Career Accolades
- 2022 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- 2022 Block S awardee
- Pac-12 Champions- Team (2022)
- Pac-12 Champion- Varsity Four (2022)
- Two-time NCAA Championship Runner-Up- Team (2021, 2022)
- NCAA Championship Runner-Up- Varsity Four (2021)
- All-America first team (2021)
- Three-time CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2020, 2021, 2022)
- Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
As a Senior (2021-22) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team) • Pac-12 Champion (Team, Varsity Four)
- 2022 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- 2022 Block S awardee
- CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Coxed the second varsity eight (Sat.) and varsity eight (Sun.) to two wins at the Pac-12 Invite
- Coxed the second varsity eight (Fri. AM), varsity eight (Fri. PM) and varsity four to three top-two finishes at the Big-10 Invite
- Helped team and varsity four to a conference title at the Pac-12 Championships, the Cardinal’s first since 2014, as the boat’s coxswain
- Coxed the Cardinal’s fourth-place finishing varsity four boat at NCAA Championships
As a Junior (2020-21) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team, Second Varsity Eight)
- All-America first team
- CRCA National Scholar Athlete
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Coxswain with the varsity eight in a sweep over Cal at the Big Row
- Coxswain with the varsity eight in wins over USC and UCLA in Los Angeles
- Helped team & varsity eight to second place at Pac-12s as the coxswain
- Coxswain with second-place varsity eight at NCAAs, helping Stanford take second place overall
As a Sophomore (2019-20)
- CRCA Scholar-Athlete
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Most of season canceled
As a Freshman (2018-19)
- Member of the varsity four (coxswain), which placed second to match its highest program finish at NCAA Championships
- Member of the varsity four (coxswain), which placed second at Pac-12 Championships
Prior to Stanford
- 2018 Graduate of New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill.
- New Trier High School rowing captain for the 2017-2018 season
- Rowed on the lightweight varsity 8+ in 2016 which placed 1st at the Midwest Regional Championships and 2nd at the Scholastic National Championships
- Rowed on the freshmen 8+ in 2015 which placed 1st at the Midwest Regional Championships and second at the Scholastic National Championships
- Placed 8th at the Head of the Charles Regatta in 2016, and 14th in 2017 on the junior 8+
- Nominated by her teammates and coaches and selected among two in her grade to be selected for Student Athlete Leadership Training
- Midwest Scholastic Rowing Association Academic Athlete award
Personal
- Daughter of Scott and Sally
- Has two sisters, Nina and Ella
Why Nicole Pofcher Chose Stanford
- “No other program felt like such a supportive family with a hunger to achieve their goals.”