2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster

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Ella Larken

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Greenwich, Conn.
  • High School Greenwich Country Day School

Biography

Villanova Career: Bronze medalist with the 3V8 at 2026 CAA Championship.
 
2025-26: Competed in four events on the year, all in the stroke seat but mostly with the 3V8 … Finished as high as fourth (7:16.700) at the Lake Wheeler Invitational with the 3V8 where the boat also had a weekend-best time of 7:07.800 in the opening round of racing … Earned a bronze medal with the 3V8 at the CAA Championship, crossing in 7:05.904.

Greenwich Country Day School: Rowed all four years of her high school career and five years with Greenwich Crew Varsity … Attended Youth Rowing Nationals in Florida in 2024 and 2025 where she competed in the 2V8+ category and placed top 20 out of 38 both years while also placing third both years with the 3V8+ … Was stroke seat for the lV4+ on the Greenwich Country Day School team in 8th grade for the Head of the Schuylkill before rejoining Greenwich Crew … Graduated with a Sustainability Honors Diploma.
 
Personal: Native of Greenwich, Conn. born Feb. 24, 2007 … One of two children to Jonathan and April Larken … Has a brother, Jasper … Studying Environmental Science … “I chose Villanova because of its
commitment to service as well as its strong school spirit.”