Linnea Trandem

Class:
Junior
High School:
Southwest
Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minn.

2009-10 • Junior Season: Letterwinner ... CRCA Scholar Athlete ... Academic All-Big Ten ... coxswain of the First Varsity Eight during the championship season ... coswained the Gophers[apos] First Varsity Eight at the South/Central Sprints (5/16) ... aided the 1V8 to a Petite Final appearance at the Big Ten Championships (5/1) ... guided the Gophers[apos] 1V8 to a win over Kansas and was later named the Big Ten Boat of the Week after the dual win ... coxswained the 1V8 at the Lake Natoma Invite (4/18) ... competed with the 1V8 at the Double Duals against Iowa and Louisville (4/10). 2008-09 • Sophomore Season: Gopher Scholar Athlete ... guided the Gophers[apos] Varsity Eight to a fourth-place finish at the Head of the Rock (10/12) ... coxswain of the Minnesota C Eight at the Southland Regatta (11/2) ... raced with the Second Varsity Four in the Tennessee dual (3/21) ... led the Second Varsity Four to a victory over Kansas (4/25) ... competed with the 2V4 at the Big Ten Championships and led the boat to a Petite Final win (5/2). 2007-08 • Freshman Season: Competed in her first Gopher event at the novice race against Wisconsin (10/21) ... coxswained the Minnesota D Varsity Eight boat at the Cal-Sag Regatta (11/4) ... moved up as the Second Varsity Eight coxswain during the spring season ... steered Minnesota to a 2V8 win over Tennessee (3/22) ... raced with the 2V8 in the double dual against Michigan and Michigan State (4/19) ... led the Gophers to a win over Kansas (4/25) ... member of the 2V8 that finished fourth in the Big Ten Championship 2N8 Grand Final (5/1) ... coswained the 2V8 to a Petite Final win at the Aramark South/Central Sprints (5/18). Previous Rowing Experience: Competed with the Minneapolis Rowing Club Junior Men[apos]s Team from 2005-07 ... Placed first in the Eight and the Four at the NWIRA. Personal: A 2007 graduate of Southwest High School in Minneapolis ... lettered in gymnastics in high school and competed in the sport since 2005 ... majoring in global studies and Chinese ... born on May 14, 1989 ... daughter of Mary and Bryan Trandem ... hobbies include painting and photography.