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2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster

Jemima Wilcox

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool St. Catherine's School
  • Hometown Victoria, Australia

Biography

2024-25
SPRING
  *Brown: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/2, 6:38.5)
  *B1G Invitational (Session 1): Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/6, 6:34.454)
  *B1G Invitational (Session 2): Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (4th/5, 6:38.246)
  *B1G Invitational (Session 3): Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (5th/6, 6:46.082)
  *Ivy Championship: Varsity 8+, bow seat (5th/8, 6:12.774 heat/6:12.388 final)
  *NCAA Championship: Varsity 8+, bow seat (18th/22, 6:27.151 in third final)
 
High School: Earned honours two times for rowing and four times each for basketball and track & field … Rowed in Varsity Eight and was captain of boats in 2023 under head coach John Saunders … In 2023, Head of Schoolgirls bronze and Australian National Championships bronze … In 2022, Head of Schoolgirls winner, Australian National Championships winner, Henley Royal Regatta winner … Has also rowed with the Melbourne University Rowing Club since 2022 … With Melbourne University, fourth at the New South Wales State Championships in the pair … Won the Victorian State Championships, third at the Australian National Championships in the Four … Won gold at both the  New South Wales state championships U23 and the New South Wales state championships Open Women's in the Eight … Took second at the Australian National Championships with the U21 Victorian National Team … In track, Finals Night competitor from 2019-23 … Academic Excellence … Ampol Award for best All-rounder … Athletics honours … Debating honours … Public Speaking honours.
 
Personal: Enrolled in the Wharton School.
 
Why Penn? “Penn ticked all the boxes for me in terms of what I was looking for academically, socially, and also importantly within the women's crew. The crew felt so lovely, happy, and willing to work hard as a team.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    5'8"