2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Bishop, Minaya

Minaya Bishop
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- University of Queensland & Brisbone & GPS
- Hometown:
- Queensland, Australia
Bio
2024-25
Spring Season: Four-seat in the second varsity eight that defeated #9 Michigan and #11 Penn in the morning race at the B1G/ACC/Ivy Dual and #14 Ohio State in the afternoon by a 7.9 second margin ... The performance at the B1G/ACC/Ivy Dual netted the second varsity eight ACC Crew of the Week honors on March 25 ... Four-seat in the second varsity eight that finished behind #6 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup ... Four-seat of the second varsity eight finished second against #2 Stanford (8:04.00) … Four-seat of the second varsity eight placed second against #8 California (6:32.40) ... Four-seat of the second varsity eight that came in third (6:28.3) against #5 Tennessee, #6 Princeton and #16 Ohio State ... Four-seat in the second varsity eight that won its heat (6:30.026) and earned bronze in the grand final (6:21.327) at the ACC Championship ... Sat four-seat in the second varsity eight that placed 12th overall at the NCAA Championship.
2023-24
Fall Season: Four-seat in the varsity eight that placed 13th at the Head of the Charles.
Spring Season: Stroked in the second varsity four that placed second behind Radcliffe and ahead of Penn and Indiana in the first session and first in the second session against Ohio State at the ACC/Big Ten/Ivy Dual ... Stroked seat in the second varsity four that finished second behind #5 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Second-seat in the second varsity four that finished third behind #4 Cal and #17 Oregon State in the UVA Invitational in Lake Montichello, Va. ... Two-seat in the second varsity four that finished second behind #16 Duke and ahead of #11 Penn on the final day of racing at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Also at the Lake Wheeler Invite, sat two-seat in the second varsity four that finished second in the morning session and stroke in the second varsity four that finished second in the afternoon race ... Stroked the varsity four that placed fourth at the ACC Championship ... A member of the team that won the ACC Championship for the first time in program history ... Two-seat for the varsity four that placed 12th at the NCAA Championship.
High School: Attended Somerville House … Rowed for Somerville House and the University of Queensland … Placed first in the Rowing Cup for Somerville House in 2022 … Honored with Rower of the Year award at Somerville House in 2022 … Played Basketball, Water Polo, and Track & Field.
Personal: Born in April 2005 in The Gap, Queensland, Australia … Daughter of Susan Bishop … Two brothers and one sister ... Majoring in biotechnology in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Spring Season: Four-seat in the second varsity eight that defeated #9 Michigan and #11 Penn in the morning race at the B1G/ACC/Ivy Dual and #14 Ohio State in the afternoon by a 7.9 second margin ... The performance at the B1G/ACC/Ivy Dual netted the second varsity eight ACC Crew of the Week honors on March 25 ... Four-seat in the second varsity eight that finished behind #6 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup ... Four-seat of the second varsity eight finished second against #2 Stanford (8:04.00) … Four-seat of the second varsity eight placed second against #8 California (6:32.40) ... Four-seat of the second varsity eight that came in third (6:28.3) against #5 Tennessee, #6 Princeton and #16 Ohio State ... Four-seat in the second varsity eight that won its heat (6:30.026) and earned bronze in the grand final (6:21.327) at the ACC Championship ... Sat four-seat in the second varsity eight that placed 12th overall at the NCAA Championship.
2023-24
Fall Season: Four-seat in the varsity eight that placed 13th at the Head of the Charles.
Spring Season: Stroked in the second varsity four that placed second behind Radcliffe and ahead of Penn and Indiana in the first session and first in the second session against Ohio State at the ACC/Big Ten/Ivy Dual ... Stroked seat in the second varsity four that finished second behind #5 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Second-seat in the second varsity four that finished third behind #4 Cal and #17 Oregon State in the UVA Invitational in Lake Montichello, Va. ... Two-seat in the second varsity four that finished second behind #16 Duke and ahead of #11 Penn on the final day of racing at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Also at the Lake Wheeler Invite, sat two-seat in the second varsity four that finished second in the morning session and stroke in the second varsity four that finished second in the afternoon race ... Stroked the varsity four that placed fourth at the ACC Championship ... A member of the team that won the ACC Championship for the first time in program history ... Two-seat for the varsity four that placed 12th at the NCAA Championship.
High School: Attended Somerville House … Rowed for Somerville House and the University of Queensland … Placed first in the Rowing Cup for Somerville House in 2022 … Honored with Rower of the Year award at Somerville House in 2022 … Played Basketball, Water Polo, and Track & Field.
Personal: Born in April 2005 in The Gap, Queensland, Australia … Daughter of Susan Bishop … Two brothers and one sister ... Majoring in biotechnology in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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