Delaney Evans

Class:
Junior
Position:
Port
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Bettendorf, Iowa
High School:
Pleasant Valley

At Michigan
• Member of three Big Ten Championship Teams (2021, '23, '24)
• Big Ten Champion (2021) with the 2V4
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2023-24)
• Enrolled at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA), majoring in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience (BCN)

Senior (2024)
• Rowed in stroke seat of the 2V4 as it timed 7:23.8 over Virginia in the morning and 8:07.5 to beat Duke in the afternoon at the Big Ten-ACC Challenge (March 30)
• Rowed in stroke seat of the 2V4 as it timed 7:43.2 in a comeback win over Michigan State (April 6)
• Helped the 3V8 win the mixed eight race against U-M's 1N8, 2N8 and an Open 8 (April 13) in 6:41.0 from stroke seat
• Finished second (7:20.191) and first (7:30.164) from stroke seat of the 2V4 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 19)
• Placed second (7:27.598) with the 2V4 in stroke seat on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 20)
• Won a silver medal in 7:18.949 stroking the 3V4 to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 19)

Junior (2022-23)
• From the 2V8's stroke seat, timed 7:13.7 against Duke (March 31) and 6:47.19 against Virginia (April 1) at the ACC-Big Ten Double Dual
• On the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 7), placed third from the stroke seat of the 2V8 in 6:33.537 behind Stanford and SMU, and over Indiana; won the afternoon race against Duke, Iowa, and UCLA in 6:29.248
• On the second day of racing at the Big Ten Invitational (April 8), helped the 2V8 finish second in 6:23.787 from the stroke seat, behind Stanford and ahead of Ohio State and Brown
• Rowed in the stroke seat of the 2V8 as it timed 6:21.657 against Texas (April 15)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (April 30), stroked the 2V8 to a time of 6:27.09, a win of 28 seconds over the Cardinals
• Won a silver medal from stroke seat of the 2V8 (6:37.571) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)
• From the second 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

Sophomore (2021-22)
• Rowed in the second seat of the 1V4 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• From the 2V4's second seat, helped sweep Virginia (7:45.3) in the morning and Duke (7:54.7) in the afternoon at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Rowed in the second seat of the 2V4 as it timed 7:07.95 to beat Texas (April 9)
• Rowed in the stroke seat of the 3V4 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 15), sweeping both sessions with a morning win over Iowa, Wisconsin, Tennessee in 7:42.7 and an afternoon victory in 7:27.306, beating Rutgers, Minnesota, MSU
• Completed the perfect weekend for the 3V4 (7:23.489) in the stroke seat on the second day of the BIg Ten Invitational (April 16), beating Rutgers, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Tennessee
• From the stroke seat, helped the 2V4 to a silver medal at the Big Ten Championship (May 15) in a time of 7:08.866
• Traveled to the team's NCAA Championship trip (May 27-29) as a spare

Freshman (2020-21)
• Made her U-M debut from the third seat of the 1V4 which picked up wins over No. 16 SMU and Louisville (7:07.628), Notre Dame (7:24.691, 2nd) and Clemson and No. 12 Wisconsin (7:05.265)
• In Columbus (March 27), sat third as the 2V8 defeated Iowa and Indiana (6:48.82) in the morning and Ohio State and Michigan State (6:59.2) in the afternoon
• Rowed in bow seat of the 3V4 boat to beat No. 6 Ohio State (7:56.60) then bested No. 3 Virginia from the 2V4 in (8:17.90) at the Big Ten vs. ACC Regatta (April 3)
• Rowed in the 2V8 boat (stroke seat) that was second to Texas at Belleville Lake (April 10) in 6:44.12
• As the stroke seat of the 2V8, helped defeat No. 20 Syracuse, No. 9 Tennessee, and No. 16 Iowa in 6:48.111 and placed second to Rutgers (+1.518) on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 17)
• Stroked in the 2V8 as it placed second to No. 4 Virginia and beat No. 3 Ohio State in 6:39.326 on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 18)
• Rowed sixth in the 2V8 against Iowa and Louisville (May 2), winning with a time of 6:45.5
• Rowed in bow seat for the 2V4 as it won a gold medal in 7:26.420 at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek (May 16)

Prep
• Graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in Bettendorf, Iowa
• Two-year National Honor Society member
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology to pursue a career in medicine
• Currently rows with Y Quad Cities Rowing Association in Moline, Illinois
• Two-year competitor as a member of U-19 Team U.S.A. (2018-19)
• Selected for quad (2018) and won 2x trials (2019)
• Indoor World Champion in Junior Women's Lightweight (2018)
• Won the Diamond Jubilee Cup at the Royal Henley Regatta in London (2018) with the Y Quad Cities quad
• Five-time gold medal-winner at USRowing Youth Nationals, winning the LWT 2x (2017), 2x (2018-19), and 4x (2018-19) events
• Three-time gold medal-winner at Head of the Charles (2017-18-19) and course record-holder (2x)

Personal
• Daughter of Troy and Colleen Evans