The 2016 American Athletic Conference Women’s Rowing Championships May 14 • Lake Natoma • Gold River, Calif. The American Athletic Conference will crown its third team champion in women’s rowing Saturday as seven schools send representatives to the third annual American Athletic Conference Women’s Rowing Championships on Lake Natoma in Gold River, California, at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center. The American Athletic Conference Championships will feature crews from seven institutions in Gold River as UCF, UConn, Sacramento State, San Diego State, SMU, Temple and Tulsa compete for the conference title. The American Digital Network coverage will include live and on-demand finals coverage of all races from Saturday’s championship, including the post-event awards ceremony. For complete coverage of the American Athletic Conference Women’s Rowing Championship, visit The American’s Championship Central at www.theamerican.org/rowing and follow on Twitter at @American_Rowing.
Schedule of Events Finals 11:10 a.m. 3rd Varsity Four – Final 11:20 a.m. 2nd Varsity Four – Final 11:30 a.m. 3rd Varsity Eight – Final 11:40 a.m. Varsity Four – Final 11:50 a.m. 2nd Varsity Eight – Final 12:00 p.m. Varsity Eight – Final
12:50 p.m. Awards Ceremony
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Lake Natoma • Sacramento State Aquatic Center
The Sacramento State Aquatic Center is a cooperative operation of the Associated Students Inc. of California State University, Sacramento, the University Union of Sac State, California Department of Boating and Waterways, and the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The center was established in 1981 and has provided instruction to thousands of students. The center offers university kinesiology classes, leisure classes for the general public, competitive teams, and a series of progressive summer camps and youth programs. The center was established to augment the academic curriculum at Sacramento State. The Aquatic Center is open to students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Sac State as well as the general
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public. All students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Sac State receive a discount with their Sac State identification card. Our facility occupies eight acres of land and is one of the finest in the state. Features include: beach area, picnic tables, barbeques, four docks, classrooms, and convenient parking. As the Aquatic Center begins its 25th year of operation, it has been the cooperative effort of California State University, Sacramento, Associated Students Inc., The University Union, California Department of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Reclamation, and the Community that has made us a nationally recognized facility.
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UCF Knights Name Brianne Addison Lauren Aiello Emily Alvarez Vitoria Artmann Jasmine Blais Ashleigh Boyd Christine Bralich Dani Burton Melissa Candela Julia Chase Amy Compare Erin Corrigan Taylor Day Danielle De La Pascua Aly Derksen Rachel diMonda Courtney Diver Allie Gordon Sarah Gordon Elizabeth Guzman Leonie Hamel Catherine Harms Sydney Hays Andrea Hebditch Melissa Hebel Olivia Hecimovich Jillian Jernas Erica Jimenez Catherine Johnston Rachael Klunder Zana Krakic Ivana Krkljus Kathleen Kuesters Grace Lindberg Anna Mahoney Ashley Martin Marija Medelinskaite Danielle Mikell Edvina Nesukaityte Laney Palmquist Paula Parks Shannon Perry Alison Ponce Rachel Rabinowitz Abigail Rose Courtney Schleifer Viktorija Senkute Jazmin Sepulveda Olivia Staples Danielle Taylor Kristen Taylor Camila Velez Lauren Wasko
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Height 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-6 5-7 5-7 5-5 5-7 5-8 5-9 5-8 5-7 5-3 5-9 5-7 5-3 5-7 6-0 5-7 5-8 5-2 5-10 6-2 4-11 5-3 5-2 4-11 5-5 5-10 5-8 5-11 5-6 5-9 5-8 5-10 5-10 5-1 5-8 5-8 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-5 5-8 5-7 5-7 5-9 5-10 5-3 5-1.5 5-3 5-9
