Rae Oleshansky

Class:
Senior
Position:
Starboard
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Knoxville, Tenn.
High School:
Bearden

At Michigan
• CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2018)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Graduated with a degree in sociology with a minor in community action and social change
• Team Co-Captain as a senior (2018)

Senior (2017-2018)
• Competed in a four piece set scrimmage against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 17), recording an 11:03.2 time in the first piece
• At the Head of the Charles (Oct. 22) helped the 2V8 boat finish 30th in 16:13.019
• 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)
• Competed in the 1V4 boat that finished in first place 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)
• Competed as a member of the second varsity four at the Big Ten Double Dual (April 7), earning big wins on No. 11 Indiana (+24.88) and No. 11 Iowa (+25.3)
• Rowed in the 1V4 which won against Louisville on Senior Day (April 29) in 7:08.80
• Helped U-M's 1V4 to a bronze medal at the Big Ten Championships (May 13), finishing in 7:24.362
• At the NCAA Championships (May 25-27), helped lead the 1V4 boat to a fifth-place national finish in 7:18.476

Junior (2016-2017)
• Competed in the 2V4 boat that finished in second place in 7:01.637 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 2V4 boat that helped sweep Louisville with a race win in 7:24.77 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (April 30)
• Member of the 2V4 boat that competed against Ohio State, Duke, and Notre Dame at Ohio State's Regatta (April 15) on the Scioto River
• Rowed in the 1V4 boat that beat Minnesota (7:19.79, 7:30.12) and Wisconsin (7:06.99, 7:08.32) in the Big Ten Double Dual (April 9)
• Member of the 1V4 boat that lost to Stanford, Washington, and No.1 California in the Pac-12 Challenge (April 1-2)
• Rowed in the 1V4 boat that raced against Harvard and Yale at Bellville lake clocking in at 7:36.87 and 7:23.46, respectively (March 25)
• Member of the 1V4 boat that placed first and clocked in at 7:17.4 and 7:18.5 in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on March 11 and March 12

Sophomore (2015-2016)
• A key member of Michigan's 2V8 crew during the 2015-16 season
• Began the spring season rowing in Michigan's 1V4 crew
• Rowed in No. 2 seat of 2V8 at NCAA Rowing Championships, finishing in 12th place in Petite Final in 6:42.600
• Rowed in No. 1 seat of 2V8 at Big Ten Rowing Championships, helping boat to 4th place finish in 6:32.988

Freshman (2014-2015)
• Made spring debut on 2V4 crew that finished third (8:37.20) of four crews at Princeton on Lake Carnegie (Mar. 28)
• Rowed on 2V4 crew that finished first in morning session vs. Clemson (7:32.9), but was narrowly edged by Virginia in afternoon session, clocking in at 7:32.1 at ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Apr. 4
• Helped 2V4 score a convincing win in 7:41.00, finishing 36.84 seconds ahead of the Hoosiers in Big Ten Double Dual at Belleville Lake on Apr. 11
• Member of 2V4 crew that finished in second (of 5) in 7:34.20 at Ohio State on Apr. 25
• Helped 2V4 crew to win over Louisville in 7:16.00 on May 2 at Belleville Lake
• Led 1V4 to second place finish (7:58.903) at Big Ten Rowing Championships on May 17 at Eagle Creek Park
• Helped 1V4 to 10th place finish (4th in petite final) with a time of 7:30.335 at the NCAA Rowing Championships on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif. on 5/31
• Michigan won its repechage heat in 7:27.074 on 5/29 to earn a spot in an A/B semifinal, where the Wolverines placed fifth in 7:32.622 on 5/30

Prep
• Graduated from Bearden High School (2014)
• A two-year captain for Atomic Rowing
• Earned a silver medal at the 2013 Club Nationals in the intermediate women's eight
• Placed second at the 2013 US Rowing Southeast Junior Championships, qualifying for USRowing National Youth Championship Regatta
• President of National Honor Society
• Younger sister of U-M rowing alum Bryna Oleshansky '14