University of Minnesota Athletics
2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster
Peyton Miller
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Varsity
- Height:
- 5-8
- High School:
- Dassel-Cokato HS
- Hometown:
- Dassel, Minn.
- Major:
- Marketing
2025-26 | SENIOR
CRCA Scholar-Athlete Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Took to the water for five events in her final campaign with the Gophers
• Wrapped up the season at the 2026 Big Ten Rowing Championships (May 16-17), helping the 1V4 crew to third place in the Petite Final after finishing fifth in the opening-day heats
• Dominated the Twin Cities 2K (May 2) at Lake Phalen by securing back-to-back race victories in both the heats and the finals on the 1V4
• Earned three top-three performances with the 1V4 boat at the Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 18-19) in California, collecting a runner-up performance alongside a pair of third-place finishes
• Battled through three rounds of racing at the Rocky Top Invitational (Apr. 3-4), posting consecutive fourth-place finishes in the heats and finals around a fifth-place semifinal result as part of the 2V8
• Raced twice at Virginia's Rivanna Romp (Nov. 9) to close out the fall schedule, placing third with the 2V4 lineup and ninth on the 3V8 crew
• Earned second varsity letter
2024-25 | JUNIOR
Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all six regattas during her third year with the Gophers
• Capped the campaign by finishing sixth in the Grand Finals at the Big Ten Conference Championships (May 18) after placing third in the opening-day heats (May 17) while with the 2V4 crew
• Raced on the 2V4 boat in Sarasota, Fla., during day one of the Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 18) and turned in fourth and third-place results
• Tallied a race win over San Diego with the 2V4 crew on the opening day of the Big 12/Big Ten Double Duel (Apr. 11) before adding a victory over Kansas as part of the 2V8 on day two (Apr. 12)
• Part of the 2V8 boat that placed second on both days of the Rocky Top Invitational (Apr. 4-5) in the first regatta of the spring season
• Finished 14th as part of the 2V8 during Virginia's Rivanna Romp (Nov. 10)
• Opened the season at the Head of the Mississippi Regatta (Oct. 5) with a second-place performance on the 2V8 boat
2023-24 | SOPHOMORE
CRCA Scholar Athlete Award
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all eight of the Gophers' regattas during her second season on campus, including all six during the spring on the 1V4 boat
• Closed the year in eighth place at the Big Ten Championship (May 19) as part of the 1V4 crew
• Raced three times at the Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 19-20) in Sarasota, Fla., placing third and fifth Friday before a fourth-place finish Saturday
• Won both 1V4 dual races against Kansas and Kansas State at the Big 12/Big Ten Double Dual (Apr. 12)
• Turned in second-place efforts in a pair of road duals versus No. 12 Ohio State (Apr. 6) and No. 16 Tennessee (Mar. 29)
• Opened the spring season in Chula Vista, Calif., by finishing second in a dual against Gonzaga (Mar. 10)
• Placed 21st overall with the 3V8 boat during Virginia's Rivanna Romp (Nov. 12)
• Started the year behind a fourth-place result with the 3V8 at the Head of the Mississippi Regatta (Oct. 7)
• Earned first varsity letter
2022-23 | FRESHMAN
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Made four appearances during her first season at Minnesota with the novice team
• Competed with the First Novice Eight boat at the 2023 Big Ten Championship (May 14)
• Raced in all three sessions of the Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 7-8) on the First Novice Eight boat that earned a pair of third-place efforts
• Turned in a third-place result for the First Novice Eight boat at the Big Ten & Big 12 Double Dual (Apr. 15)
• Made her Minnesota debut with the First Novice Eight boat during the Head of the Mississippi Regatta (Oct. 1), earning a second-place finish
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Cindy and the late Torey Miller
• Has two older brothers, Holton and Gannon
• Graduated from Dassel-Cokato High School in 2021
• Earned five varsity letters in swimming and one in hockey with the Chargers
• Landed on the A Honor Roll and was the 2021 Fine Arts Scholarship recipient
• Named the English Department Student of the Year in 2021
• Enjoys art, music, decorating, cooking, gardening, travel, language and learning new things
• Chose the University of Minnesota because "the nursing program is one of the best in the nation and I was fortunate enough to have been accepted to attend."
