2022-23 Rowing Roster

Madeleine Pollard

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Henley, United Kingdom
  • Highschool Piggott School
  • Major Kinesiology

Biography

Senior (2022-23)
All-Pac-12 selection
… Raced in all eight regattas for the Cougars during her senior season … Raced with the First Varsity Eight crew in seven regattas … Helped Washington State capture the Fawley Cup against Gonzaga with a win in the First Varsity Eight race … Guided WSU to a second-place finish in the Jessop-Whittier Cup B Final at the San Diego Crew Classic … Rowed with the First Varsity Eight at the Lake Wheeler Invitational, where she helped the Cougars finish second with a time of 6:44.282 … Competed with the First Varsity Eight at the 2023 Pac-12 Rowing Championships, where the Cougs finished sixth in the 1V8+ race with a time of 6:32.410 … Rowed pairs in the fall at the Burnaby Small Boat Invitational and the Head of the American … Named to the 2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … Selected as a CRCA Scholar Athlete.

Junior (2021-22)
Competed in six regattas for WSU during her junior season … Opened the season rowing with the Second Varsity Eight at the Head of the Spokane before moving to the First Varsity Eight for five spring regattas … Helped WSU’s 1V8 win the Fawley Cup for the 27th time in program history with a victory over Gonzaga on April 30, clocking in at 6:24.268 … Guided the Cougars to a victory over No. 12 Southern Cal and No. 19 Alabama at Pac-12 Invitational, finishing the heat in second with a time of 7:03.00 … Helped WSU cap off the Big Ten Invitational with a second-place finish in the 1V8 race, posting a time of 6:35.870 …. Wrapped up her season by rowing with the 1V8 at the 2022 Pac-12 Rowing Championships at Dexter Lake.

Sophomore (2020-21)
Competed in six regattas for the Cougs … Rowed with the First Varsity Four in all but one regatta, where she rowed with the Second Varsity Second against Gonzaga … Helped the Cougars finish 15th as a team at the 2021 NCAA Rowing Championships … Helped the 1V4 boat finish second in the petite finale and eighth overall at the 2021 NCAA Rowing Championships … Rowed the 1V4 boat to a third-place finish at the 2021 Pac-12 Championships … Member of the 2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … Named a CRCA Scholar Student-Athlete.

Freshman (2019-20)
Rowed in four fall regattas as a true freshman … The spring season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Competed in the Second Varsity Eight boat at the Head of the Spokane, Head of the American, and the Bulldog Classic … Rowed pairs at the Burnaby Sprints and the Head of the American.


Prior to Washington State

High School
Attended the Piggott School in Henley, United Kingdom ... Competed in swimming, soccer, cricket, basketball, netball, rounders, and rowing ... Won Gold at the UK National Schools Regatta in the four plus race and at the Henley Women's race in the four plus ... Pollard represented England at the 2018 Home International Regatta and her crew finished second in the four plus.
Personal
She was born in Berkshire, England and raised by her parents Sarah and Simeon Pollard ... Her sister Georgina is also a competitive national rower ... Majoring in Kinesiology with a minor in Communications and Sport Management.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2021Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2021-22Junior

    5'8"
  • 2022-23Senior

    5'8"