Laura McCabe

Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Auckland, New Zealand
Height:
5-10

2024-25 Highlights (Sophomore)

Rowed with Varsity Eight crew throughout season
V8 earned boat's best-ever finish at NCAA Championships, placing ninth
Placed fourth at Big Ten Championships
Second-team All-Big Ten
Competed at prestigious Windermere Cup

2023-24 Highlights (Freshman)

Rowed with Second Varsity Eight during freshman season
Helped 2V8 win three of the six races she competed in
2V8 had 8-5 head-to-head record in her races
Won two races had 6-1 record at Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational

Results History
2024-25

Oak Ridge Invitational Saturday Session (V8): 1st
Oak Ridge Invitational Sunday Session (V8): 2nd
Ohio State Regatta (V8): 2nd
Big Ten Invitational Friday Morning Session (V8): 2nd
Big Ten Invitational Friday Afternoon Session (V8): 2nd
Big Ten Invitational Saturday Session (V8): 2nd
Dale England Cup (V8): 1st
Windermere Cup (V8): 3rd
Big Ten Championships Opening Session (V8): 2nd
Big Ten Championships Grand Final (V8): 4th
NCAA Championships Heats (V8): 3rd
NCAA Championships A/B Semifinal (V8): 6th
NCAA Championships Petite Final (V8): 3rd

2023-24

Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational Saturday AM Session (2V8): 6:30.818 (1)
Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational Saturday PM Session (2V8): 6:31.923 (2)
Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational Saturday AM Session (2V8): 6:25.822 (1)
Big Ten Ivy Dual AM Session (2V8): 7:08.3 (4)
Big Ten Ivy Dual PM Session (2V8): 7:31.0 (2)
vs. Oregon State (2V8): 6:01.8 (1)

PRE-IU/PREP: Lettered in rowing at Macleans College ... North Shore Rowing Club ... Auckland light blues regional rowing team (2021) ... Auckland open blues regional rowing team (2022) ... 2022 Macleans rowing captain ... Three-year letterwinner in netball ... UNICEF (2018-2022) ... Class Prefect 2022 ... 2023 School Diligence award.

Why IU?: I love the team culture! It’s the perfect balance of competition and fun.