Cassidy Hollenbeck
She/Her/Hers
Environmental Studies and Environment & Community

Cassidy has been a member of the Women’s Rowing Team since 2020. When Cassidy first joined, the team had only 7 members. She had come from a background of outrigger canoe paddling in high school in Hawaii, but had never rowed before. By the end of her first year, she raced in the Varsity line-up and sustained that position as the team continued to build to now more than 20 members. In 2022, she was nominated by my teammates for the Golden Shim, the team’s award for the athlete that best embodies the values of teamwork and sportsmanship. The same year she was the Student Athletic Advisory Committee Representative for the team. By this time Cassidy had come to learn that the culture of the team is just as important as the physical strength of the athletes. So her time as a rower...