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Samantha Bianco
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- High School:
- Genazzano FCJ College
- Major:
- Undeclared
Sophomore (2026):
Freshman (2025):
- Captured silver with the Fourth Varsity 8 at the 2026 Big Ten Championships, one of seven total and six silver at the championships (5/17)
- Won the opening heat with the Fourth Varsity 8 at the 2026 Big Ten Championships to advance to the grand final (5/15)
- Champion in the grand final with the Third Varsity 4B ahead of #21 Harvard-Radcliffe and #23 Dartmouth at the Women's Eastern Sprints (5/2)
- Won the Ivy League Invitational with the Third Varsity 4A ahead of Cornell in the afternoon session (4/11)
- Won the Ivy League Invitational with the Third Varsity 4A ahead of #7 Virginia in the morning session (4/11)
- Runner-up with the Third Varsity 4 B ahead of #12 Syracuse in the afternoon session at the Doc Hosea Invitational (3/29)
- Runner-up with the Third Varsity 4 B ahead of #3 Yale and #12 Syracuse in the morning session at the Doc Hosea Invitational (3/29)
Freshman (2025):
- Runner-up with the 3rd Varsity 8 at the 2025 Big Ten Championships, helping Rutgers to medal in all seven races and its highest finish at the championship with a second-place result
- Finished third in the grand final with 3rd Varsity 8 at the 2025 Eastern Sprints, helping Rutgers to a second-straight team title and seven total medals
- Runner-up with 3rd Varsity 8 at Big Ten Invitational behind No. 6 Tennessee
- Doc Hosea champion with 3rd Varsity 8, helping Rutgers to the team title behind five grand final top finishes ahead of No. 12 Penn
- Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up champion with 3rd Varsity 8 ahead of No. 11 Penn, helping Rutgers to six race victories
- Competed in soccer, swimming, and rowing in high school
- Awarded Junior Rower of the Year in 2020
- Awarded Senior Rower of the Year in 2023
- Awarded Soccer Premiership in 2023
Rutgers Women's Rowing 2026 Big Ten Championship Highlights
Wednesday, May 20
Rutgers Women's Rowing Rings The Bell
Wednesday, October 22
Rutgers Athletics Launches the Athletic Excellence Fund
Monday, October 06
R Fund, Knights of the Raritan are YouKnighted | Million Dollar Match
Friday, February 28