Hometown/Last School St. Catharines, Ontario/Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School Welland, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary School Miami, Fla./A.J. Sheppard Apopka, Fla./Lake Brantley Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College Jacksonville, Fla./Ponte Vedra HS Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Palm Beach Virtual School Bradenton, Fla./Southeast HS Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant HS Palm City, Fla./South Fork HS Albany, N.Y./Bethlehem Central HS Navarre, Fla./Navarre High School Merritt Island, Fla./Merritt Island Grimsby, Ontario/Grimsby Secondary Fleming Island, Fla./Fleming Island HS Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips High School Jacksonville, Fla./Providence School Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek Melbourne, Fla./Viera HS Cork, Ireland/Mount Mercy College Cork Jacksonville, Fla./Creekside HS Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lyman HS Miami, Fla./Dade Christian School Dover, Del./Dover High School Fonthill, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary School Maumee, Ohio/Anthony Wayne HS Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lake Brantley Smithville, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary School Sveta Nedelja, Croatia/Sportska gimnazija Zagreb Vukovar, Croatia/Ekonomska skola Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter HS Yulee, Fla./Yulee HS Boca Raton, Fla./West Boca High School Tampa, Fla./Academy of the Holy Names Kaunas, Lithuania/Kaunas Chuluota, Fla./Hagerty High School Kaunas, Lithuania/Kaunas Santaros Gymnasium Fort Myers, Fla./Cypress Lake High School Lima, Peru/Colegio Pestalozzi Orlando, Fla./Hagerty Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park HS Wellington, Fla./Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts Odessa, Fla./Sickles High School Tampa, Fla./Cambridge Christian Trakai, Lithuania/Traku Vytauto Didziojo gimnazija Deltona, Fla./Pine Ridge High School Smithville, Ontario/Blessed Trinity Catholic HS Edmond, Okla./Santa Fe HS Ocoee, Fla./Ocoee HS Orlando, Fla./Freedom HS Newark, Del./St. Mark’s HS
Head Coach Becky Cramer Assistant Coaches Conny Kirsch, Megan Mitchell Graduate Assistant: Kristen Larson | Volunteer Coach: Kayla Thieken
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UConn Huskies Name Anna Alvarado Kervelle Baird Maja Barnouw Caroline Bemis Christine Black Taylor Bonadies Kate Boudreau Hayley Brant Molly Bugos Rachel Calabro Norelis Collado Brenna Conrad Alexandra Coults Shannon Cox Courtney Dawless Megan Duva Kristen Esposito Madeline Farrell Abigail Fudge Emily George Sydney Gibbs Mae Hanson Alexandra Hill Alyssa Hopson Mikayla Hudson Lena Karotkin Audrey Kelley Nikoline Laidlaw Katherine Lavrentios Sierra Mazur Chisom Mokwuah Bridget Murphy Sara Nelson Sarah Norman Heather Norris Micaela Nowacki Lydia Pfisterer Emily Powers Katherine Ratcliffe Amy Robinson Arielle Sherman-Golembeski Caitlyn Siegman Rachel Signor Kathryn Stevens Jun Takeda Katie Ullinger Mai Walters Laura Webster Katherine Wheatley Michela Zunino
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Hometown/Last School Shelton, Conn. Trinidad, W.I. Seattle, Wash. West Hartford, Conn. Amherst, N.H. Tolland, Conn. Madison, Conn. Durham, Conn. Hartford, Conn. Robbinsville, N.J. Danbury, Conn. Staatsburg, NY Beverly, Mass. Millbrook, N.Y. West Greenwich, R.I. Glastonbury, Conn. Ashland, Mass. Westbrook, Conn. Bay Shore, N.Y. Laconia, N.H. Kingston, Wash. Branford, Conn. South Windsor, Conn. Windsor, Conn. Windsor, Conn. Stonington, Conn. Simsbury, Conn. Dunblane, Scotland Needham, Mass. Avon, Conn. Staten Island, N.Y. Weston, Conn. Shrewsbury, Mass. South Glastonbury, Conn. Brookfield, Conn. Sandy Hook, Conn. Mystic, Conn. Lyme, Conn. Westport, Conn. Middletown, Conn. Old Lyme, Conn. Milford, Conn. Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Colchester, Conn. Ridgefield, Conn. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Mystic, Conn. Seymour, Conn. Beverly, Mass. Simsbury, Conn.
Head Coach Jennifer Wendry Assistant Coaches Alison Abrams, Allyson Zoppa Graduate Assistant Leslie Greer
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Sacramento State Hornets Name Dimari Aldridge Cheyenne Amaro Amber Anderson-Wells Melinda Anthony Natasha Bazzo Megan Boggs Cassidy Bouchard Jennie-Marie Britton Sarah Buchter Alexa Cantley Susana Contreras Stuti Desai Elizabeth Ditoiu Elena Galvez Bailey Greenslit Migle Griskelyte Lexi Haynes Anica Hernandez Alexus Hewitt Melissa Kepler Erin Kothlow Leanne Krautheim Anna Listmann Gabrielle Luebben Carissa Macias Cassandra Macias Kaylin Mallery Emily Mauer Bryanna McIntyre Jill Modean Courtney Owen Olivia Oydna Chelscie Pacheco Lia Patrinellis Claire Perez Melissa Pollard Shamon Pollard Paige Poulin Carli Preston Paulina Rak Kayley Rasmussen Shannon Rauls Vjollca Rexhepi Sierra Robershaw Callie Senna Anne Smolenski Danielle Stout Kennedi Sullivan Nika Szyrynski Jasmine Taylor Valeria Torres Raelyn Troche Ashley Velasquez Deyanira Ventura Samantha Walker Emily Zimmerman
Class Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr.
