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Nina Hendriks - Women's Rowing - University of Iowa Athletics

Nina Hendriks

Class Sr.
Hometown Delft, Netherlands
Previous School Stanislas College

2016 — Big Ten Sportsman Ship Award… competed in six races with the 1V8+ crew… placed second (6:45.8) at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual… helped the 1V8+ crew to a second place finish in the morning session (6:40.90), and a first place finish in the afternoon session (6:51.20) at the Big Ten Double Dual… placed second (6:32.77) on the first day of the Lake Natoma Invitational… helped the 1V8+ crew to first place finishes at the Big Ten/Big 12 Double Dual (6:55.132), and  the Tennessee Invitational Conference Challenge (6:34.7)… helped 1V8+ crew finish fifth (6:35.990) at the Big Ten Championships… helped team to a fifth place finish at the Big Ten Championships (95 points)… named to UI’s fall Dean’s List… letterwinner.

2014-15… Academic All-Big Ten… competed with the 1V8+ and 1V4+ crews at the Head of the Des Moines, against Indiana and Kansas in the fall… competed with the 1V8+ crew at the Nordic Nine, the Big Ten Double Dual, the B1G/Big 12 Challenge, against Tennessee, and the Big Ten Championships… helped the 1V8+ crew to a third place result (6:54.239) at the Big Ten Championships… helped the 1V8+ crew top Big Ten foe Michigan State with a 4.4 second margin at the Big Ten Double Dual… helped the team finish second at the B1G/Big 12 Challenge… earned a sixth place finish in the 1V8+ finals (7:15.131) at the Big Ten Championships… helped the team to a sixth place finish, the second highest scoring performance at the Big Ten Championships in program history, and the highest since 2003.

2013-14… Academic All-Big Ten… competed at Clemson in the season opener with the 1V4+ boat and helped Iowa to a second place finish (7:38.70) over Kansas, Duke, Buffalo and Purdue… helped the 1V4+ crew to a third place finish at the San Diego Crew Classic… finished fourth at Iowa’s home regatta in the 1V4+ boat (7:41.40)… finished fifth in day one of the Clemson Invite (8:41.30)… during day two of the Clemson Invite, helped Iowa win 1V4+ race with a time of (8:01.40)… concluded the season with a sixth place finish (7:49.30) in the 1V4+ boat at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek Park.

2012-13… Competed in two fall events… placed first in the collegiate singles and second place in the 1V8+ at the Head of the Des Moines… placed eighth in the 1V8+ at the Head of the Iowa… competed in all three spring events… qualified for the 2V8+ petite finals and placed second at the San Diego Crew Classic… placed second in the 2V8+ and helped team take home second place in the team standings at the Dale England Cup… placed sixth in the 2V8+ and helped team take home sixth place in the final team standings at the Big Ten Championships… Named to the 2012-13 Dean’s List… letterwinner.

Before Iowa… Placed third in the Junior Women’s double sculls and fifth in the Junior Women’s single sculls at the 2012 Dutch National Championships… placed second in the Junior Women’s quadruple sculls at the Dutch National Championships in 2011… high school coaches were Rob van Oppenraaij, IJsbrand Haagsma, Jurriaan de Vries, Marie-Jose de Groot.

Personal… Born June 5, 1994… daughter of Michel Hendriks and Charlotte Leenaers… mathematics major.