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Career Accolades

  • USRowing Under-19 Female Athlete of the Year (2019)
  • Pocock Racing Shells First Team All-American (2022)
  • NCAA Champion- Team (2023)
  • NCAA Champion- Varsity Eight (2023)
  • Two-time Pac-12 All-Conference (2022, 2023)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Champions- Team (2022, 2023)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Champion- Varsity Eight (2022, 2023)
  • Two-time NCAA Championship Runner-Up- Team (2021, 2022)
  • Two-time NCAA Championship Runner-Up- Second Varsity Eight (2021), Varsity Eight (2022)
  • Three-time CRCA National Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Three-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)


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

  • 2023 Pac-12 All-Conference
  • CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
  • Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • Spent the entire season in the Cardinal's varsity eight boat, rowing as the 2 seat
  • Rowed to a second-place finish in the 2 seat with the varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic
  • Helped the Cardinal varsity eight boat to first-place finishes at the Big 10 Invite (Fri AM, Fri PM, Sat), Big Row, and the Pac-12 Challenge
  • Aided team and varsity eight to a conference title at the Pac-12 Championships as the 2 seat
  • Led team and varsity eight boat to national championship victories, Stanford's first since 2009

As a Junior (2021-22) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team, Varsity Eight) • Pac-12 Champion (Team, Varsity Eight)

  • 2022 Pac-12 All-Conference
  • 2022 Pocock Racing Shells First Team All-American
  • CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
  • Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • Led the Cardinal to victory in the bow seat at the Head of the Charles
  • Rowed in the 2 seat with the varsity eight in two top finishes at the Pac-12 Invite
  • Rowed in the 2 seat with the second varsity eight (Fri AM) and the 2 seat of the varsity eight in three top finishes at the Big-10 Invite
  • Helped team and varsity eight to a conference title at the Pac-12 Championships, the Cardinal’s first since 2014, as the bow seat
  • Aided the Cardinal team and varsity eight to a silver-medal finish at the NCAA Championships as the bow seat

As a Sophomore (2020-21) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team, Second Varsity Eight)

  • CRCA National Scholar Athlete
  • Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • Rowed in the bow with the varsity eight in a sweep over Cal at the Big Row
  • Rowed in the bow 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 2 seat
  • 2 seat with second-place varsity eight at NCAAs, helping Stanford take second place overall

As a Freshman (2019-20)

  • Most of season canceled

International Competition

  • Earned a eighth-place finish at the 2023 U23 World Rowing Championships with the Unites States in the single sculls 
  • Finished in sixth place at the 2022 U23 World Rowing Championships with the United States in the quadruple sculls
  • Captured bronze in the women's single at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Tokyo
    • It was only the third-ever medal in the event for the U.S. 

Prior to Stanford

  • Second at the 2019 1x Youth Nationals
  • Won Head of the Charles 1x
  • Second in Elite 1x Club Nationals
  • Won Intermediate 1x Club Nationals
  • In 2018, was third in 1x Youth Nationals

Personal

  • Parents are Tom and Mandy Gildersleeve
  • Brother is Timmy Gildersleeve
  • Mom played field hockey at Northeastern
  • Has competed in triathlons since age 3
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