Height 5-11 5-6 5-10 5-9 5-7 5-6 5-5 5-10 6-0 5-2 5-7 5-6 5-10 5-11 5-6 6-2 6-1 5-5 5-9 6-1 5-7 5-5 5-10 5-7 6-2 6-2 5-7 5-2 5-7 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-6 6-0 5-9 5-6 5-8 5-2 5-9 5-6 5-6 5-8 5-5. 5-5 5-7 6-1 5-7 5-10 5-9 5-7 5-4 5-8 5-6 5-5 5-10 5-7
Hometown/Last School Palmdale, Calif. Roseville, Calif. Sacramento, Calif. Oakley, Calif. Pasadena, Calf. Petaluma, Calif. Ventura, Calif. Acton, Calif. Richmond, Calif. Cypress, Calif. Indio, Calif. Cypress, Calif. Elk Grove, Calif. Porterville, Calif. Ojai, Calif. Vilnius, Lithuania Rocklin, Calif. Ventura, Calif. Orangevale, Calif. Simi Valley, Calif. Riverside, Calif. Petaluma, Calif. Pacifica, Calif. Cypress, Calif. West Sacramento, Calif. West Sacramento, Calif. Rocklin, Calif. Pacifica, Calif. Walnut Creek, Calif. Phoenix, Ariz. Murrieta, Calif. San Diego, Calif. Lodi, Calif. Granite Bay, Calif. Sacramento, Calif. Sacramento, Calif. San Diego, Calif. Torrance, Calif. Shafter, Calif. Castro Valley, Calif. Angels Camp, Calif. Chino Hills, Calif. Walnut Creek, Calif. Temecula, Calif. Sacramento, Calif. Oak Hills, Calif. San Bernardino, Calif. Bakersfield, Calif. Elk Grove, Calif. Oakland, Calif. Heber, Calif. Newark, Calif. Visalia, Calif. Placerville, Calif. Bakersfield, Calif. Clovis, Calif.
Head Coach Mike Connors Assistant Coaches George Jenkins, Elizabeth Danielson Volunteer Assistants Erika Mitchell Student Assistant Sandra Freeman, Katie Koehler, Carly Hartman
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San Diego State Aztecs Name Oona Albertson Lauren Allen Amelia Anderson Sara Avery Madeline Bernard Gina Bourke Haley Brock Julia Brockherde Vera Brockherde Haley Burton Yvonne Bustamante Christa Carrillo Sydney Cornish Cynthia Corpus Cynthia Corpus Brynn Danvers Jamie Darling Tarynnie Dockstader Elizabeth Edmonds Charlene Flournoy Hannah Gasser Nicole Guerra Paige Gugino Justine Hamner Brooke Hepner Hailey Horan Cassandra Houy Nadirah Jamaludin Ariel Latzer Nicole Lee Hannah Liddle Alyssa Lua Katherine MacElwee Katie McKibbin Danielle McMahon Lauren Mitchell Tara Montgomery Mackenzie Morgan Mikayla Moss Kaylyn Murray Samantha Nizinski Hannah Norris Maria Ordonez Katherine Paciolla Isabelle Paul Kelbi Redquest Hanna Rogers Iliana Romero Stephanie Schulman Sierra Stillwater Megan Stone Kayleigh Todo Emaleigh White Cassie Wilson Amanda Zizzo
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Hometown/Last School San Francisco, Calif. (Gateway HS) Omaha, NE (Eastlake HS) San Luis Obispo, Calif. (San Luis Obispo HS) Pinon Hills, Calif. (Serrano HS) Melbourne, Australia (Methodist Ladies College) Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington Girls’ College) Turlock, Calif. (John H. Pitman HS) Duisburg, Germany (St. Hildegardis Gymnasium) Duisburg, Germany (St. Hildegardis Gymnasium) Santee, Calif. (Santana HS) El Centro, Calif. (Grossmont College) Chino Hills, Calif. (Ayala HS) Dallas, Texas (Carroll Senior HS) San Diego, Calif. (Montgomery HS) San Diego, Calif. (Montgomery HS) North Vancouver, B.C., Canada (Collingwood School) Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor HS) Seattle, Wash. (Bio Med Academy) Saratoga, Calif. (Prospect HS) Fairfield, Calif. (Vanden HS) Sacramento, Calif. (St. Francis Catholic HS) Antelope, Calif. (Antelope HS) El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge HS) San Diego, Calif. (Granite Hills HS) Orange, Calif. (El Modena HS) San Diego, Calif. (Westview HS) Washington, D.C. (St. John’s College HS) Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia (Methodist Ladies College) Agoura Hills, Calif. (Agoura HS) Auburn, Calif. (Placer HS) San Jose, Calif. (Leigh HS) Los