Anna Cruse

Class:
Senior
High School:
New Glarus
Hometown:
New Glarus, Wis.

2016-17 • Senior Season: Academic All-Big Ten Selection and received Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award... Finished Second in Varsity 4+ at Head of the Mississippi (10/01)... competed in the 2V8 at Cardinal Invitational (3/11), 2V8 at Doc Hosea Invitational (4/2), 2V8 at Big Ten Double Duel (4/8), and 2V8 at Clemson Invitational (4/22-4/23) during the spring season.

2015-16 • Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten selection and CRCA Scholar-Athlete Award winner...finished second in Varsity 8+ and Collegiate Pairs at the Head of the Des Moines... competed with the First Varsity Four and earned a first place finish and a pair of second place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational (3/13)... captured a first and second place finish with the First Varsity Four at the Doc Hosea Invitational (4/3-4/4)... earned a pair of first place finishes with the Second Varsity Eight vs. Iowa and Indiana (4/9)... earned two second place finishes at Wisconsin with the First Varsity Four (4/23)... finished second with the First Varsity Four at the Border Battle Regatta (5/1)... placed fifth with the First Varsity Four at Big Ten Championships (5/15).

2014-15 • Sophomore Season: CRCA Scholar-Athlete...paced Third Varsity Eight in the Head of the Mississippi (10/5) and the Head of the Rock (10/12)...competed First Varsity Four at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/15) placing first in two of three races...continued to pace 1V4 at the Oregon State Classic (4/4) and the Big 10 Double Dual (4/11) where Minnesota swept Rutgers...also paced 1V4 at the Clemson Invite (4/18 & 19) and the Devil's Lake Challenge (5/2)...finished the season with the Second Varsity Four boat at the Big 10 Championship (5/16 & 17).

2013-14 • Freshman Season: defeated Rutgers, Syracuse and Boston University in the 1N8 at the Boston Challenge (4/5-6) ... competed against Michigan and Michigan State in the 1N8 at the Big Ten Double Dual (4/12) ... placed second behind Wisconsin with the 1N8 in the lone home dual of the year on Lake Phalen (5/4) ... finished seventh at the 2014 Big Ten Championships in the 1N8 (5/18)

High School: 2013 graduate of New Glarus High School in New Glarus, Wis...earned two letters in cross country, named first-team all conference (2013) and third-team all conference (2012)...was named captain of cross country team (2013)...graduated with high honors

Personal: Daughter of Fred and JoAnn Cruse, and sister to Max...majoring in kinesiology, and minoring in nutrition & coaching