2024-25 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Gioulekas, Aphrodite
Aphrodite Gioulekas
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Methodist Ladies College
- Hometown:
- Melbourne, Australia
Bio
At Syracuse: 2025 All-ACC Second Team ... 2022 and 2024 All-ACC First Team ... 2022, 2023, and 2024 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... Three-time All-ACC Academic Team ... Four-time ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree ... Three-time Athletic Dierctor's Honor Roll honoree.
2024-25
Fall Season: Three-seat of the varsity eight that placed seventh among college crews at the Head of the Charles Regatta (15:54.634).
Spring Season: Three-seat in the varsity eight that competed against #9 Michigan and #11 Penn in the morning and defeated #14 Ohio State in the afternoon at the B1G/ACC/Ivy Dual ... Five-seat in the varsity eight that placed behind #6 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup ... Three-seat of the first varsity eight placed second against #2 Stanford (6:53.40) … Three-seat of the first varsity eight ended second against #8 California (6:24.00) ... Three-seat of the varsity eight that finished third (6:13.5) against #5 Tennessee, #6 Princeton and #16 Ohio State ... Seven-seat in the varsity eight that finished second in its heat (6:20.879) and fourth in the grand final (6:13.804) at the ACC Championship ... Sat seven-seat in the varsity eight where they took 13th overall at the NCAA Championship.
2023-24
Fall Season: Team Captain ... Three-seat in the varsity eight that finished 13th at the Head of the Charles.
Spring Season: Second-seat in the varsity eight that finished second behind Penn and ahead of Radcliffe and Indiana in the morning session and first in the afternoon session against Ohio State at the ACC/Big Ten/Ivy Dual ... Two-seat in the varsity eight that placed second behind #5 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Two-seat in the varsity eight that placed second, ahead of #17 Oregon State and behind #4 Cal at the UVA Invitational in Lake Montichello,Va. ... Two-seat in the varsity eight that beat #11 Penn and #16 Duke on the final day of racing at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Also at the Lake Wheeler Invite, sat two-seat in the varsity eight that came in third behind #5 Tennessee and #11 Penn and ahead of #18 Washington State, Boston University and Georgetown in the morning session and placed second behind #5 Tennessee in the afternoon race ... Two-seat in the varsity eight that won the ACC Championship in a championship record time (6:09.814) ... A member of the team that won the ACC Championship for the first time in program history ... Earned All-ACC First Team Honors... Two-seat for the varsity eight that placed eighth at the NCAA Championship, which matched the second-best finish in program history ... 2024 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... Member of the 2024 All-ACC Academic Team ... Member of the Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... Earned ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
2022-23
Fall Season: Bow for varsity 8 that finished eighth at the Head of the Charles... Bow for the Collegiate 8 that finished fifth at the Princeton Chase... Bow for the women's 2 that finished ninth at the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Bow for the varsity 8 that finished first against Radcliffe and Rutgers in the morning race and first against Iowa in the afternoon race at the Ivy-Big Ten Double Dual ... Bow for the varsity 8 that finished first at the Doc Hosea Invitational and took home the Orange Challenge Cup ... Bow for the varsity 8 that finished second behind Yale and ahead of Cornell in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Stroked the second varsity 8 that finished third after Penn and Duke and ahead of Boston University, Louisville and Kansas at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Seven-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished second behind Brown and ahead of Radcliffe, Rutgers, Columbia and Boston University at the Eastern Sprints … Seven-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished third behind Virginia and Duke and ahead of Notre Dame, Miami and Clemson at the ACC Championship … Bow-seat for the second varsity 8 that placed 17th at the NCAA Championship … Seven-seat of first Syracuse 8+ to row at the Henley Royal Regatta … The Orange 8+ lost to Oxford Brookes University 'C' in the 2,112-meter Island Challenge Cup race by three-quarters of a boat length ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... Member of the ACC All-Academic Team ... ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree ... Served on the 2022-23 ACC Rowing Student-Athlete Sport Advisory Group.
2021-22
Fall Season: Bow for varsity 8 that finished eighth at the Head of the Charles … Seventh-seat for the collegiate 8+ that placed first at the Head of the Fish … Third-seat for the collegiate 4+ that finished first at the Head of the Fish … Seventh-seat for the open 8+ Final 1 that placed fifth at the Princeton Chase … Stroke for the open 4+ that placed fourth at the Princeton Chase ... Member of Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Spring Season: Eight-seat for the varsity 8 that placed first in heat one at the Doc Hosea Invitational (finals where cancelled due to weather) … Stroke for the varsity 8 that finished behind #2 Yale and ahead of Wisconsin in the afternoon race and beat Radcliffe in the O’Leary cup race in the afternoon at the Saratoga Duels … Six-seat for the varsity 8 that placed first in the first and third rounds, and second in the second round of the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Syracuse won the Pocock Cup, based on team scoring, at the 16-team regatta … Six-seat for the varsity 8 that finished second at the ACC Championship … Six-seat for the varsity 8 that placed 17th overall at the NCAA Championship ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ... ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree ... Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... All-ACC First Team
Personal: Majoring in fashion design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
2024-25
Fall Season: Three-seat of the varsity eight that placed seventh among college crews at the Head of the Charles Regatta (15:54.634).
