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2020-21 Women's Rowing Roster

Megan Dwarshuis

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Forest Hills Northern
  • Hometown Grand Rapids, Mich.

Biography

Returning Division II All-American and national champion working to help Central Oklahoma maintain its dominant trend in the water ... Has been a contributing factor in the Varsity 8+ boat for two years and will be again as a junior ... Has two V8 gold medals at the NCAA Division II women's rowing national championships in two seasons with the Bronchos.

2017-2018: Six seat in the V8+ that dominated the NCAA National Championships in Sarasota, Fla. ... The V8+ won by six seconds, making it not only the Bronchos first V8+ undefeated season, but also winning each spring race by open water ... The team won the team National Championship for the first time by six team points ... Six seat in the V8+ that won the West Region at WIRA Regatta in Sacramento, Calif., helping move the Bronchos to the No. 1 position in the country ... Six seat in the V8+ that swept the previous national champs, Western Washington, in the Falcon Regatta in Seattle by a time of 17 seconds ... In Central Sprints, was six seat in the V8+ that beat Humboldt State by 13 seconds and Nova by 20 ... Six seat in the V8+ who placed second in the Tulsa Invite.  

2016-2017: Was six seat in the V8+ that won the V8 National Championship race at Mercer Lake in New Jersey for the first time in UCO rowing history ... The boat won by 3 seconds in front of Western Washington ... Helped team to national runner-up spot just one team point behind Western Washington ... Six seat in the V8+ boat that won the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia for the first time in program history, winning the Southern Region for the first time ... Six seat in the V8+ boat that placed second at FIRA in Sarasota, Fla., falling 1.8 seconds behind Florida Institute of Technology ... Six seat in the V8+ SMU Dual (UCO followed the D1 school across the finish line by 2.1 seconds).

High school: Lettered in crew (2012-2016) ... Crew State Champion for three years ... Also lettered in cross country (2012-2016) ... National Honors Society member.

Personal: Professional Sales and Advertising major who dreams of running her own company someday ... Favorite hobbies, besides rowing, include baking, sleeping, and running ... She names the Chicago Cubs as her favorite pro sports team ...  Her top sports memory is winning the NCAA DII National Championships twice, once as a team and once as a boat ... SAAC Vice President.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'10"
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'10"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'10"