The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2022-23 Rowing Roster
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Grace Holland
- Position:
- Starboard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Tauranga Grils College
- Hometown:
- Tauranga, New Zealand
- Major:
- Sustainability Studies
- 2022 NCAA National Champion
- 2022 NCAA Championship participant
- Two-time Big 12 Champion (2022, 2023)
- 2022 Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Year
- San Diego Crew Classic Carley Copley Cup winner (2023)
- 2023 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)
- Rowed at two-seat in the Second Varsity 4+ victory (7:01.126) at the Big 12 Championships.
- Rowed at three-seat in the Second Varsity 4+ to victory (7:18.60) at No. 10 Virginia.
- Rowed at three-seat in the Second Varsity 4+ victory (7:20.531) over No. 11 Michigan on Lady Bird Lake.
- Rowed at five-seat in the Third Varsity 8+ at the 2023 San Diego Crew Classic, finishing first in heats (6:54.562) and the final (6:53.030) to win the Carley Copley Cup.
AS A FRESHMAN (2022)
- Rowed at six-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ at the NCAA Championship, placing fourth after victories in the heats (6:18.360) and the A/B semifinals (6:23.878), and finishing fourth in the Grand Final (6:26.282).
- Rowed at six-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ victory (6:43.714) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Rowed at six-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ victory (6:21.431) at the Longhorn Invite.
- Rowed at six-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ victory over No. 4 Princeton and No. 16 Rutgers, winning with a time of 6:32.0 at Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J.
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on April 13th after a stand-out performance at No. 6 Michigan
- Rowed at three-seat in the First Varsity 8+ victory over No. 6 Michigan, winning with a time of 6:09.80 at Belleville Lake, Mich.
Before Texas
Twice competed for New Zealand at the World Rowing U23 Championships (2019, 2020) … rowed for New Zealand at the World Rowing U21 Championships regatta against Australia in 2018 … represented New Zealand as a junior in at the World Rowing Junior Championships in Lithuania in 2017 … was a two-time national champion (2019, 2020) with the Tauranga Rowing Club from Tauranga, New Zealand.
Why Texas?
“I chose Texas because of the team culture.”
What led you to pursue rowing and what do you love most about it?
“I love working within a team, being outside and am fiercely competitive.”
Personal
- Parents are Philip and Charlotte Holland
- Has two younger sisters, Sophia and Emily.
- Began rowing at the age of 11.
- Majoring in sustainability.
- Enjoys hiking, sewing, thrift shopping, cooking and going on adventures.
