Naroa Zubimendi Varela

position

Rower

Class

Junior

Hometown

Irun, Euskadi, Spain

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High School

Ies Pio Baroja Institutoa

Career Honors

2023-24 (Sophomore)

Named to the 2024 All-ACC Academic Team
2024 CRCA National Scholar
Competed with the 1v8 boat for the entirety of the season
Turned in a time of 6:35.5 at the Lake Dexter Invite against No. 20 Oregon State and Washington State March 23
Helped the Canes to a first place time in the second heat of the 1v8 at the Sunshine State Invite with a mark of 7:06.34
Brought Miami to a first place time and big points at the finals of the Sunshine State Invite with a time of 6:3369, defeating Iowa, Tulsa, UCF, Boston College, Michigan State, UNC and Drexel
Crossed the line first at the Lake Natoma Invite in the morning session (6:43.1), defeating Sacramento State (6:46.8) and LMU (6:50.3)
Defeated UCLA in the afternoon session at the Lake Natoma Invite in Sacramento, posting a mark of 6:52.7
Posted a top-three time on the first day of the Lake Wheeler Invite, finishing in 6:51.613 to defeat Boston College, Tulsa and Kansas
Closed Lake Wheeler with a top-three mark of 6:42.570, defeating Alabama, Iowa and Boston
Set a program record with a mark of 6:34.427 in the first varsity eight grand final at the ACC Championships

2022-23 (Freshman)

All-ACC Academic Team honoree…Competed in the 2v8 for a majority of the season…Rowed the V8 – A Boat to a first-place finish at the Head of the Indian Creek in a time of 13:36.54
Competed in the Pair A boat at the Head of the Black Warrior River, finishing seventh in a time of 19:45.00
Helped the 2v8 to a first-place showing against Stetson, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:51.5
Participated in Miami’s scrimmage against Rochester as a member of the V8 – B Boat…Placed first in the 2v8 in a quad-race against Jacksonville, UCF and UConn with a time of 7:05.40
Propelled the 2v8 to a second-place finish in the Grand Final of the Sunshine State Invite, finishing in a time of 6:36.33
Competed in the 2v8 at the Michigan State Invite, finishing first in both heat races, highlighted by a 6:43.84 time in heat one
Rowed the 2v8 to its second-fastest 2,000-meter time of the season at the Lake Wheeler Invite, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:36.440 in heat two of the first round
Moved up to the 1v8 for the ACC Championship, placing fourth in the 1v8 Grand Final with a time of 6:34.211

High School

Graduated from Ies Pio Baroja Institutoa
Rowed for S.D. Santiagotarrak on the 2-, 4-, 4x, and 8+ boats… 2022 1st place AbsW 2- Spanish National Championship – 2000m
2022 1st place AbsW 2- Spanish National Championship – 6000m… 2022 1st place SubW 2- Spanish Trial Championship – 2000m
2022 3rd place AbsW 4x Spanish National Championship- 200m… 2022 8th place SubW 4- World Rowing Championship- 2000m
2021 2nd place JW 2- Spanish National Championship – 6000m… 2021 2nd place JW 2- Spanish National Championship – 2000m
2021 2nd place JW 2- Spanish Trial Championship – 2000m
2021 8th place JW 2- World Rowing Championship – 2000m.
2020 4th place JW 2- European Championship – 2000m
2020 1st place JW 2- Spanish National Championship – 2000m
2020 1st place JW 2- Spanish National Championship – 6000m

Personal

Daughter of Ignacio Zubimendi Ortega and Ainhoa Varela Erasun
Has one brother, Ekain Zubimendi Varela
Intends to major in Biomedical Engineering
Enjoys visiting new places, shopping, movies, and reading books
Chose Miami for the academics to prepare herself for the future and to continue rowing