Belle Battistoni Season 2023-24

Career Highlights

• NCAA Champion- Team (2023)
• NCAA Champion- Second Varsity Eight (2023)
• Two-time Pac-12 Champion- Team (2022, 2023)
• Pac-12 Champion- Varsity Eight (2022)
• Two-time NCAA Championship Runner-Up- Team (2021, 2022)
• Two-time NCAA Championship Runner-Up- Second Varsity Eight (2021), Varsity Eight (2022)
• Three-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Two-time CRCA National Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023)

As a Junior (2022-23) • NCAA Champion (Team, Second Varsity Eight) • Pac-12 Champion (Team)

• CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
• Led the varsity four to a victory over California at the Big Row in the 2 seat
• Aided Stanford's second varsity eight boat to two top-finishes at the Pac-12 Challenge in the bow seat 
• Part of the second varsity eight boat that finished second at the Pac-12 Championship
• Led team and second varsity eight boat to national championship victories, Stanford's first since 2009

As a Sophomore (2021-22) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team, Varsity Eight) • Pac-12 Champion (Team, Varsity Eight)

• CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
• Rowed in the stroke seat with the second varsity eight in two top finishes at the Pac-12 Invite
• Rowed in the stroke seat with the second varsity eight (Fri AM) and varsity eight (Fri PM, Sat.) in three top finishes at the Big-10 Invite
• Led team and varsity eight to a conference title at the Pac-12 Championships, the Cardinal’s first since 2014, in the 7 seat
• Aided Stanford’s varsity eight and team to a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships as the 7 seat

As a Freshman (2020-21) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team, Second Varsity Eight)

• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
• Rowed in the 7 seat with the second varsity in a sweep over Cal at the Big Row
• Rowed in the 7 seat with the second varsity in wins over USC and UCLA in Los Angeles
• Helped team & second varsity to second place at Pac-12s as the 6 seat
• Stroke with second-place second varsity at NCAAs, helping Stanford take second place overall

International Competition

• Gold medal at the 2022 U23 World Rowing Championships with the United States in the women’s eight
• Placed 6th in the 4- at the 2019 Junior World Championships, Tokyo, Japan  

Prior to Stanford

• First in the V8+ and V4+ at the 2019 USRowing Northwest Youth Championships
• Third in the V8+ at the 2019 USRowing Youth National Championships
• A competive swimmer for nine years
• Began rowing in fall, 2018

Personal

• Parents are Jim and Lisa Battistoni
• Siblings are James and Jackson
• Mother, Lisa, swam two seasons each at LSU and Illinois

Why Belle Battistoni Chose Stanford

• "I chose Stanford because it felt like home. I have always loved a challenge and the combination of Stanford’s world class academics and exceptional athletics offer me just that."