Olivia Hemker

Class:
Senior
Height:
6-2
Hometown:
Hale, Mich.
High School:
Tawas Area
Major:
Mathematics

At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2023, '24)
• Big Ten Champion (2023, 2N8)

Senior (2025)
• From the stroke seat of the 3V4, timed 7:49.7 against Oklahoma and 8:18.7 against Virginia at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge (March 29)
• Finished first (7:14.56) in the stroke seat of the 2V4 in the morning and first (7:37.90) in the second seat of the 3V4 in the afternoon session on day one (April 18) of the Big Ten Invitational
• From the second seat, placed second (7:24.00) in the 2V4 on day two (April 19) of the Big Ten Invitational
• On the first day of the Big Ten Championship (May 17), helped the 3V4 advance to the finals in second place (7:40.62) from the second seat
• Finished fourth in 7:13.60 from the stroke seat of the 3V4 to help the team finish third overall on finals day of the Big Ten Championship (May 18)

Junior (2024)
• Rowed in stroke seat of the 1V4 as it timed 7:44.8 over Virginia in the morning and 7:54.5 against Duke in the afternoon at the Big Ten-ACC Challenge (March 30)
• Rowed in the second seat of the 1V4 as it timed 7:29.2 to defeat Michigan State (April 6)
• Helped the 1V4 finish second against Texas (April 13) in 7:10.27 from the second seat
• Won a silver medal in 7:18.949 from the second seat of the 3V4 to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 19)

Sophomore (2023)
• On the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 7), placed third from the sixth seat of the 2N8 in 7:20.074 ahead of Iowa and behind Indiana and Wisconsin; placed second in the afternoon race behind Ohio State and ahead of Michigan State and Wisconsin in 7:12:417
• On the second day of racing at the Big Ten Invitational (April 8), helped the 2N8 finish second in 7:07.573 from the sixth seat, behind Ohio State and ahead of Indiana and Rutgers
• On Senior Day against Louisville (April 30), helped the 2N8 to a time of 7:07:03 from the sixth seat
• Won gold from the sixth seat of the 2N8 (6:54.903) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)

Prep
• Attended Tawas Area High School in Tawas, Michigan
• School Valedictorian; eight-time Honor Roll member
• Named a Coca-Cola All-American Scholar
• Earned three varsity letters in track and field; team captain
• Also competed in volleyball, where she won Most Improved Player

Personal
• Daughter of Brent and Natalie Hemker
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts
• A dedicated volunteer; logged more than 200 volunteer hours in high school