Nicole Gilmore Season 2011-12

The Gilmore File
• Biology major
• Never rowed before Stanford, walked on to the team freshman year
• Plays the piano
• Parents are both Stanford graduates and Stanford was pretty much always her ideal school
• Father, Rod, played football and baseball at Stanford (1979-82) while also playing one season in the USFL and serving as a broadcaster for ESPN
• Mother, Marie, served as the mayor of Alameda, Calif. from 2010-14
• Wants to be a veterinarian and is in pre-vet club
• Interned at the Oakland Zoo between sophomore and junior year
• Fundraising events with sorority for Make-A-Wish
• Received the Black Community Academic Achievement and Service Award
• Loves to read

2014-15 (Senior)
• CRCA Scholar Athlete
• Pac-12 All-Academic first team
• Team placed sixth at the NCAA Championships and fourth at the Pac-12 Championships
• Saw time in both fours
• Recorded a seventh place finish with the 3V8 at the Pac-12 Championships
• Finished third in the A Final of the 2V4 at the Lake Natoma Invitational
• Raced three times at the Pac-12 Challenge, defeating No. 16 Washington State in the 2V4
• Lost to No. 2 Cal with the 2V4 in the Big Row, her final collegiate race at Redwood Shores
• Placed seventh in the collegiate 4+ while also racing in the pair at Head of the American
• Won the collegiate 4+ and took second in the collegiate 8+ at Head of the Lagoon

2013-14 (Junior)
• Pac-12 All-Academic first team 
• Saw action with the second varsity four boat during the spring 
• Placed fourth in the Grand Final of the 2V4 at the Lake Natoma Invitational after taking second in the prelims heat 
• Raced with the 2V4 in a loss to No. 2 Cal in the Big Row 
• Lost in head-to-head action with No. 3 Virginia at the Pac-12 Challenge 
• Moved over to the lightweight rowing team to race at the WIRA Championships, placing fifth in the Grand Final of the open 2V8 event
• Raced in two events at the Head of the American, placing 15th in the Women’s Collegiate 8+ with the Stanford B boat and 19th in the 4+ with the Stanford C boat

2012-13 (Sophomore)
• Downed Oklahoma as a member of the Novice Eight at the PAC-12 Women’s Challenge 
• Chosen as a CRCA Scholar-Athlete 
• Pac-12 All-Academic second team selection

2011-12 (Freshman)
• Competed with the Novice Eight at the Lake Natoma Invitational and placed third

High School
• Graduated in 2011 from Lick-Wilmerding High School 
• Also competed in track and field and cross country 
• Earned all-conference and team MVP honors in track and field 
• Helped lead the track and field team to the league championship four straight years from 2008-11 while earning the sectional championship in 2010 
• Holds the school record in both the 200m and 400m

Personal
• Born in Oakland, Calif. 
• Parents are Rodney and Marie Gilmore 
• Has one brother, Anthony

Gilmore on Stanford
"It’s a place where you can get the best academics and the best athletics, while being surrounded by smart and driven people."