2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster
Debling, Isabella

Isabella Debling
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Los Gatos, Calif.
- High School:
- Los Gatos
Bio
2023-24 (Senior): Did not compete.
2023-24 (Junior): Competed in seven races over three events in her first year at Carolina • Made her UNC debut with the 2V4 at the Cardinal Invitational • Rowed with the V4 at the Lake Wheeler Invitational • Helped the 2V4 finish sixth in the Grand Final at the ACC Championships • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Before UNC: Started her collegiate career at the University of Miami • Joined the program as a novice ahead of the spring season • Rowed in the 3v8 and the 2v4 for the majority of the season • Helped the 3v8 to a first-place showing in a quad-race with Jacksonville, UCF and UConn • Rowed the 2v4 to a third-place finish in the Petite Final of the Sunshine State Invitational • Placed third in the ACC Championship 3v8 Petite Final • Competed on the swimming and water polo teams at Los Gatos • Served as sophomore and junior class Vice President • Was the ASB Vice President • President of the Autism Awareness Club • Served as the Vice Chair of the City of Los Gatos Youth Commission • Received the Barbara Browder Memorial Scholarship • A member of the Dean's Honors List.
Personal: Daughter of Gary and Sarah Debling • Has one brother, Charles, who played soccer at San Jose State • Has performed on the stages of London Palladium, Theatre Royal Dury Lane and Royal Albert Hall • Pursuing a double major in psychology and communications, with an emphasis in media and technology studies and media production • After graduation, plans to attend graduate school for a degree in strategic communications • Dream job is to follow in her mother’s footsteps and work at Netflix.
2023-24 (Junior): Competed in seven races over three events in her first year at Carolina • Made her UNC debut with the 2V4 at the Cardinal Invitational • Rowed with the V4 at the Lake Wheeler Invitational • Helped the 2V4 finish sixth in the Grand Final at the ACC Championships • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Before UNC: Started her collegiate career at the University of Miami • Joined the program as a novice ahead of the spring season • Rowed in the 3v8 and the 2v4 for the majority of the season • Helped the 3v8 to a first-place showing in a quad-race with Jacksonville, UCF and UConn • Rowed the 2v4 to a third-place finish in the Petite Final of the Sunshine State Invitational • Placed third in the ACC Championship 3v8 Petite Final • Competed on the swimming and water polo teams at Los Gatos • Served as sophomore and junior class Vice President • Was the ASB Vice President • President of the Autism Awareness Club • Served as the Vice Chair of the City of Los Gatos Youth Commission • Received the Barbara Browder Memorial Scholarship • A member of the Dean's Honors List.
Personal: Daughter of Gary and Sarah Debling • Has one brother, Charles, who played soccer at San Jose State • Has performed on the stages of London Palladium, Theatre Royal Dury Lane and Royal Albert Hall • Pursuing a double major in psychology and communications, with an emphasis in media and technology studies and media production • After graduation, plans to attend graduate school for a degree in strategic communications • Dream job is to follow in her mother’s footsteps and work at Netflix.
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