2011-12 Notre Dame Rowing Media Guide

Varsity Eight BIG EAST Champions

Second Varsity Four BIG EAST Champions

Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Champions

Third Varsity Eight BIG EAST Champions

2011-12 NOTRE DAME ROWING

Varsity Four BIG EAST Runner-Up

Nine Consecutive BIG EAST Championships 2004-2012

Table of Contents INTRODUCTION

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Media Information..................................................2 University of Notre Dame.......................................3 University Leadership.........................................4-5

Seniors.............................................................22-31 Juniors..............................................................32-47 Sophomores....................................................48-56 Freshmen.........................................................57-68

THIS IS NOTRE DAME ROWING Notre Dame Rowing...........................................8-9 Facilities and Locker Room...................................10 2011-12 Rowing Roster/Picture..........................11 BIG EAST Conference.............................................12 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Martin Stone...............................14-16 Associate Head Coach Joe Schlosberg............17-18 Assistant Coach Marnie Stahl...............................19 Volunteer Assistant Heather Schlosberg /Support Staff....................................................20

MEDIA INFORMATION

HISTORY AND RECORDS

The Notre Dame Athletic Media Relations Department always is interested in assisting members of the media in their coverage of the Irish rowing team. Publicity and media information for Notre Dame rowing is handled by Brent Henningfeld and Bernadette Cafarelli. Please feel free to contact Henningfeld or Cafarelli at the Notre Dame Athletic Media Relations Department.

Individual Honors & Awards...........................78-79 BIG EAST Academic All-Stars................................80 All-Time Monogram List.......................................81 Rowing Timeline.............................................82-86 2012 NCAA Championship Results......................87 NCAA Championship Results...............................88 BIG EAST Championship Results....................89-92 Central/South Region Championship Results.....93

Photographs, feature ideas and results are always available from the Athletic Media Relations Department. For rowing information and interviews, please contact Henningfeld or Cafarelli at (574) 631-7516. All interviews with coaches and athletes should be arranged through the Athletic Media Relations Department.

SEASON IN REVIEW 2011-12 Season in Review.............................70-75 2011-12 Honors & Awards...................................76

CREDITS The 2011-12 Rowing Guide was written and edited by Brent Henningfeld with assistance provided by Matt Curry, Mike Korman and Lizzie Mikes.

Interior and exterior photography by Mike Bennett and Lighthouse Imaging, Heather Gollatz, Sports Graphics, Joe Raymond, Lisa Mushett, Kevin Burke, Linda Dunn, Elizabeth Olivier, William Ewart, Dan Avila, Erik Dresser and row2k.com, Katy Kiely, Ben Solomon and the BIG EAST Conference.

Graphic design, page layout as well as inside and outside cover designs by Cathy Scholz and C Graphics.

Printing by Xerox.

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Media Information / Quick Facts Print Media

South Bend Tribune 225 West Colfax Avenue South Bend, IN 46626 (574) 235-6161, FAX (574) 235-6091 Bill Bilinski (sports editor) Curt Rallo (beat writer), Al Lesar (columnist) Notre Dame Observer (University daily newspaper) LaFortune Student Center Notre Dame, IN 46556 (574) 631-7471, FAX (574) 631-6927 Allan Joseph (sports editor) Molly Sammon, Kelsey Manning (beat writers) Associated Press South Bend Tribune Building 225 West Colfax Avenue South Bend, IN 46626 (312) 286-7592, FAX (574) 236-1765 Rick Gano (beat writer) Irish Eyes Magazine 21 Merriam Way Upton, MA 01568 (508) 529-6781, FAX (508) 519-6553 Alan Tieuli (editor) Denise Skwarcan (beat writer) Irish Sports Report 225 West Colfax Avenue South Bend, IN 46626 (574) 235-6161, FAX (574) 239-2646 Bob Wieneke (managing editor) Blue & Gold Illustrated 1605 North Home Street Mishawaka, IN 46545 (574) 255-9800, FAX (574) 255-9700 Lou Somogyi (associate editor) Dan Murphy (beat writer) Chicago Tribune 435 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 222-3423, FAX (312) 828-9392 Brian Hamilton (beat writer) Philip Hersh (contributing writer) Chicago Sun-Times 401 North Wabash Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 321-2663, FAX (312) 321-2833 Mark Potash (beat writer) Elkhart Truth Communicana Building P.O. Box 487 Elkhart, IN 46514 (574) 674-6337, FAX (574) 294-3895 Rachel Terlep (beat writer)

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Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette 600 West Main Street Fort Wayne, IN 46802 (260) 461-8223, FAX (260) 461-8648 Tony Krausz (beat writer) Fort Wayne News-Sentinel 600 West Main Street Fort Wayne, IN 46802 (260) 461-8263, FAX (260) 461-8649 Tom Davis (beat writer) Indianapolis Star 307 North Pennsylvania Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317) 444-6644, FAX (317) 444-6500 Niles Daily Star 217 North Fourth Street Niles, MI 49120 (269) 683-2100, FAX (269) 683-2175 Scott Novak (sports editor) Post-Tribune, Northwest Indiana 1433 East 83rd Avenue Merrillville, IN 46410-6307 (219) 648-3122, FAX (219) 648-3236 Times of Northwest Indiana 601 West 45th Avenue Munster, IN 46321 (219) 933-3232, FAX (219) 933-3249 Daily Herald 155 East Algonquin Road P.O. Box 280 Arlington Heights, IL 60006 (847) 427-4300, FAX (847) 427-1301 Patricia Babcock McGraw (beat writer) Grand Rapids Press Press Plaza-Vandenberg Center Grand Rapids, MI 49502 (616) 459-1400, FAX (616) 459-1502 Notre Dame Scholastic (University weekly magazine) South Dining Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 (574) 631-7569 The Dome (University yearbook) South Dining Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 (574) 631-7524

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Television

WNDU-TV (NBC) P.O. Box 1616 South Bend, IN 46634 (574) 284-3016, FAX (574) 284-3022 Jeff Jeffers (sports director), Angelo DiCarlo WSBT-TV (CBS) 1301 E. Douglas Road Mishawaka, IN 46545 (574) 233-3141, FAX (574) 288-6630 Pete Byrne (sports director), David McCoy WSJV-TV (FOX) 58096 County Road 7 Elkhart, IN 46517 (574) 679-4545/293-9227, FAX (574) 294-1324 Dean Huppert (sports director), Allison Hayes WBND-TV (ABC) 53550 Generations Drive South Bend, IN 46635 (574) 344-5557, FAX (574) 344-5094 Emily Pritchard (multimedia producer) WHME-TV (LeSEA) 61300 Ironwood Road South Bend, IN 46614 (574) 291-8200, FAX (574) 291-9043 Chuck Freeby (sports director), Bob Nagle

Internet Media

Fighting Irish Digital Media (www.UND.com) Notre Dame Stadium, 4th Floor Notre Dame, IN 46556 Dan Skendzel (program director) Jack Nolan (director - media productions) Alan Wasielewski (producer) Gary Paczesny (associate producer) (574) 631-2235 (Wasielewski) (574) 631-2238 (Nolan) (574) 631-3505 (Paczesny) Irish Illustrated (574) 288-0329, (574) 286-1652 Tim Prister, Pete Sampson (beat writers) Irish Sports Daily (574) 276-3234, (574) 520-2066 Mike Frank, Christian McCollum (beat writers) Irish Eyes (404) 291-0345 Tim O’Malley (beat writer)

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hen Father Edward F. Sorin started his school in the northern Indiana wilderness, he had only $300, three log buildings badly in need of repair and a far-sighted vision of establishing a liberal arts school to meet the growing educational needs of the frontier. He dreamed of building a great university, and in 1842, he founded the University of Notre Dame du Lac. Over the years, the University of Notre Dame du Lac would evolve into a preeminent place for Catholic thought. While becoming one of the top undergraduate institutions in the country, Notre Dame has also been at the cutting edge of research, including such innovations as the transmission of wireless messages and the development of synthetic rubber. Today researchers are achieving breakthroughs in astrophysics, radiation chemistry, environmental sciences, tropical disease transmission, cancer, robotics, and nanoelectronics.

The University has also stressed residential life, with four-of-five students living on campus in the school’s 29 residence halls that serve as the focal point of social, spiritual and athletic activities.

Notre Dame is one of a handful of universities with a truly international student body, coming from over 100 nations and all 50 states.

Students come to Notre Dame not only to learn how to think, but to learn how to live, keeping faith with the vision of Fr. Sorin.

Notre Dame is one of the few universities to regularly rank in the top 25 in the U.S. News & World Report survey of America’s best colleges and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Directors’ Cup standings of the best overall athletics

programs. The University ranks first among all Catholic universities worldwide, according to the 2011 Times Higher Education survey and the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame boasts the No. 1 undergraduate business program in the nation according to BusinessWeek magazine.

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University Leadership Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. President

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ev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., is in his second five-year term as the 17th president of the University of Notre Dame. His vision is for Notre Dame to be the Catholic research university for our time – an institution that unifies, enlightens and heals by engaging in scholarship of the first rank while maintaining its distinctive Catholic character and long-time excellence in undergraduate education.

During his tenure, Notre Dame has made significant progress toward its research goal, including selection as the lead partner in the Midwest Institute for Nanoelectronics Discovery, the creation of the Innovation Park research facility, and the construction of Stinson Remick Hall of Engineering.

His commitment to undergraduate education has been marked by the Notre Dame Forums, yearlong initiatives that have examined important issues such as religion and world conflict, global health, immigration and energy.

The University’s Catholic identity has been strengthened during Father Jenkins’ tenure in multiple ways, including the appointment of a coordinator for University life initiatives and the construction of

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multimillion-dollar facilities for the Institute for Church Life, including the Center for Social Concerns, and the Institute for Educational Initiatives, which includes the Alliance for Catholic Education.

Father Jenkins earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in philosophy from Notre Dame in 1976 and 1978, respectively, and was ordained a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1983. He holds advanced degrees from Oxford and the Jesuit School of Theology. He is a professor of philosophy and the author of Knowledge and Faith in Thomas Aquinas.

A native of Omaha, Neb., Father Jenkins was born Dec. 17, 1953.

President’s Leadership Council President: Provost: Executive Vice President:

Thomas G. Burish John Affleck-Graves

Vice President and General Counsel:

Marianne Corr

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer:

Scott Malpass

Vice President and Senior Associate Provost:

Christine M. Maziar

Vice President and Associate Provost for Internationalization:

J. Nicholas Entrikin

Vice President and Associate Provost:

Daniel J. Myers

Vice President and Associate Provost:

Don Pope-Davis

Vice President for Research:

John Affleck-Graves Executive Vice President

Vice President for Student Affairs: Vice President and Chief Information Officer: Vice President for Human Resources: Vice President for University Relations: Vice President for Finance: Vice President and Director of Athletics: Associate Vice President for Strategic Planning:

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Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.

Robert J. Bernhard Rev. Thomas Doyle, C.SC. Ronald Kraemer Robert K. McQuade Louis M. Nanni John A. Sejdinaj Jack Swarbrick Erin Hoffmann Harding

Religious Superior, Holy Cross Priests and Brothers:

Rev. James B. King, C.S.C.

Associate Vice President and Counselor to the President:

Rev. James E. McDonald, C.S.C.

Chief of Staff and Special Assistant to the President:

Frances L. Shavers

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Jack Swarbrick

Vice President • Director of Athletics

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ohn B. “Jack” Swarbrick Jr., a University of Notre Dame graduate who rose to national prominence as a lawyer, consultant and executive in the collegiate and Olympic sports industries, is in his fourth year as vice president and director of athletics at his alma mater.

Among Swarbrick’s athletics initiatives are meeting the performance needs of Notre Dame student-athletes through establishment of a new sports performance division, reaching out to more former Irish student-athletes via the Notre Dame Monogram Club and other programs, utilizing emerging digital technologies to deliver better information on and access to Notre Dame athletic programs via expanded production and distribution of programming, and restructuring Notre Dame’s approach to sport administration through assignment of a unique administrator to each of the 26 Irish sports.

Notre Dame ranked number one in the country (among Football Bowl Subdivision schools) in the three most recent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) surveys – in 2010 and 2009 with 99 scores (including in ‘09 a 97 score and ’10 a 96 in football that both also ranked number one).

The 2009 Academic Progress Rate (APR) statistics included more perfect 1,000 scores by Irish teams (nine) than by any other FBS institution. The 2010 Notre Dame APR report featured eight perfect 1,000 scores.

The past three years combined in Notre Dame athletics have featured 94 AllAmericans, 19 Academic All-America selections and five NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship winners; record involvement in community service hours by Irish student-athletes; NCAA titles in 2011 in men’s and women’s fencing (a combined championship) and in 2010 in women’s soccer (with Randy Waldrum named coach of the year); NCAA runner-up team finishes in 2011 women’s basketball, 2010 men’s lacrosse, 2009 fencing and 2008 women’s soccer; NCAA semifinal appearances in 2011 hockey, 2009 and 2010 women’s tennis and 2009 women’s soccer, plus a 2010 third-place fencing finish; a men’s basketball modern program record 27 victories and a number-two NCAA seed (its highest in 30 years) in 2010-11 (resulting in national coach of the year awards for Mike Brey); the hiring of new Irish head football coach Brian Kelly to start the 2010 season; construction of a new, freestanding ice hockey arena, scheduled to open for the 2011-12 season, plus the 2009-10 dedications of new facilities for soccer and lacrosse – as well

as opening of the new Purcell Pavilion within the south dome of the Joyce Center.

Born in Yonkers, N.Y., and raised in Yonkers and Bloomington, Ind., Swarbrick is a 1976 magna cum laude graduate of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Upon graduating from Stanford University Law School in 1980, he returned to Indiana to accept a position as an associate in the Indianapolis law firm Baker & Daniels. He made partner in 1987 and spent 28 years overall with the firm.

As a member of the Indiana Sports Corporation, including the chairmanship from 1992 to 2001, Swarbrick led many of the city’s successful proposals to a wide array of athletics organizations – from the National Football League to the United States Olympic Committee to the Big Ten Conference. His leadership efforts resulted in the city earning the right to play host to the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium; becoming the home of the National Collegiate Athletic Association national headquarters in 1999; hosting the 1987 Pan American Games, 1991 World Gymnastics Championships, NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Fours and other college championship competitions and an array of national and world championships in Olympic sports.

At Baker & Daniels, Swarbrick served as general counsel for numerous national governing bodies of Olympic sports, including USA Gymnastics and USRowing, and as a consultant to the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.

In his work as an advisor to the NCAA, Swarbrick coordinated the men’s College Basketball Partnership, an NCAA-led group that addresses the opportunities and challenges in the sport, and developed the business plan for the new NBA/ NCAA youth basketball enterprise, iHoops. In 2000 Swarbrick received one of the NCAA’s highest honors, The Flying Wedge Award, for his work in establishing Indianapolis as the new home of the NCAA. In 2001 the State of Indiana presented him with the Sagamore of the Wabash Award.

Born March 19, 1954, Swarbrick was named Notre Dame’s 12th athletics director on July 16, 2008. He and his wife, Kimberly, are the parents of four children: Kate, a 2010 graduate of St. Louis University; Connor, a 2011 graduate of Wake Forest University; Cal, a sophomore at TCU; and Christopher, a University of Notre Dame freshman.

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Notre Dame’s varsity four boat put together a tremendous 2011-12 season, twice being named BIG EAST Crew of the Week and finishing eighth in the 16-boat NCAA Championship field.

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Irish Rowing Earns Berth Back To NCAAs In 2012 Squad remained atop BIG EAST mountain, claiming ninth consecutive title

TO THE NINES The University of Notre Dame rowing team made it nine straight BIG EAST Championships as Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J., took center stage for the 2012 championship festivities. The Irish pulled off victories in five of the six grand finals to pull away for a 14-point victory over second place Syracuse. While the varsity four finished runner-up in its grand final, the remaining five boats – varsity eight, second varsity eight, second varsity four, third varsity four, third varsity eight – each topped the podium en route to the 111-point performance by the Irish.

Notre Dame’s current streak of nine consecutive BIG EAST Conference titles is now the longest active streak going amongst all the conference’s varsity sports. Prior to the run that the Irish rowing team is currently on, the longest-running streak was also held by Notre Dame and its women’s swimming and diving program, which reeled off 14 consecutive league titles before finishing second in 2011. Since the first rowing BIG EAST Championship in 2001, Notre Dame has finished no lower than second in the final team standings.

BACK TO THE NCAAS Aided by the team’s convincing BIG EAST Championship title and their climb into the CRCA national rankings (topping at 15th), the Irish returned to NCAA Championship competition for the first time since the 2007 season. One of 16 teams selected to the NCAA field, the Irish finished 15th overall after concluding with 20 points.

The Irish were led by the varsity four boat, which earned a berth into the Petite Finals. The

crew went on to finish second in the race with a time of 7:25.35 to claim eighth overall and secure nine points toward the team total. Notre Dame’s second varsity eight won the Third Final to conclude 13th overall and post eight points. The varsity eight finished 16th after crossing fourth in the Third Final, claiming three points toward the team score.

It was the first appearance in the team event since ’07, when the field was comprised of 12 teams. The Irish finished 12th that season with 13 points, after finishing ninth the year prior with 22 points. Notre Dame’s varsity eight boat also earned NCAA berths in both ’02 and ’04 prior to the team format being adopted.

IRISH SWEEP CREW OF THE WEEK HONORS Four times the BIG EAST Conference awarded BIG EAST Crew of the Week honors and four times the Irish walked away with the recognition. Notre Dame’s second varsity eight boat of Christina Dines, Ingrid Woelfel, Lauren Tharp, Rose Doerfler, Anna Kottkamp, Paige Aiello, Kelsey Haddad, Teresa Blumenstein and Teresa Rubinger got the ball rolling, winning the season’s inaugural award to conclude the month of March.

The varsity four boat of Danni Schneider, Joanna Poinsatte, Kelsey Sekanick, Stella Willoughby and Katie Suyo then took home topbilling two consecutive weeks after putting together two wins at the Virginia Invite before beating both USC and Stanford in separate heats the following weekend at the Stanford Women’s Invite.

Notre Dame’s varsity eight of Abby Meyers, Courtney Gaberino, Morgan Kelley, Stephanie O’Neill, Erin McConnell, Olivia Kacsits, Ailish Sheehan, Erin Boxberger and Molly Bruggeman made it a perfect 4-for-4 the following week after winning both the qualifier and Grand Final of racing at the BIG EAST Invite.

BRUGGEMAN BREAKS OUT Sophomore Molly Bruggeman enjoyed a breakout campaign for the Irish in her second full season with the varsity eight boat. Along with helping the varsity eight put together a successful season culminating in qualifying for the 2012 NCAA Championships, the Dayton, Ohio, product earned CRCA All-Central Region honors before

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being named a CRCA First Team All-American.

Bruggeman became the seventh different Irish rower named a CRCA All-American and first to earn a spot on the list since Amanda Polk, now rowing with the U.S. Olympic Team, earned that distinction following the ’08 season.

SIX NAMED NATIONAL SCHOLAR ATHLETES A successful season in the water also saw the Irish post strong numbers in the classroom. Six members of the squad – Abby Meyers, Kelsey Haddad, Teresa Rubinger, Danni Schneider, Joanna Poinsatte, Sarah McShane – earned a spot on the CRCA National Scholar-Athlete list. Students named to this honor must be either sophomores, junior or seniors, rowed a minimum of 75 percent with either the varsity eight, second varsity eight or varsity four crews and must own a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or better.

Meyers represented the lone member of the varsity eight boat to be honored, while Haddad and Rubinger rowed with the second varsity eight and Schneider, Poinsatte and McShane were part of the varsity four at points during the season.

Meyers graduated with a dual degree in economics and mathematics, while Haddad graduated with a degree in civil engineering. Rubinger is pursuing a double major in history and political science, Schneider graduated with a degree in design, Poinsatte is majoring in psychology and McShane graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering.

IRISH LITTERED ON ALL-BIG EAST TEAMS In the third annual year of the BIG EAST Conference choosing a rowing all-conference team, the Irish again led the way with six members of the squad being selected. Three members of the Irish earned first-team honors as Olivia Kacsits, Morgan Kelley and Stephanie O’Neill, all member of the victorious varsity eight boat, were tabbed. Additionally, varsity eight members Erin Boxberger, Courtney Gaberino and Ailish Sheehan earned second-team honors.

