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2023-24 Rowing Roster

Maja Gunz

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Dusseldorf, Germany
  • Highschool Greschwister Scholl Gymnasium

Biography

2023-2024
• Named Second Team All-Atlantic 10
• Named Academic All-District honors by the College Sports Communicators (CSC)
• Named a 2024 CRCA Scholar Athlete
• Member of the Varsity 8 (bow) that won silver at the Dad Vail Regatta
• Member of the Varsity 8 (bow) that placed fourth at the Atlantic 10 Championship
• Member of the Varsity 8 (2 seat) that placed fourth at the Head of the Housatonic
• Member of the Varsity 8 (bow) that took gold at the Metropolitan Spring Championship
• Member of the Varsity 8 (7 seat) that placed third in its heat at the Knecht Cup
• Member of the Varsity 8 (stroke) that placed seventh at the Head of the Schuykill
• Member of the Fourth Varsity 4 (stroke) that placed sixth at the Head of the Schuykill

2022-2023
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
• Member of the Varsity 8 that won the petite final at the Atlantic 10 Championships.
• Rowed in the second seat with the Varsity 8 that was 17th at the Head of the Housatonic.
• Also competed with the Varsity 4 B that was fourth at the Head of the Housatonic.
• Member of the Club 8 that was 23rd at the Head of the Charles.
• Competed with the Championship 8 that was fourth at the Head of the Schuylkill.
• Won gold as a member of the Second Varsity 8 at the Jesuit Invitational.
• Competed with the Varsity 8 that was sixth at the Knecht Cup.
• Won gold with the Varsity 8 at the Spring Metropolitan Championships.

2021-2022
• Named Second Team All-Atlantic 10.
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Competed with the Varsity 8.
• Member of the Varsity 8 that took third at the Head of the Schuylkill.
• Member of the winning Varsity 8 at the Jesuit Invitational and the Metropolitan Championships.
• Member of the Varsity 8 that placed third in the Third Final at the Knecht Cup.
• Member of the Varsity 8 that finished fourth in the Grand Final at the Kerr Cup.
• Member of the Varsity 8 that finished fourth in the Final One at the Atlantic 10 Championships.

Before Fordham
• A graduate of Greschwister Scholl Gymnasium in Dusseldorf, Germany.
• Member of Ruderclub Germania Dusseldorf where she competed on the rowing team for eight years.
• First place in the Lightweight 1X at Dortmund Head in 2017 and 2018.
• First place in U19 1X and 4X at German National Championships in 2018.
• 2018 Dusseldorf Junior Athlete of the Year.
• Second place in U23 Lightweight 2- at German National Championships in 2019.
• Second place U23 Lightweight 2- at European Championships in 2019.


Personal
• Daughter of Dr. Susanne & Dr. Holger Gunz.
• Has an older brother Nicolas.

Major
• Chemistry.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2022-23Junior

    5'7"
  • 2023-24Senior