• Graduated from the University of Minnesota in the spring of 2026 with a Masters of Marketing degree
CRCA Scholar-Athlete Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Took to the water for five events in her final campaign with the Gophers
• Wrapped up the season at the 2026 Big Ten Rowing Championships (May 16-17), helping the 1V4 crew to third place in the Petite Final after finishing fifth in the opening-day heats
• Dominated the Twin Cities 2K (May 2) at Lake Phalen by securing back-to-back race victories in both the heats and the finals on the 1V4
• Earned three top-three performances with the 1V4 boat at the Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 18-19) in California, collecting a runner-up performance alongside a pair of third-place finishes
• Battled through three rounds of racing at the Rocky Top Invitational (Apr. 3-4), posting consecutive fourth-place finishes in the heats and finals around a fifth-place semifinal result as part of the 2V8
• Raced twice at Virginia's Rivanna Romp (Nov. 9) to close out the fall schedule, placing third with the 2V4 lineup and ninth on the 3V8 crew
• Earned second varsity letter
2024-25 | JUNIOR
Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all six regattas during her third year with the Gophers
• Capped the campaign by finishing sixth in the Grand Finals at the Big Ten Conference Championships (May 18) after placing third in the opening-day heats (May 17) while with the 2V4 crew
• Raced on the 2V4 boat in Sarasota, Fla., during day one of the Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 18) and turned in fourth and third-place results
• Tallied a race win over San Diego with the 2V4 crew on the opening day of the Big 12/Big Ten Double Duel (Apr. 11) before adding a victory over Kansas as part of the 2V8 on day two (Apr. 12)
• Part of the 2V8 boat that placed second on both days of the Rocky Top Invitational (Apr. 4-5) in the first regatta of the spring season
• Finished 14th as part of the 2V8 during Virginia's Rivanna Romp (Nov. 10)
• Opened the season at the Head of the Mississippi Regatta (Oct. 5) with a second-place performance on the 2V8 boat
2023-24 | SOPHOMORE
CRCA Scholar Athlete Award
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all eight of the Gophers' regattas during her second season on campus, including all six during the spring on the 1V4 boat
• Closed the year in eighth place at the Big Ten Championship (May 19) as part of the 1V4 crew
• Raced three times at the Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 19-20) in Sarasota, Fla., placing third and fifth Friday before a fourth-place finish Saturday
• Won both 1V4 dual races against Kansas and Kansas State at the Big 12/Big Ten Double Dual (Apr. 12)
• Turned in second-place efforts in a pair of road duals versus No. 12 Ohio State (Apr. 6) and No. 16 Tennessee (Mar. 29)
• Opened the spring season in Chula Vista, Calif., by finishing second in a dual against Gonzaga (Mar. 10)
• Placed 21st overall with the 3V8 boat during Virginia's Rivanna Romp (Nov. 12)
• Started the year behind a fourth-place result with the 3V8 at the Head of the Mississippi Regatta (Oct. 7)
• Earned first varsity letter
2022-23 | FRESHMAN
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Made four appearances during her first season at Minnesota with the novice team
• Competed with the First Novice Eight boat at the 2023 Big Ten Championship (May 14)
• Raced in all three sessions of the Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 7-8) on the First Novice Eight boat that earned a pair of third-place efforts
• Turned in a third-place result for the First Novice Eight boat at the Big Ten & Big 12 Double Dual (Apr. 15)
• Made her Minnesota debut with the First Novice Eight boat during the Head of the Mississippi Regatta (Oct. 1), earning a second-place finish
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Cindy and the late Torey Miller
• Has two older brothers, Holton and Gannon
• Graduated from Dassel-Cokato High School in 2021
• Earned five varsity letters in swimming and one in hockey with the Chargers
• Landed on the A Honor Roll and was the 2021 Fine Arts Scholarship recipient
• Named the English Department Student of the Year in 2021
• Enjoys art, music, decorating, cooking, gardening, travel, language and learning new things
• Chose the University of Minnesota because "the nursing program is one of the best in the nation and I was fortunate enough to have been accepted to attend."
• Graduated from the University of Minnesota in the spring of 2026 with a Masters of Marketing degree
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