Alamitos, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS) Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley HS) Huntington Beach, Calif. (Orange Coast College) San Diego, Calif. (Point Loma HS) Sarasota, Fla. (Florida Virtual School) Chicago, Ill. (University of Tennessee) Kirkland, Wash. (Lake Washington HS) Rohnert Park, Calif. (Rancho Cotete HS) Lafayette, Calif. (Campolindo HS) Los Angeles, Calif. (Granada Hills Charter HS) Brisbane, Australia (Brisbane Girls Grammar School) Mexico City, Mexico (Clairemont Senior HS) Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley HS) Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington Girls’ College) San Diego, Calif. (Patrick Henry HS) Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) Corona, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) Honolulu, Hawaii (Kamehameha Kapalama HS) San Diego, Calif. (Patrick Henry HS) Fall River, Mass. (B.M.C. Durfee HS) Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS) Auburn, Calif. (Placer HS) Redlands, Calif. (Redlands HS) San Jose, Calif. (Ann Sobrato HS)
Head Coach Bill Zack Assistant Coaches Daniel Duxbury, Joeri Bruschinski
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SMU Mustangs Name Stephanie Carr Melissa Chambers Dominique Conley Bobbie Cooney Brittany Courteau Hannah Dart Emily Fogg Gel Greene Hayden Hemphill Anna Horowitz Madeline Horton Samantha Kurtz Emily MacAdam Kelly McGowan Savannah Moody Adelaide Moore Molly O’Connell Eki Olumese Paige Papesch Jo Parmer Alyssa Randall Brittany Rigg Maddy Rueda Alyssa Sands Courtney Schumacher Caroline Snyder Danielle Tatro Coco Tautkus Moyra Tran Lauren Vanek Ashley Wagner Miranda Zsigmond
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Hometown/Last School Walnut Creek, Calif./Carondelet San Ramon, Calif./California HS Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor Telluride, Colo./Telluride Mountain School Grand Rapids, Mich./Culver Academy Melbourne, Australia/Methodist Ladies College Oklahoma City, Okla./Casady Jacksonville, Fla./Fleming Island Raleigh, N.C./Needham B. Broughton Allen, Texas/Allen Houston, Texas/Memorial Westport, Conn./Staples Winnetka, Ill./New Trier Township Philadelphia, Pa./The Episcopal Academy Long Beach, Calif./Los Alamitos Dallas, Texas/Ursuline Academy of Dallas Seal Beach, Calif./Los Alamitos Gaithersburg, Md./Poolesville Cleveland, Ohio/Hathaway Brown Austin, Texas/Belton
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Sherman, Texas/Kent School Methuen, Mass./Central Catholic Carrollton, Texas/Homeschooled Plano, Texas/John Paul II Bellevue, Wash./Newport Liberty Hill, Texas/Liberty Hill York, Pa./The Taft School Pflugerville, Texas/Pflugerville St. Louis, Mo./Westminster Christian Academy Dallas, Texas/Trinity Christian Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos High School
Head Coach Doug Wright Assistant Coaches Jessi Hooper, Paige Love
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Temple Owls Name Casey Alameno Emma Alford Janie Augustyn Jenna Bahel Geena Bevenour Victoria Brooks Caroline Buckley Reese Cogswell Tess Cremers Sierra Derti Amber Dutcher Hannah Erfle Dominique Evans Charlotte Forman Brittany Fowler Meghan Fowler Kelsey Franks Catie Gackowski Megan Gleason Meghan Graham Mary Margaret Gresham Kaitlin Grisanti Kellan Hirschler Louise Huuki Caylin Jenkins Rachel Kelley Grace Kroner Emily Leyland Madison Lojeski Maureen McClelland Kelly McGee Emilie Mehler Aimee Meissner Elizabeth Milbourne Lea Millio Allie Nussbaum Ciara O’Sullivan Danielle Ober Emily Opperman Anna Pansky Lily Papaleo Emma Quinn Jenna Rosado Sarah Scanlin Nicole Stark Amanda Tang Gabriela Thomas Mariel Tucker Victoria Verrekia Madison Weis Angelina Wex Danielle White Maxine Whitney Amanda Wolfgang
