2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Olivia Caesar
- Position:
- Port
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Monkton Combe Senior School
- Hometown:
- Bath, England
2023-24
Rowed in UCLA’s Varsity Eight (V8+) crew as a Graduate Student… stroked the V8+ crew in the first regatta of the season against USC and Loyola Marymount (March 23), where her team finished second… rowed eight seat in the first race and six seat in the second at the Lake Natoma Invitational (April 6), leading her team to finish third in both of their races… rowed two seat at the Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota, Florida (April 19-20), pushing her team to finish in second-place on day two... rowed second seat in the V8+ crew at Dexter Lake (April 27), guiding her team to a second-place finish over Oregon State, USC, Oklahoma, and LMU… rowed two seat at the season-ending Pac-12 Championships in Sacramento, California (May 19).
2022-23
Rowed in UCLA’s varsity eight crew during her senior season … captured All-Pac-12 Team honors for the third straight season … was named a CRCA Scholar-Athlete selection at the conclusion of the season … rowed two seat and stroked the varsity eight (V8+) crew in each of the Bruins’ spring competitions … rowed two seat in the V8+ in a season-opening dual-meet competition against USC (March 11) … rowed two seat in the V8+ at the two-day Big Ten Invitational (April 7-8) … helped lead the Bruins’ V8+ boat to a first-place finish in the team’s opening race at the Big Ten Invitational – finishing ahead of Michigan State, Minnesota and Central Florida … stroked the V8+ crew in a dual-meet regatta against Loyola Marymount (April 22) … also stroked the V8+ in two races at the Dexter Lake Invitational (April 29) … guided the V8+ crew to a third-place finish out of eight boats in the morning session and to a second-place finish in the afternoon session on Dexter Lake … stroked the V8+ crew at the season-culminating Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 14).
2021-22
Rowed in the Bruins’ varsity eight crew during her junior campaign … earned All-Pac-12 Team honors for the second consecutive season … was recognized as a Pocock Racing Shells All-America honorable mention for the second straight year (NCAA Division I) … was honored on the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll for the second straight season … served as one of three team captains, along with Jane DiLauro and Paula Jaramillo … rowed two seat in the V8+ crew in UCLA’s season-opening race against USC (March 13), leading the varsity eight past the Women of Troy … rowed two seat in the V8+ crew on the first day of the two-day San Diego Crew Classic (March 26-27) … stroked the V8+ on the second day in San Diego … also stroked the varsity eight crew at the two-day Pac-12 Invitational on Lake Las Vegas (April 9-10) … the Bruins finished in third place on April 9 on Lake Las Vegas and raced to a second-place finish, against Stanford, Clemson and Iowa, on April 10 … stroked the V8+ crew in a home dual-meet regatta against Loyola Marymount (April 16) as the Bruins swept the Lions in four races … stroked the V8+ boat at the Longhorn Invitational (April 30) … stroked the V8+ crew at the Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 15).
2020-21
Rowed six seat in the Bruins’ varsity eight crew throughout her sophomore season … secured All-Pac-12 Team honors and earned Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll acclaim … was named an honorable mention CRCA NCAA Division I All-America selection … rowed six seat in the V8+ crew in UCLA’s season-opening dual-meet win against Loyola Marymount (March 13) … rowed six seat in the V8+ crew in a dual-meet win against USC (March 27) … rowed six seat (V8+) in UCLA’s dual-meet victory over the University of San Diego (April 24) … rowed six seat (V8+) in races against USC and Stanford (May 1) and at the season-culminating Pac-12 Championships on Lake Natoma (May 16).
2019-20
Stroked the Bruins’ varsity eight crew in a dual-meet victory against San Diego State (March 7) … the spring rowing season was cut short due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
High School
Was a three-year varsity rower for the varsity program … also was a five-year varsity letterwinner on the field hockey team … served as the rowing program’s team captain in 2017-18 … competed for the Leander Club … advanced to the semifinals in the 2019 HRR Town Challenge Cup … competed at the U23 European Championships (fifth place finish in the 4-).
Personal
Full name: Olivia Grace Caesar … born in Antrim, Northern Ireland … is the daughter of Julius and Lisajane Caesar … has one younger sister, Georgia, and one younger brother, Hugo … anthropology major.