For the third straight year, the Irish saw at least one freshman named all-conference with the selections of Boxberger and Sheehan to the second team. The duo follows in the footsteps of Molly Bruggeman in ’11 and O’Neill in ’10 in earning recognition during their first season in the blue and gold.

PAIR COPS ALL-CENTRAL REGION HONORS Molly Bruggeman and Morgan Kelley, mainstays with the Irish varsity eight boat, were selected as CRCA All-Central Region performers in 2012. It represents the second consecutive year

2011-2012 BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team Paige Aiello Carlee Beckler Stephanie Boggs Erin Boxberger Elena Brindley Molly Bruggeman Madelynn Conlin Kiersten Dehaven Christina Dines Rose Doerfler Courtney Gaberino Kelly Gawne Kelsey Haddad Lucy Hewitt Ching-Ting Hwang Hayley Johnson Olivia Kacsits Alyce Kanabrocki Morgan Kelley Anna Kottkamp Analisa LaMair-Orosco Elizabeth Linnemanstons Madeline Loper Becca Macdonald Erin McConnell Christine McGough Sarah McShane Abby Meyers Kathryn Monahan Kelsey Murphy Stephanie O’Neill Carolyn Perez Joanna Poinsatte Mikaela Prego Kendra Rask Teresa Rubinger Meghan Salomon Kelsey Sekanick Anna Sliwinski Katie Suyo Carly Syta Lauren Tharp Sarah Thompson Anna VanEgmond Stephanie Winsch Ingrid Woelfel

Junior Freshman Junior Freshman Freshman Sophomore Freshman Sophomore Sophomore Freshman Sophomore Freshman Junior Freshman Senior Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Freshman Junior Sophomore Freshman Freshman Senior Freshman Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Freshman Junior Freshman Freshman Sophomore Junior Sophomore Freshman Senior Freshman Freshman Junior Sophomore Freshman Junior

that the Irish have had two rowers named to the list, following in the wake of Stephanie Gretsch and Carol Ann Michel in 2011.

Science Business First Year of Studies Management Consulting First Year of Studies First Year of Studies College of Arts & Letters First Year of Studies Liberal Arts College Business First Year of Studies Mechanical Engineering First Year of Studies Civil Engineering First Year of Studies Biological Sciences First Year of Studies College of Science Environmental Science Management Information Technology & Arabic First Year of Studies Science-Business College of Business First Year of Studies First Year of Studies Psychology & Pre-Professional Studies First Year of Studies Mechanical Engineering Economics & Mathematics Finance Psychology Liberal Studies First Year of Studies Psychology First Year of Studies First Year of Studies College of Arts & Letters English & Psychology Science-Business First Year of Studies Marketing First Year of Studies First Year of Studies Finance Business First Year of Studies Biological Science It represents the first such honor for both Bruggeman and Kelley. Bruggeman was selected to the first team, while Kelley earned second-team honors.

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Facilities For most of the season, the Irish row on the St. Joseph River and for those times when they need to go indoors, they have full use of the Loftus Sports Complex and the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.

The St. Joseph River, which runs through downtown South Bend just a couple of miles from the Notre Dame campus, provides three miles of wellprotected waters for the rowing team. A boathouse, built in 1984 near the banks of the St. Joseph River, houses the boats and equipment used by the team.

The Irish rowing program provides the latest in equipment and boats. Notre Dame’s inventory includes six eight-person boats, four four-person boats, and eight pair/doubles boats. The University added new boat racks in 1999-2000 and added a new 120’ dock in 2001-02. It also has state-of-the-art video equipment, which is used on a daily basis.

For the colder months, the Irish have access to a number of indoor facilities, which house a fullinventory of rowing machines called ergometers. For dry-land training, Notre Dame rowers have access to 50+ ergometers for use by the team year round. The Irish also have the ability to put together four eights of ergs on slides, allowing the athletes to row in simulated lineups. This allows the Irish to work on technical points in an excellent teaching and learning environment. There is also the capability to link the ergs via computer and have races between the four boats.

The 2012-13 school year marks the 27th full year of use of the Loftus Sports Complex, including Meyo Field and the Haggar Fitness Complex, by Notre Dame’s athletic teams. The all-purpose indoor sports building, which was first opened in September of 1987, and dedicated on April 23, 1988, was designed for use by all Notre Dame athletic teams, as well as students, faculty and staff. The $6.3 million facility measures 614 by 210 feet and stands in the trees just northeast of the Joyce Center.

In addition to housing the Haggar Fitness Center Complex and Meyo Field, which features a 100-yard Prestige Turf field surrounded by a six-lane track onefifth of a mile long making it as large as any indoor track in the nation, the Loftus building features four large air-conditioned conference rooms that can be subdivided into nine smaller rooms by means of soundproof partitions. There is also a 154-seat auditorium with audio-visual capability for academic lectures and team meetings. The facility also includes men’s and women’s lockers, plus a first-aid station.

The Don F. and Flora Guglielmino Family Athletics Center, which was opened in 2005, is the home of a weightlifting area that doubled the size of the previous area and ranks as one of the most comprehensive free-weight and exercise machine facilities in the country. It also serves as the central location for athletic training and equipment facilities, which makes everything more convenient for Notre Dame studentathletes so they are able to manage their time in a more efficient manner.

There are also weightlifting areas in both the Joyce Center and Rockne Memorial Building available for student-athlete use.

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The Notre Dame women’s rowing team trains in the fall and spring on the waters of the St. Joseph River.

The Irish women’s rowing team was greeted by a new locker room facility for the 200809 season, which includes individual wooden lockers (left), a spacious lounge area with flat-screen televisions (above left), a trophy wall (top) and four erg machines (above) allowing indoor training for the rowers.

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The Gugliemino Athletics. Complex in August of 2005. The 96,000-square-foot facility is home to all of Notre Dame’s athletic teams.

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• Six eights • Four fours • Eight pair/doubles • All shells equipped with Neilson-Kellerman Speed Coach Computers, as well as cox-box amplification systems in the fours and eights • 70 sweep oars • 24 sculling oars • 50+ rowing machines

2011-12 Rowing Roster Name Ht. Year Hometown/High School Paige Aiello 5-6 JR Rochester Hills, MI/Notre Dame Preparatory Carlee Beckler 5-8 FR Burbank, CA/San Marino Teresa Blumenstein 5-4 JR Westmont, NJ/Paul VI High School Stephanie Boggs 5-10 JR Lumberton, NJ/Bishop Eustace Preparatory Erin Boxberger 6-0 FR Overland Park, KS/Blue Valley North Valerie Brencher 5-8 SR Lumberton, NJ/Holy Cross Elena Brindley 5-5 FR Downington, PA/Bishop Shanahan 5-11 SO Dayton, OH/Chaminade-Julienne High School Molly Bruggeman 5-10 SO Brielle, NJ/High Technology Paige Burke 5-6 FR Arlington Heights, IL/Rolling Meadows Madelynn Conlin 5-11 FR Duxbury, MA/Duxbury Greer Cully 5-8.5 SO Tampa, FL/Academy of the Holy Names Kiersten DeHaven 5-3 SO Buffalo, NY/Holy Angels Academy Christina Dines 5-10.5 FR Pittsburgh, PA/Oakland Catholic Rose Doerfler 6-0 SO Pewaukee, WI/Arrowhead Courtney Gaberino 5-10 FR Burke, PA/Robinson Secondary Kelly Gawne 5-10 JR Berwyn, PA/Conestoga Kelsey Haddad 5-11 FR Westborough, MA/Westborough Sarah Hart 5-6 FR Cape Elizabeth, ME/Cape Elizabeth Lucy Hewitt 5-7 SR Chesterfield, MO/Parkway Central High Ching-Ting Hwang 5-7 SO Karachi, Pakistan/Karachi Grammar School Kiran Ikram 6-0 FR Franklin, MI/Marian Hayley Johnson 5-11 SO Rockford, Mich./Rockford Olivia Kacsits 5-8 JR Chicago, IL/University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Alyce Kanabrocki 5-9 SR Windermere, FL/Olympia Morgan Kelley 5-10 FR Wenatchee, WA/Wenatchee Anna Kottkamp Analisa LaMair-Orosco 5-9 JR Silver City, NM/Silver Elizabeth Linnemanstons 5-11 SO Meqoun, Wisconsin/Divine Savior Holy Angels

Name Madeline Loper Becca MacDonald Erin McConnell Christine McGough Sarah McShane Abby Meyers Kathryn Monahan Kelsey Murphy Stephanie O’Neill Carolyn Perez Joanna Poinsatte Mikaela Prego Kendra Rask Teresa Rubinger Victoria Ryan Meghan Salomon Danni Schneider Kelsey Sekanick Ailish Sheehan Anna Sliwinski Katie Suyo Carly Syta Lauren Tharp Sarah Thompson Anna VanEgmond Stella Willoughby Stephanie Winsch Ingrid Woelfel

Ht. Year Hometown/High School 5-10 FR Chesapeake, VA/Hickory 5-2 FR Topsfield, MA/Williston Northampton School 6-0 SR Simsbury, CT/Simsbury 5-6 FR Houston, TX/St. Thomas Episcopal School 5-5 JR South Bend, IN/Trinity School 5-1 JR Dayton, OH/Chaminade-Julienne 5-10 JR Evanston, IL/St. Ignatius College Prep 5-8 JR Winthrop, ME/St. Dominic Regional 5-8 JR Vienna, VA/Bishop O’Connell 5-4 FR Atlanta, GA/Holy Spirit Prep 5-8 JR Chattanooga, TN/Notre Dame 5-1 FR Medfield, MA/Ursuline Academy 5-3 FR Honolulu, HI/Punahou 5-8 SO Arlington, VA/Georgetown Visitation Prep 5-5 FR Concord, MA/Concord Carlisle 5-7 JR Cincinnati, OH/Saint Ursula Academy 5-1 JR Mound, MN/Mound-Westonka 5-9 SO Girard, OH/Howland 6-1 FR Kildare Co. Limerick, Ireland/Salesian College Copsewood 5-10 FR Troy, MI/Troy 5-8 SR Yardley, PA/The Pennington School 6-0 FR Los Angeles, CA/Notre Dame Academy 5-10 FR Dayton, OH/Vandalia-Butler 5-9 JR Los Angeles, CA/Marlborough School 5-10 SO Grosse Pointe Shores, MI/Regina 6-2 FR Olympia, WA/Capital 5-9 FR Darien, CT/New Canaan 5-3 JR Eugene, OR/Marist High School

Bottom Row (left to right): Danni Schneider, Mikaela Prego, Abby Meyers, CT Hwang, Morgan Kelley, Erin McConnell, Katie Suyo, Valerie Brencher, Christina Dines, Becca Macdonald Second Row (left to right): Teresa Blumenstein, Meghan Salomon, Paige Aiello, Alyce Kanabrocki, Joanna Poinsatte, Sarah Thompson, Stephanie Boggs, Kelsey Haddad, Kathryn Monahan, Analisa LaMair-Orosco, Stephanie O’Neill, Kelsey Murphy, Sarah McShane, Ingrid Woelfel Third Row (left to right): Madelynn Conlin, Lucy Hewitt, Teresa Rubinger, Kiersten DeHaven, Paige Burke, Anna VanEgmond, Molly Bruggeman, Courtney Gaberino, Olivia Kacsits, Elizabeth Linnemanstons, Kelsey Sekanick, Kiran Ikram, Elena Brindley, Carolyn Perez, Kendra Rask Fourth Row (left to right): Carlee Beckler, Lauren Tharp, Madeline Loper, Rose Doerfler, Anna Sliwinski, Erin Boxberger, Carly Syta, Sarah Hart, Ailish Sheehan, Stella Willoughby, Hayley Johnson, Greer Cully, Anna Kottkamp, Kelly Gawne, Stephanie Winsch, Victoria Ryan, Christine McGough Top Row (left to right): Junior manager Andrew Alea, volunteer assistant coach Heather Schlosberg, associate head coach Joe Schlosberg, head coach Martin Stone, trainer Dave Ludwig, assistant coach Marnie Stahl, senior manager Sean Osier

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The BIG EAST Conference The 2011-12 academic year is the 33rd in the history of The BIG EAST Conference as the unique consortium marches on competing at the highest level with integrity and sportsmanship.

The BIG EAST has gone through membership changes since its birth, but the 2011-12 year marks the conference’s seventh straight with the same 16-member group, making for the nation’s largest Division I-A conference.

The BIG EAST Conference’s goals have always been the same. The outstanding performances of the student-athletes at BIG EAST schools are evidence of the league’s proud tradition of success.

The league has always been able to boast that many of its best students are also its best athletes.

The 2010-11 year was no different.

Seven BIG EAST student-athletes were named NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners, while 22 earned Capital One Academic All-America recognition. Maya Moore, Connecticut’s women’s basketball standout, won the NCAA HondaBroderick Cup as the nation’s top female studentathlete and was chosen as the Capital One Academic All-America of the Year.

In the athletic arena, BIG EAST student-athletes again enjoyed success on the national stage. The Connecticut men’s basketball team won its third national championship, completing a magical run through five games of the BIG EAST Championship and six wins in the NCAA tournament. The Villanova women’s cross country team won the NCAA title for the second straight year and the ninth time overall.

The Notre Dame women’s soccer team won its third NCAA title, while BIG EAST teams reached national championship games in women’s basketball (Notre Dame) and men’s soccer (Louisville).

The BIG EAST placed two teams in the NCAA Women’s Final Four for the second time in the last three years as Connecticut joined Notre Dame in Indianapolis, capping a season in which the Huskies extended their NCAA-record winning streak to 90 games.

Individually, BIG EAST student-athletes won five NCAA championships, including an unprecedented four by Villanova’s Sheila Reid. Reid was the 2010 individual cross country champion, a member of the Wildcats’ winning indoor distance medley relay team and won the 5,000- and 1,500-meter titles in outdoor track & field. Louisville’s Matt Hughes, meanwhile, repeated as the NCAA champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA outdoor meet.

Moore and Reid joined Notre Dame soccer standout Melissa Henderson as winners of Honda Sports Awards as the top performers in their respective sports. Moore also became the first three-time winner of the Wade Trophy as the nation’s top women’s basketball player and joined Villanova lacrosse player Brian Karalunas as winners of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.

BIG EAST football maintained its national profile as a competitively balanced group. Connecticut claimed the league’s Bowl Championship Series bid for the first time as the Huskies shared the conference title with Pittsburgh and West Virginia.

Six of the league’s eight squads went to bowl games and helped the BIG EAST post a 4-2 bowl record for the second straight year.

The BIG EAST became the nation’s largest Division I-A conference in 2005-06 when five new

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members began competing – the University of Cincinnati, DePaul University, the University of Louisville, Marquette University and the University of South Florida.

BIG EAST institutions reside in nine of the nation’s top 35 largest media markets, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Tampa, Pittsburgh, Hartford, Cincinnati and Milwaukee. With its newest members, BIG EAST markets contain almost one-fourth of all television households in the U.S. When Texas Christian University joins the conference in the 2012-13 academic year, the conference will have a footprint in 30 percent of the nation’s television households.

Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 31 national championships in six different sports and 133 student-athletes have won individual national titles.

In 2003-04, Connecticut became the first school in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball titles in the same season. In ’0203, the BIG EAST became the first conference in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s titles in the same year when the Syracuse men and the Connecticut women captured their respective national championships. In men’s basketball, BIG EAST squads have won four of the last 13 NCAA championships. BIG EAST women’s teams have taken seven of the last 12 NCAA titles.

Proactive movement has been a signature strategy for the conference that was born in 1979.

The BIG EAST continually turns challenges into opportunities to become stronger. The conference currently crowns champions in 24 sports.

The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, 1979, following a meeting of athletic directors from Providence College, St. John’s, Georgetown and Syracuse universities. Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College completed the original seven school alliance.

While the membership has both increased and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not wavered. The conference reflects a tradition of broad based programs, led by administrators and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. Its student athletes own significantly high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably show a balance between intercollegiate athletics and academics.

Any successful organization has had the good fortune to have outstanding leadership. The BIG EAST primarily was the brainchild of Dave Gavitt, who was the conference’s first Commissioner.

Michael Tranghese, the league’s first full-time employee, and for 11 years the associate to Gavitt, became Commissioner in 1990. In his first year, he administered the formation of The BIG EAST Football Conference.

John Marinatto, who had served as senior associate commissioner, moved into the Commissioner’s chair in 2009 and has continued to steer the conference on its path of success.

The league has long been considered a leader in innovative concepts in promotion and publicity, particularly regarding television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled visibility for BIG EAST student athletes. The conference has enjoyed longstanding relationships with CBS, ESPN, Inc. and ABC. BIG EAST men’s basketball games are regular sellouts at campus and major public arenas, including the annual men’s BIG EAST Championship in Madison Square Garden. The women’s basketball championship has led all conferences in attendance for the past eight years. Attendance figures also are significant in soccer and baseball.

The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to more than 5,500 student-athletes.

Notre Dame BIG EAST Titles

Since joining the BIG EAST in 1995-96, Notre Dame has won more conference championships (117) than any other school in the league: Baseball (5) 2002-06 Women’s Cross Country (3) 2002, 2003, 2005 Men’s Cross Country (5) 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005 Women’s Golf (4) 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011 Men’s Golf (8) 1995-97, 2004-06, 2011-12 Women’s Lacrosse (1) 2009 Rowing (9) 2004-12 Women’s Soccer (11) 1995-2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 Men’s Soccer (2) 1996, 2003 Softball (6) 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009

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Women’s Swimming and Diving (14) 1997-2010 Men’s Swimming and Diving (5) 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 Women’s Tennis (12) 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008-12 Men’s Tennis (7) 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 Women’s Indoor Track & Field (2) 2002, 2006 Men’s Indoor Track & Field (5) 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (1) 2007 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field (8) 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008-10, 2012 Volleyball (9) 1995-1998, 2000-02, 2004, 2005

For the fifth time since ’06 head coach Martin Stone (second from right) and the Notre Dame staff were chosen BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year after guiding the team to a ninth-consecutive conference crown in 2012.

Head Coach Martin Stone Head Coach 15th Season St. Mary’s (Calif.) ‘89

Since being named head coach in October of 1997, Martin Stone has been the driving force behind Notre Dame’s emergence on the national scene. The 2012-13 campaign signals the 15th season of competition for the Irish.

Since that inaugural season, Martin Stone has been the individual and mentor responsible for elevating, nurturing and building a national-caliber program that has enjoyed tremendous success, prominence and respect amongst its peers.

When he was named the program’s firstever head coach in the fall of ’97 after rowing was granted varsity status, Stone came to Notre Dame with just one simple objective — to build a program that was recognized as one of the nation’s best.

During his tenure, few could argue with the success of the program and its stature within the collegiate rowing community.

Over his first 14 years at the helm of the Irish program, Stone has helped guide Notre Dame to four NCAA appearances, most recently qualifying in 2012 following the team claiming an unprecedented ninth-consecutive BIG EAST Championship, a streak that dates back to the ’03 season. All told, five Irish boats captured Grand Final gold and four times his squad’s boats were honored as BIG EAST Crew of the Week.

Notre Dame’s current string of nine straight conference titles now is the longest active streak in the BIG EAST with the Irish women’s swimming and diving team’s streak ending at 14 consecutive in 2010-11.

Additionally, individual accolades rolled in for Stone and the Irish as six rowers were named first and second team all-BIG EAST selections while Stone and his staff of Joe Schlosberg, Marnie Stahl and Heather Schlosberg earned staff-of-the-year honors for the fifth time since joining forces. The biggest impact was that of Molly Bruggeman, who became the first CRCA All-American since Amanda Polk (’08) with her first-team

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billing and subsequent selection as a CRCA All-Region Central Team selection.

The 2010-11 season saw the Irish continue to build on their tradition of excellence within the BIG EAST Conference, claiming their eighth straight conference championship. Stone’s crews secured four Grand Final race victories along with a pair of runner-up results to claim the 2011 title by five points over Louisville. For the second-straight season, the Irish led the way in all-BIG EAST selections with five being named to the second-annual squad.

In building the program from its infancy, Stone has been able to relish the steady growth within the program.

Less than 10 years after its first season of competition, Stone and Notre Dame reached a program first as the Irish earned their firstever at-large team berth for the 2006 NCAA Championships and then followed it up with another appearance in the team competition in 2007.

