STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford and Olympic Gold Medalist Elle Logan (2007-11) was named the Pac-12 Women’s Rower of the Century, the conference announced.
Logan is one of four former Stanford rowers recognized on the Pac-12’s 25-person All-Century squad, comprised of standouts from Stanford, California, Oregon State, UCLA, Washington and Washington State. She is joined on the All-Century Team by fellow Cardinal standouts Grace Luczak (2009-11), Samantha Magee (2003-06) and Sabrina Kolker (1999-2002).
The Pac-12 All-Century Team is part of the conference’s centennial celebration. The voting panel, which consisted of former rowers, coaches and members of the media, was highlighted by some of the true authorities in collegiate women’s rowing. The Pac-12 Women's Rowing All-Century Team has combined to win 19 Olympic medals and has competed in a total of 35 Olympic Games.
Elle Logan • Pac-12 Rower of the Century • 2007-11 Two-time Olympic Gold medalist (2008, 2012)
Captured first Gold Medal in the United States Women's Eight during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing while an undergraduate at Stanford
Won second Gold Medal in the U.S. Women’s Eight in the 2012 Olympics in London
Helped Stanford win first ever NCAA championship in 2009
Rowed in V8 that set the NCAA course record and Pac-12 Championship record at Lake Natoma
Named 2011 Pac-10 Athlete of the Year
Four-time CRCA First Team All-American
World Champion in W8+ in 2010, 2011, 2014
World Champion in the W4+ in 2009
Grace Luczak • 2009-11 Helped Stanford win the 2009 NCAA Team Championship and V8 NCAA Championship
Two-Time CRCA All-American at Stanford after rowing at the University of Michigan her freshman year
Two-time Gold Medalist in the V8 at the World Rowing Championships (2013 and 2014)
Part of U.S. Women's Eight that set the World Best Time of 5:54.160 at the 2013 World Rowing Cup II
Won the Gold at in the four at the 2014 World Rowing Championships
Won the National Selection Regatta in the United States women’s pair in April of 2016 and will represent the U.S. at the World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland in May
Samantha Magee • 2003-06 Olympic Silver Medalist in the United States Women's Eight in 2004
Helped lead the Cardinal to a No. 1 ranking in the women's varsity eight in 2003
Helped guide Stanford to an NCAA Bronze Medal in 2003
Member of the Cardinal’s first ever Pac-10 Championship in 2002
World Champion in W8+ 2007
Captured a pair of Gold medals at the 2004 World Championships in the U.S. Women's Eight
Silver Medalist at the Junior World Championships in 2001
Sabrina Kolker • 1999-2002 Two-time Olympian for Canada (2004, 2008)
Led the Cardinal varsity eight to its first-ever Pac-10 Championship in 2002
Also guided Stanford to a third place finish at the NCAA Championships in 2002
First-Team CRCA All-America in 2002
Three-year captain
Three-time First-Team All-West Region and three-time First-Team All-Pac-10
Two-time Pac-10 Champion (2001 and 2002)