2024-25 Rowing Roster

North Carolina Athletics

Jess Horrigan

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hamilton, New Zealand
  • Highschool Waikato Diocesan School for Girls

Biography

Senior (2024-25)
Raced in seven events as a senior … helped 1V4 place second overall in the Grand Final of the WCC Championships (5/16-17) after placing third in day one preliminaries … placed fourth overall with the 1V4 boat at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/26) ahead of No. 18 Duke … won the 1V4 at the Winchell Cup (4/5) and the 2V4 at the Fawley Cup (4/19) … placed first with the 1V4 and 4V8 shells at the Head of the Spokane (10/19).

Junior (2023-24)
Raced in six events for the 2v8 boat her junior year … helped lead the 2v8 boat to two second place finishes in the Winchell Cup and the Fawley Cup.

Sophomore (2022-23)
Competed in all eight regattas for the Cougars during her second season on the Palouse … Competed with the Second Varsity Eight in all five spring regattas … Rowed with the First Varsity Eight in the fall at the Head of the Spokane and Head of the American … Helped the Second Varsity Eight post a sixth-place finish in the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy A Final at the San Diego Crew Classic … Guided the Second Varsity Eight crew post a victory over Gonzaga at Silver Lake … Led the Second Varsity Eight boat to a first-place finish on the second day of the Lake Wheeler Invitational, clocking in at 6:56.348 to knock-off No. 19-ranked Iowa … Rowed with the Second Varsity Eight at the 2023 Pac-12 Championships and finished seventh with a time of 6:41.017 … Named to the 2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … Selected as a CRCA Scholar Athlete.

Freshman (2021-22)
Rowed in six regattas in her first season with the Cougs … Rowed with the Second Varsity Eight in all six races she competed in … Helped the 2V8 crew defeat No. 19 Alabama in its final race at the Pac-12 Invitational … Guided WSU to a second-place finish in its final heat at the Big Ten Invitational, as the Cougs clocked in at 6:46.530 to defeat Minnesota and Dartmouth … Rowed the Cougars to a victory over Gonzaga in the 2V8 race at Wawawai Landing on April 30 … Ended the season rowing with the 2V8 at the 2022 Pac-12 Rowing Championships, where they finished sixth in their race.


Prior to Washington State

New Zealand National Rowing Program
Member of New Zealand’s U-19 rowing team

High School
Attended Waikato Diocesan School for Girls in Hamilton, New Zealand … Participated in rowing, netball, and basketball in high school … Won a total of four gold medals at the North Island Club Championships in 2020.


Personal
Born on January 2, 2003 in Hamilton, New Zealand … Daughter of Justin and Nicki Hamilton … Has one brother, Conor … Intends to pursue a business degree at WSU.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2023-24Junior

    5'10"
  • 2024-25Senior

    5'10"