The Irish finished 9th in ’06 and earned a 12th-place finish in ’07. The back-to-back NCAA berths were an endorsement for the program as one of the nation’s top collegiate programs. The ’12 season marked the first time since the NCAA Championship expanded to 16 teams that Stone and the Irish reached the finals, finishing 15th (varsity four – 8th, second varsity eight – 13th, varsity eight – 16th) overall.

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Each and every season, Stone and the Irish have shown why they continue to be one of the most consistent program’s going at the University right now.

In 2010, Stone’s squad cemented its status as the BIG EAST Conference’s most dominant program in the sport by winning its seventh consecutive league crown. In convincing fashion, the Irish captured five of six races and finished second in the other event.

The championship also saw Stone and his coaching staff cop staff-of-the-year honors for the fourth time in five seasons. Notre Dame also had a league-best six rowers earn all-conference accolades (2010 marked the first season that all-conference honors were handed out).

Stephanie Gretsch earned a doublehonor from the CRCA at the end of the campaign as well, being named an all-central region first team selection as well as a National Scholar-Athlete, along with teammate and coxswain Sarah Keithley. On top of Keithley being named a National ScholarAthlete, she also was honored by the BIG EAST Conference as the Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award winner, becoming the third Irish rower to receive the honor.

In 2009, Notre Dame captured its sixth straight BIG EAST crown after making BIG EAST history in 2008 en route to winning its fifth straight conference crown as the Irish became the first team in conference history

to sweep all six races with victories in the varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four, second varsity four, novice eight and novice four events.

The ’09 season also saw Lauren Buck became the program’s first-ever recipient of a prestigious NCAA postgraduate scholarship.

Buck was one of four student-athletes to earn a postgraduate scholarship, the most Irish student-athletes honored in a single academic year.

For the third straight year in ’08, Stone and his assistants Joe Schlosberg and Marnie Stahl were selected as the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year.

Notre Dame’s varsity eight crew also finished the 2007-08 campaign ranked for the third time in as many seasons as the Irish ended the year 18th in the final Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA)/US Rowing ranking.

Amanda Polk, the most decorated rower in school history, carved a unique niche as the program’s first four-time All-American as she garnered CRCA first-team honors for the third consecutive year after earning second-team accolades as a freshman.

Polk also capped off her career by earning first-team CRCA All-Central Region honors, one of two Irish rowers to be selected for allregional honors. Polk’s teammate, Julie Sobolewski was a second-team honoree.

In 2006-07, the Irish finished 12th at the NCAA Championships and won its fourth consecutive BIG EAST crown, while also placing fifth at the Central/South Region Championships.

The varsity eight crew finished in the top10 of the national polls for the second straight year with a sixth-place finish in the national rankings.

The varsity eight boat won the gold medal at the BIG EAST Championships and was third at the Central/South Region Championships. At one point during midseason, the Irish varsity eight crew rattled off five consecutive wins over top-10 boats for the first time ever in program history and climbed to an all-time high of third in the national poll.

Polk became the program’s first threetime All-American and was a repeat selection on the CRCA first team. Teammate Allison Marsh copped second-team All-America honors.

Five rowers garnered CRCA All-Central Region honors as Polk, Marsh and coxswain Maria Romano were selected to the firstteam, while Meghan Boyle and Laura Pearson were tabbed as second-team honorees.

The unmatched success of the 2005-06 campaign could certainly be considered the program’s benchmark. During the season, the Irish finished ninth in the team competition at the NCAA Championships after earning the school’s first-ever team bid.

Highlighting the Championship was a victory by the varsity eight boat in the Petite Final as the crew earned a seventh-place finish overall. Both the second varsity eight and varsity four crews also advanced to the Petite Final in their races and finished 12th and 11th, respectively.

Stone was tabbed BIG EAST Coach of the Year in ‘06 for the second time in his career after Notre Dame won its third consecutive conference title by winning four of six races.

He also was named the CRCA Central Region Coach of the Year (an honor that he also earned in 2002) after the Irish finished a program-best third at the Central/South Region Championships.

After beginning the season unranked, Notre Dame’s varsity eight boat finished fifth in the final CRCA/US Rowing ranking. In addition to finishing seventh at the NCAAs, the Irish varsity eight copped gold medals at both the BIG EAST and Central/South Region Championships. The win at the Central/ South Region Championships was the first in a Grand Final for a Notre Dame varsity eight boat. Earlier in the spring, Notre Dame recorded its highest finish ever — fourth place — in the Jessop-Whittier Cup race at the San Diego Crew Classic.

A record three rowers from the varsity eight crew earned All-America recognition by the CRCA that was highlighted by Polk becoming the second rower in the program’s

history to earn first-team honors. In addition to Polk, Sarah Palandech and Julie Sobolewski garnered second-team honors.

Five rowers (the most in school history) earned CRCA All-Central Region honors, including four first team honorees. Polk was a first-team selection for the second consecutive year, while Palandech, Sobolewski and Romano copped first-team for the first time in their careers. Melissa Felker rounded out the list as a second-team selection.

In 2004-05 Notre Dame won its second straight BIG EAST title by winning four of six events.

The Irish enjoyed one of its best showings at the Central/South Region Championships with a seventh-place finish (its highest to date at the time). Polk became the first Notre Dame freshman to earn All-America honors as a second-team honoree and also was the first rookie to garner All-Central Region firstteam honors.

Notre Dame’s 2003-04 season seemed to set the stage for the success of the past three seasons. Following three consecutive second-place finishes, Notre Dame copped its first-ever team title at the BIG EAST Rowing Challenge by winning four of five race titles, tying the conference record for individual crowns.

The Irish varsity eight crew made an appearance in the NCAA Championships for the second time in school history and earned an 11th-place finish. Notre Dame also finished 16th in the final CRCA/US Rowing.

The ’03-’04 campaign saw Natalie Ladine earn first-team CRCA All-America honors as she became the second rower in school history to earn All-America accolades. Ladine and Alice Bartek garnered All-Central Region honors as well.

Consistency has been the hallmark of the Notre Dame rowing program under Stone.

Although the Irish did not advance to the NCAA Championships in ’03, there were still many firsts in the program during that 200203 campaign as the second varsity four won The Stone File • Hire Date: Oct. 29, 1997 • Birthdate: March 25, 1966 • Education: Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary’s (Calif.) ’89 • Marital Status: Married, wife Amy • Children: Two sons - Jack (born March 1999) and Noah (born February 2005)

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Head Coach its first-ever gold medal at the Central Regional Championships. Notre Dame also won three gold medals (the most up to that point) at the BIG EAST regatta as the Irish won the second varsity eight, the varsity four and the second varsity four. Notre Dame defeated top teams such as Michigan, Iowa, Tennessee and Clemson throughout the season and finished just out of the top 20.

Ashlee Warren and Ladine earned CRCA All-Central Region accolades, while Warren also became the first rower in Irish history to win the BIG EAST/Aéropostale Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was a semifinalist for an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

In 2001-02, Stone, one of six finalists for coach-of-the-year honors, led the Irish to one of their best seasons as the Irish earned a final ranking of 13th after being ranked as high as ninth at one point in the campaign.

The Irish also earned their first-ever invitation to the national regatta, placing 16th at the NCAA Rowing Championships in the varsity eight.

That season, the Irish boasted a thenprogram-high four All-Central Region honorees. Warren also became the first rower at Notre Dame to earn All-America honors when she was named to the second team.

The Irish finished the 2000-01 season ranked 16th nationally. The varsity eight took fifth and the second varsity eight claimed sixth at the 2001 Central Regions, while the second varsity four was fourth in its final, and the varsity four won the petite title at the same event.

Other highlights of the campaign included the varsity eight winning the Head of the Elk, its first such victory in a regatta of that magnitude, and five other races during the spring. The Irish received an invitation and placed sixth in the Jessop-Whittier Cup at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic.

Stone also coached Warren and Michelle Olsgard to CRCA all-region honors in ‘01.

Leah Ashe became the first Irish rower to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors when she was named to the women’s at-large second team.

Stone’s second season saw dramatic improvement from his squad that boasted the talents of Katrina Ten Eyck, one of the top rowers in the nation. Ten Eyck, who garnered CRCA all-region honors, was invited to train at the United States Olympic Training Center.

In 1998-99, Stone sent the program off to a rousing start and quickly put Notre Dame on the map as he led the lightweight eight vessel to a No. 12 national ranking.

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The Stone Family (left to right) – Martin, Noah, Jack, Amy and their pet hedgehog, Hedgie.

Before his arrival at Notre Dame, Stone spent five years as the women’s rowing coach at the United States Naval Academy, where he began his coaching career.

In 1994, Stone coached the Mids to a varsity eight title at the Champion International Collegiate Rowing Championships. Navy not only earned the title, but also was awarded the prestigious Anita DeFrantz Trophy for overall performance by women’s crews at the Champion International Regatta.

Two years prior in 1992, Stone directed the Mids’ varsity eight to its first gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta, the East Coast’s largest crew regatta. The second varsity eight also won a gold medal at the Dad Vail with the team winning the Seitz Trophy for overall team performance by women’s crews.

The next season, Navy swept all of the races at the Patriot League Championships.

The first novice boat also achieved success for Stone in 1993, by placing first at the Champion International Collegiate Regatta.

Stone’s fifth and final year at the helm of the Navy crew program marked a new era for the program. The Midshipmen joined the prestigious Eastern Association of Women’s Rowing Colleges (EAWRC), which includes schools such as Brown, Princeton and Virginia. In the team’s first season in the EAWRC, the first varsity placed third in the third-level finals, while the second varsity won the third-level finals at the EAWRC Championships.

Prior to taking over Navy’s women’s program, Stone served as the Mids plebe lightweight coach in 1991. He also was an assistant rowing coach at his alma mater, Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif., in 1990, working with both the men’s and

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women’s programs and more specifically, with the varsity and novice women.

Stone began his rowing career at Saint Mary’s College as an undergraduate. With the Gaels, he was named the most valuable oarsman three years and went on to earn three letters, two in the heavyweight boat and one in the lightweight boat.

Born March 25, 1966, Stone graduated from Saint Mary’s with a bachelor of arts degree in an integral major. He and his wife, Amy, are the parents of two sons — Jack and Noah.

BIG EAST Championship Results Under Stone 2001 - 2nd (93 points) 2002 - 2nd (109 points) 2003 - 2nd (110 points) 2004 - 1st (116 points)^ 2005 - 1st (116 points) 2006 - 1st (122 points)* 2007 - 1st (118 points)* 2008 - 1st (123 points)* 2009 - 1st (112 points) 2010 - 1st (121 points)* 2011 - 1st (114 points) 2012 - 1st (111 points)* ^ - Named BIG EAST Coach of the Year * - Named BIG EAST Staff of the Year

NCAA Championship Results Under Stone 2002 - 16th (varsity eight) 2004 - 11th (varsity eight) 2006 - 9th (22 points) 2007 - 12th (13 points) 2012 - 15th (20 points)

Associate Head Coach Joe Schlosberg Associate Head Coach 12th Season Northwestern ‘00

After serving as an assistant coach for the Notre Dame rowing program since he was hired in October of 2001, Joe Schlosberg was promoted to associate head coach in July 2008. The 2012-13 campaign will mark his 12th season as a member of head coach Martin Stone’s coaching staff.

Schlosberg began his tenure coaching the varsity four crews from 2001-06. He then spent the next three seasons, from 2006-08, serving as the primary coach for the novice program before returning to coaching the varsity four boats at the start of the 2008-09 campaign. After the race against Indiana and Purdue in the spring of 2010-11, Schlosberg

took the reins of the second varsity eight crew for the remainder of the year. He returned to directing the varsity four boat during the 2011-12 season.

In addition to his coaching duties, Schlosberg also is responsible for alumni relations and equipment management.

During Schlosberg’s tenure, his Irish crews have won 21 gold medals at the BIG EAST Championships as Notre Dame has won an unprecedented nine straight conference titles from 2004-12.

Since joining the Irish, Schlosberg has been a key part of the program’s tremendous success at the national level. In 2006 and 2007, Notre Dame earned the program’s first two NCAA Championship team bids. The Irish finished ninth in their first-ever appearance in ’06 and followed that up with a 12-place finish in ’07.

Most recently, the Irish returned to NCAA Championship competition in 2012, marking the team’s first appearance since the Championship expanded to a 16-boat field.

Notre Dame finished 15th overall, led by the eighth-place showing of Schlosberg’s varsity four boat. The NCAA appearance was preluded by the ninth consecutive conference

Schlosberg’s Coaching Experience • University of Notre Dame 2008-Present: Associate Head Coach 2006-2008: First Assistant Coach/Rigger 2001-2006: Second Assistant Coach/Rigger • Northwestern University 2000-2001: Assistant Coach Boat Responsibilities • University of Notre Dame Fall of 2011-Spring 2012 Varsity Four Spring of 2011-Fall 2011 Second Varsity Eight 2008-Spring of 2011: Varsity Fours 2006-2008: Novice Boats 2001-2006: Varsity Fours • Northwestern University 2000-2001: Novice Eight/Novice Four

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title as the Irish won five BIG EAST Grand Finals to claim a 14-point victory.

Notre Dame reached the pinnacle of the BIG EAST Conference again in 2011, claiming its eighth-straight conference crown behind four boats capturing Grand Final gold, including the second varsity eight which Schlosberg just weeks earlier began overseeing. The Irish held on for a five-point victory over Louisville, while again leading the way with five all-BIG EAST selections.

The ‘10 campaign saw the Irish again top the podium at the BIG EAST Championships, aided by winning five of the six grand final races, one of which was Schlosberg’s varsity four crew. Along with winning BIG EAST gold, the boat was able to knock off two nationally ranked foes in Michigan and Michigan State earlier in the year and earned a second-place ranking in the final Central Region polls, according to the NCAA Division I Rowing Committee.

En route to capturing its fifth straight BIG EAST crown in 2008, Notre Dame became the first school in conference history to sweep all six races that included wins by Schlosberg’s novice eight and novice four boats. The win by the novice eight boat was the first-ever for an Irish crew at the BIG EAST Championships.

In ’07, his novice eight crew began the spring season by winning its first seven races and finished second at the conference championship.

In ‘06, the novice eight won the Petite Final at both the San Diego Crew Classic and Central/South Region Championships and finished second at the BIG EAST Championships en route to the Irish league title for the third straight year.

In Notre Dame’s first team appearance in the NCAA Championships in ‘06, the varsity eight finished seventh, the varsity four took

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11th and the second varsity eight posted a 12th-place finish.

During his first stint working with the varsity four crews, Schlosberg helped lead those crews to four consecutive gold medals at the BIG EAST Championships as the Irish swept both the varsity and second varsity four races in ‘05. At the Central/South Region Championships in ‘04 and ‘05, Notre Dame’s fours did extremely well with the varsity four finishing fifth both years in the Grand Final event.

In ‘02, Notre Dame experienced its best season at the time as the varsity eight qualified for its first NCAA appearance and achieved its first top-10 ranking in school

history. In ‘04, the varsity eight finished 11th overall in its second appearance.

Schlosberg came to Notre Dame after serving as an assistant rowing coach at Northwestern in 2000-01. With the Wildcats, Schlosberg worked with the men’s novice team and assisted with the men’s and women’s varsity squads, teaching the fundamentals of rowing and designing workout programs. He also was responsible for all of the rowing equipment.

A native of New Jersey, Schlosberg worked with some of the elite collegiate rowing coaches during the summers of ‘01 and ‘02 at the Northeast Rowing Center in Maine.

A 2000 graduate of Northwestern with a degree in mechanical engineering, Schlosberg competed for the Wildcats’ crew team from 1996-2000. He was captain in 1998-99 as his team won the Midwest Sprints and the Big Ten Sprint Championship in 1998.

Schlosberg was an executive board member of the rowing team from 1998-2000, as well as the team’s marketing assistant and equipment manager. In addition to his coaching responsibilities at Northwestern, Schlosberg worked as a project engineer at ITW Buildex in Itasca, Ill. While at ITW Buildex, he led a multimillion-dollar product upgrade focusing on a new dimensional profile for the company. He also has worked as a graphics specialist at Exxon Research and Engineering in Clinton, N.J. In June of ’09 Schlosberg married Heather Constant. He and his wife reside in Granger.

Joe and Heather Schlosberg

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Assistant Coach Marnie Stahl Assistant Coach 8th Season Charleston ‘99

Marnie Stahl joined the Irish coaching staff in August of 2005 and will begin her eighth year with the program in 2012-13. The 2011-12 campaign saw Stahl take control of the third varsity eight, second varsity four and third varsity four after she made the move to overseeing the varsity four and third varsity eight at the BIG EAST Championship and all the four boats at the Oak Ridge Regional to conclude the ’10-11 year.

In all seven seasons Stahl has been an assistant with the program, Notre Dame has captured the BIG EAST team title, and now currently owns longest active streak in the league with nine straight conference crowns dating back to 2004.

All three of Stahl’s boats continued to dominate on the conference level in ’12, with all three winning gold in the Grand Finals en route to the Irish winning five of six possible finals for the 14-point victory. She and head coach Martin Stone and associate head coach Joe Schlosberg were awarded BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year for the fifth time since ’06 as a result of the success.

Stahl’s boats brought home several victories again in 2011, claiming the gold in both the third varsity eight and varsity four at the BIG EAST Championship. Along with this, the varsity four boat earned BIG EAST Crew of the Week honors after finishing second in the Group B Finals at the Lake Natoma Invite, including capturing a preliminary heat win over the nationally-ranked Stanford four boat.

The 2010 season was a big success for Stahl and the novice eight boats, as they racked up six race wins on the campaign.

Most notable accomplishments included a gold-medal winning performance at the BIG EAST Championship and berth in the Grand Final at the Central/South Region Sprints.

During her three seasons working with the varsity four crews, Stahl’s boats enjoyed great success. At the 2008 BIG EAST Championships, Notre Dame’s varsity four and second varsity four crews won gold medals as the Irish swept all six races en route to

winning its fifth consecutive crown. In addition, Notre Dame’s open four crew won the Petite Final at the Central/South Region Championship that same season.

Overall, Notre Dame’s varsity four boats won five gold medals at the BIG EAST Championships under Stahl. In 2009, the novice four crew captured BIG EAST gold in winning the school’s six consecutive conference crown.

She has also been part of two of the most successful campaigns in school history when Notre Dame finished ninth in 2006 and 12th in 2007 at the NCAA Championships after earning back-to-back berths in the team competition. The four crews advanced to the Petite Finals of the NCAAs and finished 11th overall on both occasions. The 2012 Irish returned to NCAA Championship, earning a 15th-place finish after being led by an eighth-place showing by the varsity four.

Prior to coming to Notre Dame as an assistant coach, she spent two years as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Michigan.

Stahl began her two-year stint with the Michigan program in September 2003 following four years as head coach for the St. Ursula Academy Rowing Club in Toledo, Ohio (August 1999 through July ‘03). At Michigan, she served as the primary coach for the varsity four boats and helped the program achieve success at the national level. In 2004, the Wolverines finished third in the team competition at the NCAA Championships and then followed that up with an eighth-place finish in 2005.

A member of the Toledo Rowing Club since August of ‘91, Stahl has served that organization in a number of capacities and has been instrumental in the long-range strategic planning of the program. She was named president of the Board of Trustees in January of 2005 after having been a board member since January of ‘03.

She was head coach of the women’s collegiate summer program in ‘03 and served as head coach of the women’s masters team from June of 2000 until September of 2001.

Stahl graduated cum laude from the University of Charleston in Charleston, W. Va. with a bachelor’s of science degree in sports medicine and pre-professional studies in May of ‘99. In addition, she has done graduate coursework in exercise physiology at the University of Toledo.

A four-year letterwinner at Charleston, she rowed with the novice and varsity four boats as a freshman, the lightweight eight boat as a sophomore and the varsity eight crew in both her junior and senior seasons.

Beginning in August of 2001, Stahl was employed by the Health Fitness Corporation.

She began as a health fitness specialist (August ‘01-September ’02) at the UAW-Ford Health and Fitness Center in Dearborn, Mich.

She also was the program manager for the employee fitness center at the Owen Corning Headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, a position she was named to in January of ‘03.

A native of Toledo, Stahl holds a Level III certificate from the United States Rowing Association and is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a strength and conditioning specialist.

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Support Staff Heather Schlosberg Volunteer Assistant Coach Four Seasons Boston University ‘05

Heather Schlosberg is in her fourth season with the Notre Dame rowing staff. Schlosberg began assisting the Irish in the fall of 2008. For the 2008-2009 year, she helped with the first years, primarily working with the second novice eight and four. In the 2010-2011 year, Schlosberg focused on coxswain development and worked with a number of boats, including the third varsity eight, second varsity four, and the third varsity four. Currently, she is assisting with the varsity squad.

