2022-23 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Ulitsky, Irene

Irene Ulitsky
- Position:
- Starboard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Fremont HS
- Hometown:
- Sunnyvale, Calif.
Bio
2022-23
Rowed in UCLA’s varsity eight crew (V8+) as a senior … was recognized as a CRCA Scholar-Athlete selection for the third straight year … rowed seven seat in the Bruins’ varsity eight crew at the season-opening dual-meet regatta against USC (March 11) … rowed seven seat in the V8+ crew at the two-day Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota, Fla. (April 7-8) … helped UCLA’s V8+ boat to a first-place finish in the morning session on the first day in Sarasota, Fla. … rowed seven seat in the V8+ crew in the Bruins’ dual-meet competition against Loyola Marymount (April 22), as UCLA won all three races that morning … rowed seven seat in the V8+ at the Dexter Lake Invitational in Lowell, Ore. (April 29), as the V8+ crew recorded a third-place finish in the morning race and a second-place finish in the afternoon race … rowed seven seat in the V8+ crew at the Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 14).
2021-22
Rowed in the Bruins’ varsity eight (V8+) crew during her junior season … was honored as a CRCA Scholar-Athlete selection for the second straight season … was also named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll for the second straight season … rowed seven seat in the Bruins’ V8+ crew in a season-opening dual-meet regatta against USC (March 13) … helped the varsity eight boat to a first-place finish in the race against USC … rowed seven seat in the V8+ crew on the first day of the San Diego Crew Classic (March 26), leading the Bruins to the ‘A’ final race … rowed three seat in the V8+ boat on the second day of the San Diego Crew Classic (March 27) … rowed bow seat in the V8+ crew at the two-day Pac-12 Invitational (April 9-10), helping UCLA to a third-place finish on day one and to a second-place finish on day two … rowed bow seat in the V8+ in the Bruins’ dual-meet victory against Loyola Marymount (April 16) … rowed bow seat in the V8+ at the Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas (April 30) … rowed bow seat in the V8+ at the Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 15).
2020-21
Rowed primarily in the Bruins’ second varsity eight (2V8+) crew as a sophomore … earned CRCA Scholar-Athlete honors and was named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … rowed bow seat in the varsity eight (V8+) crew in the Bruins’ season-opening dual-meet win versus Loyola Marymount (March 13) … rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ crew in a dual-meet victory against USC (March 27) … rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ in a dual-meet win against the University of San Diego (April 24) … rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ in races against Stanford and USC (May 1) … rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ at Pac-12 Championships on Lake Natoma (May 16).
2019-20
Rowed bow seat in the varsity eight (V8+) in the dual-meet victory against San Diego State (March 7) … the spring rowing season was cut short due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
High School
Attended Fremont High School and was a two-year participant on the water polo team … competed for Palo Alto Rowing Club … rowed at USRowing Youth Nationals twice in a double, placing seventh in 2018 and ninth in 2019 … also secured a first-place finish in the Scholastic Rowing Championships in two consecutive seasons … placed second in the 2018 Club National Championships in her double and single … was invited to compete at the USRowing 2018 Selection Camp.
Personal
Full name: Irene Elizabeth Ulitsky … born in Sunnyvale, Calif. … is the daughter of Alex and Betty Ulitsky … has one older sister, Yana, and one twin sister, Ellen, who currently competes on UCLA’s rowing team … has an interest in studying life sciences … microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics major (MIMG).
Rowed in UCLA’s varsity eight crew (V8+) as a senior … was recognized as a CRCA Scholar-Athlete selection for the third straight year … rowed seven seat in the Bruins’ varsity eight crew at the season-opening dual-meet regatta against USC (March 11) … rowed seven seat in the V8+ crew at the two-day Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota, Fla. (April 7-8) … helped UCLA’s V8+ boat to a first-place finish in the morning session on the first day in Sarasota, Fla. … rowed seven seat in the V8+ crew in the Bruins’ dual-meet competition against Loyola Marymount (April 22), as UCLA won all three races that morning … rowed seven seat in the V8+ at the Dexter Lake Invitational in Lowell, Ore. (April 29), as the V8+ crew recorded a third-place finish in the morning race and a second-place finish in the afternoon race … rowed seven seat in the V8+ crew at the Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 14).
2021-22
Rowed in the Bruins’ varsity eight (V8+) crew during her junior season … was honored as a CRCA Scholar-Athlete selection for the second straight season … was also named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll for the second straight season … rowed seven seat in the Bruins’ V8+ crew in a season-opening dual-meet regatta against USC (March 13) … helped the varsity eight boat to a first-place finish in the race against USC … rowed seven seat in the V8+ crew on the first day of the San Diego Crew Classic (March 26), leading the Bruins to the ‘A’ final race … rowed three seat in the V8+ boat on the second day of the San Diego Crew Classic (March 27) … rowed bow seat in the V8+ crew at the two-day Pac-12 Invitational (April 9-10), helping UCLA to a third-place finish on day one and to a second-place finish on day two … rowed bow seat in the V8+ in the Bruins’ dual-meet victory against Loyola Marymount (April 16) … rowed bow seat in the V8+ at the Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas (April 30) … rowed bow seat in the V8+ at the Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 15).
2020-21
Rowed primarily in the Bruins’ second varsity eight (2V8+) crew as a sophomore … earned CRCA Scholar-Athlete honors and was named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … rowed bow seat in the varsity eight (V8+) crew in the Bruins’ season-opening dual-meet win versus Loyola Marymount (March 13) … rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ crew in a dual-meet victory against USC (March 27) … rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ in a dual-meet win against the University of San Diego (April 24) … rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ in races against Stanford and USC (May 1) … rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ at Pac-12 Championships on Lake Natoma (May 16).
2019-20
Rowed bow seat in the varsity eight (V8+) in the dual-meet victory against San Diego State (March 7) … the spring rowing season was cut short due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
High School
Attended Fremont High School and was a two-year participant on the water polo team … competed for Palo Alto Rowing Club … rowed at USRowing Youth Nationals twice in a double, placing seventh in 2018 and ninth in 2019 … also secured a first-place finish in the Scholastic Rowing Championships in two consecutive seasons … placed second in the 2018 Club National Championships in her double and single … was invited to compete at the USRowing 2018 Selection Camp.
Personal
Full name: Irene Elizabeth Ulitsky … born in Sunnyvale, Calif. … is the daughter of Alex and Betty Ulitsky … has one older sister, Yana, and one twin sister, Ellen, who currently competes on UCLA’s rowing team … has an interest in studying life sciences … microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics major (MIMG).
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Rowing 2020 Season Look Back
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Lanea Tuiasosopo Student-Athlete Graduation Celebration Speech
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