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Alana Maffesoli

Class:
Junior
Position:
Port/Starboard
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Allen Park, Mich.
High School:
St. Frances Cabrini

At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2021, '23)
• Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023, '24)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2023-24)

Junior (2024)
• Rowed in the fourth seat of the 3V8 as it timed 6:50.1 to finish first ahead of the U-M 1N8 and Michigan State (April 6)
• Helped an Open 8 time 7:16.51 in the mixed eight race against U-M's winning 3V8, 2N8 and 1N8 (April 13) in 7:16.51 from stroke seat

Sophomore (2023)
• From the 3V4's bow seat, timed 8:37.5 against Duke (March 31) and 8:25.8 against Virginia (April 1) at the ACC-Big Ten Double Dual
• From the bow seat of the 3V4, placed third in 7:35.553 ahead of Indiana and behind Iowa and Wisconsin on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 7); during the second session, placed second from the bow seat in 7:39.828 ahead of Wisconsin and Michigan State and behind Ohio State
• From the bow seat of the 3V4, placed third in 7:38.313 ahead of Indiana and behind Rutgers and Ohio State on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 8)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (April 30), stroked the 3V4 to place second in 7:42.58, behind the U-M 2V4 and ahead of Louisville
• Won a bronze medal from stroke seat of the 3V4 (7:42.332) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)

Freshman/Novice (2022)
• Debuted in the stroke seat of the 2N8 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• From the 2N8's stroke seat, timed 7:20.6 and against Virginia and Ohio State in the morning at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2), and 7:39.0 to beat the Buckeyes in the afternoon
• Rowed in bow seat of the third-place N4+ in the first heat of an inter squad race (April 9), finishing in 7:52.3
• Completed a weekend sweep at the Big Ten Invitational (April 15-16) in the fourth seat of the 2N8, beating Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa in the morning on day one in 7:07.2 and Rutgers, Indiana, Michigan State in 7:14.311 in the afternoon; followed with 7:09.144 to beat Rutgers, Ohio State, Wisconsin on the second day
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), rowed the 2N8 to a win from the seventh seat with a time of 7:12.9
• Helped win a bronze medal at the Big Ten Championships (May 15) from the sixth seat of the 2N8 in 6:59.093

Prep
• Attended St. Frances Cabrini High School in Allen Park, Michigan
• Class of 2021 Top 10, Member of Honor Roll, Student Council Executive Board
• MHSAA All-Catholic Scholar, Scholar Athlete Nominee
• All-Academic in basketball, All-State Academic in cross country
• Lettered in four sports: cross country, track and field (four years each), basketball, and swimming
• Team captain in cross country (two years), track and field, and basketball
• 3x state qualifier in XC, qualifier and 4x800-meter regional champion/school record-holder, state-ranked discus thrower

Personal
• Daughter of Mike and Sarah Maffesoli