Schlosberg formerly worked at the University of Tennessee where she served as an assistant coach from 2006-2008. While at Tennessee, Schlosberg headed up primary coaching duties of the novice squad and managed all team travel.

The Lady Volunteers finished ninth and 11th at the NCAA Championship during her two years with the team.

Prior to Tennessee, Schlosberg directed the junior women’s program at the Minneapolis Rowing Club.

Starting as an assistant coach in ‘02, she rose in ranks to take over the head coach position in ‘05.

She then led the squad to its first-ever winning season culminating in a fourth place showing at the prestigious 2005 Head of the Charles Regatta in the youth women’s four event.

Schlosberg graduated cum laude from Boston University where she was a three-year varsity letter winner for their men’s crew team. She coxed the varsity eight to program best finishes in `05, including grand final appearances at both the Eastern Sprints and the IRA National Championship, and BU’s first cup win over Wisconsin since ‘95. She was named the Boston University Men’s Crew Scholar Athlete her senior year for graduating with the highest GPA amongst the team.

In the summer of ‘09, Schlosberg married Irish Associate Head Rowing Coach, Joe Schlosberg. The two reside in Granger.

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Kurt Butler Rigger Four Seasons Marietta College ‘92

Kurt Butler recently completed his fourth season as a member of the Irish coaching staff. He was named rigger for the Notre Dame rowing program in July 2008 after serving for seven seasons as head coach for the Notre Dame men’s crew club team.

As the rigger Butler is in charge of maintaining all equipment for the team and for the transportation of shells to competition sites.

While serving as the Head Coach of the ND Rowing Club, Butler also worked with the Western Reserve Rowing Association in Cleveland, Ohio from 2001-05 and was the head coach for the recreational masters, novice and experienced junior program. He guided his competitive masters team to victories at Canadian Henley and Masters Nationals.

Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Butler served as the assistant crew coach at Connecticut College for the 2000-01 season and was the crew coach at Oswego State University in the fall of 1998.

Butler began his coaching career in the fall of 1991 when he was appointed co-coach of the women’s program at Marietta College during his senior year. Four years later, he was named volunteer assistant coach at Purdue University for both the men’s and women’s teams, serving in that capacity from 1995-97. During his tenure with the Boilermaker program, he coached the women’s varsity eight crews to second and third-place finishes at the Dad Vail Regatta and a second-place finish representing the United States in the International Invitational at the Henley Women’s Regatta.

Butler earned his bachelor’s of science in petroleum engineering from Marietta College in 1992 and later received his master’s of science in management from Purdue University in `97.

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Keith Embray Associate Director – StudentWelfare & Development Rowing Administrator

Keith Embray is in his first year as associate director for student welfare and development, having been promoted to that post in November 2011 after one year as manager of student welfare and development. Prior to joining Notre Dame in 2010, Embray spent the previous four years as the program coordinator for the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program and as an adjunct professor of sociology at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah.

In his current role, Embray provides assistance in the total development of Notre Dame’s studentathletes. The office of Student Welfare and Development fosters the cultivation of skills that prepare student-athletes for life beyond college and athletics, as well as providing resources to succeed academically, athletically and personally at Notre Dame.

Embray specifically assists in the development, coordination, and implementation of programming for student-athletes in the following key areas: Academic Excellence, Athletic Success, Personal Development, Community Involvement, and Career Preparation. In addition, he is responsible for the creation and implementation of a comprehensive four-year career development plan for student-athletes, working in conjunction with various offices on campus, which include the Career Center, the Monogram Club and the Alumni Association. Embray also serves as the sport administrator for the Fighting Irish rowing program.

Embray is a graduate of the University of Utah where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s degree in sociology. He also received an MBA from Westminster College in December of 2009.

While at Utah, Embray was a member of the Utes’ football team, and he was elected as a team captain in his senior season and was voted the team’s defensive MVP that same year. Embray also was a two-time All-Western Athletic conference and all-academic selection as a defensive lineman.

He went on to play seven years of professional football in the Canadian Football League, Arena Football League and National Football League.

Originally hailing from San Diego, Calif., Embray currently resides in South Bend, Ind. and enjoys movies and music.

The five-member senior class of CT Hwang, Morgan Kelley, Erin McConnell, Katie Suyo and Valerie Brencher (left to right) helped secure Notre Dame’s ninth-consecutive BIG EAST Championship in 2012.

Student-Athletes Valerie Brencher Senior 5-8 Lumberton, N.J. Holy Cross AS A SENIOR: Started the season rowing for multiple boats for the Irish … earned first monogram … helped the third varsity four boat to the victory (7:32.40) at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite against Kansas and Buffalo … also placed second against Virginia as a member of the third varsity four on March 17, crossing in 7:43.02, before earning a heat victory on March 18 against Kansas in a time of 7:32.40 … finished third in the third varsity eight match against Ohio State (7:24.46), but would come back to finish first with the same boat the next day against Purdue with a time of 7:02.88 … claimed a pair of first place finishes with the third varsity eight boat at the Virginia Invite, stopping the clock in 7:04.00 to defeat Clemson and Northeastern and 7:04.80 to hold off San Diego and Penn … in third race of Virginia Invite, finished second to Virginia with a time of 6:58.80 … also helped third varsity eight crew secure a first place finish (7:10.90) over the field in the BIG EAST Invite after winning the preliminary race against Iowa and Rutgers in 7:14.00 … raced in the third varsity eight boat for the Irish in the BIG EAST Championship, helping the team to a first place finish with a time of 7:04.391 … earned a spot in the final after claiming the prelim victory with a mark of 6:55.967.

AS A JUNIOR: Competed in multiple boats throughout the spring season for the Irish … competed in two events against Buffalo … came in third place (7:08.08) behind Buffalo and another Notre Dame boat in the varsity four race … followed the varsity four performance with a win (6:28.9) in the third varsity eight – lightweight race to finish the day … competed in two more events in Indianapolis … was part of the victorious second varsity eight team that crossed the line at 7:24.0 and nudged out Purdue and Eastern Michigan … completed a double dip of wins later in the day when her second varsity four crossed the line ahead of

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Indiana and a second Notre Dame team at 7:37.4 … participated with the third varsity eight boat at the BIG EAST Championship … qualified for the BIG EAST Championship grand finals by placing first in preliminaries with a time of 7:22.21 … went on to win the BIG EAST Championship final by stopping the clocks at 7:03.24 … placed fourth (7:51.68) at the Oak Ridge Regional Grand Final in the open four race behind Virginia “A,” Clemson, and Virginia “B” … qualified for the grand finals by placing second in heat A behind Virginia “A” … teamed up with Megan Keegan in the varsity pair race at the Head of the Rock Regatta (19:47.33) … member of the varsity eight Notre Dame “B” boat that

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took ninth place, clocking in at 16:39.58 … guided team with a time of 14:49.8 vs. Tulsa for a fifth-place finish.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Raced with the second varsity eight boat to start the spring season before moving to the varsity four boat … opened with two heat victories over Buffalo and Duke after posting times of 5:14.5 and 5:18.3, respectively … returned to the water two weeks later, finishing in third place against Michigan and Michigan State after recording a mark of 6:54.9 … the next day, captured a heat victory against the likes of Buffalo, Indiana, Purdue and Eastern Michigan, stopping the clock at 7:20.7 …

against USC and UCLA, rowed with the varsity four boat and earned a pair of second-place finishes … in the morning session against USC, stopped the clock at 7:56.90 and in the afternoon against UCLA, completed the course in a time of 8:53.03 … captured the prelim victory at the BIG EAST Championships with the varsity four after posting a 7:56.782 … went on to win grand final gold with a race-winning time of 8:08.885 … earned a berth in the petite final at the Central/South Sprints, finishing in third place after posting a time of 7:35.33 … began fall at the Head of the Rock by helping row the varsity eight “2” boat to a ninth-place finish in the 23 boat race, finishing in a time of 16:08.61 … also rowed in the varsity four “4” boat at the Head of the Rock, completing the course in 17:49.50 to finish in 11th place … sat in the varsity four “B” boat against Indiana and Iowa on the St. Joseph River in South Bend, finishing tenth in 15:34.70 … helped row the varsity eight “B” boat to a time of 13:20.8 and a third-place finish in their flight against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State on the St. Joseph River … named to the BIG EAST AllAcademic Team.

AS A FRESHMAN: Began spring season rowing as a member of the first novice eight

boat against Michigan State in Lansing, Mich. … helped her crew complete the course in a time of 8:06.59 and earn a second-place finish to the host Spartans … the following day helped first novice eight boat earn a race victory over Indiana and Purdue, posting a winning time of 6:15.40 … opened up the regatta at Ohio State in the morning session by helping her boat cross the finish line at 6:59.13, earning the second-place result … sat with the same crew in the afternoon session, knocking nearly six seconds off of the morning time and earning the race victory over the Minnesota with a time of 6:53.80 … helped the novice eight finish in 7:24.704 at the BIG EAST Championships, which earned the boat the fastest time in the qualifying heat … later rowed in the Grand Final and earned a second-place finish with a final time of 7:08.309, falling to only Syracuse (7:01.713) … helped guide the novice eight boat to a fifth place finish at the South/ Central Sprints with a time of 6:42.80 after finishing fourth in the preliminary heat (6:52.11) and sixth in the semifinals (6:43.60) … made an immediate impact for the Irish, rowing as a member of the Notre Dame “D” boat at the Head of the Rock in the varsity eight race, helping the crew earn a 17th-

place finish with a race time of 18:15.00 … was a member of the winning crew in the novice eight race at the Head of the Rock, the Notre Dame “A” boat, stopping the clock in a time of 17:29.50 … competed in the varsity eight race at the Southland Regatta as a member of the Notre Dame “D” boat, finishing the event in a time of 18:27.46.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed for both the rowing and field hockey teams while attending Holy Cross High School … was selected as team captain of the rowing team in her senior year … competed with the US Rowing Club in both 2006 and 2008, earning a gold in the 2006 US Club Nationals Junior B 8+ and a bronze in the Junior B Quad … later earned her second gold while competing in the `08 US Club Nationals Junior Quad A … participated in National Honor Society and mock trial, as well as being a part of the Edward Bloustine Distinguished Scholars Program … born in Mount Holly, N.J. … daughter of William and Patricia Brencher … has two sisters, Alison and Michelle … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a dual degree in finance and math.

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Student-Athletes CT Hwang Senior 5-7 Chesterfield, Mo. Parkway Central AS A SENIOR: Rowed for multiple Irish boats throughout the season… earned third monogram … started the season with a trio of races for the first varsity four boat at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, capped by a win over Alabama and Jacksonville (7:33.40) in the first race of the day … in other two races of the day, finished second to Minnesota in 7:27.48 before finishing behind Tennessee in the final race of the event in 7:22.33 … remained with the varsity four in a heads up race against Ohio State, finishing second with a time of 7:49.13 … the following day, helped the crew to the win over Indiana and Louisville in 7:35.22 … made the move into the third varsity eight at the Virginia Invite, earning a win over Clemson and Northeastern in the morning session in a time of 7:04.00 … after the team finished second against Virginia with a mark of 6:58.80, returned to the top of the podium against San Diego and Penn with a winning time of 7:04.80 … led the third varsity eight boat to a 7:14.00 time and first in the BIG EAST Invite qualifier before switching to the third varsity four prior to the finals and claiming a victory in 8:02.30 … helped third varsity eight boat qualify for grand finals at the BIG EAST Championship, winning with a time of 6:55.967 in prelims … in the grand final, raced to victory in 7:04.391 to claim the gold over Syracuse, Connecticut and Louisville.

AS A JUNIOR: Named BIG EAST Crew of the Week with varsity four boat April 21 … rowed with the varsity four boat during the spring season … finished in second place behind Buffalo in the first race of the spring, clocking in at 7:02.04 … notched first victory of the spring with a first place finish in Indianapolis against Indiana, Purdue, Eastern Michigan, and a second Notre Dame boat while posting a time of 7:56.0 … qualified for the Lake Natoma Invitational Group “B” final by finishing second (7:17.37) and first (7:27.0) in two preliminary heats against

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California and Oregon State, and Stanford and Sacramento State, respectively … placed second in the Finale behind Wisconsin with a finishing time of 7:23.13 … won the BIG EAST Championship in the varsity four with a time of 7:31.36 … got her ticket punched to the finals by placing first in the preliminary round with a time of 7:50.91 … placed second behind Virginia in the Oak Ridge Regional Finale with a finishing time of 7:22.52 … sat in the Notre Dame varsity four “B” boat that took ninth place, crossing the line at 18:06.36 in the Head of the Rock Regatta … member of the varsity eight Notre Dame “C” boat that posted a time of 17:17.78 in the same regatta … came in sixth place as part of the Notre Dame “4” boat in the varsity eight race vs. Tulsa (15:11.3).

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AS A SOPHOMORE: Rowed with the second varsity four boat during the spring season … secured a pair of race victories in two heats against Buffalo to kick off the schedule … won the first heat in a time of 6:25.2 before snagging heat two with a time of 6:10.0 … returned to the water two weeks later against Michigan State, finishing second with a time of 8:02.5 … the following day, earned a second-place finish against Buffalo, Purdue and Indiana, crossing the finish line at 8:41.5 … captured grand final gold for the Irish at the BIG EAST Championships, pacing the field with a time of 8:24.238 … rowed with the open four “A” boat at the Central/South Sprints … the boat received a spot in the C final after placing fourth in the prelim heat (7:56.74) and then

first in the semifinal race (7:55.50) … in the C final, the crew went on to finish in first with a mark of 7:42.50 … at the Head of the Rock Regatta, began with a ninth-place finish in the collegiate eight race with a 16:08.61 mark … also raced in the collegiate four race, adding a sixth-place finish in a time of 17:24.06 … in the varsity four race against Indiana and Iowa, picked up a tenth-place finish with a time of 15:34.7 … the varsity eight flight 1 race ended with a third-place finish for the Notre Dame “B” boat as they crossed the line in 13:20.8 … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed with the second novice eight crew for the spring season … helped her boat capture second place against Michigan State as the boat finished the race in 8:46.90 … the next day the boat went on to capture a second-place finish against Indiana and Purdue as they stopped the clock at 6:35.90 … sat with the second novice eight crew as they earned a two-race sweep at the four-team regatta at Ohio State

… the boat was victorious in the morning session over Ohio State with a winning time of 7:11.12 … in the afternoon session the boat was able to earn the victory over Minnesota on their way to shaving over seven seconds off of the morning time and finishing in 7:04.00 … helped novice eight boat capture the best qualifying time at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 7:24..704 and later helped the boat grab the silver, stopping the clock at 7:08.309 in the grand final … at the South/Central Sprints, rowed as a member of the open varsity four boat, helping it claim a spot in the C Final by completing the prelim heat in fifth (7:29.81) and then placing second in the semifinal heat (7:12.20) … helped her boat claim fourth place in the C Final with a final time of 7:18.13 … competed in the varsity eight race at the Head of the Rock as a member of the Notre Dame “F” boat, completing the course in 22:09.30 … competed again at the Head of the Rock in the novice eight boat race with the Notre Dame “C” boat … the crew

stopped the clock with a time of 22:25.60 showing, good for 14th place … raced in the novice eight race at the Southland Regatta in the Notre Dame “A” boat … the team finished in 16th place, finishing the course in 20:46.16.

PREP AND PERSONAL: A three-sport athlete, competing in track, cross country and basketball … earned a total of nine letters for her efforts in those sports … was named track team captain in junior and senior seasons, helping guide Parkway Central High to a conference and regional crown in `08 … was also selected to the all-conference team in track junior and senior year … was a member of the National Honor Society, along with serving as the student body officer for Student Council … born in Tao-Yuan, Taiwan … daughter of Der-Chyan Hwang and Melody Shue … has one sibling, Jonathan … graduated from the College of Science with a degree in biological sciences.

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Student-Athletes Morgan Kelley Senior 5-9 Windermere, FL Olympia AS A SENIOR: Mainstay with varsity eight boat for duration of season … named CRCA Central All-Region selection for first time of Irish career … member of BIG EAST Crew of the Week for May 2 as part of varsity eight boat … earned fourth monogram … won three straight at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite with the first varsity eight boat, capped off with a Sunday victory over Tennessee (6:23.00) … also earned victory over Alabama and Jacksonville in the first race of the regatta, stopping the clock at 6:34.40, as well as Minnesota and Kansas with a winning time of 6:25.90 … helped the team post a time of 6:35.39 against Ohio State in a second-place finish … competed in the first varsity eight’s second-place finish the following day, topping Louisville and Purdue with a time of 6:27.70 … earned a pair of victories at the Virginia Invite with the varsity eight … began the day with a win over Clemson, stopping the clock at 6:27.60 … after finishing second to Virginia in the second race of the day with a time of 6:35.40, bounced back to defeat both Penn and San Diego after clocking a winning time of 6:40.80 … headed west to compete in the Stanford Women’s Invitational, racing heads up against both USC and Stanford … finished second in both races, crossing at 6:32.20 against USC and 6:31.70 against Stanford … captured victory at the BIG EAST Invite posting a 6:41.00 in the grand final over Syracuse, Iowa, and Louisville … earned a spot in the finals after winning preliminary heat over Iowa and West Virginia … recognized with the varsity eight boat as boat of the week… took home the BIG EAST Championship first varsity eight grand final title after finishing in 6:31.724 to best Syracuse, Louisville, and Georgetown … entered as the top-seeded boat in the finals after winning preliminary heat in 6:22.016 … participated in 2012 NCAA Championship held on Mercer Lake in Mercer, N.J. … finished fifth in preliminary

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heat after crossing at 7:04.44 and moved into the third finals after crossing in seventh in repechage heat with a time of 7:07.98 … placed fourth in third finals with a time of 6:40.33 to place 16th overall in the varsity eight competition.

AS A JUNIOR: Rowed with the second varsity eight boat in the spring season for the Irish … won her first race of the spring when the second varsity eight boat went up against Buffalo and finished the race in 6:17.16 … finished behind Indiana in Indianapolis while beating Purdue in a second varsity eight race and clocking in at 7:37.9 … placed second at the Lake Natoma Invitational finals with the second varsity eight behind only Wisconsin stopping the clock at 6:45.2 … qualified for the finals by placing second in both preliminary heats … won the BIG EAST Championship in second varsity eight with a

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time of 6:49.1 … qualified for grand finals with a prelim time of 7:06.62 … placed third (6:44.92) in the Oak Ridge Regional Final behind Virginia and Clemson … qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat after stopping the clock at 6:55.13 … did not row in the fall season.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Entered secondstraight season as a member of the Irish varsity eight boat during the spring season … against Duke and Buffalo, finished second in the opening heat of two after crossing the line in 5:05.7 … emerged victorious in the second heat after racing across the gate at 5:12.3 … returned to the water two weeks later, finishing in third place against Michigan and Michigan State with a time of 6:46.9 … captured a heat victory against Indiana, Purdue, Buffalo and Eastern Michigan the next day, freezing the clock at 7:06.0 …

against USC and UCLA, earned a pair of second-place finishes … stopped the clock at 6:52.07 in the morning session against the Trojans and crossed the line at 7:36.33 in the afternoon race against the Bruins … helped her boat to a sweep at the BIG EAST Championships, winning the prelim heat with a mark of 6:53.989 before going on to win the grand final with a race-winning time of 7:17.587 … secured a lane in the petite final at the Central/South Sprints and went on to earn a fourth-place finish in the race with a pace of 6:44.52 … gained a fifthplace finish at the Head of the Rock Regatta in the highest-finishing collegiate eight boat with a 15:48.08 finishing time … also grabbed a second-place, 16:53.45 finish in an Irish collegiate four boat at the regatta … rowed in the varsity four “A” boat against Indiana and Iowa, finishing 11th with a 15:24.7 mark … against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State, raced in the varsity eight “A” boat in flight 2, finishing third in 13:05.9.

