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Career Highlights

  • Two-time NCAA Champion- Team (2023, 2025)
  • Three-time NCAA Champion- Second Varsity Eight (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • NCAA Runner-Up- Team (2024)
  • ACC Champion- Team (2025)
  • ACC Champion- Second Varsity Eight (2025)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Champions- Team (2023, 2024)
  • Pac-12 Champion- Second Varsity Eight (2024)
  • ACC Co-Crew of the Week- Second Varsity Eight (April 15, 2025)
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2024)
  • All-ACC Academic Rowing Team (2025)
  • Two-time CRCA National Scholar Athlete (2024, 2025)

As a Junior (2024-25) • NCAA Champion (Team, Second Varsity Eight) • ACC Champion (Team, Second Varsity Eight)

  • ACC Co-Crew of the Week- Second Varsity Eight (April 15, 2025)
  • All-ACC Academic Rowing Team
  • CRCA National Scholar Athlete
  • Earned a second-place finish in the Women’s Open 8+ race at the San Diego Fall Crew Classic, rowing in the bow seat of "Elle Logan"
  • Earned a fifth-place finish in the Women’s Open 4+ race at the San Diego Fall Crew Classic, rowing in the 2 seat of "Academic Weapon"
  • Opened the 2025 spring season with a first-place effort in the stroke seat of the varsity four boat at No. 3 Tennessee
  • Raced in the stroke seat of Stanford's second varsity eight boat in the Cardinal's top finishes against No. 10 Virginia/No. 11 Syracuse at Redwood Shores
  • Bested No. 1 Texas and No. 15 UCF in the stroke seat of the second varsity eight boat at the Longhorn Invite
  • Took down No. 9 California at the annual Big Row, racing in the stroke seat of the second varsity eight boat
  • Aided Stanford to its fourth consecutive team title at the 2025 ACC Championships, earning the Cardinal's second consecutive conference title in the second varsity eight boat as the stroke seat
  • Helped earn the Cardinal a third consecutive second varsity eight national championship from the stroke seat at the 2025 NCAA Championships, leading to Stanford’s second NCAA team title in three seasons

As a Sophomore (2023-24) • NCAA Champion (Second Varsity Eight) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team) • Pac-12 Champion (Team, Second Varsity Eight)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
  • Rowed in the 4 seat of the Cardinal's Championship B boat at the prestigious Head of the Charles regatta
  • Kicked off the 2024 spring season with a first-place effort in the 4 seat of the second varsity eight boat at USC
  • Raced in the bow seat of Stanford's varsity four boat at the UVA Invite, earning top finishes over Virginia and Yale Saturday
  • Raced in the 5 seat of Stanford's second varsity eight boat at the UVA Invite, earning a top finish over Syracuse
  • Competed in the Longhorn Invite in the 5 seat of the second varsity eight boat
  • Bested California at the annual Big Row, racing in the bow seat of the second varsity eight boat
  • Aided Stanford to its third consecutive team title at the 2024 Pac-12 Championships, recording the Cardinal's first conference championship in the second varsity eight boat since 2014 as the stroke seat
  • Brought home the second varsity eight national title as the stroke seat at the 2024 NCAA Championships, leading the Cardinal to its fourth consecutive top-two team finish

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

  • Rowed to a second-place finish in the stroke seat with the second varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic
  • Helped the second varsity eight to three first-place finishes at the Big-10 Invite (Fri AM, Fri PM, Sat AM)  in the stroke seat
  • Led the second varsity eight to a victory over California at the Big Row in the bow seat
  • Aided Stanford's second varsity eight boat to two top-finishes at the Pac-12 Challenge in the stroke seat 
  • Part of the second varsity eight boat that finished second at the Pac-12 Championships
  • Led team and second varsity eight boat to national championship victories, Stanford's first since 2009

International Competition

  • Part of USRowing’s U19 Women’s 8+ Team
    • Part of the 2021 World Champion Women’s 8+ boat at the U19 World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
      • Part of the 2022 World Champion Women’s 8+ boat at the U19 World Championships in Varese, Italy

Prior to Stanford

  • Graduate of Latin School of Chicago    
  • Competed for the Chicago Rowing Foundation    
    • Part of CRF’s Women’s 8+ National Champion boat at the 2022 USRowing Youth National Championships
    • Part of Chicago Rowing’s Women’s 8+ boat that placed third at the 2021 USRowing Youth National Championships
    • Chicago Rowing Foundation Team MVP (2021, 2022)
    • Earned CRF’s Senior Leadership Award 2022
    • CRF Team Captain (2022)

Personal

  • Parents are Pat Goodwillie and Ligia Mendez
  • Father, Pat played football at the University of Pennsylvania

Why Nora Goodwillie Chose Stanford

  • “I chose Stanford because of the combination of its prestigious academics, high-level athletics, and its kind, genuine community I want to be a part of.”
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