2024-25 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Southwick, Ruby

Ruby Southwick
- Position:
- Coxswain
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Nelson College for Girls
- Hometown:
- Nelson, New Zealand
Bio
2024-25
Coxed the 3V8+ at the season opener against rival USC… Led the Bruins to grand finals at the San Diego Crew Classic, coxing the crew to third place… Remained at the stern of the 3V8+ for the USD Dual, where UCLA came away with a victory… Coxed the 3V8+ at the Big Ten Championships, helping UCLA finish in the top three of all its 3V8+ races… Wrapped the season coxing the 3V4+ to the petite finals of the Big Ten Championships, leading UCLA to third place at the conference finale.
High School
Attended Nelson College for Girls for five years… Awarded “Top Nelson Coxswain” twice… Rowed for Nelson Rowing Club… Awarded “Best Performed Coxswain Nelson Marlborough” for the 2021-2022 season… Attended the NZ U19 Development camp in 2023.
Personal
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah… Raised in Nelson, NZ.… Is the daughter of Megan and Andy Southwick… Has an older sister, Kate… Chose UCLA “for its excellent academic reputation”... Lists New Zealand rower, Emma Twigg as the famous athlete she most admires… Enjoys spending time with her family and friends… Likes to ski and bike in her free time… Majoring in biochemistry… Plans to go into medicine after college.
Coxed the 3V8+ at the season opener against rival USC… Led the Bruins to grand finals at the San Diego Crew Classic, coxing the crew to third place… Remained at the stern of the 3V8+ for the USD Dual, where UCLA came away with a victory… Coxed the 3V8+ at the Big Ten Championships, helping UCLA finish in the top three of all its 3V8+ races… Wrapped the season coxing the 3V4+ to the petite finals of the Big Ten Championships, leading UCLA to third place at the conference finale.
High School
Attended Nelson College for Girls for five years… Awarded “Top Nelson Coxswain” twice… Rowed for Nelson Rowing Club… Awarded “Best Performed Coxswain Nelson Marlborough” for the 2021-2022 season… Attended the NZ U19 Development camp in 2023.
Personal
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah… Raised in Nelson, NZ.… Is the daughter of Megan and Andy Southwick… Has an older sister, Kate… Chose UCLA “for its excellent academic reputation”... Lists New Zealand rower, Emma Twigg as the famous athlete she most admires… Enjoys spending time with her family and friends… Likes to ski and bike in her free time… Majoring in biochemistry… Plans to go into medicine after college.
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Tuesday, June 06
Coach Amy Fuller Kearney - AFK Strong
Wednesday, April 08
Rowing 2020 Season Look Back
Wednesday, April 08
Lanea Tuiasosopo Student-Athlete Graduation Celebration Speech
Friday, June 14