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Ugne Rudaityte - 2027 Women's Rowing Roster
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Ugne Rudaityte
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- High School:
- Vilnius Jesuit
- Major:
- Interior Design
With Team Lithuania: Took fourth place in the A Final at the 2026 U23 World Championships in the pair after finishing sixth (with partner Ula Jonusaite) in 2025 .... Competed in single scull at the 2023 U23 World Championship.
2026 (Junior): Second Team All-Big Ten selection … Earned both Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished honors and was a CRCA Scholar All-American pick … In a dual at Eastern Michigan (April 3), helped the second varsity eight post an open-water victory over the Eagles (7:47.7) … In the 2V8, (4/17-18) and took third behind Washington and Oregon (6:48.943) in the morning session, finished third to Washington State and USC (6:46.825), and then fifth behind a loaded field in the Sunday finale (6:57.808) … Part of the Varsity Eight that finished a half-length behind host Indiana at the Dale England Cup (6:31.3-6:33.5) … Helped the varsity eight finish third in the Petite Final at the Big Ten Championships (5/17) after a fifth-place finish in the semifinal heats …
2025 (Sophomore): Earned Second Team All-Big Ten Honors … CRCA National Scholar-Athlete Award recipient … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten … In the varsity eight, finished fourth in the A final (6:32.55) at the Sunshine State Invitational (3/28-29), a half-length off of the podium after winning the semifinal heat (6:40.31) … At Eastern Michigan (4/5), earned an open-water victory over the hosts (6:36.6) in the varsity eight … In the varsity eight at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18-19), missed a podium finish by three-tenths of a second on Friday morning (6:24.280), earned a second-place finish to Oregon State, (6:32.687), and wrapped the weekend with a first-place finish in the final race, clocked in a time of 6:36.733 – nearly a full length ahead of second-place SMU ... Finished second to host Indiana in the varsity eight at the Dale England Cup (4/26), about four seconds back from the Hoosiers (7:26.70-7:31.28), and open water over Notre Dame (7:41.67) … At IRA Sprints (5/4), rowed to a second-place finish in the varsity eight in the morning heat to earn a spot in the Grand Final against five ranked crews, finishing sixth in a time of 7:09.54 … In a time of 6:17.781, finished fifth in the varsity eight at Big Ten Championships (5/17-18), a length ahead of Ohio State - MSU’s best B1G V8 finish since 2014.
2024 (Freshman): Advanced to the Grand final in the Varsity Eight at the Sunshine State Invitational (3/29-30) after a fourth-place semifinal finish (7:14.14), and then took sixth in the Grand Final (6:44.17) ... In the varsity eight, finished second to host Michigan (6:45.96) (4/6) ... In the varsity eight, finished fourth to Alabama, Wisconsin and Clemson (6:47.34), third behind Indiana and Notre Dame and ahead of SMU (6:47.79), and fourth ahead of Oklahoma (6:37.81) at the Big Ten Invitational (4/19-20) ... At Indiana for the Dale England Cup (4/27), finished second to host Indiana in the varsity eight (6:55.3) ... In the varsity eight at Sprints (5/5), finished fourth in the morning prelims behind Northeastern, Columbia and Rhode Island (7:08.34) and finished fourth in the petite final (7:16.82) behind George Washington, URI, and Boston College ... In the varsity eight, finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships (5/19), clocked in a time of 6:33.221 .
Personal: Daughter of Lina and Vilius Rudaityte … Has a brother, Jonas … Her grandmother was a multi-time European Champion and her father, Vilius, rowed as well… Aspires to be an interior designer that gives people a comfortable and safe living space … Enjoys staying active swimming, running or riding her bike … Hobbies include exploring new places with family and friends.
