed the 1V8 to a third place finish in 6:14.527, ahead of Ohio State and behind Stanford and Brown
• Member of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (April 11) following the 1V8's performance at the Big Ten Invitational
• Coxed the 1V8 as it timed 6:21.922 against Texas (April 15)
• Won gold coxing the 1V8 (6:21.292) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)
• Coxed the 1V8 to finish ninth overall (third, Petite Final) with a time of 6:33.818 at the NCAA Championship (May 26-28) to help the team place 11th

Sophomore (2021-22)
• Coxed the 2V8 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• From the coxswain seat, helped the 2V8 boat time 7:07.2 against Virginia at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Coxed the 2V8 as it timed 7:14.7 against Duke at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Coxed the 2V8 to help time 6:38.49 against Texas (April 9)
• Coxed the 2V8 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 15), placing second in the morning to Virginia in 6:37.957 (-.456) and second to Brown in the afternoon in 6:46.249
• Placed second to Stanford coxing the 2V8 (6:21.081) on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 16)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), led the 2V8 to a win as coxswain with a time of 6:44.4
• Helped guide the 2V8 to a gold medal at the Big Ten Championship (May 15) in a time of 6:23.917
• Coxed the 12th-place 2V8 (sixth, Petite Final) at the NCAA Championships (May 29), which timed 6:42.784 to help the team finish 10th

Freshman (2020-21)
• Made her U-M debut coxing the 3V4 boat to beat No. 6 Ohio State (8:13.70) at the Big Ten vs. ACC Regatta (April 3)
• In the 1V4 against Iowa and Louisville (May 2), coxed the boat to time 7:28.34 for the win
• Won gold with as she coxed the 1V4 to the title in 7:20.540 at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek (May 16)
• From the coxswain position, helped the 1V4 finish sixth in the Grand Final at the NCAA Championships (May 28-30) in 7:15.716, helping the team to a fourth-place finish

Prep
• Graduated from Lane Tech College Prep in Chicago, Illinois
• AP Scholar with Honors
• Team captain, golf; also a karate black belt
• Currently coxes for the Chicago Rowing Foundation
• Previously coxed for U17 Junior National Team
• Won races at the Head of the Hooch (2019) and the American Youth Cup Series (2020) in the 1V8+
• Placed second at Midwest Rowing Championships (2019) in the 2V8+

Personal
• Daughter of Tom and Megan Evans