New Zealand Native Signs With Indiana Rowing
6/26/2017 10:30:00 AM | Women's Rowing
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana – Indiana rowing head coach Steve Peterson announced that Madison Wright, a native of Hamilton, New Zealand, has signed to join the Indiana Rowing program starting in the fall of 2017. She joins the five students that signed National Letters of Intent in November 2016 to join the program for the 2017-18 academic year.
Wright won a gold medal in the Senior Women's Coxless Quad at the North Island Club Championships in 2017 and also placed fourth at the Women's U-19 coxed four at the New Zealand Club Championships. In 2016, she collected a gold medal at the girls U-18 coxless pair at the NISSC regatta and took fifth at Nationals MAADI Cup. Wright also brought home gold medals at the MAADI Cup in 2014 and 2013. While rowing for Hillcrest High School, she garnered Female Rower of the Year accolades in 2015 and 2016 and was the Sports Captain as a senior.
Outside of rowing, she also competed in Soccer, Volleyball, Water polo and Dance. The daughter of Blair Wright and Carol DuBois-Wright, she plans to major in Psychology/Neuroscience at Indiana.
The five students that signed previously include Jordan Miller (Brisbane, Australia), Larissa Moffat (Granite Bay, California), Rosie Munro (Kununurra, Australia), Emily Schutzman (Edgewood, Kentucky) and transferring to IU from Notre Dame is Hilary Shinnick (Kildorrery Co. Cork, Ireland).
Indiana is coming off its fourth straight trip to the NCAA Championships, where they finished 12th as a team. They are one of nine programs that have finished inside the top 15 in each of the last four NCAA Championships.
Below is a look at each of the five signees in this year's class:
Madison Wright
Hometown: Hamilton, New Zealand
High School: Hillcrest High School
Intended Major: Psychology/Neuroscience
Wright won a gold medal in the Senior Women's Coxless Quad at the North Island Club Championships in 2017 and also placed fourth at the Women's U-19 coxed four at the New Zealand Club Championships ... in 2016, she collected a gold medal at the girls U-18 coxless pair at the NISSC regatta and took fifth at Nationals MAADI Cup ... Wright also brought home gold medals at the MAADI Cup in 2014 and 2013 ... while rowing for Hillcrest High School, she garnered Female Rower of the Year accolades in 2015 and 2016 and was the Sports Captain as a senior ... outside of rowing, she also competed in Soccer, Volleyball, Water polo and Dance ... parents are Blair Wright and Carol DuBois-Wright ... has two brothers.
Hilary Shinnick
Hometown: Kildorrery Co. Cork, Ireland
High School: Loreto Secondary School, Fermoy
Previous College: Notre Dame
At Notre Dame: In her two years at Notre Dame, she helped the 1V8 crew to a pair of runner-up finishes at the ACC Championships … earned ninth place at the NCAA Championships her freshman year and 17th place as a sophomore.
Prep/Personal: Attended Loreto Secondary School, Fermoy ... participated in swimming and Gaelic football in addition to rowing ... was a three-time j18 National Single champion ... placed seventh in double sculls at the 2013 World Junior Championships ... 12th-place finisher in quad sculls at the 2012 World Junior Championships ... earned a bronze medal at the 2011 Coupe de la Jeunessee ... served as class president and was a member of the student council ... daughter of Brian and Siobhan Shinnick ... has two brothers, Donal and Andrew ... has one sister, Lesley
Jordan Miller
Hometown: Brisbane, Australia
High School: Somerville House
Intended Major: Business
Miller helped her crew win bronze at the Australian National Rowing Championships and was part of a trio of podium finishes with the varsity eight … received the Rowing Cup and the Dana Wood Trophy … record holder for top erg score at her school … coaches: Oleg Shishkin and Warren Rowe … previous sports: basketball and swimming … parents are Nick and Meagan Gregorski and Dean and Karen Hanna-Miller … she has one brother and one sister … grandfather was a Kings Cup winning rower in Australia for seven year and inspired her to pursue rowing.
Larissa Moffat
Hometown: Granite Bay, California
High School: Granite Bay High School
Intended Major: Undeclared
Moffat was part of the 2015 USJNT Winter Sculling Team … also earned a USJNT Sculling Selection Invite in 2015 … raced for the 2016 Row West High Performance Racing Team at Club Nationals … was Novice women winner of 2015 Golden State Indoors … named captain of Capital Crew Novice Women in 2014 and 2015 … coached by Chris Manibusan and Dave Hayashi … previous sports: cross country, basketball and track … parents are Darryl and Diane Moffat … she has one brother.
Rosie Munro
Hometown: Kununurra, Australia
High School: Somerville House
Intended Major: Biology
Munro competed at the Australia National Rowing Championships on two occasions … also rowed in the Queensland School State Rowing Championships twice and was named Rower of the Year in 2015 and 2016 … helped her Double Scull to a third place finish at the state championships as a sophomore … as a senior, her Open First Eight finished second at the Queensland Schools State Championship … she garnered a fifth place finish in the Coxed and Coxless Quads at the Australian National Championships … her U19 Double Scull earned fifth place at the Australian National Rowing Championships in 2015 … coached by Oleg Shishkin and Warren Row at Somerville House and Michael Russell at University of Queensland Boat Club … parents are Hugh and Helen Munro … has two brothers.
Emily Schutzman
Hometown: Edgewood, Kentucky
High School: Notre Dame Academy
Intended Major: Finance
Currently competes with the Cincinnati Rowing Club … helped the team to a second place finish in the women's varsity eight at Youth Nationals … also brought home a third place finish in the women's youth varsity four at Club Nationals in 2016 … placed first in the youth varsity eight at Midwest Regionals in 2015 and 2016 … took first place in the youth varsity four at Midwest Regionals in 2016 … coached by Andy Piepmeier and Bryace Carlson … parents are Mark and Kelly Schutzman … has two sisters and one brother.
