2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster

Sophia Foad Women's Rowing Roster


Class Freshman
Hometown Bettendorf, IA
High School Pleasant Valley
Height 5-7
Sophia Foad - Women's Rowing - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

PREP AND PERSONAL

  • Rowed for the Y Quad Cities during her prep career while also earning varsity letters in track and field at Pleasant Valley High School.
  • Helped the Y Quad Cities 2x finish sixth at the 2025 Head of the Charles and also earned gold in the 2x and 4x at the ’25 Midwest Regional Regatta.
  • Participated in the A-Final at the 2025 U.S. Rowing Youth Nationals in the 4x while. At the 2025 U.S. Rowing Summer Nationals she earned gold in the 1x and 4+.
  • During the 2024 season she helped the 4x earn gold at the Midwest Regional Regatta and earned two bronze medals (1x, 2x) at the ’24 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta.
  • Qualified for the 2022 Drake Relays in the 4×800-meter relay.
  • Daughter of Elizabeth and Abdul Foad.
  • Has two brothers, Kamran and Cyrus, and a sister, Sarah.
  • Sarah is a USA Track and Field five-time national champion and two-time national champion in cross country.
  • Grandfather, Michael Brisch, graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1956.