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Height 5-6 6-0 5-10 5-9 5-5 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-11 5-9 5-8 5-6 5-8 6-1 5-3 5-11 5-1 5-10 5-7 5-7 5-8 5-8 5-5 5-11 5-1 5-8 5-9 5-5 5-6 5-6 5-9 5-6 5-6 5-7 5-3 5-7 5-9 5-3 5-7 5-6 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-3 5-6 5-8 5-6 4-11 5-8 5-5 5-9 5-9 5-7
Hometown/Last School Norristown, Pa./Archbishop Carroll High School Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile West Chester, Pa./B. Reed Henderson High School Kennett Square, Pa./Kennett High School Wayne, Pa./Pope John Paul II Lansdowne, Pa./Monsignor Bonner Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Philadelphia, Pa./Saint Basil Academy Montpelier, Ohio /North Central Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland High School Lititz, Pa./Warwick Senior High School West Chester, Pa./West Chester East Washington, D.C./Duke Ellington School of the Arts Hampton Bays, N.Y./Hampton Bays High School Havertown, Pa./Haverford Senior High School Havertown, Pa./Haverford High School Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional High School Midland Park, N.J./Bergen Technical Margate, N.J./Holy Spirit Raleigh, N. C./Raleigh Charter Nesconset, N.Y./Smithtown High School East Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville Area Upper Black Eddy, Pa./Mainland Regional Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin High School Cheltenham, Pa./Little Flower Ambler, Pa./Upper Dublin Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West Drexel Hill, Pa./Upper Darby High School Jenkintown, Pa./Abington High School Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg High School Horsham, Pa./Hatboro Horsham Drexel Hill, Pa./Archbishop Prendergast Andover, Mass./Andover Upper Darby/Archbishop Carroll Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic High School Richboro, Pa./Council Rock HS North Chicago, Ill./Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School Madison TWP, Pa./North Pocono Northfield, N. J./Mainland Regional Bristol, Pa./Archbishop Ryan Wexford, Pa./North Catholic High School Chadds Ford, Pa./Upper Darby Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts Broomall, Pa./Archbishop Carroll High School River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley High School Baden-Württemberg, Germany/Roert-Bosch-Gymnasium Huntington, N.Y./St. Anthony’s High School Brooklyn, N.Y./Bard HS Early College Pipersville, Pa./Central Bucks High School West
Head Coach Rebecca Smith Grzybowski Assistant Coaches: Alyssa O’Donnell, Claire Kuehnel | Volunteer Assistant: Natalie Carlone
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Tulsa Golden Hurricane Name Class Sam Barber Fr. Jerusha Blankenship Sr. Audrey Brown Fr. Jessica Burke So. Stephanie Call So. Jennifer Casson Jr. Adrianna Catalanotto Jr. Marissa Catalanotto Sr. Kristy Covre So. Madison Crane Sr. Lindsay Crute Jr. Barbie DeClercq Fr. Taylah Eder Fr. Abigail Elggren Jr. Hannah Emnett Sr. Danielle Engles So. Emily Farrar Sr. Maria Gearing Jr. Micah Gibbons Fr. Colleen Giesbrecht Fr. Betsy Govig Sr. Alexandra Griffith Fr. Julia Herrel Fr. Sarah Jactel So. Ashley Lane Sr. Skylar Luttjehuizen Jr. Madeline Lyons So. Annie Martin Fr. Elizabeth McCabe Fr. Anna McHenry Jr. Phoebe Mulligan Jr. Elizabeth Natho So. Madeline Oleksiak Fr. Kristin Palilionis So. Sarah Palilionis Jr. Rachel Parks So. Janelle Payne So. Sarah Ringler Sr. Sarah Robinson Jr. Chaselyn Ruffaner-Hanson So. Kaitlyn Schneider Sr. Emalia Seto Sr. Katie Shin Fr. Jules Soper Fr. Leah Suleski Sr. Sam Tober Sr. Eva Trabucco So. Gabriela Tucker So. Lauren Turner Jr. Mary Turney Fr. Lauren Vander Hoeven So. Marcia Vidaurri Jr. Hannah Vissers So.
