Tessa Otting

2020-21
• Helped the Second Varsity Eight to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships
• Part of the ACC champion Second Varsity Eight
• Named All-ACC Second Team
• Named to the ARI Recruiting DI All-Conference Team
• Lettered

2019-20
• Named to the ACC Honor Roll
• Lettered

2018-19
• Bow of the Second Varsity Eight that finished sixth at the NCAA Championships
• Bow of the Second Varsity Eight that won the ACC championship
• Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Lettered

2017-18
• Stroke of the ACC champion Third Varsity Eight
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Lettered

Background
• Rowed at the Chicago Rowing Foundation for 4 years
• Outstanding Rower Award 2017
• 2nd place Midwest Youth Championships, Girls’ 1st Varsity 8 in 2017 and Varsity 4 in 2016
• 1st place Midwest Youth Championships, Novice 8 in 2014
• 6th place at Youth National Championships, Women’s 8, 2015 & 2017

Personal
• Has one older brother, Eli
• Father played varsity baseball at University of Wisconsin/Madison
• Academic Honor Roll, 2013-2017
• Honor Society, 2014 & 2015
• Math Department Award, 2016
• Member of the United Nations Foundation, Girl Up
• Chicago Rowing Foundation Camp Counselor
• Volunteer at Evanston School Children’s Clothing Association
• INTER-Media studies major and sociology minor