University of Minnesota Athletics
2022-23 Women's Rowing Roster
Tjernlund, Olivia
Olivia Tjernlund
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Novice
- Height:
- 5-2
- High School:
- Carlson HS
- Hometown:
- Rockwood, Mich.
Bio
2022-23 | GRADUATE STUDENT
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
• Totaled four appearances as the coxswain in her lone season with the Gophers' novice team
• Raced with the First Novice Eight boat at the 2023 Big Ten Championship May 14
• Competed in all three sessions of the Big Ten Invitational Apr. 7-8 and earned two third-place efforts on the First Novice Eight boat
• Placed third as part of the First Novice Eight boat at the Big Ten & Big 12 Double Dual Apr. 15
• Made her Gophers debut with the Second Novice Eight boat during the Head of the Mississippi Regatta Oct. 1 that finished third
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Ken and Pam Tjernlund
• Has a younger brother, Ben
• Is currently working on her Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• Graduated from the University of Michigan in May 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics and Cognitive Science with a minor in Music
• Was a four-year member of the Michigan Marching Band playing the piccolo
• Served as the president of a swing dancing club as an undergrad
• Likes to curl up and read and write, nap, paint, listen to music, crochet, and lives for the cozy vibe of fall and winter
• Has visited all five Great Lakes in her life
• Graduated in the top 10 of her class from Oscar A. Carlson High School in Gibraltar, Mich., in 2018
• Earned a total of 14 letters in high school coming in rowing (four), marching band (four), academics (four) and drama/theatre (two)
• Was named the rowing team's varsity MVP in 2017 after being honored as the novice MVP in 2015
• Originally recruited to Minnesota rowing out of high school, but decided to stay closer to home
• Chose the University of Minnesota for grad school because "going through undergrad made me realize that I owed it to myself, both past and present, to come out here and do all of the things I didn't feel ready to four years ago. In so many ways, I feel appreciated and celebrated for who I am and where I've come from, and that's attributed to this incredible community."
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
• Totaled four appearances as the coxswain in her lone season with the Gophers' novice team
• Raced with the First Novice Eight boat at the 2023 Big Ten Championship May 14
• Competed in all three sessions of the Big Ten Invitational Apr. 7-8 and earned two third-place efforts on the First Novice Eight boat
• Placed third as part of the First Novice Eight boat at the Big Ten & Big 12 Double Dual Apr. 15
• Made her Gophers debut with the Second Novice Eight boat during the Head of the Mississippi Regatta Oct. 1 that finished third
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Ken and Pam Tjernlund
• Has a younger brother, Ben
• Is currently working on her Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• Graduated from the University of Michigan in May 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics and Cognitive Science with a minor in Music
• Was a four-year member of the Michigan Marching Band playing the piccolo
• Served as the president of a swing dancing club as an undergrad
• Likes to curl up and read and write, nap, paint, listen to music, crochet, and lives for the cozy vibe of fall and winter
• Has visited all five Great Lakes in her life
• Graduated in the top 10 of her class from Oscar A. Carlson High School in Gibraltar, Mich., in 2018
• Earned a total of 14 letters in high school coming in rowing (four), marching band (four), academics (four) and drama/theatre (two)
• Was named the rowing team's varsity MVP in 2017 after being honored as the novice MVP in 2015
• Originally recruited to Minnesota rowing out of high school, but decided to stay closer to home
• Chose the University of Minnesota for grad school because "going through undergrad made me realize that I owed it to myself, both past and present, to come out here and do all of the things I didn't feel ready to four years ago. In so many ways, I feel appreciated and celebrated for who I am and where I've come from, and that's attributed to this incredible community."
Third Varsity Four Wins Again at B1G Invite
Monday, April 21
Second Novice Eight Wins at B1G Invite
Monday, April 21
First Varsity Four Wins at B1G Invite
Saturday, April 19
Third Varsity Four Wins at B1G Invite
Saturday, April 19
