Victoria Cooke

Class:
Junior
Position:
Port/Starboard
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
New Albany, Ohio
High School:
New Albany High School

At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2019, '21)
• Three-time Big Ten Champion (2022, 2V8; 2021, 1V4; 2019, 1N8)
• CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2021)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2020-21-22)
• Graduated from the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts with a degree in Biology, Health and Society

Senior (2021-22)
• Rowed in the third seat of the 2V4 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• From the 1V4's third seat, helped sweep Virginia (7:57.2) in the morning and Duke (7:52.9) in the afternoon at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), rowed the 2V8 to a win from the second seat with a time of 6:44.4
• From the fourth seat, helped the 2V8 to a gold medal at the Big Ten Championship (May 15) in a time of 6:23.917
• Bow seat of the 12th-place 2V8 (sixth, Petite Final) at the NCAA Championships (May 29), which timed 6:42.784 to help the team finish 10th

Junior (2020-21)
• Stroked the 1V4 to wins over No. 16 SMU and Louisville (7:07.628), Notre Dame (7:24.691, 2nd) and Clemson and No. 12 Wisconsin (7:05.265) at the Cardinal Invitational (March 13-14)
• In Columbus (March 27), rowed in the first seat of the 1V4 as it picked up wins over Indiana and Iowa (7:31.3) in the morning and Ohio State and Michigan State (6:59.8) in the afternoon
• At the B1G vs. ACC Regatta (April 3) rowed from the seven seat as the 2V8 placed second to No. 3 Virginia (7:16.1) with wins over No. 10 Duke (7:04.90) and Michigan State (twice) at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (April 3)
• Rowed in the 2V8 boat (third seat) that was second to Texas at Belleville Lake (April 10) in 6:44.12
• As the bow 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 in the bow seat of 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)
• Rowed seventh in the 2V8 against Iowa and Louisville (May 2), winning with a time of 6:45.5
• Rowed in the third 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 third 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 (2019-20)
• Spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19

Freshman (2018-19)
• Rowed in the seven 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)
• Rowed in the seven seat to help 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)
• Sat in the seven seat as the first novice eight beat Ohio State in 6:52.64 and Rutgers in 6:55.96 at OSU's Big Ten Double Dual (April 13)
• From the seven seat, helped the first novice eight to a gold medal in 6:37.253 at the Big Ten Championships on Devil's Lake (May 19)

Prep
• National Honors Society, Valedictorian, and Honors Diploma at New Albany High School
• Varsity rowing for four years for Westerville Crew
• Two-year team captain of Westerville Crew
• Four-time medalist at the Midwest Championship Erg Sprints (2014, 2016-18)
• Two-time first place winner in the 2- at Midwest Junior Rowing Championship (2017-18)
• Came in third place in the V8+ at 2018 Midwest Junior Rowing Championship
• Finished in second place at 2017 Canadian Henley in the U19 2-
• Placed fifth at the 2017 Youth Nationals in the 2-
• Competed at the 2016 CanAmMex in the 2x and 4x for US Rowing Junior National Team