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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.”
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2018-19
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2019-20
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