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Photo by: David Kaplan

Misha Shah

Class:
Senior
Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-2
High School:
Wayzata HS
Hometown:
Maple Grove, Minn.
Major:
Neuroscience

PRONUNCIATION

2024-25 | SENIOR
Academic All-Big Ten
• Served as a coxswain at all six regattas in her final campaign for the Gophers
• Closed the season by leading the 2V4 crew to a sixth-place finish in the Grand Finals at the Big Ten Conference Championships (May 18) after placing third in the opening-day heats (May 17)
• Raced three times on the 2V4 at the Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 18-19) in Sarasota, Fla., with fourth and third-place performances on Friday, followed by a fourth-place finish Saturday
• Claimed 2V4 race victories versus San Diego and Kansas at the Big 12/Big Ten Double Duel (Apr. 11-12)
• Turned in a third-place effort on day one of the Rocky Top Invitational (Apr. 4) with the 1V4 before placing second during the final day of competition (Apr. 5)
• Finished 14th with the 2V8 boat and 15th as part of the 3V4 crew at the Rivanna Romp (Nov. 10) in Virginia
• Opened the campaign by leading the 2V8 crew to a second-place finish at the Head of the Mississippi Regatta (Oct. 5)
• Earned first varsity letter

2023-24 | JUNIOR
CRCA Scholar Athlete Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Served as a coxswain during six of the Gophers' eight regattas this season
• Ended the year with a sixth-place result at the Big Ten Championship (May 19) on the 2V4 boat
• Guided the 2V4 boat in all three races at the Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 19-20) in Sarasota, Fla., placing third and fourth Friday before a second-place finish Saturday
• Turned in a pair of second-place finishes as part of the 3V4 in duals against Iowa at the Big 12/Big Ten Double Dual (Apr. 12)
• Led the 2V4 crew to second place in a road dual at No. 12 Ohio State (Apr. 6)
• Placed second in a 3V4 dual against Gonzaga (Mar. 10) from Chula Vista, Calif., to begin the spring portion of the schedule
• Opened the season with a third-place finish with the 2V4 crew at the Head of the Mississippi Regatta (Oct. 7)

2022-23 | SOPHOMORE
Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all six regattas for the Gophers, making four appearances with the Second Varsity Four boat and one in both the First Varsity Four and Third Varsity Four boats
• Part of the 2V4 boat that placed seventh at the 2023 Big Ten Championship May 14
• Finished eighth in both races of the Dexter Lake Invitational Apr. 29 with the 1V4 boat
• Recorded a third-place finish on the 2V4 boat at the Big Ten & Big 12 Double Dual versus Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma Apr. 15
• Posted performances of fourth, third and fourth in the three sessions of the Big Ten Invitational Apr. 7-8 with the 2V4 boat
• Placed third with the 2V4 boat in a Double Dual against Indiana and Tulsa Mar. 25
• Guided the 3V4 boat to a race title during the season-opening Head of the Mississippi Regatta Oct. 1

2021-22 | FRESHMAN
• Appeared in four events on the season
• Competed in the Big Ten Championships with the First Novice Eight boat
• Earned a pair of second-place finishes in the 1N8 races at the Iowa Rowing Regatta
• Appeared in three races with the Second Novice Eight boat at the B1G Invitational
• Assigned to the 2N8 boat against SMU

PERSONAL
• Graduated from Wayzata High School in 2021