Height 5-2 5-8 5-3 5-0 5-2 5-9 5-7 5-5 5-10 5-4 5-6 5-9 5-7 5-6 5-11 5-8 5-10 5-9 5-6 5-6 5-6 5-11 5-6 5-3 5-10 5-10 5-6 5-7 6-0 5-6 5-9 5-2 5-6 5-9 5-10 5-5 5-6 5-8 5-2 5-8 5-0 5-4 5-2 5-8 5-5 5-11 5-1 5-7 5-7 5-10 5-7 5-1 5-8
Hometown/Last School Oak Ridge, Tenn. /Atomic Rowing Club Tulsa, Okla./Homeschooled Spring, Texas/Parati Competitive Rowing Club Bartlesville, Okla./Bartlesville HS Tulsa, Okla./Union HS Kingston, Ontario/Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute Northport, N.Y./Sagamore Rowing Association Northport, N.Y./Sagamore Rowing Association St. Catharines, Ontario/St. Catharines Rowing Club Little Rock, Ark./Arkansas Boathouse Club Augusta, Ga./John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School Arlington, Texas/Arlington HS Christchurch, New Zealand/Saint Margaret’s Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island HS St. Louis, Mo./Cor Jesu Academy Sapulpa, Okla./Sapulpa HS Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Crew Fenwick, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary Jenks, Okla./Tulsa Youth Rowing Association St. Catharines, Ontario/St. Catharines Rowing Club Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier Preparatory Crew Roland, Ark./Arkansas Boathouse Club Broadview Heights, Ohio/Saint Joseph Academy Atlanta, Ga./Atlanta International School Olympia, Wash./Olympia Area Rowing Dunnville, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary/South Niagara Rowing Club Seattle, Wash./Mount Baker Junior Crew Marietta, Ga./Atlanta Junior Rowing Association Brockville, Ontario/Brockville Collegiate Institute Salina, Kan./Salina HS Northern Ireland, UK/Portora Boat Club Saint Charles, Mo./St. Louis Rowing Club Brigantine, N.J./Holy Spirit HS Inverary, Ontario/Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute Inverary, Ontario/Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute Oklahoma City, Okla./Oklahoma City Riversport Ontario, Canada/St. Francis Catholic Secondary Folsom, Calif./Capital Crew Rowing Club Leesburg, Va./Bishop O’Connell HS Corrales, N.M./Cibola HS Lake View, N.Y./Frontier HS/West Side Rowing Club El Dorado Hills, Calif./St. Francis HS/Capital Crew Rowing Club Owasso, Okla./Owasso HS Audubon, N.J./South Jersey Rowing Club Buffalo, N.Y./City Honors School/West Side Rowing Club Fonthill, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary/South Niagara Rowing Club St. Catharines, Ontario/St. Francis Catholic Secondary Grosse Pointe, Mich./Detroit Boat Club Absecon, N.J./Holy Spirit HS Eureka, Mo./Notre Dame HS St. Catharines, Ontario/St. Catharines Rowing Club Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetto Senior HS Kingston, Ontario/Kingston Rowing Club
Head Coach Kevin Harris Assistant Coaches Rodney Mot, Richard Ruggieri, Kerry Hassall Graduate Assistant Arielle Tillou
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In the course of its first two seasons, the American Athletic Conference has taken a place at the forefront of intercollegiate athletics, earning a collection of national team and individual championships and football postseason wins that place The American among the elite Division I conferences. The American consists of 12 prestigious institutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the U.S. Naval Academy (in football only), the University of South Florida, Southern Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa. Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, the American Athletic Conference has written an impressive list of accomplishments, both in and out of the competitive arena. The league has produced three NCAA championship teams – UConn men’s basketball in 2014 and UConn women’s basketball in 2014 and 2015 – and two individuals who have won NCAA titles, most recently SMU’s Bryson Dechambeau, who was the 2015 national champion in men’s golf. Additionally, American Athletic Conference teams have advanced to the College World Series, the semifinal and final rounds of the NIT and the match play round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. Half of the conference’s baseball-playing members reached the NCAA Championship in 2015, while The American had the best men’s basketball postseason record of any conference in 2014, when conference teams were a combined 13-4. Teams from The American have registered top-10 national rankings in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, men’s soccer and men’s golf. The American is quickly making its mark in professional sports as well, beginning with the selection of UCF quarterback Blake Bortles by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the No. 3 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. More recently, a number of American Athletic
