University of Minnesota Athletics

2024-25 Women's Rowing Roster

2V4 B1G back
Photo by: David Kaplan
2V4 B1G cox
Photo by: David Kaplan
2V4 in Sarasota
Photo by: David Kaplan
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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
Third Varsity Four Wins Again at B1G Invite
Monday, April 21
Second Novice Eight Wins at B1G Invite
Monday, April 21
First Varsity Four Wins at B1G Invite
Saturday, April 19
Third Varsity Four Wins at B1G Invite
Saturday, April 19