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Lillian Mei

Class:
Senior
Position:
Port/Starboard
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
San Ramon, Calif.
High School:
Dougherty Valley

At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2019, '21)
• Two-time Big Ten Champion (2019, '21) with the 1V4
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient (2022)
• Two-time CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2020-21)
• Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020, '22)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2020-21-22)
• Graduated from the College of Engineering, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering

Senior (2021-22)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), rowed the 4V4 to a second-place finish among two other Michigan fours from the stroke seat with a time of 7:37.6
• Named the team's Sportsmanship Award winner at the Big Ten Championships

Junior (2020-21)
• Sat in bow seat to help the 2V8 to wins over No. 16 SMU, Louisville (6:32.773), Notre Dame (6:32.283, 2nd) and stroked the boat in a win against Clemson (6:28.554, 2nd) at the Cardinal Invitational (March 13-14)
• In Columbus (March 27), sat fifth as the 2V8 defeat Iowa and Indiana (6:48.82) in the morning and Ohio State and Michigan State (6:59.2) in the afternoon
• Rowed in stroke seat of the 3V4 boat and beat No. 6 Ohio State (7:56.60) at the Big Ten vs. ACC Regatta (April 3)
• As the sixth seat of the 2V8, helped defeat No. 20 Syracuse, No. 9 Tennessee, and No. 16 Iowa in 6:48.111 and placed second to Rutgers (+1.518) on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 17)
• Sat sixth in the 2V8 as it finished second to No. 4 Virginia and beat No. 3 Ohio State in 6:39.326 on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 18)
• Stroked the 2V8 against Iowa and Louisville (May 2), winning with a time of 6:45.5
• Rowed in stroke seat for the 1V4 as it won a gold medal in 7:20.540 at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek (May 16)
• From the stroke seat, 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

Sophomore (2019-2020)
• Spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19
• Rowed in the bow seat in Michigan’s 2V8 boat which placed 16^th overall and eighth among collegiate programs in 16:14.617 at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 20)

Freshman (2018-2019)
• Part of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (April 9) after wins over Duke, Syracuse, and Virginia
• Made her Michigan debut at the Big Ten-Ivy League Double Dual (March 29-30)
• Rowed in the two seat to help the first varsity four to wins over Harvard-Radcliffe in 7:20.8 and Yale in 7:57.93 at the Big Ten-Ivy League Double Dual (March 29-30)
• Rowed in the two seat to help the first varsity four sweep No. 10 Virginia in 7:18.6, and No. 17 Syracuse and Duke in 7:24.2 at the Big Ten-ACC Double Dual (April 6)
• Helped the first varsity four defeat Rutgers (+4.77) and finish second to Ohio State (+2.21) at OSU's Big Ten Double Dual (April 13)
• From the second seat, rowed with the second varsity four as it was victorious against Louisville, Michigan State, and U-M's 3v4 in 7:18.2 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (May 5)
• Sat in the bow seat as the first varsity four won gold in 7:30.616 at the Big Ten Championships on Devil's Lake (May 19)