2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Cullen, Bronte

Bronte Cullen
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Melbourne, Australia
Bio
2024-25
Spring Season: Four-seat in the varsity four that finished behind #9 Michigan and ahead of #11 Penn in the morning at the B1G/ACC/Ivy Dual and defeated #14 Ohio State in the afternoon ... Four-seat in the varsity four that placed behind #6 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup ... Four-seat of the first varsity four finished second against #2 Stanford (7:46.90) … Four-seat of the first varsity four placed second against #8 California (7:09.70) ... Four-seat in the first varsity four (7:42.7) that competed against #5 Tennessee, #6 Princeton and #16 Ohio State ... Four-seat in the second varsity four that placed third in its heat (7:33.650) and sixth in the grand final (7:17.404) at the ACC Championship.
2023-24 Season (UCLA): Rowed in the Bruins’ Varsity Four (V4+) and the Second Varsity Eight (2V8+) crews her freshman season… rowed four seat in the V4+ crew in the first regatta of the season against USC and Loyola Marymount (March 23), helping her crew take first place in their race… rowed four seat with the V4+ crew at the Lake Natoma Invitational (April 6) and led her team to a first-place finish in the morning race… rowed eight seat in the 2V8+ crew, aiding her team to a first place finish over Minnesota, Oklahoma, Clemson, and Michigan State on day two of the Big Ten Invitational (April 19-20)... sat eight seat with the 2V8+ crew at the Dexter Lake Invitational to help her team finish second over Gonzaga, Oregon State, Oklahoma, and LMU… rowed eight seat at the season-culminating Pac-12 Championships (May 19) in Sacramento, California.
High School: Attended St. Catherine’s School in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia… Rows for Mercantile Rowing Club and previously rowed for St. Catherine’s Boat Club in Melbourne… Rowed at the Henley Royal Regatta in 2022, winning the Prince Phillip Challenge Trophy… Named the 2022 Captain of Boats… Named to the 2021 U19 Australian Junior Women’s Eight… Earned a bronze medal in the U21 pair at the New South Wales State Championships.
Personal: Bronte Elizabeth Cullen… Born June of 2004 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia… Daughter of Ralph Cullen and Nicole Arendenson… Has one brother, Thomas, and one sister, Eliza.
Spring Season: Four-seat in the varsity four that finished behind #9 Michigan and ahead of #11 Penn in the morning at the B1G/ACC/Ivy Dual and defeated #14 Ohio State in the afternoon ... Four-seat in the varsity four that placed behind #6 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup ... Four-seat of the first varsity four finished second against #2 Stanford (7:46.90) … Four-seat of the first varsity four placed second against #8 California (7:09.70) ... Four-seat in the first varsity four (7:42.7) that competed against #5 Tennessee, #6 Princeton and #16 Ohio State ... Four-seat in the second varsity four that placed third in its heat (7:33.650) and sixth in the grand final (7:17.404) at the ACC Championship.
2023-24 Season (UCLA): Rowed in the Bruins’ Varsity Four (V4+) and the Second Varsity Eight (2V8+) crews her freshman season… rowed four seat in the V4+ crew in the first regatta of the season against USC and Loyola Marymount (March 23), helping her crew take first place in their race… rowed four seat with the V4+ crew at the Lake Natoma Invitational (April 6) and led her team to a first-place finish in the morning race… rowed eight seat in the 2V8+ crew, aiding her team to a first place finish over Minnesota, Oklahoma, Clemson, and Michigan State on day two of the Big Ten Invitational (April 19-20)... sat eight seat with the 2V8+ crew at the Dexter Lake Invitational to help her team finish second over Gonzaga, Oregon State, Oklahoma, and LMU… rowed eight seat at the season-culminating Pac-12 Championships (May 19) in Sacramento, California.
High School: Attended St. Catherine’s School in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia… Rows for Mercantile Rowing Club and previously rowed for St. Catherine’s Boat Club in Melbourne… Rowed at the Henley Royal Regatta in 2022, winning the Prince Phillip Challenge Trophy… Named the 2022 Captain of Boats… Named to the 2021 U19 Australian Junior Women’s Eight… Earned a bronze medal in the U21 pair at the New South Wales State Championships.
Personal: Bronte Elizabeth Cullen… Born June of 2004 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia… Daughter of Ralph Cullen and Nicole Arendenson… Has one brother, Thomas, and one sister, Eliza.
Women’s Rowing NCAA Selection Show Reaction
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights | ACC Rowing Championships Prelims
Friday, May 17
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Wednesday, September 27
Highlights | Varsity 8 Grand Final - ACC Championship
Saturday, May 13