Wright won a gold medal in the Senior Women's Coxless Quad at the North Island Club Championships in 2017 and also placed fourth at the Women's U-19 coxed four at the New Zealand Club Championships. In 2016, she collected a gold medal at the girls U-18 coxless pair at the NISSC regatta and took fifth at Nationals MAADI Cup. Wright also brought home gold medals at the MAADI Cup in 2014 and 2013. While rowing for Hillcrest High School, she garnered Female Rower of the Year accolades in 2015 and 2016 and was the Sports Captain as a senior.
Outside of rowing, she also competed in Soccer, Volleyball, Water polo and Dance. The daughter of Blair Wright and Carol DuBois-Wright, she plans to major in Psychology/Neuroscience at Indiana.
The five students that signed previously include Jordan Miller (Brisbane, Australia), Larissa Moffat (Granite Bay, California), Rosie Munro (Kununurra, Australia), Emily Schutzman (Edgewood, Kentucky) and transferring to IU from Notre Dame is Hilary Shinnick (Kildorrery Co. Cork, Ireland).
Indiana is coming off its fourth straight trip to the NCAA Championships, where they finished 12th as a team. They are one of nine programs that have finished inside the top 15 in each of the last four NCAA Championships.
Below is a look at each of the five signees in this year's class:
Madison Wright
Hometown: Hamilton, New Zealand
High School: Hillcrest High School
Intended Major: Psychology/Neuroscience
Wright won a gold medal in the Senior Women's Coxless Quad at the North Island Club Championships in 2017 and also placed fourth at the Women's U-19 coxed four at the New Zealand Club Championships ... in 2016, she collected a gold medal at the girls U-18 coxless pair at the NISSC regatta and took fifth at Nationals MAADI Cup ... Wright also brought home gold medals at the MAADI Cup in 2014 and 2013 ... while rowing for Hillcrest High School, she garnered Female Rower of the Year accolades in 2015 and 2016 and was the Sports Captain as a senior ... outside of rowing, she also competed in Soccer, Volleyball, Water polo and Dance ... parents are Blair Wright and Carol DuBois-Wright ... has two brothers.
Hilary Shinnick
Hometown: Kildorrery Co. Cork, Ireland
High School: Loreto Secondary School, Fermoy
Previous College: Notre Dame
At Notre Dame: In her two years at Notre Dame, she helped the 1V8 crew to a pair of runner-up finishes at the ACC Championships … earned ninth place at the NCAA Championships her freshman year and 17th place as a sophomore.
Prep/Personal: Attended Loreto Secondary School, Fermoy ... participated in swimming and Gaelic football in addition to rowing ... was a three-time j18 National Single champion ... placed seventh in double sculls at the 2013 World Junior Championships ... 12th-place finisher in quad sculls at the 2012 World Junior Championships ... earned a bronze medal at the 2011 Coupe de la Jeunessee ... served as class president and was a member of the student council ... daughter of Brian and Siobhan Shinnick ... has two brothers, Donal and Andrew ... has one sister, Lesley
Jordan Miller
Hometown: Brisbane, Australia
High School: Somerville House
Intended Major: Business
Miller helped her crew win bronze at the Australian National Rowing Championships and was part of a trio of podium finishes with the varsity eight … received the Rowing Cup and the Dana Wood Trophy … record holder for top erg score at her school … coaches: Oleg Shishkin and Warren Rowe … previous sports: basketball and swimming … parents are Nick and Meagan Gregorski and Dean and Karen Hanna-Miller … she has one brother and one sister … grandfather was a Kings Cup winning rower in Australia for seven year and inspired her to pursue rowing.
Larissa Moffat
Hometown: Granite Bay, California
High School: Granite Bay High School
Intended Major: Undeclared
Moffat was part of the 2015 USJNT Winter Sculling Team … also earned a USJNT Sculling Selection Invite in 2015 … raced for the 2016 Row West High Performance Racing Team at Club Nationals … was Novice women winner of 2015 Golden State Indoors … named captain of Capital Crew Novice Women in 2014 and 2015 … coached by Chris Manibusan and Dave Hayashi … previous sports: cross country, basketball and track … parents are Darryl and Diane Moffat … she has one brother.
Rosie Munro
Hometown: Kununurra, Australia
High School: Somerville House
Intended Major: Biology
Munro competed at the Australia National Rowing Championships on two occasions … also rowed in the Queensland School State Rowing Championships twice and was named Rower of the Year in 2015 and 2016 … helped her Double Scull to a third place finish at the state championships as a sophomore … as a senior, her Open First Eight finished second at the Queensland Schools State Championship … she garnered a fifth place finish in the Coxed and Coxless Quads at the Australian National Championships … her U19 Double Scull earned fifth place at the Australian National Rowing Championships in 2015 … coached by Oleg Shishkin and Warren Row at Somerville House and Michael Russell at University of Queensland Boat Club … parents are Hugh and Helen Munro … has two brothers.
Emily Schutzman
Hometown: Edgewood, Kentucky
High School: Notre Dame Academy
Intended Major: Finance
Currently competes with the Cincinnati Rowing Club … helped the team to a second place finish in the women's varsity eight at Youth Nationals … also brought home a third place finish in the women's youth varsity four at Club Nationals in 2016 … placed first in the youth varsity eight at Midwest Regionals in 2015 and 2016 … took first place in the youth varsity four at Midwest Regionals in 2016 … coached by Andy Piepmeier and Bryace Carlson … parents are Mark and Kelly Schutzman … has two sisters and one brother.
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