2024-25 Carolina Rowing Roster
Madelaine Johnson
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wayne, Pa.
- High School:
- Radnor
2024-25 (Senior): Participated in 11 races across five regattas • Raced with the 2V8 at the Cardinal Invitational • Finished third with the 2V8 in the final at the Rocky Top Invite • Competed with the 2V8 crew at the ACC Championship • Member of the ACC All-Academic Team.
2023-24 (Junior): Competed in 14 races over six events as a junior • Opened the year with the V8 and 3V4 at the Rivanna Romp • Helped the 2V8 to a race win over San Diego and Louisville at the Cardinal Invitational • Finished seventh in the V8 Grand Final at the Sunshine State Invitational • Defeated Georgetown in the V8 at the GW Invitational • Continued with the V8 crew at the Lake Wheeler Invitational • Led the V8 to a win in the Petite Final at the ACC Championships • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Sophomore): Competed in five events during her sophomore campaign in Chapel Hill • Spent entire season part of the V8 boat • Made season debut with the V8 crew at the Carolina Cup • Helped UNC to the finals at the Sunshine State Invitational • Saw action with the V8 crew at the 2023 ACC Championships • Helped the V8 boat finish second in the Petite Final at the ACC Championships • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 (Freshman): Competed in nine races at V8 • Finished second against UCF and second against Tennessee in the First Varsity 8+ boat at the UVA Invitational • Notched a first-place finish against Boston College and a second-place finish versus George Washington in the First Varsity 8+ races • Her First Varsity 8+ team finished first in the Petite Final at the ACC Championships • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Before UNC: Three-year varsity letter winner and four-year member of the rowing team at Radnor High School • Named a captain her senior year • Earned the Hammer Award for the fastest erg in 2018, 2020, and 2021 • Her First Varsity 4+ team placed fourth in the Stotesbury Cup Regatta in 2021 • Placed fourth in the Junior Varsity 8+ class at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in 2019 • Member of the National Honor Society • Was involved in various community service projects.
Personal: Daughter of Ben and Meghan Johnson • Grandfather, Robert Johnson, was a part of the soccer and tennis teams at UNC from 1963-67 • Majoring in economics.
