Rachel Fanning

Class:
Senior
Position:
Port/Starboard
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Ada, Mich.
High School:
Forest Hills Northern

At Michigan
• Member of 2019 Big Ten Championship Team
• Two-time NCAA Medalist (bronze, 2017, '19 2V8)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2017, '18, '19)
• Graduated from the Ross School of Business with a bachelor of business administration

Senior (2018-19)
• Helped row U-M to an 11th-place finish at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 21)
• Rowed in the four seat to help the second varsity eight to wins over Harvard-Radcliffe in 6:39.7 and Yale in 6:57.22 at the Big Ten-Ivy League Double Dual (March 29-30)
• Helped the second varsity eight complete an ACC sweep of No. 10 Virginia in 6:36.0, and No. 17 Syracuse and Duke in 6:35.3 in a pair of tight races at the Big Ten-ACC Double Dual (April 6)
• Helped the first varsity four defeat Rutgers (+4.77) and finish second to Ohio State (+2.21) at OSU's Big Ten Double Dual (April 13)
• As the second seat, helped the 1V4 win its race against Louisville, Michigan State, and the U-M 4v4 in 7:15.4 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (May 5)
• From the second seat, helped the second varsity eight won a gold medal in 6:30.479 at the Big Ten Championships on Devil's Lake (May 19)
• Rowing in the second seat, helped the second varsity eight to a bronze medal in 6:15.063 at the NCAA Championships (May 31-June 2) which led to a third-place team finish

Junior (2017-18)
• Member of the 1V4 boat that posted a time of 6:56.200 over Wisconsin and Minnesota, but fell second behind Yale and Virginia at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18)
• Helped the 1V4 boat win its race at Princeton's Class of 1987 Cup Regatta (March 24), finishing in 7:49.5 ahead of Brown (+1.3) and Princeton (+6.3)
• Competed as part of the 1V4 boat that won its races against Clemson (7:14.7; +18.62) and No. 9 Virginia (7:28.0; +8.57) at Ohio State (March 31)
• Rowed in the first varsity four at the Big Ten Double Dual (April 7), picking up wins on No. 16 Indiana (+2.01) and No. 11 Iowa (+13.03)
• Earned a second-place finish as a part of the 2V8 boat in Las Vegas, crossing at 6:15.77 ahead of No. 3-ranked Texas (+1.62) and behind No. 1-ranked Washington (-4.37)
• Led the first varsity four boat to victory against Louisville (April 29) on Senior Day, timing 7:08.80 ahead of U-M's 2V4 and the Cardinals
• Won a bronze medal at the Big Ten Championships (May 13) in 7:24.362 with the 1V4
• Finished fifth in the nation as part of the 1V4 boat at the NCAA Championships (May 25-27), timing 7:18.476

Sophomore (2016-17)
• Competed in the 2V8 boat that finished third in the nation in 6:55.135 at the NCAA Championships on Sunday (May 28) at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J., helping U-M to a third-place team finish
• A member of the 2V8 boat that won a conference championship in 6:14.503 at the Big Ten Championships on Sunday (May 14) at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, helping U-M to a second-place team finish
• Member of the 2V8 boat that beat Ohio State, Duke, and Notre Dame coming in at 6:28.9 at Ohio State's Regatta (April15) on the Scioto River
• Rowed in the 2V8 boat that beat Minnesota (6:33.98, 6:56.78) and Wisconsin (6:23.57, 6:24.85) in the Big Ten Double-Dual (April 8)
• Member of the 2V8 boat that beat Stanford (6:28.55, 6:40.88) and No. 1 California (6:22.81, 6:26.62) but lost to Washington in the Pac-12 Challenge (April 1-2)
• Rowed in the 2V8 boat against Harvard and Yale (March 25)
• Member of the 2V8 boat that placed first and clocked in at 6:34.3 and 6:28.8 in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on March 11 and March 12
• Member of the 1V4 boat that placed first and clocked in at 7:18.5 in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on March 11

Freshman (2015-16)
• Rowed in No. 4 seat on 2V8 crew that finished 12th at NCAA Rowing Championships
• Rowed in No. 3 seat on 2V8 that finished 4th at Big Ten Rowing Championships
• Highlight for 2V8 during spring season was Big Ten Double Dual win against Ohio State on April 9 with a 6:48.6 finish

Prep
• High School: Forest Hills Northern High School (2015)
• Team captain
• Four-year varsity letterwinner
• Four-year varsity swimmer, a state qualifier and team captain
• Two-year varsity basketball player, team captain

Personal
• Full Name: Rachel Susan Fanning
• Birthday: May 8, 1997
• Involved in Relay For Life before arriving at Michigan