Perry Bower

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Starboard
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Harbor Springs, Mich.
High School:
Harbor Springs

At Michigan
• Member of 2019 Big Ten Championship Team
• Graduated from the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts with a degree in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience
• Three-time CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2018-19-20)
• Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2019-20)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2018-19-20)

Fifth-year Senior (2019-20)
• Spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19
• Rowed in the sixth seat in Michigan’s 1V8 boat which placed ninth overall and seventh among collegiate programs in 15:48.22 at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 20)

Senior (2018-19)
• Rowed in the seven 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)
• Rowed in the seven seat to help 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) in the seven seat
• Sat bow as the first varsity four defeated Rutgers (+4.77) and finished second to Ohio State (+2.21) at OSU's Big Ten Double Dual (April 13)
• Stroked the second varsity four as it was victorious against Louisville, Michigan State, and U-M's 3v4 in 7:18.2 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (May 5)
• Rowed in the third seat as the first varsity four won silver at the Big Ten Championships on Devil's Lake (May 19) in 7:19.003
• Sitting third, helped the first varsity four place fourth in 6:57.915 at the NCAA Championships (May 31-June 2), leading to a third-place team finish

Junior (2017-18)
• Competed in a four-piece set scrimmage against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 17), recording 11:47.1 time in the first piece
• At the Head of the Charles (Oct. 22) helped the 2V8 boat finish 30th in 16:13.019
• Made her varsity debut at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18)
• Member of the 2V8 boat which won all three of its races at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18), posting times of 6:16.602 over Wisconsin and Minnesota, 6:17.022 over Yale and 6:06.166 (+9.41) over Virginia, among others
• Competed as part of the 2V8 boat which finished third at Princeton's Class of 1987 Cup Regatta, finishing behidn Brown and Princeton in 7:16.8
• Helped the 2V8 boat beat Clemson (6:39.69; +16.49) at Ohio State (March 31)
• Competed as part of the second varsity eight boat at the Big Ten Double Dual (April 7), picking up wins over No. 16 Indiana (+16.51) and No. 11 Iowa (+0.03)
• 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)
• Rowed in the 2V8 boat which beat Louisville by over 10 seconds on Senior Day (April 29) with a time of 6:31.00
• As part of the 2V8 boat, earned a silver medal at the Big Ten Championships (May 13), finishing in 6:27.604
• Helped the 2V8 boat finish fourth in the country at the NCAA Championships (May 25-27), crossing the line in 6:28.576

Prep
• Two years as part of the National Honor Society
• Honor Roll all four years
• Salutatorian of graduating class
• Voted MVP on her basketball team all four years
• Made First Team All-District (Class C) her senior and junior year
• Also lettered in golf and tennis

Personal
• Born on October 16, 1997
• Daughter of Daniel and Jodi Bower
• Has one brother, Stewart