Career Highlights
- Two-time CRCA First Team All-American (2024, 2025)
- Pocock Racing Shells First Team All-American (2023)
- All-ACC Rowing First Team (2025)
- ACC Crew of the Year- Varsity Eight (2025)
- Pac-12 Athlete of the Year (2024)
- Two-time NCAA Champion- Team (2023, 2025)
- NCAA Champion- Varsity Eight (2023)
- Three-time Pac-12 Champion- Team (2022), Team (2023), Team (2024)
- Three-time Pac-12 Champion- Varsity Eight (2022), Varsity Eight (2023), Varsity Eight (2024)
- Two-time NCAA Championship Runner-Up - Team (2022), Team (2024)
- Three-time NCAA Championship Runner-Up- Second Varsity Eight (2022), Varsity Eight (2024), Varsity Eight (2025)
- ACC Crew of the Week- Varsity Eight (April 1, 2025)
- Stanford Athletics Board Award (2025)
- College Sports Communicators' At-Large Second Team Academic All-American (2025)
- Three-time CRCA National Scholar-Athlete (2023, 2024, 2025)
- Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
- All-ACC Academic Rowing Team (2025)
As a Senior (2024-25) • NCAA Champion (Team) • NCAA Runner-Up (Varsity Eight) • ACC Champion (Team, Varsity Eight)
- CRCA First Team All-American
- ACC Crew of the Year- Varsity Eight
- All-ACC Rowing First Team
- All-ACC Academic Rowing Team
- CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
- ACC Crew of the Week- Varsity Eight (April 1, 2025)
- College Sports Communicators' At-Large Second Team Academic All-American
- Stanford Athletics Board Award (2025)
- Earned a first-place finish in the Women's Open 8+ race at the San Diego Fall Crew Classic, rowing in the stroke seat of "No Name"
- Topped all boats in the Women’s Masters 4x race at the San Diego Fall Crew Classic, racing in the 2 seat of Stanford's quad boat
- Opened the 2025 spring season with a first-place effort in the 5 seat of the varsity eight boat at No. 3 Tennessee
- Raced in the 5 seat of Stanford's varsity eight boat in the Cardinal's top finishes against No. 10 Virginia/No. 11 Syracuse at Redwood Shores
- Bested No. 1 Texas and the Canadian National Team in the stroke seat of the varsity eight boat at the Longhorn Invite
- Took down No. 9 California at the annual Big Row, racing in the stroke seat of the varsity eight boat
- Led both the Stanford team and the varsity eight boat to its fourth consecutive conference title at the 2025 ACC Championships as the stroke seat
- Aided the Cardinal varsity eight boat to a runner-up finish at the 2025 NCAA Championships as the stroke seat, leading to Stanford's second NCAA team title in three seasons
As a Junior (2023-24) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team, Varsity Eight) • Pac-12 Champion (Team, Varsity Eight)
- Pac-12 Athlete of the Year
- CRCA First Team All-America honoree
- CRCA National Scholar Athlete
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Rowed in the stroke seat of the Cardinal's Championship A boat at the prestigious Head of the Charles
- Kicked off the season with a first-place effort in the stroke seat of the varsity eight boat at USC
- Raced in the 2 seat of Stanford's varsity eight boat at the UVA Invite, earning top finishes over Virginia Saturday and Syracuse Sunday
- Competed in the Longhorn Invite in the stroke seat of the varsity eight boat
- Bested California at the annual Big Row, racing in the stroke seat of the varsity eight boat
- Led both the Stanford team and varsity eight boat to its third consecutive conference title at the 2024 Pac-12 Championships as the stroke seat
- Aided the Cardinal team and varsity eight to a runner-up finish at the 2024 NCAA Championships as the stroke seat
As a Sophomore (2022-23) • NCAA Champion (Team, Varsity Eight) • Pac-12 Champion (Team, Varsity Eight)
- Pocock Racing Shells First Team All-American
- CRCA National Scholar Athlete
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Spent the entire season in the varsity eight boat, rowing as the stroke seat
- Rowed to a second-place finish in the stroke seat with the varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic
- Helped the varsity eight boat to first-place finishes at the Big 10 Invite (Fri AM, Fri PM, Sat) and Big Row
- Aided team and varsity eight to a conference title at the Pac-12 Championships as the stroke seat
- Led team and varsity eight boat to national championship victories, Stanford's first since 2009
As a Freshman (2021-22) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team, Second Varsity Eight) • Pac-12 Champion (Team, Varsity Eight)
- Rowed in the 7 seat with the varsity eight in two top finishes at the Pac-12 Invite
- Rowed in the 7 seat with the varsity eight in three top finishes at the Big-10 Invite
- Helped team and varsity eight to a conference title at the Pac-12 Championships, the Cardinal’s first since 2014, as the two seat
- Aided the Cardinal team and second varsity eight to a silver-medal finish at the NCAA Championships as the 5 seat
International Competition
- Bronze medal at the 2024 U23 World Rowing Championships with Germany in the women's eight
- Bronze medal at the 2022 U23 World Rowing Championships with Germany in the women’s eight
- Silver medal at the 2021 U23 World Rowing Championships in the quadruple sculls
Before Stanford
- Ranked second nationally in 2020, qualified for European Junior Championships
- Second place at 2019 World Junior Rowing Championships in quadruple sculls
- Competed at European Junior Championships in 2019 in quadruple sculls
- Second place in 2018 at the German Championships in the double
Personal
- Parents are Andreas and Antje Bachmann
- Has two siblings, Annabelle and Ida
- Sister, Annabelle, also rowed at Stanford
Why Luise Bachmann Chose Stanford:
- "I chose Stanford as my future place to study and row because it is a unique school where solidarity and loyalty are of great importance. I felt comfortable and home during my visit on campus. I knew instantly, that I would have an incredible time there in academics and for my sport.”