2016-17 Rowing Roster

Lexie Beemer
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Starboard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Ann Arbor, Mich.
- High School:
- Skyline
At Michigan
• NCAA Medalist (third place, 2017 2V8)
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2017)
Senior (2017)
• Competed as part of 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
• Raced for 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
• Rowed in the 2V8 boat that helped sweep Louisville with an +11-second win in 6:38.15 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (April 30)
• 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, 6:35.3, and 6:28.8 in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on March 11 and March 12
Junior (2016)
• Helped Michigan 1V8 to 11th place finish at NCAA Rowing Championships, rowing in No. 3 seat
• On 1V8 crew in No. 3 seat at Big Ten Rowing Championships that finished second in the final in a photo finish with Ohio State in 6:22.794
• Member of 1V8 crew that earned race wins against nationally-ranked crews from Notre Dame, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Radcliffe, Syracuse and Washington State
• Earned spot on 1V8, working her way up to Michigan's top boat from the novice program
Sophomore (2015)
• Made spring debut on 2V8 crew that finished third (7:29.60) at Princeton on Lake Carnegie (Mar. 28)
• Rowed on 2V8 crew that earned win over Clemson (6:34.40), but was narrowly edged by No. 4 Virginia (6:29.4) in the afternoon in ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Apr. 4
• On 2V8 crew that was narrowly edged by Indiana, finishing in 6:44.36 before clocking in at 6:33.7 for a win over Iowa in the afternoon in a Big Ten Double Dual at Belleville Lake on Apr. 11
• Recorded third place finish with 2V8 (6:45.50) at Ohio State on Apr. 25
• Helped 2V8 earn come-from-behind win in final 500 meters against Louisville on May 2 at Belleville Lake, clocking in at 6:30.10
• Helped Michigan 2V8 to first Big Ten boat title since 2012 at Big Ten Rowing Championships, as U-M finished first in 6:59.608 on May 17 at Eagle Creek Park
• Helped 2V8 to 10th place finish overall (4th in petite final) with a time of 6:36.280 on 5/31 at the NCAA Rowing Championships on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif.
• The 2V8 qualified for an A/B semifinal by finishing in 6:38.768 in a repechage heat on 5/29, then finished in its semifinal with a time of 6:42.182 on 5/30