Spring Season: Three-seat in the varsity eight that competed against #9 Michigan and #11 Penn in the morning and defeated #14 Ohio State in the afternoon at the B1G/ACC/Ivy Dual ... Five-seat in the varsity eight that placed behind #6 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup ... Three-seat of the first varsity eight placed second against #2 Stanford (6:53.40) … Three-seat of the first varsity eight ended second against #8 California (6:24.00) ... Three-seat of the varsity eight that finished third (6:13.5) against #5 Tennessee, #6 Princeton and #16 Ohio State ... Seven-seat in the varsity eight that finished second in its heat (6:20.879) and fourth in the grand final (6:13.804) at the ACC Championship ... Sat seven-seat in the varsity eight where they took 13th overall at the NCAA Championship.
2023-24
Fall Season: Team Captain ... Three-seat in the varsity eight that finished 13th at the Head of the Charles.
Spring Season: Second-seat in the varsity eight that finished second behind Penn and ahead of Radcliffe and Indiana in the morning session and first in the afternoon session against Ohio State at the ACC/Big Ten/Ivy Dual ... Two-seat in the varsity eight that placed second behind #5 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Two-seat in the varsity eight that placed second, ahead of #17 Oregon State and behind #4 Cal at the UVA Invitational in Lake Montichello,Va. ... Two-seat in the varsity eight that beat #11 Penn and #16 Duke on the final day of racing at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Also at the Lake Wheeler Invite, sat two-seat in the varsity eight that came in third behind #5 Tennessee and #11 Penn and ahead of #18 Washington State, Boston University and Georgetown in the morning session and placed second behind #5 Tennessee in the afternoon race ... Two-seat in the varsity eight that won the ACC Championship in a championship record time (6:09.814) ... A member of the team that won the ACC Championship for the first time in program history ... Earned All-ACC First Team Honors... Two-seat for the varsity eight that placed eighth at the NCAA Championship, which matched the second-best finish in program history ... 2024 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... Member of the 2024 All-ACC Academic Team ... Member of the Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... Earned ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
2022-23
Fall Season: Bow for varsity 8 that finished eighth at the Head of the Charles... Bow for the Collegiate 8 that finished fifth at the Princeton Chase... Bow for the women's 2 that finished ninth at the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Bow for the varsity 8 that finished first against Radcliffe and Rutgers in the morning race and first against Iowa in the afternoon race at the Ivy-Big Ten Double Dual ... Bow for the varsity 8 that finished first at the Doc Hosea Invitational and took home the Orange Challenge Cup ... Bow for the varsity 8 that finished second behind Yale and ahead of Cornell in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Stroked the second varsity 8 that finished third after Penn and Duke and ahead of Boston University, Louisville and Kansas at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Seven-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished second behind Brown and ahead of Radcliffe, Rutgers, Columbia and Boston University at the Eastern Sprints … Seven-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished third behind Virginia and Duke and ahead of Notre Dame, Miami and Clemson at the ACC Championship … Bow-seat for the second varsity 8 that placed 17th at the NCAA Championship … Seven-seat of first Syracuse 8+ to row at the Henley Royal Regatta … The Orange 8+ lost to Oxford Brookes University 'C' in the 2,112-meter Island Challenge Cup race by three-quarters of a boat length ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... Member of the ACC All-Academic Team ... ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree ... Served on the 2022-23 ACC Rowing Student-Athlete Sport Advisory Group.
2021-22
Fall Season: Bow for varsity 8 that finished eighth at the Head of the Charles … Seventh-seat for the collegiate 8+ that placed first at the Head of the Fish … Third-seat for the collegiate 4+ that finished first at the Head of the Fish … Seventh-seat for the open 8+ Final 1 that placed fifth at the Princeton Chase … Stroke for the open 4+ that placed fourth at the Princeton Chase ... Member of Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Spring Season: Eight-seat for the varsity 8 that placed first in heat one at the Doc Hosea Invitational (finals where cancelled due to weather) … Stroke for the varsity 8 that finished behind #2 Yale and ahead of Wisconsin in the afternoon race and beat Radcliffe in the O’Leary cup race in the afternoon at the Saratoga Duels … Six-seat for the varsity 8 that placed first in the first and third rounds, and second in the second round of the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Syracuse won the Pocock Cup, based on team scoring, at the 16-team regatta … Six-seat for the varsity 8 that finished second at the ACC Championship … Six-seat for the varsity 8 that placed 17th overall at the NCAA Championship ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ... ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree ... Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... All-ACC First Team
Personal: Majoring in fashion design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
Women’s Rowing NCAA Selection Show Reaction
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights | ACC Rowing Championships Prelims
Friday, May 17
Kamile Kralikaite: Olympic Qualifier
Wednesday, September 27
Highlights | Varsity 8 Grand Final - ACC Championship
Saturday, May 13