AS A FRESHMAN: Continued to row with the varsity eight boats in the spring, sitting in with the second varsity eight squad … earned BIG EAST Crew of the Week honors (April 8) for the boats efforts at the San Diego Crew Classic … sat in the second-place finishing boat in the opening race of the spring

against Michigan State, crossing the line in 7:32.03 … helped row the second varsity eight to a race win the next day against both Indiana and Purdue, as the crew completed the course in 5:46.60 for the victory … participated in the San Diego Crew Classic, helping the Irish boat qualify for the Grand Final by earning a second place finish in the qualifying heat with a time of 7:06.49 … in the Grand Final helped the crew earn a fifthplace finish with a race time of 7:09.47 … rowed in the morning session of the regatta at Ohio State, helping her boat finish third in a time of 6:41.14 … the boat was able to grab second place in the afternoon session, beating Minnesota and completing the course nearly five seconds faster in 6:36.78 … helped the second varsity eight to two race victories at the BIG EAST Championships, winning the qualifying heat with a time of 7:11.400 and later capturing the fourth Irish gold medal on the day by winning the grand final in 6:42.547 … helped her varsity eight boat qualify for the Petite Final by finishing the prelim heat in third place (6:39.59) and the semifinal heat in fifth (6:17.00) … in the Petite Final, grabbed fifth place with a time of 6:24.10 … rowed as a member of the Notre Dame “D” boat at the Head of the Rock Regatta varsity eight race … crew was able

to cross the finish line in a time of 18:15.00, good for 17th place overall … competed in the novice eight race later in the day on the Notre Dame “A” boat, helping the team claim the top spot with a finishing time of 17:29.50 … was lone freshman to row for the Notre Dame “A” boat in the varsity eight race at the Southland Regatta, helping the crew to a 14th place finish by crossing the finish line in 17:21.43 … crew raced in the varsity eight final “D”, earning the victory with a winning time of 7:08.50.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Was a standout rower for Orlando Area Rowing Society (OARS) while at Olympia High School … lettered in all four years for the group as well as being named MVP every year … led team to regional championships during junior and senior years … earned national ranking for her efforts sophomore and junior year … was a member of the National Honor Society … born in Winter Park, Fla. … daughter of Richard and Lisa Kelley … has three sisters: Mary Catherine, Elizabeth and Bridget … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a dual degree in management, information technology and Arabic.

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Student-Athletes Erin McConnell Senior 6-0 Simsbury, CT Simsbury AS A SENIOR: Rowed as part of varsity eight boat during senior season … part of BIG EAST Crew of the Week for May 2 … earned fourth monogram … finished fifth overall and second among colleges with a time of 18:40.01 … began spring season with a victory with the varsity eight over Alabama and Jacksonville at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, stopping the clock at 6:34.40 … also won against both Minnesota and Kansas in a three-boat race with a pace of 6:25.90 and Tennessee with a time of 6:23.00 …… placed second against Ohio State in a dual race, stopping the clock at 6:35.39 … the following day, finished second to Indiana in a four-boat race against the Hoosiers, Louisville and Purdue after finishing in 6:27.70 … earned a pair of race wins at the Virginia Invite, winning over Clemson and Northeastern in 7:04.00 before defeating Penn and San Diego in 6:40.80 … also crossed second to Virginia at that event with a time of 6:35.40 … posted a pair of secondplace results at the Stanford Women’s Invitational against USC and Stanford… finished in 6:32.20 against the Trojans before improving on that time in the afternoon (6:31.70) against the Cardinal … won grand finals of the BIG EAST Invite after defeating Syracuse, Iowa and Louisville with a time of 6:41.00 after qualifying for the race with a prelim win over Iowa and West Virginia … advanced to the grand final at the BIG EAST Championship after claiming the preliminary victory with a time of 6:22.016 … won the gold medal in the event, one of five total on the day for the Irish, after crossing in 6:31.724 … rowed for the varsity eight at the NCAA Championships, placing fifth in the preliminary heat with a time of 7:04.44 … placed seventh in the repechage heat, followed by a fourth place time of 6:40.33 in the third final to place 16th overall.

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boat … was victorious in her first race of the spring when the second varsity eight boat went up against Buffalo and finished the race in 6:17.16 … finished behind Indiana in Indianapolis while beating Purdue in a second varsity eight race with a time of 7:37.9 … placed second at the Lake Natoma Invitational finals for second varsity eight behind only Wisconsin, stopping the clock at 6:45.2 … qualified for the finals by placing second in both preliminary heats … won the BIG EAST Championship in second varsity eight with a time of 6:49.1 … qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat after finishing with a time of 7:06.62 … placed third (6:44.92) in the Oak Ridge Regional Final behind Virginia and Clemson … qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat stopping the clock at (6:55.13) … helped her varsity pair boat to a time of 19:41.19 at the Head of the Rock Regatta … a member of the Notre Dame varsity eight “B” boat that finished in ninth

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place, crossing the line at 16:39.58 … guided the Notre Dame “3” to a fifth-place finish in the varsity eight race vs. Tulsa (14:49.8).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Opened the spring season as a member of the second varsity eight before making the move to the varsity eight boat starting with the regatta against USC and UCLA … captured a pair of heat victories in the opening event against Duke and Buffalo, finishing the first race in a time of 5:14.5 and the second one in 5:18.3 … two weeks later, returned to action against Michigan and Michigan State, finishing in third place with a time of 6:54.9 … the following day, captured a race victory against Buffalo, Indiana, Purdue and Eastern Michigan after stopping the clock at 7:20.7 … posted a pair of second-place finishes against USC and UCLA, finishing the morning race against the Trojans in a time of 6:52.07 and the afternoon heat against the Bruins in a time of 7:36.33 … at the BIG EAST

Championships, qualified for the grand final after taking the prelim heat in a time of 6:53.989 … went on to win the grand final after pacing the field at a 7:17.587 clip … secured a berth into the petite final at the Central/South Sprints, finishing in fourth place with a final time of 6:44.52.

AS A FRESHMAN: A member of the Notre Dame second varsity eight boat for the spring season … earned BIG EAST Crew of the Week honors (April 8) for the boats efforts at the San Diego Crew Classic … opened up against Michigan State and helped the crew earn a second-place finish against the Spartans with a final time of 7:32.03 … awarded with BIG EAST Crew of the Week honors for the week of April 8 for the boats results at the San Diego Crew Classic … the following day her boat earned a race victory over the likes of both Indiana and Purdue, crossing the finish line with a victorious time of 5:46.60 … competed in the San Diego Crew Classic, where she helped her boat qualify for the Grand Final by qualifying second in their heat with a race time of 7:06.49

… went on to finish fifth in the Grand Final the following day, stopping the clock at 7:09.47 … had a two-race day at the fourteam regatta at Ohio State … in the morning session she helped her crew cross the line at 6:41.14, earning them third place in the race … the boat returned to action in the afternoon session and earned a second-place finish with a race time of 6:36.78 … helped second varsity eight boat to two race victories at the BIG EAST Championships, winning the qualifying heat in 7:11.400 and later capturing the gold medal in the six-boat grand final in a winning time of 6:42.547 … saw her boat qualify for the Petite Finals at the South/ Central Sprints, earning a lane by finishing second in the prelim heat (6:37.83) and following that up with a fourth-place result in the semifinal heat (6:16.00) … in the Petite Final, secured the race win by posting a time of 6:27.10 to hold off Iowa … was a member of the Notre Dame “D” boat in the varsity eight race at the Head of the Rock, finishing the race in a time of 18:15.00 … was a part of the winning crew, Notre Dame “A”, in the

novice eight race at Head of the Rock, finishing in a time of 17:29.50 … competed in the varsity eight race at the Southland Regatta with the Notre Dame “C” boat, completing the course in 17:46.69, good for 19th place … the boat later competed in the varsity eight final “E”, finishing 4th in the race with a time of 7:32.50.

PREP & PERSONAL: Swam and rowed at Simsbury High School in Simsbury, Conn., earning a total of five varsity letters between the sports … helped rowing team to state championship as a sophomore and was team captain as a senior … attended the Women’s Jr. National Team Selection and Development Camps in 2006 … National Honor Society member … daughter of Jim and Lisa McConnell … has two brothers, John and Matthew … comes from a line of lacrosse players, as uncle Jeff McLellan played at Amherst College and grandfather Gerald McLellan played at UMass … graduated from the College of Science with a dual degree in pre-professional studies and psychology.

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Student-Athletes Katie Suyo Senior 5-8 Yardley, PA The Pennington School AS A SENIOR: Rowed in multiple boats for the Irish during final campaign with the Irish … two-time member of BIG EAST Crew of the Week (April 19, April 25) as part of varsity four boat … earned fourth monogram … opened the spring sitting with the varsity four boat at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite … started the year by claiming a win over Alabama and Jacksonville in a time of 7:33.40 … finished second to Minnesota in the second heat of the day with a time of 7:27.48 before crossing second to Tennessee with a time of 7:22.33 in the final race of the event … moved into the third varsity eight against Ohio State, finishing third in a time of 7:24.46 … rebounded the following day with the third varsity eight boat to earn a victory over a pair of Purdue crews with a time of 7:02.88 … returned to the varsity four boat at the Virginia Invite, earning two race victories in three heats … opened the event with a win over Clemson after crossing in 7:31.30 and closed out the festivities by knocking off Penn and San Diego in 7:34.10 … also placed second to eventual national champion Virginia with a mark of 7:34.30 … at the Stanford Women’s Invitational, earned head-to-head wins over both USC and Stanford, knocking off the Trojans with a time of 7:17.84 before defeating the Cardinal in 7:28.10 … turned in dominant performance with the varsity four at the BIG EAST Invite, winning the prelims with a time of 7:37.30 before claiming the grand final in 7:44.90 … at the BIG EAST Championship, advanced into the grand final as the top seed after winning the preliminary heats in 7:14.000 … placed second in the grand final after crossing in 7:31.428 … competed with the four at the NCAA Championship, earning a berth into the semifinal heats after placing fourth in the prelims (7:32.14) and second in the respective repechage heat (7:51.50) … finished fifth in semifinal heat (7:21.20) before crossing second in the Petite Finals to UCLA with a

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mark of 7:25.35, good for eighth place overall in the event.

AS A JUNIOR: Competed with the second varsity eight boat for the entire spring season … was victorious in her first race of the spring when the second varsity eight boat went up against Buffalo and finished the race in 6:17.16 … finished behind Indiana in Indianapolis while beating Purdue in a second varsity eight race after clocking in at 7:37.9 … crossed the line in second at the Lake Natoma Invitational finals in the second varsity eight behind only Wisconsin, stopping the clock at 6:45.2 … qualified for the finals by placing second in both preliminary heats … placed first at the BIG EAST Championship in the second varsity eight with a time of 6:49.1 … qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat after crossing the finish line at 7:06.62 … placed third (6:44.92) in the Oak Ridge Regional Final behind Virginia

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and Clemson … qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat stopping the clock at (6:55.13) … teamed up with Paige White in the varsity pair race in the Head of the Rock Regatta to take 16th place (18:57.86) … helped guide the Notre Dame varsity eight “A” boat to a fifth-place finish at Head of the Rock Regatta stopping the clock in a time of 16:23.88 … member of the Notre Dame varsity eight “1” boat that took home first place vs. Tulsa finishing in a time of 14:13.1 … sat in the Notre Dame varsity four “2” boat that finished in a time of 11:59.6.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Rowed with the second varsity eight boat during the spring schedule … earned a pair of heat wins against Buffalo and Duke to get the slate underway, finishing in times of 5:14.5 and 5:18.3 in the first and second heats, respectively … placed third in a race against Michigan and Michigan State after finishing

the course in a time of 6:54.9 … the following day, earned a race win against Buffalo, Indiana, Purdue and Eastern Michigan after pacing the field with a time of 7:20.7 … finished second against both USC and UCLA, stopping the clock at 7:11.83 in the morning against the Trojans and at 7:53.21 in the afternoon against the Bruins … victorious in the prelim heat at the BIG EAST Championships after posting a time of 7:05.373 … went on to win grand final gold after completing the course in 7:21.397 … at the Central/South Sprints, earned a lane in the petite finals and finished in fifth place after recording a time of 7:08.19 … began fall by rowing in the varsity eight “2” boat at the Head of the Rock, placing ninth out of 23 boats in 16:08.61 … sat in the varsity four “B” boat against Indiana and Iowa in South Bend, grabbing a tenth-place result with a time of 15:34.70 … rowed with the varsity eight “B” boat, finishing third in their heat against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State with a 13:20.80 mark … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

AS A FRESHMAN: Moved to the Notre Dame first varsity four boat for the spring season … in opener against Michigan State, helped her boat to a second-place finish

against the Spartans with a time of 8:29.18 … rebounded for a race win the next day against Indiana and Purdue with a victorious time of 6:49.80, as the Irish place first, second and third in the race … placed third in both the morning session (7:24.10) and afternoon session (7:25.07) at the four-team regatta hosted by Ohio State … posted two wins at the BIG EAST Championships, capturing the prelim victory (7:53.814) before winning the gold medal in the grand final in a time of 7:36.622 … at the South/Central Sprints, helped her boat qualify for the Grand Finals, the only Irish boat to do so … the boat earned a spot in the race by finishing second in the prelim heat (7:22.08) and third in the semifinal race (6:59.10) … went on to finish sixth place in the Grand Final with a time of 7:13.40 … was part of the Notre Dame “D” crew in the varsity eight race at the Head of the Rock that earned a 17th place finish (highest of any Irish boat) with a final time of 18:15.00 … helped the Notre Dame “A” crew capture the title in the novice eight competition with a wining time of 17:29.50 … at the Southland Regatta, competed in the varsity eight race with the Notre Dame “C” boat and helped capture 19th place in a time of 17:46.69 … crew earned spot in the varsity

eight final “D” where they finished 4th in a time of 7:32.50.

PREP & PERSONAL: Four-year letter winner in both rowing and swimming at The Pennington School in Pennington, New Jersey … served as the varsity girls team captain at the Mercer Junior Rowing Club … attended the U.S. Junior National Development Junior A Camp in 2007, with a season highlighted by a 3rd place finish in the Junior A four boat regatta at the USRowing Club National Championships in Camden, N.J. … Placed first in the varsity eight boat competition at the Northeast Mid-Atlantic Junior District Championship and at the Reading Amateur Regatta in Reading, England, in 2006 … National Honor Society member and four-time gold medal recipient of Congressional Award for completing 400 hours of volunteer public service, 200 hours of personal development, 200 hours of physical fitness, and a minimum of four overnights on an expedition of exploration … born in Nashua, New Hampshire … daughter of James and Nancy Suyo … has one sibling, brother Kevin … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in marketing.

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Student-Athletes Paige Aiello Junior 5-6 Rochester Hills, MI Notre Dame Preparatory AS A JUNIOR: Maintained spot with second varsity eight boat for second straight season … named BIG EAST Crew of the Week (March 29) … earned second monogram … opened with a perfect 3-0 weekend at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite … began the event with a win over Alabama after crossing in 6:43.60 before knocking off both Minnesota and Kansas in the second race in 6:33.00 … ended the weekend with a win over Tennessee after stopping the clock at 6:29.60 … finished second to Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, crossing the line at 6:44.25 … beat Indiana, Louisville, and Purdue the following day with a time of 6:34.66 … at the Virginia Invite, posted a pair of victories in three races over the weekend … began the event with a victory over Clemson after crossing in 6:42.50 and finished with a victory over both Penn and San Diego with a time of 6:50.20 … also crossed just behind Virginia in the third race of the event with a mark of 6:48.80 … competed at the Stanford Women’s Invitational against both USC and Stanford … placed second against the Trojans with a time of 6:40.10 before claiming a win over the Cardinal in the afternoon in 6:37.80 … advanced to the grand finals at the BIG EAST Invite after winning the preliminary heat in 6:40.10 and later claimed the gold after defeating Syracuse, Iowa and Louisville with a time of 6:47.40 … earned the top lane at the BIG EAST Championship after finishing with the fastest time in prelims at 6:30.830 … went on to win gold, one of five on the day for the Irish, after defeating Syracuse, Louisville and Connecticut with a mark of 6:40.703 … rowed for the second varsity eight boat at the NCAA Championships in Mercer N.J. … finished fifth in the preliminary heat with a time of 7:00.60, followed by a 7:01.08 showing in the repechage heat to move on to the third final … won the second varsity eight third final over Cornell, Michigan State, and Harvard with a time of

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6:47.00 to finish 13th overall in the 16-boat field.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Raced the entire spring season with the second varsity eight boat … was victorious in her first race of the spring as the second varsity eight boat went up against Buffalo and finished the race in 6:17.16 … finished behind Indiana in Indianapolis while beating Purdue in a second varsity eight race after clocking in at 7:37.9 … placed second at the Lake Natoma Invitational finals for second varsity eight behind only Wisconsin, stopping the clock at 6:45.2 … qualified for the finals by placing second in both preliminary heats … placed first at the BIG EAST Championship in second varsity eight with a time of 6:49.1 … won the preliminary heat (7:06.62) to qualify for the BIG EAST Championship grand finals … placed third (6:44.92) in the Oak Ridge Regional Final behind Virginia and Clemson … qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat stopping the clock at (6:55.13) … raced to a 13th-place finish in the women’s varsity eight Notre Dame “C” boat at the Head of the Rock Regatta in a time of 17:17.78 … stopped the clock at 15:11.3 in the varsity eight Notre Dame “4” boat vs. Tulsa on the St. Joe River.

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed with novice eight for the entirety of the spring season … captured both heat victories against Buffalo in the opening regatta, posting a time of 5:26.0 in heat one and 5:30.5 in heat two … finished third against Michigan and Michigan State, posting a time of 7:07.8 … defeated Indiana, Buffalo, Purdue and Eastern Michigan the following day with a 7:49.9 clip … earned a pair of second-place results

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against USC and UCLA, finishing at 7:20.36 in the morning against the Trojans and 8:12.67 in the afternoon against the Bruins … captured the prelim heat at the BIG EAST Championships in a time of 7:26.996 before grabbing the grand final victory in 7:32.732 … helped her boat reach the grand final at the Central/South Sprints, ending in sixth place with a mark of 7:00.76 … competed in both the collegiate eight and novice eight races at the Head of the Rock Regatta … her boat earned a 21st-place finish in the collegiate eight race, crossing the line at 18:09.89 … in the novice eight race the boat crossed in seventh place, posting a time of 18:41.81 … raced with the Notre Dame “A” novice eight boat at the Irish’s home meet against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State … her crew was able to finish in fourth place in flight one, stopping the clock at 14:31.40 … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Played midfield and forward for her high school soccer team while at Notre Dame Preparatory, lettering all four seasons … helped her team earn conference championships during her junior and senior years … was also named an all-conference, all-city and all-state selection in each of those seasons … served as the team captain and was named MVP during her senior campaign after leading the team in scoring for the year … served as vice president of the National Honor Society … born in Rochester Hills, Mich. … daughter of Mark and June Aiello … father attended Notre Dame Law School … has two siblings Taylor and Tommy … majoring in science business in the College of Science, while studying science business.

Teresa Blumenstein Junior 5-4 Westmont, NJ Paul VI High School AS A JUNIOR: Competed with the second varsity eight boat for second consecutive season … named BIG EAST Crew of the Week (March 29) … earned second monogram … posted a perfect ledger at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite to begin the spring schedule … opened with a victory over Alabama with a time of 6:43.60 before defeating both Minnesota and Kansas in a three-boat race in 6:33.00 … concluded the weekend with a victory over Tennessee in 6:29.60 … finished second to Ohio State in a dual race in Columbus, Ohio, stopping the clock at 6:44.25 … the following day, returned to the water against Indiana, Louisville and Purdue, winning the four-boat race in 6:34.66 … had another great weekend with the second varsity eight boat at the Virginia Invite winning two of three and posting a best time of 6:42.50 in the win over Clemson … took part in the Stanford Women’s Invitational, finishing second to USC after crossing in 6:40.10 before earning a win over Stanford in the afternoon in 6:37.80 … after placing first in the BIG EAST Invite prelims, went on to win the grand final over Syracuse, Iowa, and Louisville (6:47.40) … finished the BIG EAST Championship off with a win in the second varsity eight grand final with a time of 6:40.703, beating rivals Syracuse, Louisville and Connecticut … earned the top lane in the grand final after winning the prelims in a time of 6:30.830 … went to the NCAA Championships with the second varsity eight boat … finished fifth in the preliminary, followed by a 7:01.08 fourth-place time in the repechage heat to move on to the third final … helped the Irish claim victory in the third final with a two second victory over Cornell to earn 13th place overall in the 16-boat field.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed with second varsity eight in every race this spring for the Irish … was victorious in her first race of the spring as the second varsity eight boat

went up against Buffalo and finished the race in 6:17.16 … finished behind Indiana in Indianapolis while beating Purdue in a second varsity eight race after clocking in at 7:37.9 … placed second at the Lake Natoma Invitational finals with second varsity eight behind only Wisconsin stopping the clock at 6:45.2 … qualified for the finals by placing second in both preliminary heats … won the BIG EAST Championship in second varsity eight with a time of 6:49.1 … qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat (7:06.62) over Syracuse, West Virginia, and Connecticut … placed third (6:44.92) in the Oak Ridge Regional Final behind Virginia and Clemson … qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat, stopping the clock at (6:55.13) … helped the Notre Dame varsity eight “C” to a 13th-place finish with a time of 17:17.78 in the Head of the Rock Regatta … member of the varsity eight Notre Dame “2” boat that finished fourth vs.