Conference athletes have been selected in the first round of the professional entry drafts in football, basketball, baseball and soccer. UConn’s Cyle Larin was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 Major League Soccer SuperDraft as he was chosen by Orlando City SC. UCF’s Romario Williams was taken by the Montreal Impact at No. 3, giving The American two of the top three picks in the draft. UConn’s Sergio Campbell went at No. 19 to the Columbus Crew as the third pick from the conference in the first round. In the 2015 NFL Draft, UCF’s Breshad Perriman and UConn’s Byron Jones were selected consecutively in the first round – Perriman to the Baltimore Ravens at No. 26 overall and Jones to the Dallas Cowboys at No. 27. It was the second straight year in which The American had at least two first-round selections. UConn’s Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was selected by the Seattle Storm with the No. 3 pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft, while UConn’s Kiah Stokes went 11th overall to the New York Liberty. Cincinnati outfielder Ian Happ, the 2015 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year, was chosen by the Chicago Cubs with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft. In football, two American Athletic Conference football teams were ranked in the top 15 of the final 2013 Associated Press poll, while Memphis finished the season in the top 25 of the 2014 polls as Tigers tied UCF and Cincinnati for the conference title. Six of the 12 teams that compete in The American in 2015 played in bowl games to cap the 2014 season as Memphis, Houston and Navy earned postseason victories. Teams in The American have enjoyed almost unprecedented success since the conference’s formation. Memphis finished with 10 wins in football for the first time since 1938. SMU advanced to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship for the first time since 1993. UCF and Houston have both achieved top-10 rankings in baseball in the past two years. USF finished the 2014-15 season at No. 8 in the final men’s golf national ranking.The UConn women’s basketball team won its NCAA-record ninth and 10th national championships as a member of The American. The American Athletic Conference holds media rights partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which give the conference outstanding national exposure on the two industry leaders in sports tele-
vision. The football portion of the contract calls for nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played Dec. 5, 2015, will be carried on either ABC or ESPN on Championship Saturday. In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all conference-controlled games to be televised, with more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a minimum of 107 games. The entire postseason tournament will be televised, including the championship game, which will be on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the American’s women’s basketball games will be carried on national cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3, while the conference has a multi-year agreement with CBS Sports Network for coverage of select baseball games. American Athletic Conference teams have access to the pinnacle of college football’s postseason structure. An American representative would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams in the CFP selection committee’s final ranking. Otherwise, the league would place its champion in either the Vizio Fiesta Bowl or the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl if it is ranked higher than the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. Additionally, The American holds primary or secondary partnerships with 12 bowls for the current six-year cycle, ensuring multiple annual matchups against the nation’s top conferences and providing desirable postseason destinations to member institutions and their fans. The American Athletic Conference administers to its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minute from T.F. Green Airport – gives the conference easy access to its memberschools. The conference headquarters is equipped with a complete video production studio, serving as the home of the American Digital Network, and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to accommodate the many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held on-site each year.
2015-16 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Oct. 31, 2015 Overton’s Lake Kristi - Grimesland, N.C. Men’s Champion: Tulsa Women’s Champion: Tulsa Women’s Soccer Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Final Nov. 3-8, 2015 Westcott Field - Dallas, Texas Champion: Cincinnati Men’s Soccer Quarterfinals: Nov. 7, 2015 (campus sites) Semifinals & Final Nov. 13-15, 2015 Corbett Soccer Stadium -Tampa, Fla. Champion: Tulsa Football Dec. 5, 2015 TDECU Stadium - Houston, Texas Champion: Houston Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Feb. 17-20, 2016 Campus Recreation & Wellness Center (CRWC) Natatorium - Houston, Texas Men’s Champion: East Carolina Women’s Champion: SMU
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Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Feb. 28-29, 2016 Birmingham Crossplex Birmingham, Ala. Men’s Champion: Houston Women’s Champion: UConn Women’s Basketball March 4-7, 2016 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Conn. Champion: UConn Men’s Basketball March 10-13, 2016 Amway Center Orlando, Fla. Champion: UConn Women’s Tennis April 20-23, 2016 Memphis University School/ The Racquet Club of Memphis Memphis, Tenn. Champion: Tulsa Men’s Tennis April 21-24, 2016 Memphis University School/ The Racquet Club of Memphis Memphis, Tenn. Champion: USF
Women’s Golf April 17-19, 2016 Hammock Beach Golf & Spa Resort Palm Coast, Fla. Champion: Houston Men’s Golf May 1-3, 2016 Black Diamond Ranch, The Quarry Course Lecanto, Fla. Champion: USF Softball May 12-14, 2016 Tulsa Softball Complex Tulsa, Okla. Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field May 12-15, 2016 UCF Soccer & Track Complex Orlando, Fla. Women’s Rowing May 14, 2016 Sacramento State Aquatic Center Sacramento, Calif. Baseball May 24-29, 2016 Bright House Field Clearwater, Fla.
