
Maddie Van Ummersen
Height: | 5-8 |
Year: | JR |
Hometown: | Duxbury, Mass. |
High School: | Duxbury |
Previous College: | Miami (Ohio) |
Major: | Nutrition & Dietetics |
2018 (Junior)
- Rowed in the seventh seat for the Second Varsity 8+ boat that placed 20th in its flight at the NCAA Championship, matching the highest finish by any Rhode Island boat at the national championship (5/25 and 5/26)
- Rowed in the seventh seat for the Second Varsity 8+ boat that won its flight at the Atlantic 10 Championship, helping the Rams to their sixth conference title (5/5)
- Rowed in the seventh seat for the Second Varsity 8+ against Dartmouth, Boston College, and Bates (4/21)
- Rowed in the seventh seat for the Second Varsity 8+ boat that won its flight at the Kerr Cup in Philadelphia (4/14)
- Rowed in the seventh seat for the Second Varsity 8+ boat that won its flight on both days at the George Washington Invitational (4/6 and 4/7)
- Rowed in the seventh seat for the Second Varsity 8+ boat at the Doc Hosea Invitational (3/31)
- Rowed in the seventh seat for the Second Varsity 8+ boat that placed second in the grand final of the Cooper Sprints (3/25)
2017 (Sophomore)
- Rowed in the fourth seat for the Second Varsity 8+ boat that won its flight at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/6)
- Rowed in the fourth seat for the Second Varsity 8+ boat that defeated MIT and Holy Cross (4/22)
- Rowed in the fourth seat for the Second Varsity 8+ boat that beat Boston College and Boston University (4/15)
- Rowed in the third seat for the Second Varsity 8+ boat that won both of its races, beating Navy, George Washington, Saint Joseph's and MIT at the George Washington Invitational (4/8)
- Rowed in the third seat for the Second Varsity 8+ boat that placed 2nd out of 10 teams at the Doc Hosea Invitational (4/2)
- Rowed in the third seat for the Second Varsity 8+ boat that beat MIT in Boston, Mass. (3/25)
Before URI
- Attended Miami (Ohio), where she was a member of the Varsity 8+ boat in 2015-16
- Attended Duxbury High School, where she played volleyball and was on the rowing team
- Won the Sportsmanship Award for rowing in 2014
- Helped Duxbury win the MPSRA Championship in the spring of 2014
- Was part of the seventh-place team at the National School's Regatta
Personal
- Born Nov. 14, 1995
- Daughter of Winnie Long and Gordon Van Ummersen
- Chose Rhode Island because she was excited about being part of a strong rowing team
- Enjoys running, healthy cooking and baking and rowing
- Favorite athlete is Olympic steeplechaser Emma Coburn
- Majoring in Nutrition