Ara Cowper

Photo by: Dalton Wainscott/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - October 25, 2023 - of the Indiana Hoosiers during the Rowing Photo Day in Bloomington, IN. Photo By

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Union City, Ind.
Height:
6-4

2022-23 (Redshirt Sophomore)

Rowed for 2V4 and 3V4
Earned win at Dale England Cup in 7:38.3
Finished fifth with 3V4 at Big Ten Championships in 7:48.748
Lone recipient Rose Bowl Game Keith Jackson Postgraduate Scholarship
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

2021-22 (Sophomore)

Redshirted
Academic All-Big Ten

2020-21 (Freshman)

Rowed in 2V8 and N8 during first season
Raced to first-place finish at Dale England Cup with time of 6:52.5
Helped 2V8 to sixth-place finish at Big Ten Championships

Results History
2022-23

Oak Ridge Invitational Saturday AM Session (3V4): 7:35.431 (3rd)
Oak Ridge Invitational Saturday PM Session (2V4): 7:28.625 (3rd)
Oak Ridge Invitational Sunday AM Session (2V4): 7:56.685 (2nd)
Big Ten Invitational Friday AM Session (3V4): 7:43.137 (4th)
Big Ten Invitational Friday PM Session (3V4): 7:53.818 (4th)
Big Ten Invitational Saturday AM Session (3V4): 7:46.711 (4th)
Ohio State/Michigan State (3V4): 7:51.6 (2nd)
Dale England Cup (2V4): 7:38.3 (1st)
Big Ten Championships (3V4): 7:48.748 (5th)

2020-21

Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite Saturday AM Session (N8): 7:09.598 (2nd)
Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite Saturday PM Session (N8): 7:00.948 (2nd)
Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite Sunday AM Session (N8): 7:03:902 (2nd)
at Ohio State AM Session (N8): 7:27.74 (3rd)
at Ohio State PM Session (N8): 8:01.76 (2nd)
Big Ten Invite Saturday AM Session (2V8): 6:38.790 (3rd)
Big Ten Invite Saturday PM Session (2V8): 6:41.287 (1st)
Big Ten Invite Sunday AM Session (2V8): 6:46.571 (2nd)
Dale England Cup (2V8): 6:52.5 (1st)
Big Ten Championships (2V8): 6:54.605 (6th)

Prior to IU
Played basketball and cross country ... Part of Golden Era Yearbook and Student Council.

Personal
Daughter of Melanie Hiestand … Has four siblings: Elijah, Gracie, Jackson, and Noah … Social media intern for IU Athletics’ Cuban Center.

Why IU?
“I chose IU because I knew it was a place where I could thrive as both a student and an athlete, and a place where, as an individual, I'd be pushed to my limits. It's home.”