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
- Part of the 2021 World Champion Women’s 8+ boat at the U19 World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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.”