2022-23 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Portner, Olivia
Olivia Portner
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Central Bucks
- Hometown:
- Jamison, Pa.
Bio
2024 (Junior): Academic All-Big Ten.
2023 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Scholar Athlete … Manned the three seat of the second varsity eight in every race of the season … Took a pair of fourth-place finishes in the Sunshine State Invitational (3/31-4/1), in both the opening heat (6:50.5) and the grand final (6:39.31) … At the Big Ten Invitational (4/7-8), earned three fourth-place finishes … Split the two races at the Spartan Invitational (4/15), falling to Miami before rebounding with a win over Temple (7:03.20) … Finished third to Ohio State and Indiana in a time of 7:06.5 at the Ohio State Invitational (4/22) … In the three seat of the second varsity eight, took second (6:38.59) in the Petite Final (eighth overall) at Women’s Sprints (4/30) … Finished in eighth place at the Big Ten Championships (5/14), clocked in a time of 7:05.387.
2022 (Freshman): Debuted with the novice eight crew on April 2 at Eastern Michigan … Beat EMU with a time of 7:49.90 in open water … Raced again in the six seat at Ohio State, winning a race over Indiana in 7:15.8 … Took third place ahead of Minnesota at the Big Ten Invite, finishing in 6:57.683 … Helped the novice eighths to a sixth-place finish in 7:08.049 at the Big Ten Championships.
Personal: Born in Jamison, Pennsylvania ... Siblings attended Syracuse University ... Was a member of her high school's soccer team ... Graduated Magna Cum Laude ... Played soccer for FC Bucks ENCL and attended Nationals in 2018 and 2019.
2023 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Scholar Athlete … Manned the three seat of the second varsity eight in every race of the season … Took a pair of fourth-place finishes in the Sunshine State Invitational (3/31-4/1), in both the opening heat (6:50.5) and the grand final (6:39.31) … At the Big Ten Invitational (4/7-8), earned three fourth-place finishes … Split the two races at the Spartan Invitational (4/15), falling to Miami before rebounding with a win over Temple (7:03.20) … Finished third to Ohio State and Indiana in a time of 7:06.5 at the Ohio State Invitational (4/22) … In the three seat of the second varsity eight, took second (6:38.59) in the Petite Final (eighth overall) at Women’s Sprints (4/30) … Finished in eighth place at the Big Ten Championships (5/14), clocked in a time of 7:05.387.
2022 (Freshman): Debuted with the novice eight crew on April 2 at Eastern Michigan … Beat EMU with a time of 7:49.90 in open water … Raced again in the six seat at Ohio State, winning a race over Indiana in 7:15.8 … Took third place ahead of Minnesota at the Big Ten Invite, finishing in 6:57.683 … Helped the novice eighths to a sixth-place finish in 7:08.049 at the Big Ten Championships.
Personal: Born in Jamison, Pennsylvania ... Siblings attended Syracuse University ... Was a member of her high school's soccer team ... Graduated Magna Cum Laude ... Played soccer for FC Bucks ENCL and attended Nationals in 2018 and 2019.
Pink Ribbon Crew | Spartans All-Access
Sunday, May 18
Uncharted Waters | Spartans All-Access
Thursday, April 10
Spartans All-Access: Rowing Unveils Newly-Renovated Facility
Monday, April 22
Spartans All-Access: Rowing Winter Training
Monday, January 22