Tulsa (14:47.1) … guided the Notre Dame “3” boat to a seventh-place finish in varsity four action, crossing the line at 12:15.5.

AS A FRESHMAN: Entered the spring schedule as a member of the second novice eight … moved up to the novice eight boat for the final two events of the regular season (BIG EAST Championships, Central/South Sprints) … helped her boat finish third in the first heat of racing against Buffalo from Oak Ridge, posting a time of 5:36.5 … won the second heat of the day against the Bulls with a time of 5:30.5 … competed against Michigan and Michigan State in a three-boat race, finishing third in a time of 7:35.3 … following day, raced against Purdue and

earned the race win, stopping the clock at 8:02.8 … secured the preliminary heat victory (7:26.996) and Grand Final win (7:32.732) at the BIG EAST Championships … advanced to the Grand Final with the novice eight boat at the Central/South Sprints, finishing sixth with a time of 7:00.76 … earned the berth after finishing second in prelims (7:06.28) and in the semifinals (7:05.90) … raced in second competition of the fall season with a novice eight boat in a single-boat time trial on the St. Joseph River, crossing the finish line in 16:02.20 … raced the following day as a member of the Notre Dame “B” novice eight boat against Indiana and Michigan State, finishing third in the four-boat field with a final time of 15:14.90 … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Attended high school at Paul VI High School in Westmont, N.J. … competed in three sports (winter track and field, cross country, lacrosse) on her way to earning eight varsity letters in high school … named as a first team all-conference selection in both junior and senior seasons, helping her team to an undefeated season and conference championship … currently participating with the Notre Dame swing club and also serving as a member of GreenND … born in Camden, N.J. … daughter of Chuck and Maureen Blumenstein … has two siblings, Nora and Emily … sister, Nora, was a member of the College of the Holy Cross crew team … majoring in chemical engineering in the College of Engineering.

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Student-Athletes Stephanie Boggs Junior 5-10 Lumberton, NJ Bishop Eustace Preparatory AS A JUNIOR: Rowed with both the third varsity four and third varsity eight during the season … took part in first race as member of third varsity four boat against Purdue … helped squad to the win with a time of 8:00.10 … coxed the third varsity eight “B” boat at the BIG EAST Invite, guiding the crew to third in 7:30.70 … did not row in postseason competition.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed with three different boats for this Irish in the spring season … opened spring in the victorious third varsity eight – lightweight boat (6:28.9) against Buffalo … won her second

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race of the year in Indianapolis as part of the second varsity eight boat, clocking in at 7:24.0 … qualified for and won the BIG EAST Championship final in the third varsity eight boat with a time of 7:03.24 … placed third (7:51.4) behind Clemson “A” and Virginia “B” in the Oak Ridge Regional preliminary heat for the open four qualifying for the grand finals … went on to cross the finish line fourth (7:41.87) behind Virginia “A,” Clemson, and Virginia “B” in the finals … sat with the fourth-place novice eight boat in the Head of the Rock Regatta, finishing in a time of 17:43.69 … guided the varsity eight boat (16:39.58) to a ninth-place finish … helped team to a sixth-place finish vs. Tulsa, stopping the clock at 15:11.3.

AS A FRESHMAN: Sat with the varsity four boat against Michigan State and Michigan, coming away victorious with a time of 7:35.1 … returned to the water against USC and UCLA, finishing second in the morning session to the Trojans with a time of 7:11.83 and in the afternoon session to the Bruins with a mark of 7:53.21 … raced in both the collegiate eight and novice eight races at the opening event of the fall, the Head of the Rock Regatta … sat with the

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11th-place finishing boat in the collegiate eight race, crossing the line at 16:33.53 … later would help her crew win the novice eight race, holding off Wisconsin with a winning time of 16:15.34 … raced at Notre Dame’s home meet in flight two of the varsity four races against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State … her boat won the heat with a final time of 14:39.20.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Was a member of the rowing team while attending Bishop Eustace Preparatory School … earned a varsity letter in her sophomore through senior seasons as a member of the varsity eight … helped crew earn the regional championship those years as well, while winning state during her sophomore and senior years … her team earned national ranking each of her final three years as well … member of the National Honor Society … born in Washington Township, N.J. … daughter of James and Jacqueline Boggs … has one sibling, Audrey … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business double majoring in management consulting and political science.

Kelsey Haddad Junior 5-10 Berwyn, PA Conestoga AS A JUNIOR: One of six Irish rowers distinguished as a 2012 CRCA Scholar Athlete … honored as one of the members of BIG EAST Crew of the Week with the second varsity eight (March 29) … earned second monogram … rowed for the second varsity eight boat, winning the first race of the season over Alabama (6:43.60), and the third the next day over Tennessee (6:29.60) … also claimed victory over Minnesota and Kansas with a time of 6:33.00 … raced in the second varsity eight versus Ohio State (6:44.25) … came back the next day to beat Indiana, Louisville, and Purdue (6:34.66) … rowed three races at the Virginia Invite, winning two, and posting a best time of 6:48.80 over Clemson … also finished second against Virginia (6:48.80), and topped Penn and San Diego with a time of 6:50.20 … beat Stanford (6:37.80) after falling to Southern California earlier in the day (6:40.10) at the Stanford Women’s Invite … won both the qualifier (6:40.10) and the BIG EAST Invite second varsity eight grand final over Syracuse, Iowa and Louisville after posting a time of 6:47.40 … rowed for the second varsity eight at the BIG EAST Championship, beating Louisville, Syracuse and Connecticut to win the grand final (6:40.703), after winning the qualifier (6:30.830) … went to the NCAA Championships with the second varsity eight boat … finished fifth in the preliminary (7:00.60), then moved up one spot in the repecharge (7:01.08), to qualify for the third final … helped the second varsity eight boat claim victory for the Irish in the third final, finishing the season with a 6:47.00 race over Cornell, Michigan State and Harvard to finish 13th overall among the 16-boat NCAA field.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Named a CRCA National Scholar-Athlete … was a mainstay on the second varsity eight boat during the spring season for the Irish … victorious in her first race of the spring as the second var-

sity eight boat went up against Buffalo and finished the race in 6:17.16 … finished behind Indiana in Indianapolis while beating Purdue in a second varsity eight race after clocking in at 7:37.9 … qualified for the finals at the Lake Natoma Invitational by placing second in both preliminary heats … went on to place second in the finals with the second varsity eight behind only Wisconsin, stopping the clock at 6:45.2 … won the BIG EAST Championship in second varsity eight with a time of 6:49.1 … qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat (7:06.62) over Syracuse, West Virginia, and Connecticut … placed third 6:44.92 in the Oak Ridge Regional Final behind Virginia and Clemson … qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat, stopping the clock at 6:55.13 … participated in the Head of the Rock Regatta varsity pair boat clocking a time of 19:41.19 … placed ninth on the Notre Dame “B” boat (16:39.58) in the varsity eight race at Head of the Rock Regatta … sat in the Notre Dame varsity eight “2” boat that took fourth place in a time of 14:47.1 and the varsity four that finished fourth vs. Tulsa (12:25.3).

AS A FRESHMAN: Sat in the novice eight boat for the entirety of the spring season … opened up by defeating Buffalo in the first of two heats, setting the pace at 5:26.0 … in the second heat, placed third with a time of 5:41.2 … finished third against Michigan and Michigan State with a final mark of 7:07.8 … captured the race victory the following day against Indiana, Buffalo, Purdue

and Eastern Michigan in a time of 7:49.9 … earned a pair of second-place results against USC in the morning (7:20.36) and UCLA in the afternoon (8:12.67) … captured the prelim victory (7:26.996) and Grand Final gold (7:32.732) at the BIG EAST Championships … earned a spot in the Grand Final at the Central/South Sprints, finishing sixth with a mark of 7:00.76 … earned the spot in the final after placing second in the prelims (7:06.28) and in the semifinals (7:05.90) … competed in both the collegiate eight and novice eight races at the Head of the Rock Regatta … was a member of the 21st-place Notre Dame boat (out of 23) in the collegiate eight, as the boat coxed by Elizabeth Davis finished the course in 18:09.89 … later helped her novice boat to a seventh-place result (out of 15), as the boat led by coxswain Lauren Peartree finished in 18:41.81 … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Three-sport athlete (soccer, lacrosse, basketball) while attending Conestoga High School, earning 12 varsity letters along the way … helped her soccer team earn conference, regional and state championships during her senior season and was named team MVP … saw her lacrosse team earn national ranking each of her four years, while personally earning allconference and all-city accolades as team captain and MVP during her senior year … born in Chesterfield, Mo. … daughter of Raymond and Anne Haddad … has one sibling, Kevin … majoring in civil engineering in the College of Engineering.

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Student-Athletes Alyce Kanabrocki Junior 5-8 Chicago, IL University of Chicago Laboratory Schools AS A JUNIOR: Did not race for the Irish on the season.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed with multiple boats during the spring season … kicked off the spring schedule with a first place finish (6:28.9) over Buffalo in a third varsity eight – lightweight race … followed up her victory with a third place finish (7:48.9) in a second varsity four race behind a second Notre Dame boat and Indiana in Indianapolis … concluded her spring season at the BIG EAST Championships as part of the third varsity eight boat … qualified for the finals by placing first in the second heat,

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stopping the clock at 7:22.21 … went on to win the BIG EAST Championship in third varsity eight with a time of 7:03.24 … rowed with the varsity four and varsity right in the Head of the Rock Regatta … placed ninth in the varsity four race as a member of the Notre Dame “B” boat (18:06.36) and 13th-place on the Notre Dame varsity eight “C” (17:17.78) … placed fourth in the varsity eight race vs.

Tulsa stopping the clock at 14:47.1 on the Notre Dame “2” boat … a member of the varsity four that crossed the line in a time of 12:25.3.

AS A FRESHMAN: Raced with the novice eight boat during the spring campaign … earned two heat victories in the opening race of the season, defeating Buffalo in both with times of 5:26.0 and 5:30.5, respectively … finished third against Michigan and Michigan State with a time of 7:07.8 … the following day, knocked off Indiana, Buffalo, Purdue and Eastern Michigan by posting a time of 7:49.9 … finished second to USC in the morning (7:20.36) and UCLA in the afternoon (8:12.67) … captured Grand Final gold at the BIG EAST Championships, setting the pace at 7:32.732 … qualified for the grand final at the Central/South Sprints, finishing

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sixth in a time of 7:00.76 … rowed in both the collegiate eight and novice eight races for the Irish at the Head of the Rock Regatta … her collegiate eight boat, coxed by Elizabeth Davis, finished in 21st place with a final time of 18:09.89 … rowed with the novice eight crew that was victorious at the Head of the Rock, posting a winning mark of 16:15.34 to hold off Wisconsin … raced at Notre Dame’s home meet with the varsity four in flight two, earning a fourth-place finish with a time of 15:12.00.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Rowed with the Lincoln Park Juniors club team while attending the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools … earned letters during her junior and senior years under the direction of Mike Wallin … was also a member of the varsity tennis team during her freshman year … served as co-president of Red Cross … born in Madison, Wis. … currently resides in Chicago, Ill. … daughter of Joseph Kanabrocki and Marlies de Waard … father is a former hockey player and graduate of Notre Dame … has one sibling, Cazimir … double majoring in environmental science and peace studies in the College of Science.

Analisa Lamair-Orosco Junior 5-9 Silver City, NM Silver AS A JUNIOR: Rowed for the third varsity eight boat for the Irish this season … earned first monogram … finished third against Ohio state (7:24.46), then raced a winning time of 7:02.88 against Purdue the next day … continued her season at the BIG EAST Invite winning both races, defeating Iowa and Rutgers (7:14.00), and Iowa and West Virginia (8:02.30) … won the prelims (6:55.967), and took home the grand final victory at the BIG EAST Championship with a time of 7:04.39 to finish the season.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Rowed in multiple boats during the spring season for the Irish … kicked off her spring with a first place finish (6:28.9) over Buffalo in third varsity eight – lightweight … went on to race in the second varsity four boat in Indianapolis where she finished third (7:48.9) behind a second Notre Dame boat and Indiana … crossed the finish line second at 8:08.29 in the second varsity four at the BIG EAST Championship behind Georgetown … a member of the Notre Dame varsity eight “4” vs. Tulsa that took sixth place, crossing the line at 15:11.3.

AS A FRESHMAN: Raced for majority of spring with the novice eight boat … in two heats with Buffalo, earned a third-place finish (5:36.5) and a first-place result (5:30.5) … finished third in a meet against Michigan and Michigan State, crossing the line at 7:07.8 … won a heat against Indiana, Buffalo, Purdue and Eastern Michigan after setting the mark at 7:49.9 … notched a pair of runner-up results against USC and UCLA, finishing at 7:20.36 against the Trojans and 8:12.67 against the Bruins … moved to the novice four boat at the BIG EAST Championships, finishing second place in the

grand final at 8:51.112 … helped novice eight boat earn a spot in the grand final at the Central/South Sprints, finishing in sixth place with a mark of 7:00.76 … at the Head of the Rock, competed in both the collegiate eight and novice eight races … finished 21st in the collegiate eight race, crossing the line at 18:09.89 … later helped her novice eight crew finish in seventh place with a time of 18:41.81 … competed in flight one of novice eight races at Notre Dame’s home meet against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State, finishing in fourth place with a time of 14:31.40 … named to the BIG EAST AllAcademic Team.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed in tennis, volleyball and basketball at Silver High School, earning a total of 10 varsity letters … was selected as an all-city member in tennis all four years, while being named the same in volleyball during her sophomore and junior seasons … member of the National Honor Society and Student Council … born in Silver City, N.M. … daughter of Antonio Orosco and Anne LaMair … has one sibling, Genevieve … enrolled in the College of Science as a science-business major.

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Student-Athletes Sarah McShane Junior 5-5 South Bend, IN Trinity School AS A JUNIOR: Rowed with multiple Irish boats this season … named a 2012 CRCA Scholar Athlete … started with the second varsity four, getting the win over Duke (7:40.20) at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite … also placed second against Minnesota (7:32.83), before taking third in the Sunday session (7:44.04) … competed against Ohio State with the second varsity four (7:59.89) … came back the next day to get the win against Indiana and Purdue (7:34.71) … rowed the third varsity eight boat to victory over San Diego and Penn at the Virginia Invite (7:04.80), as well as a second place finish to Virginia (6:58.80) and another win over Clemson (7:04.00) … qualified (7:37.30) and won the second varsity four race against Syracuse to finish up the BIG EAST Invite (7:56.80) … moved to the first varsity four boat to race in the BIG EAST Championship, and after winning the qualifier with a time of 7:14.00, came in second place during the grand final (7:31.428) to finish out the season.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Served as coxswain with multiple boats during the spring season for the Irish … finished in second place behind Buffalo in the first race of the spring, clocking in at 7:02.04 … notched first victory of the spring with a first place finish in Indianapolis against Indiana, Purdue, Eastern Michigan, and a second Notre Dame boat while posting a time of 7:56.0 … qualified for the BIG EAST Championships by placing first in preliminaries with a time of 7:22.21 … went on to win the BIG EAST Championships final by stopping the clocks at 7:03.24 … placed fourth (7:51.68) at the Oak Ridge Regional Grand Final in the open four regatta behind Virginia “A,” Clemson, and Virginia “B” … qualified for the grand finals by placing second in heat A behind Virginia “A” … member of the fourth-place varsity eight Notre Dame “2” boat that finished in a

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time of 14:47.1 vs. Tulsa … same day, rowed with the Notre Dame varsity four “3” that took seventh place.

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed with the second novice eight boat for majority of the spring season before competing with the open four “B” boat at the Central/South Sprints … won opening heat of the season over Buffalo with a time of 5:26.0, before finishing third in the second heat at 5:41.2 … stopped the clock at 7:35.3 to earn a third-place result against Michigan and Michigan State … defeated Purdue the following day after finishing at 8:02.8 … also finished third in the novice four “A” boat against Buffalo and Purdue with a mark of 9:18.8 … competed in the petite final at the Central/South Sprints, finishing in fifth with a time of 7:46.32 … earned a spot in that race by finishing third in prelims (7:58.23) and fifth in the semifinals (8:00.96) … raced in both the collegiate eight and novice eight races at the Head of the Rock Regatta … helped the boat coxed by Elizabeth Davis

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finish 21st in the collegiate eight race, stopping the clock at 18:09.89 … finished seventh in the novice eight race as the crew, coxed by Lauren Peartree, finished the race in a time of 18:41.81 … raced in flight one of the novice eight heats against Iowa, Indiana and Michigan State, crossing the line in fourth place at 14:31.40 … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Played both soccer and basketball, earning eight varsity letters, at Trinity School … named team captain and MVP during her senior soccer season, helping her team earn a conference championship … also served as team captain and MVP of basketball team during junior and senior seasons … member of the 1,000-point club at Trinity … born in South Bend, Ind. … daughter of Kevin and Katherine McShane … has three siblings … both parents are Notre Dame graduates and brother, Kevin, is currently attending … majoring in mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering.

Abby Meyers Junior 5-1 Dayton, OH Chaminade-Julienne AS A JUNIOR: Served as coxswain for the Irish in the varsity eight boat throughout the season … named a 2012 CRCA Scholar Athlete, one of six Irish rowers to make the list … honored with the first varsity eight as BIG EAST Crew of the Week (May 2) … earned second monogram … coxed three races in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, winning all three for the first varsity eight boat with a best time of 6:23.00 over Tennessee … also defeated Minnesota and Kansas (6:25.90), as well as Alabama and Jacksonville (6:34.40) … coxed against Ohio State with the first varsity eight boat (6:35.39) … helped the team beat Louisville and Purdue in their second-place finish at Indianapolis (6:27.70) … competed in all three races at the Virginia Invite, claiming two wins and a best time of 6:27.60 over Clemson … also finished second to Virginia in the Saturday afternoon session (6:35.40), as well as beating Penn and San Diego (6:40.80) … coxed against Southern California for the first varsity eight boat (6:32.20) at the Stanford Women’s Invite … later that afternoon, coxed the same boat against Stanford in a close race, finishing second (6:31.70) … coxed the first varsity eight to a grand final victory over Syracuse, Iowa and Louisville in the BIG EAST Invite (6:41.00) … qualified for the BIG EAST Championship grand final with a five second win over Syracuse (6:22.016) … coxed boat to a BIG EAST Championship grand final win over rivals Syracuse, Louisville and Georgetown, sporting a time of 6:31.724 in the win … went to the NCAA Championships with the varsity eight boat … finished fifth in the preliminary heat (7:04.44), followed by a 7:07.98 seventh place finish in the repechage heat … served as coxswain in the fourth place finish (6:40.33) of the third final to conclude 16th at the NCAA Championships.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Spent the spring season as coxswain for the varsity eight boat

for the Irish … named a CRCA National Scholar-Athlete … guided her boat to a first place finish in the first regatta of the spring against Buffalo with a time of 6:10.9 … came across the finish line in second in Indianapolis with a time of 6:29.0 against Indiana, Purdue, and Eastern Michigan … qualified for Lake Natoma Invitational grand final with a pair of second place finishes behind California and Stanford in preliminaries with times of 6:36.57 and 6:40.67, respectively … finished behind only Tennessee in the Group “B” varsity eight finale, posting a time of 6:33.0 … won the preliminary heat for the varsity eight in the BIG EAST Championships (6:56.5) qualifying the boat for the finals … went on to finish second in the finals behind Louisville while finishing the race with a time of 6:42.83 … crossed the line fourth (6:35.18) at the Oak Ridge Regional finals behind Virginia, Clemson, and Duke … qualified for those finals by coming in second behind Virginia after posting a time of 6:43.41 … coxed the varsity four (18:06.36) and varsity eight (16:39.58) to ninth-place finishes at the Head of the Rock Regatta … set the pace in the varsity eight race vs. Tulsa on the Notre Dame “1” boat, stopping the clock at 14:13.1.

