Jackie Wethington

Photo by: David Kaplan

Photo by: Marc Lebryk

Photo by: David Kaplan

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-8
High School:
The Blake School
Hometown:
Edina, Minn.

PRONUNCIATION

2024-25 | SOPHOMORE
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed at four regattas in her second season with the Gophers
• Capped the year by winning the 3V4 Petite Finals at the Big Ten Conference Championships (May 18)
• Raced to fourth place during the heats on day one of the conference championships (May 17)
• Won races with the 3V4 crew on both Friday and Saturday to close the Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 18-19) in Sarasota, Fla., after finishing second in the regatta's opening session
• Secured a pair of 3V4 race victories against Iowa on back-to-back days at the Big 12/Big Ten Double Duel (Apr. 11-12)
• Opened the campaign by placing third with the 3V8 crew at the Head of the Mississippi Regatta (Oct. 5)

2023-24 | FRESHMAN
• Raced in six regattas with the novice team during her first season for the Gophers
• Recorded three-consecutive dual victories with the 1N8 crew from Apr. 6-13
• Placed fourth as part of the 2N8 boat during the Big Ten Championship (May 19) to close the year
• Competed in all three races with the 1N8 at the Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 19-20) in Sarasota, Fla., placing third and second Friday before a third-place finish Saturday
• Claimed two victories at the Big 12/Big Ten Double Dual (Apr. 12) in races versus Kansas and Kansas State for the 1N8 crew
• Won a road dual over No. 12 Ohio State (Apr. 6) on the 1N8 boat
• Finished second during a dual with Gonzaga (Mar. 10) to begin the spring season on the 3V4 crew
• Also took part in an exhibition race against the Bulldogs from Chula Vista, Calif.
• Made her collegiate debut at the season-opening Head of the Mississippi Regatta (Oct. 7), placing third with the 2N8 boat

PERSONAL
• Daughter of Patrick and Kerry Wethington
• Has two older sisters, Madeline and Audrey, as well as one younger sister, Adeline
• Mother, Kerry, was the first Division I women's hockey coach at St. Cloud State
• Two older sisters currently play women's hockey for the Gophers
• Aunts, Winny Brodt-Brown and Chelsey Brodt Rosenthal, were members of the Minnesota women's hockey team before playing professionally for the Minnesota Whitecaps
• Graduated from The Blake School in 2023
• Earned varsity letters in both hockey and golf from 2019-23
• Served as a team captain of the hockey and golf teams during her senior year of 2022-23
• Named to the all-conference honorable mention hockey and golf teams in 2021-22 and 2022-23
• Finished her senior hockey season with the Bears as the Section 6A runner up
• Won Independent Metro Athletic Conference (IMAC) hockey championships as a junior and senior
• Given the Rock'em Sock'em Award for being the best teammate in 2021-22
• Attended a French-speaking elementary school, continuing all the way through senior year, and is fluent in French
• Spends her free time volunteering, with family and friends, going on walks, and doing yoga
• Stays active in the outdoors enjoying cabin life by hiking, biking, running, swimming, water skiing, wakeboarding, tubing, kayaking, and paddleboarding
• Chose to attend the University of Minnesota because of "the amazing opportunities the Carlson
School of Management will provide me with great networking and being taught by world-class business professors. Carlson makes the University of Minnesota feel a lot smaller in size, all the while still getting the benefits of a Big Ten university."