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Championship Records & Results 2015 Lake Mercer - West Windsor, N.J. Hosted by the American Athletic Conference & PNRA May 17, 2015
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP - TEAM RESULTS Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
School Total Points UCF 198 Tulsa 189 Sacramento State 160 Temple 107 SMU 91 San Diego State 88 UConn 70 Villanova 52
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP - RACE RESULTS VARSITY EIGHT GRAND FINAL Place School 1 UCF 2 Tulsa 3 Sacramento St. 4 SMU 5 San Diego State 6 Villanova
Time 6:34.255 6:41.834 6:45.144 6:48.499 6:55.291 6:59.808
PETITE FINAL Place 1 2
Time 6:50.754 7:05.283
School Temple UConn
SECOND VARSITY EIGHT GRAND FINAL Place School 1 UCF 2 Tulsa 3 Sacramento St. 4 Temple 5 UConn 6 San Diego State
Time 6:45.762 6:51.280 6:52.219 7:01.307 7:06.017 7:07.132
PETITE FINAL Place 1 2
Time 7:15.473 7:31.556
TIME TRIAL (TOP SIX TO GRAND FINAL)
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School UCF Sacramento St. Tulsa Temple UConn San Diego State ---SMU Villanova
Time 6:21.654 6:29.593 6:32.970 6:36.145 6:37.332 6:39.865 ---6:45.636 7:06.936
School Sacramento St. Tulsa Temple UCF San Diego State SMU
Time 7:35.962 7:40.780 7:41.560 7:46.047 7:52.286 8:00.440
School UConn Villanova
Time 7:56.660 8:01.304
VARSITY FOUR GRAND FINAL Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 PETITE FINAL
TIME TRIAL (TOP SIX TO GRAND FINAL) Place School Time 1 UCF 6:21.282 2 Sacramento St. 6:30.583 3 Tulsa 6:42.823 4 SMU 6:45.932 5 San Diego State 6:48.181 6 Villanova 6:30.914 ---------7 Temple 6:31.138 8 UConn 6:33.633
School SMU Villanova
Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 ---7 8
Place 1 2
TIME TRIAL (TOP SIX TO GRAND FINAL) Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 ---7 8
School Sacramento St. Tulsa San Diego State Temple UCF SMU ---Villanova UConn
Time 7:03.527 7:13.678 7:19.988 7:20.837 7:24.437 7:25.553 ---6:45.636 7:06.936
THIRD VARSITY EIGHT GRAND FINAL Place 1 2 3 4
School Temple UConn Tulsa UCF
Time 6:34.255 6:41.834 6:45.144 6:48.499
School Temple Tulsa UConn UCF
Time 6:21.282 6:30.583 6:42.823 6:45.932
TIME TRIAL Place 1 2 3 4
SECOND VARSITY FOUR G RAND F INAL Place 1
School UCF
Time 7:42.029
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Championship Records & Results 2 3 4 5 -
Tulsa Sacramento State UConn Temple San Diego State
7:49.429 7:54.057 7:55.887 8:17.367 exc.
Time 7:19.944 7:20.299 7:21.201 7:26.945 7:33.106 7:33.145 ---7:39.967 8:32.436
Third Varsity Eight Place School 1 Louisville 2 UCF 3 Temple 4 Rutgers 5 UConn
Time 7:06.013 7:16.003 7:16.695 7:38.634 7:42.923
Varsity Four Place 1 2 3 4 5 6
School Louisville Rutgers UCF Temple UConn Villanova
Time 7:28.307 7:33.902 7:42.948 7:49.887 7:57.421 8:04.679
School Tulsa Temple UConn UCF
Time 8:05.253 8:08.153 8:17.827 8:19.650
School Tulsa Temple UCF UConn
Time 7:35.310 7:45.807 7:50.899 7:52.825
Second Varsity Eight Place School 1 Louisville 2 UCF 3 UConn 4 Temple 5 SMU 6 Rutgers 7 Villanova
Time 6:44.430 6:59.828 7:01.723 7:03.609 7:06.777 7:12.934 7:23.866
Varsity Eight Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Time 6:36.796 6:43.917 6:45.619 6:52.107 6:54.765 7:01.135 7:03.321
School Villanova SMU TO
Time 8:19.122 9:01.272
G RAND F INAL )
School Tulsa Sacramento State UCF Temple UConn San Diego State ---Villanova SMU
THIRD VARSITY FOUR G RAND F INAL Place 1 2 3 4 T IME T RIAL Place 1 2 3 4
8:15.660 8:19.779 8:29.259 8:33.121 Time 7:33.853 7:39.045 7:52.741 8:01.538 8:06.407 8:11.550
T IME T RIAL (T OP S IX Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 ---7 8
Rutgers Temple UCF UConn
Second Varsity Four Place School 1 Louisville 2 UCF 3 Rutgers 4 Temple 5 Villanova 6 UConn
P ETITE F INAL Place 1 2
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2014 Lake Mercer - West Windsor, N.J. Hosted by the American Athletic Conference May 18, 2014
School Louisville UCF UConn Temple Rutgers Villanova SMU
TEAM RESULTS Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
School Louisville UCF UConn Temple Rutgers Villanova SMU
Total Points 158 136 111 109 101 69 52
RACE RESULTS Third Varsity Four Place School 1 Louisville
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