2022-23 Rowing Roster
Shokoohi, Ariana

Ariana Shokoohi
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Starboard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Saginaw, Mich.
- High School:
- Heritage
Bio
At Michigan
• Member of three Big Ten Championship Teams (2021, '23, '24)
• Two-time Big Ten Champion (2021, 1V8; 2024, 2V8)
• CSC Academic All-District honoree (2023)
• Four-time CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2021, '22, '23, '24)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023)
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten (2021-22-23-24)
• Member of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (April 11, 2023) following the 1V8's performance at the Big Ten Invitational
• Enrolled at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA), majoring in Biology, Health, and Society (BHS) with a minor in French and Francophone Studies
Graduate Student (2024)
• Rowed in stroke seat of the 2V8 as it timed 6:53.9 over Virginia in the morning and 7:01.5 against Duke in the afternoon at the Big Ten-ACC Challenge (March 30)
• Rowed in stroke seat of the 2V8 as it timed 6:44.0 to beat Michigan State (April 6)
• Helped the 2V8 finish second against Texas (April 13) in 6:34.24 from stroke seat
• Finished second (6:32.958) and first (6:39.970) from stroke seat of the 2V8 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 19)
• Placed third (6.39.856) with the 2V8 in stroke seat on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 20)
• Won a gold medal in 6:15.038 from the third seat of the 2V8 to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 19)
• Rowed in the third seat of the 2V8 as won the Petite Final with a time of 6:31.327 to place seventh overall at the NCAA Championship (May 31-June 2) to help the team finish seventh
Senior (2023)
• From the 1V8's second seat, timed 7:02.7 against Duke (March 31) and 6:44.07 against Virginia (April 1) at the ACC-Big Ten Double Dual
• On the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 7), placed second from the second seat of the 1V8 in 6:23.920 behind Stanford and over SMU, Indiana; won the afternoon race against Duke, Iowa, and UCLA in 6:21.374
• On the second day of racing at the Big Ten Invitational (April 8), helped the 1V8 finish third in 6:14.527 from the second seat, ahead of Ohio State and behind Stanford and Brown
• Member of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (April 11, 2023) following the 1V8's performance at the Big Ten Invitational
• Rowed in the second seat of the 1V8 as it timed 6:21.922 against Texas (April 15)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (April 30), helped the 2V8 to a time of 6:27.09 from bow seat, a win of 28 seconds over the Cardinals
• Won a silver medal from bow seat of the 2V8 (6:37.571) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)
• From the seventh seat, rowed with the 2V8 to finish 12th overall (sixth, Petite Final) with a time of 6:45.733 at the NCAA Championship (May 26-28) to help the team place 11th
Junior (2022)
• Rowed in the third seat of the 1V8 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• From the 1V8's second seat, helped sweep Virginia in 6:49.4 and Duke in 6:56.5 at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Rowed the 1V8's second seat, and timed 6:17.4 against Texas (April 9)
• Rowed in the second seat of the 1V8 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 15), timing 6:27.901 to win the morning heat over Rutgers, Virginia and 6:26.148 for second to Brown (-.703) in the afternoon
• Placed second to Stanford with the 1V8 (6:10.330) in the second seat on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 16)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), rowed the 1V8 to a win from the bow seat with a time of 6:33.6
• From the bow seat, helped the 1V8 to a silver medal at the Big Ten Championship (May 15) in a time of 6:14.466
• Bow seat of the 10th-place 1V8 (fourth, Petite Final) at the NCAA Championships (May 29), which timed 6:26.210 to help the team finish 10th
Sophomore (2021)
• Made her varsity debut from third seat of the 2V8 as it beat No. 16 SMU, Louisville (6:32.773), Notre Dame (6:32.283, 2nd) and sat in the fourth seat for a win against Clemson (6:28.554, 2nd)
• In Columbus (March 27), sat second as the 2V8 defeat Iowa and Indiana (6:48.82) in the morning and Ohio State and Michigan State (6:59.2) in the afternoon
• From the stroke seat, helped the 1V4 sweep races against No. 10 Duke (7:50.90), No. 3 Virginia (8:13.90) and Michigan State (twice) at the Big Ten vs. ACC Regatta (April 3)
• Against Iowa and Louisville (May 2), rowed from the seventh seat of the 1V8 which beat Louisville and Iowa with a time of 6:36.95
• Rowed in the second seat for the 1V8 as it won a gold medal in 6:25.744 at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek (May 16); the boat's lone non-senior
• From the second seat, rowed with the 1V8 to finish fourth overall (6:23.437) at the NCAA Championships (May 28-30), helping the team to a fourth-place finish
