Mimmi Balaam Season 2022-23

PositionRower

ClassFourth-Year Junior

HometownOcean Grove, Australia

Career Honors

Competed with the 2v8 boat for the entirety of the season, missing just the first race of the spring season at Dexter Lake
Named to the CRCA National Scholar-Athlete Team
Tabbed to the 2024 All-ACC All-Academic Team
Helped Miami take first in the second varsity eight second heat with a mark of 7:11.78 at the first day of the Sunshine State Invite March 26
Aided in the second place time of 6:39.88 at the final day of the Sunshine State Invite, bringing Miami to an overall win at the Sunshine State Invite
Finished the afternoon session of the Lake Natoma Invite with a first place time of 7:03.9, defeating UCLA, Gonzaga and the UCLA 3v
Defeated Tulsa, Boston College and Kansas in the second varsity eight on day one at the Lake Wheeler Invite April 26
Took second, edging Alabama, Iowa, Boston and Washington State with a mark of 6:47.182 on the final day of the Lake Wheeler Invite
Helped the 2v8 advance to the grand final of the ACC Championships, setting a program record with a time of 6:33.373

Member of All-ACC Academic Team
Competed in the 1v8 for the entirety of the season
Rowed the V8 – B Boat to a second-place finish at the Head of the Indian Creek in a time of 13:53.59
Helped the 1v8 to a first-place showing against Stetson, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:34.2
Participated in Miami’s scrimmage against Rochester as a member of the V8 – A Boat
Placed first in the 1v8 in a quad-race with Jacksonville, UCF and UConn with a time of 6:52.70
Propelled the 1v8 to a second-place finish in the Grand Final of the Sunshine State Invite, finishing in a time of 6:31.15
Competed in the 1v8 at the Michigan State Invite, finishing first in both heat races, highlighted by a 6:36.10 time in heat two
Rowed the 1v8 to its fastest 2,000-meter time of the season at the Lake Wheeler Invite, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:27.971 in heat two of the first round

Raced as a member of the 2v8 during the entirety of the season
Took home the gold medal against Jacksonville and Stetson, finishing in a time of 7:26.100
Qualified for the grand final at the Sunshine State Invite
Crossed the finish line sixth in a time of 6:48.270
Tallied a first-place finish against UCF with a 6:56.700 finish time, a full nine seconds ahead of the Knights
At the Lake Wheeler Invite, finished seven-tenths of a second behind 11^th-ranked Duke (6:46.532)
Placed fourth out of 16 boats in the second round of the Lake Wheeler Invite
Finished third in the 2v8 heat race (6:53.238) at the ACC Championship to earn a spot in the grand final
Placed fourth in the ACC Championship grand final with a time of 6:36.624

Member of the novice boat at the Rivanna Romp (11/17), finishing fourth with a time of 15:11.80
Spring season cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak

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