AS A FRESHMAN: Coxed the novice eight boat for the Irish during the spring season … raced in heat two against Buffalo, guiding the boat to a victory in a time of 5:30.5 … finished third in a race against Michigan and Michigan State, crossing the line at 7:07.8 … the following day, held off the likes of Indiana, Buffalo, Purdue and Eastern Michigan with a race-winning mark of 7:49.9

… finished second against both USC and UCLA, ending the morning race against the Trojans in a time of 7:20.36 and finished the afternoon run against the Bruins in 8:12.67 … captured the prelim victory at the BIG EAST Championships in a time of 7:26.996 … later went on to win the grand final race, holding off Connecticut, with a mark of 7:32.732 … coxed boat to the grand final race at the Central/South Sprints, placing sixth with a pace of 7:00.76 … served as a coxswain for the Irish in the fall campaign … opened up competition at the Head of the Rock Regatta in the novice eight race … led her boat to the race victory, as the crew posted a winning time of 16:15.34 … coxed the Notre Dame “B” novice eight boat to a third-place finish in flight two against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State, recording a time of 15:14.90 … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Was a member of the rowing team while attending Chaminade-Julienne, lettering during her sophomore through senior years … enjoyed success with the teams varsity four boat, capturing the Governors Cup Regatta and getting a silver medal at the Midwest Junior Championships in her junior year … during senior season, won the gold at the Head of the Eagle and earned bronze at the Hoover Invitational … was a member of the National Honor Society … born in Dayton, Ohio … daughter of Stuart and Amy Meyers … has two siblings - Trevor and Marcie … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a double major in economics and mathematics.

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Student-Athletes Kathryn Monahan Junior 5-10 Evanston, IL St. Ignatius College Prep AS A JUNIOR: Competed for multiple Irish boats this season … earned first monogram … started the season at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite rowing for the third varsity four in a second place finish against Virginia (7:43.02) … also finished second to Kansas later in the afternoon with the third varsity eight (7:00.17), before taking home victory over Kansas in the third varsity four the next day (7:32.40) … competed in the third place finish against Ohio State (7:24.46), but battled back for the victory in the same boat the next day against Purdue (7:02.88) … qualified for (7:30.10) and won the third varsity eight final at the BIG EAST Invite with a time of 7:10.90 … continued on to defeat four other BIG EAST boats with the second varsity four in the prelims at the BIG EAST Championship (7:30.760), while finishing off the season with a win in the grand final, beating Louisville, Rutgers, West Virginia and Connecticut with the 15 second winning time of 7:44.378.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Opened spring competing for many different boats for the Irish … started the spring slate with two races against Buffalo … the first race was in the varsity four boat, finishing third behind Buffalo and a second Notre Dame boat while stopping the clock at 7:08.08 … later went on to place first in the third varsity eight – lightweight race with a time of 6:28.9 to edge out Buffalo … also competed in two events in Indianapolis … started her day with the second varsity eight crew and finished first (7:24.0) ahead of Purdue and Eastern Michigan … later in the day went on to finish first with the second varsity four boat, crossing the finish line at 7:34.4, ahead of Indiana and a second Notre Dame boat … qualified for the BIG EAST Championship grand final by placing first in preliminaries with a time of 7:22.21 … went on to win the BIG EAST Championship final by stopping the clocks at 7:03.24 … placed third (7:51.4)

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behind Clemson “A” and Virginia “B” in the Oak Ridge Regional preliminary heat for the open four, qualifying for the grand finals … went on to cross the finish line fourth (7:41.87) behind Virginia “A,” Clemson, and Virginia “B” … competed in the varsity four and varsity eight in the Head of the Rock Regatta … placed fourth on the Notre Dame varsity four “A” boat (17:43.69) and ninth in the varsity eight race with the Notre Dame “B” boat (16:39.58) … placed fourth in the varsity eight race with the Notre Dame “2” boat, stopping the clock at 14:47.1 and seventh in a time of 12:15.5 as a member of the Notre Dame varsity four “3” boat.

AS A FRESHMAN: Opened spring schedule as a part of the varsity four boat before shifting over to the second varsity eight boat at the BIG EAST Championships and Central/ South Sprints … started the season by capturing the first four race victories with the varsity four boat … defeated Buffalo in back-to-back heats with times of 5:59.3 and 558.9 … defeated Michigan and Michigan State after posting a mark of 7:35.1 … knocked off Indiana, Buffalo, Purdue and Eastern Michigan the following day in a time of 8:06.7 … posted a pair of runner-up finishes against USC and UCLA, registering a time of 7:56.90 against the Trojans and 8:53.03 against the Bruins … won prelim heat (7:05.373) before capturing the grand final victory (7:21.397) with the second varsity eight boat at the BIG EAST Championships … placed fifth in the petite finals at the

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Central/South Sprints, recording a time of 7:08.19 … competed in both the collegiate eight and novice eight races in the Head of the Rock Regatta … helped her collegiate eight boat secure an 11th-place finish, stopping the clock at 16:33.53 … was a member of the victorious novice eight boat, coxed by Abby Meyers, that completed the course in a time of 16:15.34 to hold off Wisconsin … concluded the fall schedule at Notre Dame’s home meet, racing with the Notre Dame “C” varsity four boat on the second day of competition … finished in fourth place, posting a time of 15:12.00 … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Was both a rower and a basketball player while attending St. Ignatius College Preparatory, lettering five times, including each year with rowing … helped her team to national ranking in her sophomore through senior years, including competing in the Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) Championships all three years … helped her varsity four boat place third at the championships during her junior campaign … member of the National Honor Society as well as Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) … former Irish rower Elli Greybar attended the same high school … born in Evanston, Ill. … daughter of Joe Monahan and Kathy McDonald … has two siblings, Colin and Leigh … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

Kelsey Murphy Junior 5-8 Winthrop, ME St. Dominic Regional AS A JUNIOR: Rowed for multiple boats for the Irish this season… earned first monogram … started the season at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, highlighted by a victory over Duke (7:40.20) with the second varsity four boat… also finished second against Minnesota (7:32.83), to go along with a third place finish against Tennessee and Virginia (7:44.04) … raced with the third varsity eight at Ohio State (7:24.46) … won the third varsity eight race against Purdue with a time of 7:02.88 … claimed two victories at the Virginia Invite over Clemson (7:04.00), and Penn and San Diego (7:04.80) … also defeated Northeastern in a second place finish to Virginia (6:58.80) … won both races at the BIG EAST Invite, defeating Iowa and Rutgers (7:14.00) and topping four other boats in the Saturday afternoon session (7:10.90)… continued on to win the prelim (6:55.967) and the third varsity eight final at the BIG EAST Championship with a time of 7:44.478 to end the season.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed with three different boats during the spring season for the Irish … started the spring season in the victorious (6:17.16) second varsity eight boat against Buffalo … placed runnerup (7:32.0) in the second varsity eight race behind Indiana at a regatta in Indianapolis … won the BIG EAST Championship in third varsity eight with a time of 7:03.24 after qualifying for the finals by winning the preliminary heat with a time of 7:22.21 … placed third (7:51.4) behind Clemson “A” and Virginia “B” in the Oak Ridge Regional preliminary heat for the open four qualifying for the grand finals … went on to cross the finish line fourth (7:41.87) behind Virginia “A,” Clemson, and Virginia “B” in the grand finals… rowed with the varsity four and varsity eight in the Head of the Rock Regatta … placed ninth in the varsity four race as a member of the Notre Dame “B” boat (18:06.36) and 13th-place on the Notre

Dame varsity eight “C” (17:17.78) … placed fourth in the varsity eight race vs. Tulsa stopping the clock at 14:47.1 on the Notre Dame “2” boat … a member of the varsity four that crossed the line in a time of 12:25.3.

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed exclusively with the novice eight boat during the spring season … opened the schedule with a pair of race victories against Buffalo with times of 5:26.0 and 5:30.5, respectively … finished in third against Michigan and Michigan State, posting a time of 7:07.8 … defeated Indiana, Buffalo, Purdue and Eastern Michigan the next day, pacing the field at 7:49.9 … finished runner-up to USC and UCLA in the morning and afternoon, respectively, after posting times of 7:20.36 and 8:12.67 … won grand final at the BIG EAST Championships after completing the course in 7:32.732 … finished sixth in grand final at Central/South Sprints (7:00.76) … competed in both the collegiate eight and novice eight races at the Head of the Rock Regatta to open up the fall … helped her collegiate

eight boat to a 21st-place finish, stopping the clock at 18:09.89 … in the novice eight race, saw her boat cross in seventh place with a final time of 18:41.81 … at the home meet against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State, helped her novice eight boat finish fourth in flight one with a time of 14:31.40 … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-sport athlete at St. Dominic Regional High School, participating in basketball, softball, field hockey and cross country … earned 10 varsity letters during that time … during senior season, was named team captain and MVP as well as earning all-conference distinctions in both basketball and softball … was selected to Maine’s McDonald’s All-Star game for basketball during her senior season … born in Burlington, Vt. … daughter of Michael and Catherine Murphy … father attended Notre Dame … has one sibling, Meghan … majoring in psychology in the College of Arts and Letters.

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Student-Athletes Stephanie O’Neill Junior 5-8 Vienna, VA Bishop O’Connell AS A JUNIOR: Rowed for the first varsity eight boat for the Irish … honored with BIG EAST Crew of the Week distinctions (May 2) … earned third monogram … started the season off winning all three of her races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, capped off by a 6:23.00 win over Tennessee … also defeated Alabama and Jacksonville (6:34.40), and Minnesota and Kansas (6:25.90) … competed at Ohio State (6:35.39) … helped the first varsity eight boat to a second place finish at Indianapolis, beating Louisville and Purdue with a time of 6:27.70 … claimed two victories in three races at the Virginia Invite, while posting a blistering 6:40.80 in the win over Penn and San Diego … also defeated Clemson (6:27.60), while placing second to Virginia later that afternoon (6:35.40) … competed In the first varsity eight boat’s races against Southern California (6:32.20) and Stanford (6:31.70) at the Stanford Women’s Invite, finishing second in both races … defeated Iowa in the qualifier of the BIG EAST Invite by 15.7 seconds en route to a first varsity eight grand final victory with a time of 6:41.00 over Syracuse, Iowa and Louisville … defeated eight BIG EAST boats (6:22.016) before placing first in the grand final at the BIG EAST Championship, beating rivals Syracuse, Georgetown and Louisville with a three second winning time of 6:31.724 … helped the varsity eight boat to a fifth place finish in the prelims at the NCAA Championship (7:04.44) … moved on to the repechage heats, where the boat placed seventh (7:07.98), earning a spot in the third finals race … rowed the Irish to a fourth place finish with a time of 6:40.33 in the third finals to finish 16th overall at the NCAAs. AS A SOPHOMORE: Named second team all-BIG EAST … got her first action of the spring in the BIG EAST Championships as part of the varsity eight boat … placed first in the BIG EAST preliminaries with a time of 6:56.5 to qualify for the finals … went on to finish

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second (6:42.83) in the finals behind only Louisville … finished fourth (6:35.18) in the Oak Ridge Regional Grand Finals behind Virginia, Clemson, and Duke ... qualified for those finals by finishing second to Virginia in the preliminaries after crossing the finish line in 6:43.41 … finished fifth at the Head of the Rock Regatta varsity pair race (18:23.99) … member of the varsity eight Notre Dame “A” boat that finished fifth, stopping the clock at 16:23.88 … finished first vs. Tulsa as a member of the Notre Dame varsity eight “1” boat (14:13.1) and the Notre Dame varsity four “1” boat (11:37.6).

AS A FRESHMAN: Jumped right in and rowed as a member of the varsity eight boat for the spring season … selected to the BIG EAST All-Conference second team … finished second to Duke in the first heat against the Blue Devils and Buffalo, posting a time of 5:05.7 … won the second heat with a victorious time of 5:12.3 … placed third against Michigan and Michigan State after finishing the race in a time of 6:46.9 … victorious in a race against Indiana, Purdue, Buffalo and Eastern Michigan the following day after stopping the clock at 7:06.0 … posted marks of 6:52.07 and 7:36.33 against USC and UCLA in the morning and afternoon sessions, respectively, to earn a pair of second-place results … won prelim heat at the BIG EAST Championships, pacing the field with a time of 6:53.989 … captured the grand final victory with a time of 7:17.587 … helped boat

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qualify for petite finals at Central/South Sprints, ending in fourth place with a final time of 6:44.52 … opened the fall season competing in both the collegiate eight and novice eight races at the Head of the Rock Regatta … helped her collegiate eight boat grab an 11th-place result (out of 23 boats), stopping the clock at 16:33.53 … later was a member of the victorious novice eight boat which held off Wisconsin for the win with a time of 16:15.34 … competed at Notre Dame’s home meet in flight two of the varsity four races against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State … the crew went on to win the flight with a victorious time of 14:39.20 … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed as a member of the tennis, cross country and rowing teams while attending Bishop O’Connell High School, earning three varsity letters … was tabbed as the rowing team captain and MVP during both her junior and senior seasons … helped her cross country team to a conference and regional championship during her junior year … was a member of both the National Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society … born in Puerto Rico … daughter of Joseph and Audrey O’Neill … has five siblings … uncle, Antonio Minondo, attended Notre Dame … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a program of liberal studies major.

Joanna Poinsatte Junior 5-8 Chattanooga, TN Notre Dame AS A JUNIOR: Competed in multiple boats for the Irish this season … honored as a 2012 CRCA Scholar Athlete … earned the title of BIG EAST Crew of the Week (April 19, April 25) twice with the varsity four boat … earned third monogram … rowed with the third varsity eight boat at Ohio State (7:24.46) in first taste of race action on the season … came back the next day with a time of 7:02.88 to claim victory over Purdue in the third varsity eight … helped the first varsity four boat claim two victories at the Virginia Invite, including a Sunday session victory over Penn and San Diego with a time of 7:34.10 … also defeated Clemson (7:31.30) and finished second against Virginia (7:34.30) … beat both Southern California (7:17.84) and Stanford (7:42.90) out west at the Stanford Women’s Invite … went two for two at the BIG EAST Invite, claiming victory in the qualifier (7:37.30) and in the first varsity four grand final over Syracuse, Louisville, and Iowa (7:44.90) … rowed for the first varsity eight boat at the BIG EAST Championship, winning the eight-team qualifier (6:22.016) before taking first in the grand final over Syracuse, Louisville and Georgetown after posting a time of 6:31.724 in the win … rowed for the varsity four boat at the NCAA Championships … helped the boat finish fourth in the preliminaries, beating USC and Brown with a time of 7:32.14 … barely missed taking first in the varsity four repechage heats, but qualifying for the semifinals with a time of 7:51.50 … placed fifth in the semifinals, while qualifying for the petite finals (7:21.20) … rowed to a second place finish behind UCLA in the petite finals (7:25.35) to secure eighth place overall in the 16-boat NCAA field.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Named a CRCA National Scholar-Athlete … rowed for a variety of boats during the spring season for the Irish … competed in the third varsity eight – lightweight race against Buffalo …

rowed across the finish line in first place ahead of Buffalo at 6:28.9 … notched second victory of the spring with a first place finish in Indianapolis against Indiana, Purdue, Eastern Michigan, and a second Notre Dame boat while posting a time of 7:56.0 … crossed the line in second at the Lake Natoma Invitational finals with the second varsity eight behind only Wisconsin, stopping the clock at 6:45.2 … qualified for the finals by placing second in both preliminary heats … placed first at the BIG EAST Championship in second varsity eight with a time of 6:49.1 … qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat after crossing the finish line at 7:06.62 ... placed third (6:44.92) in the Oak Ridge Regional Final behind Virginia and Clemson … qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat, stopping the clock at 6:55.13 … landed a fourth-place finish in the varsity four race on the Notre Dame “A” boat (17:43.69) and a ninth-place finish in the varsity eight race on the Notre Dame “B” boat (1:39.58) in the Head of the Rock Regatta … guided the Notre Dame “3” boat to a fifth-place finish in the varsity eight race stopping the clock at 14:49.8.

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed with the varsity four boat for majority of spring season … opened up the slate with a pair of heat victories against Buffalo and Duke, winning the first heat in a time of 5:59.3 and the second in 5:58.9 … earned a victory over Michigan and Michigan State a couple weeks later, pacing the heat with a time of 7:35.1 … the following day, knocked off Buffalo, Indiana, Purdue and Eastern Michigan with a mark of 8:06.7 … moved to the second varsity eight boat against USC and UCLA, recording a pair of second-place finishes … in the morning, stopped the clock at 7:11.83 to finish runner-up to the Trojans … came in

behind the Bruins in the afternoon session, completing the course in 7:53.21 … returned to varsity four boat at BIG EAST Championship, capturing the prelim race win in 7:56.782 before winning the grand final in a time of 8:08.885 … at the Central/South Sprints, earned a lane in the petite finals after placing third in the prelim heat (7:40.01) and fifth in the semifinal heat (7:37.07) … crossed in third place in the petite final, posting a time of 7:35.33 … opened the fall campaign racing in both the collegiate eight and novice eight races at the Head of the Rock Regatta … sat with the 11th-place finishing collegiate eight boat that posted a time of 16:33.53 … later would help her crew capture the novice eight race victory by posting a time of 16:15.34 to secure the win over Wisconsin … raced at Notre Dame’s home meet with the Notre Dame “B” boat in flight two of varsity four competition against Indiana, Iowa and Purdue … her team was able to secure the heat victory with a time of 14:39.20 to cross ahead of the Spartans … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Rowed for the Chattanooga Junior Rowing team while attending Notre Dame High School … helped the team garner national ranking, while also capturing the state title, in both her junior and senior years … team went on to earn two top-ten finishes at the US Rowing Youth National Championships, finishing in eighth place on both occasions … member of the National Honor Society … born in Chattanooga, Tenn. … daughter of John and Mary Anne Poinsatte … has two siblings, Justin and Rachael … grandfather, Charles, along with father attended Notre Dame … siblings Justin and Rachael are current Notre Dame students as well … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a psychology major.

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Student-Athletes Meghan Salomon Junior 5-7 Cincinnati, OH Saint Ursula Academy AS A JUNIOR: Rowed for both the fourth varsity four against Virginia (7:38.47) and the victorious third varsity four (7:32.40) over Kansas at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite … raced in the third varsity eight boat’s third place finish against Ohio State (7:24.46)… won the next day in the third varsity eight boat against Purdue with a time of 7:02.88 … saw action in the third varsity eight “B” boat at the BIG EAST Invite, claiming third (7:30.70) to finish out her season.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Rowed for multiple boats during the course of the spring season for the Irish … notched her first victory of the spring in her first race crossing the finish line ahead of Buffalo at 6:28.9 with the third varsity eight-lightweight … saw action in two races in Indianapolis … helped the second varsity eight boat to a first place finish (7:24.0) over Purdue and Eastern Michigan

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… later that day she would be part of the second varsity four boat that would finish third (7:48.9) behind a second Notre Dame boat and Indiana … helped the third varsity four boat to a second place finish (8:02.29) behind Georgetown in the BIG EAST Championship grand finals … would finish in sixth place (7:15.43) at the Oak Ridge Regional grand finals in the third varsity eight race behind Virginia, Clemson, Oklahoma, Miami (FL) and Central Florida … member of the Notre Dame varsity eight “C” boat that took 13th place in a time of 17:17.78 at the Head of the Rock Regatta … helped guide the varsity eight Notre Dame “4” boat to a sixth-place finish (15:11.3).

