2020-21 Rowing Roster
Hornberger-Rocco, Eliese
Eliese Hornberger-Rocco
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- Coxswain
- Height:
- 5-2
- Hometown:
- East Lansing, Mich.
- High School:
- Lansing Catholic
Bio
At Michigan
• Member of 2021 Big Ten Championship Team
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020)
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten (2018-19-20-21)
• Graduated from the School of Kinesiology
Fifth-Year Senior (2020-21)
• Made her varsity debut leading the 3V4 (8:11.16) to place third behind Texas and the U-M 2V4 at Belleville Lake (April 10)
• From the coxswain position, helped the 3V4 beat Iowa (May 2) with a time of 7:35.84
Senior (2019-20)
• Spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19
Prior to Michigan
• Transferred to U-M after beginning her college experience at Indiana
• Competed at Club Nationals and Masters Nationals, winning a bronze medal at the latter event
• Rowed with the Ann Arbor Rowing Club and Detroit Boat Club
Prep
• Four-year member of the Honor Roll
• Four-year varsity softball player at Lansing Catholic
• Member of the 2015 Lansing State Journal Dream Team
• Three-year all-region, all-conference, and all-district player (2013-14-15)
• Team MVP (2015)
• Area leader in batting average (.620), RBI (48), and stolen bases (43)
Personal
• Born on January 30, 1997
• Daughter of Liesa Hornberger-Rocco and Carmine Rocco
• Grandfather, Jim, was a multi-sport athlete at Michigan State
• Member of 2021 Big Ten Championship Team
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020)
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten (2018-19-20-21)
• Graduated from the School of Kinesiology
Fifth-Year Senior (2020-21)
• Made her varsity debut leading the 3V4 (8:11.16) to place third behind Texas and the U-M 2V4 at Belleville Lake (April 10)
• From the coxswain position, helped the 3V4 beat Iowa (May 2) with a time of 7:35.84
Senior (2019-20)
• Spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19
Prior to Michigan
• Transferred to U-M after beginning her college experience at Indiana
• Competed at Club Nationals and Masters Nationals, winning a bronze medal at the latter event
• Rowed with the Ann Arbor Rowing Club and Detroit Boat Club
Prep
• Four-year member of the Honor Roll
• Four-year varsity softball player at Lansing Catholic
• Member of the 2015 Lansing State Journal Dream Team
• Three-year all-region, all-conference, and all-district player (2013-14-15)
• Team MVP (2015)
• Area leader in batting average (.620), RBI (48), and stolen bases (43)
Personal
• Born on January 30, 1997
• Daughter of Liesa Hornberger-Rocco and Carmine Rocco
• Grandfather, Jim, was a multi-sport athlete at Michigan State
2023-24 Year In Review: Rowing B1G Champions
Monday, June 24
Rowing Highlights vs. Texas (April 13)
Sunday, April 14
Rowing Highlights vs. Michigan State (April 6)
Saturday, April 06
2022-23 Year In Review: Rowing Big Ten Champions
Monday, July 03
