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Louise Gyssels
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Hansbeke, Belgium
- High School:
- Atheneum Voskenslaan
- Major:
- International Relations
2025-26 SOPHOMORE SEASON
· Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
· Spring Academic All-Big Ten Team
· CRCA Scholar-Athlete
· Competed in six regattas, including the Big Ten Championships
· Helped the Trojans’ 1V8+ win the Head of the American
· Was part of the 1V8+ crew that beat UCLA in the tiebreaking race to win the Amy Fuller Kearney-Lori Guerrero Azbill Trophy
· Helped the 1V8+ win flight three of the Big Ten Invite
· Won the 1V8+ against San Diego on Senior Day
· Helped the 1V8+ place second in the Big Ten Petite Final
2024-25 FRESHMAN SEASON
• Competed in all nine regattas as a true freshman
• Finished first with 1V8+ at UCLA Dual
• Finished first in 1V8+ Petite Final at Big Ten Championships
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
• Competes internationally for Belgium
• Most recently raced at 2025 U23 World Championships in W4, reaching the C Final
• Finished third in the 8+ at the 2022 Coupe de la Jeunesse
• Finished first in the B-final at the 2023 European U19 championships in the double sculls
• Finished third in the B-final at the 2023 World Junior Rowing Championships in the double sculls
PERSONAL: Louise Gyssels was born Feb. 3, 2006 in Ghent, Belgium… Daughter of Sofie and Pol… Has an older brother Stef and younger sister Juliet… Biggest sports hero is Sha’Carri Richardson… Aspires to work for the European Union or the United Union... Majoring in international relations.
· Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
· Spring Academic All-Big Ten Team
· CRCA Scholar-Athlete
· Competed in six regattas, including the Big Ten Championships
· Helped the Trojans’ 1V8+ win the Head of the American
· Was part of the 1V8+ crew that beat UCLA in the tiebreaking race to win the Amy Fuller Kearney-Lori Guerrero Azbill Trophy
· Helped the 1V8+ win flight three of the Big Ten Invite
· Won the 1V8+ against San Diego on Senior Day
· Helped the 1V8+ place second in the Big Ten Petite Final
2024-25 FRESHMAN SEASON
• Competed in all nine regattas as a true freshman
• Finished first with 1V8+ at UCLA Dual
• Finished first in 1V8+ Petite Final at Big Ten Championships
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
• Competes internationally for Belgium
• Most recently raced at 2025 U23 World Championships in W4, reaching the C Final
• Finished third in the 8+ at the 2022 Coupe de la Jeunesse
• Finished first in the B-final at the 2023 European U19 championships in the double sculls
• Finished third in the B-final at the 2023 World Junior Rowing Championships in the double sculls
PERSONAL: Louise Gyssels was born Feb. 3, 2006 in Ghent, Belgium… Daughter of Sofie and Pol… Has an older brother Stef and younger sister Juliet… Biggest sports hero is Sha’Carri Richardson… Aspires to work for the European Union or the United Union... Majoring in international relations.
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