Freshman (2020)
• Spring season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Member of three Big Ten Championship Teams (2021, '23, '24)
• Two-time Big Ten Champion (2021, 1V8; 2024, 2V8)
• CSC Academic All-District honoree (2023)
• Four-time CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2021, '22, '23, '24)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023)
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten (2021-22-23-24)
• Member of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (April 11, 2023) following the 1V8's performance at the Big Ten Invitational
• Enrolled at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA), majoring in Biology, Health, and Society (BHS) with a minor in French and Francophone Studies
Graduate Student (2024)
• Rowed in stroke seat of the 2V8 as it timed 6:53.9 over Virginia in the morning and 7:01.5 against Duke in the afternoon at the Big Ten-ACC Challenge (March 30)
• Rowed in stroke seat of the 2V8 as it timed 6:44.0 to beat Michigan State (April 6)
• Helped the 2V8 finish second against Texas (April 13) in 6:34.24 from stroke seat
• Finished second (6:32.958) and first (6:39.970) from stroke seat of the 2V8 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 19)
• Placed third (6.39.856) with the 2V8 in stroke seat on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 20)
• Won a gold medal in 6:15.038 from the third seat of the 2V8 to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 19)
• Rowed in the third seat of the 2V8 as won the Petite Final with a time of 6:31.327 to place seventh overall at the NCAA Championship (May 31-June 2) to help the team finish seventh
Senior (2023)
• From the 1V8's second seat, timed 7:02.7 against Duke (March 31) and 6:44.07 against Virginia (April 1) at the ACC-Big Ten Double Dual
• On the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 7), placed second from the second seat of the 1V8 in 6:23.920 behind Stanford and over SMU, Indiana; won the afternoon race against Duke, Iowa, and UCLA in 6:21.374
• On the second day of racing at the Big Ten Invitational (April 8), helped the 1V8 finish third in 6:14.527 from the second seat, ahead of Ohio State and behind Stanford and Brown
• Member of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (April 11, 2023) following the 1V8's performance at the Big Ten Invitational
• Rowed in the second seat of the 1V8 as it timed 6:21.922 against Texas (April 15)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (April 30), helped the 2V8 to a time of 6:27.09 from bow seat, a win of 28 seconds over the Cardinals
• Won a silver medal from bow seat of the 2V8 (6:37.571) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)
• From the seventh seat, rowed with the 2V8 to finish 12th overall (sixth, Petite Final) with a time of 6:45.733 at the NCAA Championship (May 26-28) to help the team place 11th
Junior (2022)
• Rowed in the third seat of the 1V8 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• From the 1V8's second seat, helped sweep Virginia in 6:49.4 and Duke in 6:56.5 at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Rowed the 1V8's second seat, and timed 6:17.4 against Texas (April 9)
• Rowed in the second seat of the 1V8 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 15), timing 6:27.901 to win the morning heat over Rutgers, Virginia and 6:26.148 for second to Brown (-.703) in the afternoon
• Placed second to Stanford with the 1V8 (6:10.330) in the second seat on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 16)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), rowed the 1V8 to a win from the bow seat with a time of 6:33.6
• From the bow seat, helped the 1V8 to a silver medal at the Big Ten Championship (May 15) in a time of 6:14.466
• Bow seat of the 10th-place 1V8 (fourth, Petite Final) at the NCAA Championships (May 29), which timed 6:26.210 to help the team finish 10th
Sophomore (2021)
• Made her varsity debut from third seat of the 2V8 as it beat No. 16 SMU, Louisville (6:32.773), Notre Dame (6:32.283, 2nd) and sat in the fourth seat for a win against Clemson (6:28.554, 2nd)
• In Columbus (March 27), sat second as the 2V8 defeat Iowa and Indiana (6:48.82) in the morning and Ohio State and Michigan State (6:59.2) in the afternoon
• From the stroke seat, helped the 1V4 sweep races against No. 10 Duke (7:50.90), No. 3 Virginia (8:13.90) and Michigan State (twice) at the Big Ten vs. ACC Regatta (April 3)
• Against Iowa and Louisville (May 2), rowed from the seventh seat of the 1V8 which beat Louisville and Iowa with a time of 6:36.95
• Rowed in the second seat for the 1V8 as it won a gold medal in 6:25.744 at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek (May 16); the boat's lone non-senior
• From the second seat, rowed with the 1V8 to finish fourth overall (6:23.437) at the NCAA Championships (May 28-30), helping the team to a fourth-place finish
Freshman (2020)
• Spring season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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