2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Ella O'Neil
- Position:
- Port
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Loyola Academy
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
2024-25
Stroked the 2V8+ to open the season at the annual USC rivalry dual regatta… Remained in stern pair, sitting seven seat for the San Diego Crew Classic… Helped the Bruins to a grand final appearance and fifth place overall in the 2V8+ competition… Sat three seat in that crew at the USD Dual, where the Bruins placed first… Stayed steady in three seat for all 2V8+ races at the Big Ten Invitational in April… Helped the Bruins to second place and back-to-back third-place finishes at the conference invite… Moved back into seven seat for the UCSD Triton Invite, where UCLA finished first… Wrapped the year in seven of the 2V8+ at the Big Ten Championships… The crew finished fourth in the petite final of the conference regatta… Honors: Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll, CRCA Scholar-Athlete, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2023-24
Rowed in UCLA’s second varsity eight (2V8+) and varsity eight (V8+) crews as a junior… rowed seven seat in UCLA’s 2V8+ crew in a season-opening first-place finish over USC and LMU in in the first regatta of the season (March 23)… rowed three seat in the Bruins’ V8+ crew during the morning and afternoon sessions of the Lake Natoma Invitational, pocketing two third-place finishes (April 6)… rowed five seat in UCLA’s 2V8+ crew on day two of the Big Ten Invitational, as UCLA finished first out of five boats (April 20)… Competed in the Pac-12 Championships, rowing five seat in the Bruins’ 2V8+ crew (May 19).
2022-23
Rowed in the Bruins’ second varsity four (2V4+) and third varsity eight crews (3V8+) during her sophomore season … rowed two seat in the Bruins’ 2V4+ crew at the two-day Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota, Fla. (April 7-8), helping the second varsity four to a first-place finish on day one and to a second-place finish on day two … rowed two seat in the 3V8+ crew in a dual-meet regatta against Loyola Marymount in Marina del Rey (April 22) … also rowed two seat in the 3V8+ boat in races at the Dexter Lake Invitational in Lowell, Ore. (April 29) … helped the 3V8+ crew to a first-place finish in the morning session at Dexter Lake, and to a second-place finish in the afternoon session … stroked the 3V8+ crew at the Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore (May 14).
2021-22
Rowed primarily in UCLA’s second varsity eight (2V8+) crew during her freshman campaign … rowed three seat in the Bruins’ varsity four (V4+) crew in the team’s season-opening races against USC (March 13) … rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ boat at the two-day Pac-12 Invitational (April 9-10) at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nev. … rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ crew in a dual-meet victory against Loyola Marymount (April 16) … rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ crew at the Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas (April 30) … rowed three seat in the 2V8+ boat at the Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 15).
High School
Attended Loyola Academy in Chicago … competed for three years on the rowing team (one year as a novice rower).
Personal
Full name: Ella Corinne O’Neil … was born in Chicago, Ill. … is the younger of Patrick and Penelope O’Neil’s two daughters … has one younger sister, Megan … cognitive science major.
