2021-22 Rowing Roster

Madelyn Ball
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Starboard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Loyola Academy
At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2019, '21)
• Graduated from the College of Literature, Science and the Arts with a general studies degree
• Big Ten Champion (2021) with the 2V4
Senior (2021-22)
• Rowed in the stroke seat of the 2V4 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• From the 1V4's third seat, finished 7:14.53 against Texas (April 9)
• Rowed in the third seat of the 2V4 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 15), sweeping both sessions with a morning win over Virginia, Rutgers in 7:16.387 and an afternoon victory in 7:19.141, beating Brown, Indiana
• Completed the perfect weekend for the 1V4 (7:05.430) in the stroke seat on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 16), beating Stanford, Ohio State, Virginia
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), rowed the 3V4 to a win over two other Michigan fours from the stroke seat with a time of 7:37.6
• From the stroke seat, helped the 1V4 to a silver medal at the Big Ten Championship (May 15) in a time of 7:09.499
Junior (2020-21)
• Rowed in the fourth seat of the 3V4 in Columbus (March 27) as it beat Ohio State and Iowa in the morning (7:31.6) and afternoon (7:57.66) sessions
• From the stroke seat, helped the 1V4 boat time 7:46.73 to come second to Texas at Belleville Lake (April 10)
• From the third seat of the 1V4, helped it sweep the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 17) as it beat No. 10 Rutgers and t-No. 18 Washington State in 7:23.229, and No. 20 Syracuse, No. 9 Tennessee, and No. 16 Iowa in 7:34.088
• Completed the weekend at the Big Ten Invitational (April 18) in the third seat of the 1V4, helping it beat No. 4 Virginia and No. 3 Ohio State in 7:16.930
• In the 1V4 against Iowa and Louisville (May 2), rowed third to help the boat time 7:28.34 for the win
• Rowed in the third seat for the 2V4 as it won a gold medal in 7:26.420 at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek (May 16)
Sophomore (2019-20)
• Spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19
Freshman (2018-19)
• Made her Michigan debut at the Big Ten-Ivy League Double Dual (March 29-30)
• Rowed in the six seat to help the first novice eight beat Harvard-Radcliffe in 6:49.2 and finished second to Yale (+3.43) at the Big Ten-Ivy League Double Dual (March 29-30)
• From the six seat, helped the first novice eight sweep No. 10 Virginia in 6:51.2 and Duke in 6:51.7 at the Big Ten-ACC Double Dual (April 6)
• Stroked the first novice eight to a gold medal in 6:37.253 at the Big Ten Championships on Devil's Lake (May 19)
Prep
• Graduated with Second Honors at Loyola Academy
• Part of the winning boat at the 2017 and 2018 Midwest Championships
• Finished in ninth place at the 2017 Head of the Charles
• Placed third at SRAA nationals as a freshman and junior in the Varsity 8+
• Part of the winning Varsity 8+ at the 2017 Milwaukee River Challenge
• Midwest Conference Champion in 2018
Personal
• Born September 17, 1999
• Daughter of Ann Ball
• Mother, Ann Ball, swam at Northern Iowa University