University of Miami Athletics

Elise Wiley

position

Rower

Class

Freshman

Hometown

St. Catharines, ON, Canada

High School

Winston Churchill

Elise Wiley - Rowing - University of Miami Athletics

2017-18 Throughout March 17 and March 18th, the Hurricanes competed in three sessions of rowing in Oak Ridge, Tennessee as Louisville hosted the competition. On Saturday morning the second Miami Varsity 8 finished fourth with a time of 6:41.029. On Saturday afternoon, the second Miami Varsity 8 finished fourth with a time of 6:52.798. In the Sunday morning sessions, the second Miami Varsity 8 finished fourth with a time of 6:54.739. On March 31st, in Sarasota, Florida, the Canes faced off against UCF and Wisconsin following a scrimmage the day before. The first Varsity 4 finished second behind Wisconsin with a time of 8:34.5. On April 7th, the Hurricanes competed in the Sunshine State Invitational. Miami’s second Varsity 8 placed fifth with a time of 6:42.07. On April 14th and 15th, the Canes competed in the Knecht Cup in Mercer, N.J. Miami’s Varsity Four finished fourth in the grand final with a time of 7:49.16, finishing behind UPenn, Boston College and Temple. The Canes qualified for the grand final after finishing second in semifinal 1 with a time of 3:39.58. The Canes, who finished only behind UPenn in semifinal 1, advanced to the semifinals, finishing second in Heat 3 of the preliminaries with a time of 7:49.18. On May 13th, the Canes traveled to Clemson, S.C. to compete in the ACC Championships. The Hurricanes’ First Varsity Four also moved on to the petite final after it posted a time of 7:39.368 to finish fifth in Heat 1. The Canes top four boat then placed third in its petite final with a time of 7:38.080.

2016-17 Finished the Women’s Collegiate Champ 4+ final with a time of 18:33.462 at Head of the Indian Creek … Finished second in the Women’s Collegiate Champ 8+ race with a time of 16:01.686 at Head of the Indian Creek … Helped the Hurricanes place 11th in the Women’s Club 8+ at the Head of the Charles with a time of 17:54.374 

2015-16: Placed fifth in the Collegiate Championship 4+ at the Head of the Indian Creek with a time of 18:14.94 … Placed third in the Collegiate Championship 8+ at the Head of the Indian Creek with a time of 17:10.03 … Placed 19th with a time of 20:18.360 in the Club 4+ event at the Head of the Charles … Finished 16th in the Women’s Championship 8+ race at the Head of the Hooch with a time of 17:37.9 … Finished 13th in the Women’s Open 8+ at Head of the Hooch with a time of 17:16.9 … Member of the 2V8+ that posted times of 7:11.90 and 7:04.06 at the Governor’s Cup … Member of the 2V8+ that won the third level final at the San Diego Crew Classic with a time of 7:18.776 … Finished sixth in the Third Level Final of the Women’s Second Varsity Eight event at the Knecht Cup with a time of 7:17.30 … Member of the 1V4+ that finished third in the Petite Final of the Women’s Varsity Four event at the Knecht Cup with a time of 7:39.09 … Member of the 2V8+ that posted a time of 7:03.66 against UCF … Member of the 2V8+ that finished second in the Second Varsity Eight Petite Final at the ACC Championship with a time of 6:49.567.

2014-15: Part of a 4+ boat that posted a time of 19:08 at the Head of the Indian Creek … Member of “B” boat that finished 13th with a time of 17:08.4 in the Open 8+ at the 2014 Head of the Hooch … Competed in spring opening scrimmage against UConn … Member of the 3V8+ that posted a time of 7:15.3 while racing against UCF at the Governor’s Cup … Member of the 1V4+ that posted a time of 7:58.8 while racing against Columbia and UCF at the Governor’s Cup … Part of the Novice 8+ that finished third with a time of 7:26.43 in the Women’s Collegiate Novice Grand Final at the San Diego Crew Classic … Won the 2V8+ third level final at Knecht Cup, posting a time of 7:11.51 … Helped Canes finish third in the 2V8+ Petite Final at the 2015 ACC Championship with a time of 7:06.1

Prior to Miami: Wiley is a standout rower for Sir Winston Churchill, as well as the Ridley Grad Boat Club … Representing Sir Winston Churchill, Wiley placed first in the Senior Mid Weight Women’s division of the 2013 Ontario Provincial Ergometer Championships … As a member of Ridley Boat Club, she placed first in the U19 Women’s 2x and U19 Women’s 4x events at the 2013 CORA Championships … Assisted the Senior Women 4+ to gold at the Canadian Secondary School Rowing Associasion in 2014.  

Personal: Full name is Elise Alexandra Wiley … Daughter of Bill and Caroline Wiley … Indented major is exercise physiology (Pre-Med).