2024-25 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Hales, Lydia

Lydia Hales
- Position:
- Starboard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- New Trier HS
- Hometown:
- Northfield, Illi.
Bio
2024-25
Began her season in four seat of the 2V8+ crew against USC; placed second against the Trojans… Moved into three seat a few weeks later at the San Diego Crew Classic, helping the Bruins to a fifth-place finish in the grand finals of the regatta… Sat seven seat in the first-place 2V8+ during the USD Dual on April 6… Remained steady in that position for the Big Ten Invitational, claiming a second-place and two third-place finishes in the conference regatta… Moved to three seat for the UCSD Triton Invitational, where the 2V8+ claimed first… Finished the season in three seat at the Big Ten Championships… The 2V8+ crew placed fourth in the petite final of the conference postseason races… Honors: Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023-24
Rowed on the Second Varsity Eight (2V8+) crew as a freshman… rowed five seat in the first regatta of the season against USC and Loyola Marymount (March 23), where her team finished in first-place… rowed three seat at the Lake Natoma Invitational (April 6), leading her team to a first-place win in the morning session and a second-place finish in the afternoon session… rowed three seat at the Big Ten Invitational (April 19-20), earning a first-place finish on day two… rowed three seat at Dexter Lake (April 27), helping her team finish in second-place over Gonzaga, Oregon State, Oklahoma, and LMU… rowed three seat at the season-culminating Pac-12 Championships in Sacramento, California.
High School
Attended New Trier High School for four years at the starboard position … rowed for New Trier Rowing … attended the US Rowing High Performance Training Camp in 2022.
Personal
Full name: Lydia Gwynne Hales … born in Evanston, Illinois … is the daughter of Dan Hales and Gwynne Lockwood … has a younger sister – Holly … majoring in Psychology.
Began her season in four seat of the 2V8+ crew against USC; placed second against the Trojans… Moved into three seat a few weeks later at the San Diego Crew Classic, helping the Bruins to a fifth-place finish in the grand finals of the regatta… Sat seven seat in the first-place 2V8+ during the USD Dual on April 6… Remained steady in that position for the Big Ten Invitational, claiming a second-place and two third-place finishes in the conference regatta… Moved to three seat for the UCSD Triton Invitational, where the 2V8+ claimed first… Finished the season in three seat at the Big Ten Championships… The 2V8+ crew placed fourth in the petite final of the conference postseason races… Honors: Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023-24
Rowed on the Second Varsity Eight (2V8+) crew as a freshman… rowed five seat in the first regatta of the season against USC and Loyola Marymount (March 23), where her team finished in first-place… rowed three seat at the Lake Natoma Invitational (April 6), leading her team to a first-place win in the morning session and a second-place finish in the afternoon session… rowed three seat at the Big Ten Invitational (April 19-20), earning a first-place finish on day two… rowed three seat at Dexter Lake (April 27), helping her team finish in second-place over Gonzaga, Oregon State, Oklahoma, and LMU… rowed three seat at the season-culminating Pac-12 Championships in Sacramento, California.
High School
Attended New Trier High School for four years at the starboard position … rowed for New Trier Rowing … attended the US Rowing High Performance Training Camp in 2022.
Personal
Full name: Lydia Gwynne Hales … born in Evanston, Illinois … is the daughter of Dan Hales and Gwynne Lockwood … has a younger sister – Holly … majoring in Psychology.
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