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed with the second varsity eight boat during the spring portion of the schedule … opened the season with a pair of heat victories against Buffalo, posting times of 6:25.2 in the first heat and 6:10.0 in the second race … fell to Michigan State after posting a mark of 8:02.5 … recorded a time of 8:41.5 the following day in a race against Buffalo, Purdue and Indiana, good for second place … captured the grand final victory at the BIG EAST Championships, posting a race-winning time of 8:24.238 … rowed with the open four “A” boat at the Central/South Sprints, qualifying for the C final … the boat came away victorious in the final, clocking a time of 7:42.50 to hold off Tulsa “B” for the win … raced in both the collegiate eight and novice eight races at the

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Head of the Rock Regatta … was a member of the 11th-place finishing team in the collegiate eight race that completed the course in a time of 16:33.53 … later at the regatta, helped her novice eight boat capture the race win by posting a victorious time of 16:15.34 to hold off Wisconsin … raced at Notre Dame’s home meet as a member of the Notre Dame “B” boat in flight two of varsity four competition … the crew was able to win the heat over the likes of Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State by posting a time of 14:39.20 … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Participated on the rowing and field hockey teams while attending Saint Ursula Academy, earning five varsity letters … helped her rowing team to a national ranking during her junior and senior seasons, capturing the regional and state championships along the way … saw her field hockey team go undefeated during her freshman and sophomore seasons, winning the regional championship both years and the state title in her sophomore campaign … member of the National Honor Society … born in Cincinnati, Ohio … daughter of William Salomon and Maureen Hickert … has three siblings - Eric, Andrew and Annelise … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters while double majoring in English and psychology.

Danni Schneider Junior 5-1 Mound, MN Mound-Westonka AS A JUNIOR: Served as the coxswain for the first varsity four boat of the Irish … named a 2012 CRCA Scholar Athlete, one of six Notre Dame rowers honored with the award … also honored with the varsity four as BIG EAST Crew of the Week (April 19) … earned first monogram … coxed four boat to an opening victory over Alabama and Jacksonville at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (7:33.40) … followed the first victory with two second place finishes behind Minnesota (7:27.48) and Tennessee (7:16.60) … coxed in another second place finish at Ohio State (7:49.13) … helped the first varsity four boat to victory over Indiana and Louisville the following day, sporting a time of 7:34.71 … served as the coxswain in the victories over Clemson (6:27.60), and San Diego and Penn (7:34.10) at the Virginia Invite, while placing second behind Virginia in the third race (7:34.30) … coxed the first varsity four boat to a three second victory over Southern California (7:17.84) and a fourteen second win over Stanford (7:28.10) at the Stanford Women’s Invite … qualified for (7:37.30) and defeated Syracuse, Louisville, and Iowa in the BIG EAST Invite grand final, while posting a time of 7:44.90 in the final win … served as coxswain in the victory in the prelims of the BIG EAST Championship (7:14.00) before taking second in the grand final, falling to Syracuse by three seconds (7:31.428) … went to the NCAA Championships in Mercer N.J. … qualified for the semifinals by placing fourth in the prelims (7:32.14) and finishing second in the repechage heat with a time of 7:51.50 … placed fifth in the semifinal, beating Michigan with a time of 7:21.20 … finished the season with a second place finish in the petite finals (7:25.35), beating Wisconsin, Cornell, Harvard and Michigan in the race and placing eighth overall among the 16-boat NCAA field.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Coxswain to multiple boats during the course of the spring

season … led the varsity four boat to a third place finish (7:08.08) behind Buffalo and a second Notre Dame team in her first race of the spring … recorded her first coxswain victory (7:24.0) of the spring in the second varsity eight race in Indianapolis, edging out Purdue and Eastern Michigan … took a race off as coxswain in a second place finish (7:39.6) in a novice eight race, finishing behind Indiana … competed in her third race in Indianapolis as she coxed a second varsity four boat to a third place finish (7:48.9) behind a second Notre Dame boat and Indiana … led the second varsity four boat to a second place finish in the BIG EAST Championships behind Georgetown after crossing the finish line in 8:02.29 … placed third in the open four preliminary heat at the Oak Ridge Regional behind Clemson “A” and Virginia “B”, qualifying for the Grand Finals … went on to finish fourth (7:41.87) in the Grand Finals behind Virginia “A,” Clemson, and Virginia “B” … coxed the Notre Dame varsity eight “D” boat that placed 11th at the Head of the Rock Regatta after crossing the finish line in a time of 17:04.87 … coxswain for the varsity eight and four races vs. Tulsa … varsity eight Notre Dame “4” placed sixth (15:11.3) and varsity four Notre Dame “3” took seventh (12:15.5).

AS A FRESHMAN: Coxed the novice eight boat to a win in the first heat of the spring

season against Buffalo, posting a time of 5:26.0 … served as coxswain of the Notre Dame “A” novice four boat against Buffalo and Purdue, stopping the clock at 9:18.8 to grab third place … opened the fall season as a member of an Irish novice eight crew … her boat grabbed an eighth-place (out of 15 boats) result at the Head of the Rock, posting a final time of 18:59.52 … moved to coxswain of the Notre Dame “A” novice eight boat against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State at the Irish’s home meet … her boat finished in fourth place in flight one with a final time of 14:31.40 … named to the BIG EAST AllAcademic Team.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Was a threesport athlete (gymnastics, golf, diving) while attending Mound-Westonka High School … saw tremendous success in gymnastics, lettering all four years along with being named all-conference each year and all-state sophomore through senior year … was selected team captain during her junior and senior campaign, meanwhile helping her team to undefeated seasons each year as well … was a member of the National Honor Society, Student Senate and the show choir … born in St. Louis Park, Minn. … daughter of Mark and Elizabeth Schneider … has one sibling, Zachary … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a design major.

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Student-Athletes Sarah Thompson Junior 5-9 Los Angeles, CA Marlborough School AS A JUNIOR: Did not compete for the Irish on the season.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed with several different boats in the spring season … finished third (7:08.08) behind Buffalo and another Notre Dame boat in the varsity four heat … was part of the winning second varsity eight boat in Indianapolis, crossing the line at 7:24.0 to finish ahead of Purdue and Eastern Michigan … finished second in the second varsity four finals at the BIG EAST Championships behind only Georgetown … competed in the open four at the Oak Ridge Regional … finished fourth in the grand finals at 7:41.87 behind Virginia “A”, Virginia “B,” and Clemson … qualified for the finals by placing second in the preliminary heat with a time of 7:51.4 … helped guide the varsity four Notre Dame “A” boat to a fourthplace finish in the Head of the Rock Regatta in a time of 17:43.69 … member of the Notre Dame “B” boat that captured ninth place in the varsity eight race (16:39.58) … stopped the clock at 14:49.8 in the varsity eight race vs. Tulsa as a rower on the Notre Dame “3” boat.

AS A FRESHMAN: Opened the spring campaign as a member of the novice eight boat before moving to the second varsity four beginning at the BIG EAST Championships … recorded a third-place finish (5:36.5) and first-place finish (5:30.5) in a pair of races to begin the schedule against Buffalo … two weeks later, notched a third-place result against Michigan and Michigan State after recording a time of 7:07.8 … the following day, captured a race victory over Indiana, Buffalo, Purdue and Eastern Michigan after clocking a time of 7:49.9 … earned a pair of second-place finishes against USC and UCLA, finishing in 7:20.36 in the morning race against the Trojans and 8:12.67 in the afternoon against the Bruins … captured grand final gold with the second varsity four at the

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BIG EAST Championships, stopping the clock at 8:24.238 for the win … at the Central/ South Sprints, earned a berth in the C final and went on to win the race with a final time of 7:42.50 … competed in both the collegiate eight and novice eight races to open up the fall season at the Head of the Rock Regatta … sat in the collegiate eight boat that finished in 21st, posting a final time of 18:09.89 … later helped her novice eight boat capture the race victory with a winning time of 16:15.34 … raced in flight two of varsity four competition from the Saint Joseph’s River on day two against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State … her boat crossed in fourth place in the heat, stopping the clock at 15:12.00 … named to the BIG EAST AllAcademic Team.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed as a member of both the swim and crew teams

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while attending Marlborough School in Los Angeles, Calif. … earned varsity letters in each of her junior and senior seasons with the crew team, helping the squad to a regional championship each season and a state title during her junior campaign … helped her team to national ranking in the senior season … posted an undefeated mark up until nationals with her varsity quad boat, including capturing the regional championship … was the only junior to sit with the varsity eight boat during the ‘07-08 season, reaching the grand final at the Crew Classic and winning the Newport Aquatic Rowing Festival … member of Women in Business and Mock United Nation … daughter of Cary Thompson and Karen Heilman … one of three children … born in Los Angeles, Calif. … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

Ingrid Woelfel Junior 5-3 Eugene, OR Marist High School AS A JUNIOR: Found a seat with the second varsity eight boat for entirety of spring season … named BIG EAST Crew of the Week (March 29) … earned first monogram … rowed for the second varsity eight boat at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, beating Alabama (7:01.99), Minnesota and Kansas (6:33.00), and Tennessee (6:29.60) to start the season off for the Irish … competed against Ohio State in Columbus (6:44.25) … came back the next day to get the victory over Indiana, Louisville, and Purdue, sporting a time of 6:34.66 in the win … won two out of three races at the Virginia Invite, beating Clemson (6:27.60), and Penn and San Diego (6:50.20)

… also finished second against Virginia, while beating third place Northeastern with a time of 6:48.80 … competed against Southern California (6:40.10) before beating Stanford with a time of 6:37.80 later in the day at the Stanford Women’s Invite … after winning the prelims of the BIG EAST Invite with a time of 6:40.10, helped beat Syracuse, Iowa, and Louisville in the grand final (6:47.40) … finished out conference rowing by qualifying (6:30.830) and earning a grand final victory in the BIG EAST Championship, beating rivals Syracuse, Louisville, and Connecticut with a time of 6:40.703 … went to the NCAA Championships with the second varsity eight boat … finished fifth in the prelims (7:00.60), then placed fourth with a time of 7:01.08 in the repechage, qualifying for the third final … won the second varsity eight third final after posting a time of 6:47.00 to beat Cornell, Michigan State and Harvard and finish 13th overall among the 16-boat field.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed with multiple boats in the spring season for the Irish … started the spring season as coxswain of the novice – third varsity eight boat and led the boat to a first place finish (6:39.7) against Buffalo … rowed with the novice eight boat

in Indianapolis, finishing second behind Indiana with a time of 7:39.6 … finished first in the BIG EAST Championship Finals in the third varsity four boat after finishing the race in 8:03.62 … was part of the third varsity eight boat that finished sixth (7:15.43) behind Virginia, Clemson, Oklahoma, and Miami (FL) in the grand finals of the Oak Ridge Regional … did not compete for the Irish in the fall.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not compete for the Irish as a freshman.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed with the swimming team all four year while attending Marist High School in Eugene, Ore. … also lettered each of four years … member of the 200 medley and 400 free relay state record setting relay teams … biggest thrill to date was competing in the Junior Nationals for swimming … member of the National Honor Society and the Pep Band … born in Mesa, Ariz. … daughter of Eric and Donna Woelfel … has one younger sibling, Thor … currently enrolled in the College of Science with a double major in biological science and Spanish.

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Student-Athletes Molly Bruggeman Sophomore 5-11 Dayton, OH Chaminade-Julienne High School AS A SOPHOMORE: Was a mainstay for the first varsity eight boat of the Irish this season … named a CRCA First Team Pocock All-American, the first since ‘08, and the lone representative from the BIG EAST Conference … named to the CRCA All Region Team, along with teammate Morgan Kelly … named BIG EAST Crew of the Week (May 2) … earned second monogram … sat with the Notre Dame four boat that competed at the Head of the Charles in lone action of fall schedule … crew raced to a fifth-place finish overall and second among college entries with a time of 18:40.01 … claimed three straight victories at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite to start the season … beat Alabama and Jacksonville (6:34.40), Minnesota and Kansas (6:25.90), and finished the Invite with a 6:23.00 win over Tennessee … competed against Ohio State in Columbus (6:35.39) … took second in Indianapolis with a time of 6:27.70, falling to Indiana by two seconds … rowed for the Irish at the Virginia Invite,

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claiming victory over Clemson in the opening race (6:27.60), and beating Penn and San Diego in the final race (6:40.80) … also took home second against Virginia with a time of 6:35.40 … competed against Southern California (6:32.20) and Stanford (6:31.70) at the Stanford Women’s Invite, placing second in both races … swept the BIG EAST Invite, highlighted by a grand final victory over Syracuse, Iowa, and Louisville (6:41.00) after defeating Iowa in the morning session … rowed for the varsity eight boat for the Irish at he NCAA Championships … placed fifth in the prelims with a time of 7:04.44 before finishing seventh in the repechage (7:07.98) … went on to place fourth in the third final race, ending her season with a time of 6:40.33 and a 16th-place finish among the NCAA field.

AS A FRESHMAN: Raced with the varsity eight boat for the entirety of the spring season … commenced the spring season by placing first in the varsity eight race vs.

Buffalo … completed the race with a time of 6:10.9 … member of the second place varsity eight team in Indianapolis against Indiana and Purdue with a time of 6:29.0 … finished in second place to Tennessee in the Lake Natoma Invitational varsity eight event (6:33.0) after qualifying for the Group “B” finals with two second place finishes in two heats against California and Oregon State (6:36.57) and Stanford and Sacramento State (6:40.67) … finished the BIG EAST Championships in second place (6:42.83) behind only Louisville after winning their preliminary heat with a time of 6:56.50 …

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qualified for the Grand Final in the Oak Ridge Regional, finishing fourth in the finals with a time of 6:35.18 behind Virginia, Clemson, and Duke … earned spot in finals by finishing second to Virginia in the preliminary heat with a time of 6:43.41 … raced to a firstplace finish in the novice eight race crossing the line at 16:51.16 at Head of the Rock … a member of the varsity eight boat that finished 11th (17:04.87) … first-place finish vs.

Tulsa in the varsity eight head race clocking in at 14:13.1 … member of the varsity four Notre Dame “2” boat that finished fourth in a time of 11:59.6.

PREP AND PERSONAL: A three-year letter winner for coach Mike Miles at Chaminade-Julienne Catholic High School … team captain her senior year … MVP her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … raced at the Youth Nationals as a member of varsity 4+ sophomore (fourth place), junior (fifth place) and senior (sixth place) … member of the CanAmMex Team in 2009 … a member of the National Honor Society …

Student Council Senior Class Vice President … Eagle Ambassador … current Irish rowers Abby Meyers and Genevieve Malone attended the same high school … eighth member of her family to attend Notre Dame, including cousin and current women’s lacrosse player Adele Bruggeman … born in Dayton, Ohio … daughter of Mike and Beth Bruggeman … has three siblings, Gretchen, Patrick and Matt … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, double majoring in preprofessional studies and anthropology.

Kiersten DeHaven Sophomore 5-8.5 Tampa, FL Academy of the Holy Names AS A SOPHOMORE: Rowed for multiple Irish boats this season … earned second monogram … rowed in three races for the first varsity four boat at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, finishing in first over Alabama and Jacksonville in the first race (7:33.40), while placing second to Minnesota (7:27.48) and Tennessee (7:22.33) later at the meet … competed in the first varsity four race at Ohio State (7:49.13) … got the victory in the next race over Indiana and Louisville (7:35.22) … saw action in the third varsity eight’s victory over San Diego (7:04.80) at the Virginia Invite … also defeated Clemson (7:04.00) and finished second against Virginia (6:58.80)…

raced in both the qualifier for the third varsity eight (7:14.00), and the second/third varsity four, claiming victory in the finals of the BIG EAST Invite (8:02.30) … continued the success at the BIG EAST Championship as the third varsity eight boat took home the qualifier (6:55.967) and final victory with a time of 7:04.391 over Connecticut, Syracuse and Louisville.

AS A FRESHMAN: Member of varsity four boat named BIG EAST Crew of the Week April 21 … rowed with the varsity four boat during the spring season … finished in second place behind Buffalo in the first race of the spring clocking in at 7:02.04 … notched first victory of the spring with a first place finish in Indianapolis against Indiana, Purdue, Eastern Michigan, and a second Notre Dame boat after posting a time of 7:56.0 … placed second in the Lake Natoma Invitational Group “B” finale against Wisconsin and Tennessee while finishing the race with a time of 7:23.13 … qualified for the finale by placing second and first in two qualifying heats against California and Oregon State, and Stanford and Sacramento State, respectively … won the BIG EAST Championship in the varsity four with a time of 7:31.36 … got her ticket punched to the

finals by placing first in the preliminary round with a time of 7:50.91 … placed second behind Virginia in the Oak Ridge Regional grand final with a finishing time of 7:22.52 … guided the novice eight Notre Dame “A” boat to a first-place finish in the Head of the Rock Regatta in a blazing time of 16:51.16 … also part of the Notre Dame “D” boat in the varsity eight that finished 11th (17:04.87) … raced in the varsity eight race as a member of the Notre Dame “3” boat that clocked in at 14:49.8 for fifth place vs. Tulsa.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Two-sport athlete at Academy of the Holy Names … led her team to a state title and national ranking senior year … scholastic champion three years in a row … helped Tampa Rowing Club to a national ranking and title … participated in Junior Women’s National Team Sculling Camps … played on the junior varsity volleyball team as a freshman and sophomore as an outside hitter … a member of the National Honor Society … born in Tampa, Fla. … daughter of Eric and Candace DeHaven … one sibling, Sasha … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, double majoring in political science and Spanish.

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Student-Athletes Christina Dines Sophomore 5-3 Buffalo, NY Holy Angels Academy AS A SOPHOMORE: Served as the coxswain for the second varsity eight boat for the Irish … earned second monogram … selected as BIG EAST Crew of the Week (March 29) … helped the team to a victory in the first three races of the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, beating Alabama (6:43.60), Minnesota and Kansas (6:33.00), and Tennessee (6:29.60) … coxed the second varsity eight boat at Ohio State (6:44.25) … served as coxswain in the victory over Indiana, Louisville, and Purdue with a time of 6:34.66 … coxed the second varsity eight boat to victories over Clemson (6:42.50), and Penn and San Diego (6:50.20) at the Virginia Invite, while also posting a time of 6:48.80 in the second place finish against Virginia … competed in the race against Southern California (6:40.10) at the Stanford Women’s Invite, and was able to claim victory over Stanford later in the day with a time of 6:37.80 … qualified for the second varsity eight grand final with a 22 second victory over Louisville (6:40.10) at the BIG EAST Invite … coxed the second varsity eight boat to the grand final victory over Syracuse, Iowa and Louisville at the BIG EAST Invite with a one second victory time of 6:47.40 in the win over the Orange … served as the coxswain for the qualifier win (6:30.830) and the second varsity eight grand final victory at the BIG EAST Championship, beating rivals Syracuse, Louisville and Connecticut (6:40.703) … coxed the second varsity eight boat to the third finals at the NCAA Championships, placing fifth in the prelims (7:00.60) and fourth in the repechage (7:01.08) … helped cox the second varsity eight boat to a third finals victory over Cornell, Michigan State and Harvard with a time of 6:47.00, closing out the season with a 13th-place showing among the 16-boat NCAA field.

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– lightweight boat before taking over as coxswain of the varsity four boat after the Buffalo regatta … part of the boat named BIG EAST Boat of the Week April 21 … defeated Buffalo in her loan race as coxswain of the third varsity eight – lightweight boat with a time of 6:28.9 … placed first with the varsity four boat in Indianapolis by defeating Indiana, Purdue, Eastern Michigan, and a second Notre Dame boat with a time of 7:56.0 … qualified for the Lake Natoma Invitational Group “B” final by finishing second (7:17.37) and first (7:27.0) in two preliminary heats against California and Oregon State, and Stanford and Sacramento State … placed second in the finale behind Wisconsin with a finishing time of 7:23.13 … victorious in preliminary heat at BIG EAST Championships, stopping the clock at 7:50.91 … later captured the gold in the finals with a time of 7:31.36 … placed first in preliminary heat at Oak Ridge Regional with a time of 7:35.2 … went on to finish second behind Virginia in the Grand Finals while crossing the finish line with a time of 7:22.52 … guided the Notre Dame novice eight “A” boat to a

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first-place finish in the Head of the Rock Regatta clocking in at 16:51.16 … coxed the Notre Dame varsity eight “5” boat to a seventh-place finish vs. Tulsa (16:02.4).

PREP AND PERSONAL: A three-year varsity letter winner as the coxswain at Holy Angels Academy … team captain junior year and MVP senior year … received Coaches’ Award in 2006 and 2007 as well as the Varsity Coxswain Award in 2007 … placed fourth place in the Canadian National Schoolboys Regatta her senior year in women’s senior 4+ and second-place finish in the Head of the Fish Regatta in the women’s lightweight 4+ … SRAA Scholastic Nationals eighth-place finish in the 2009 lightweight 4+ … a member of the National Society of High School Scholars … founder of “Big Sister Little Sister” and the “Carpe Diem Club” …

Student Council Representative, Freshman and Sophomore Class President and Student Body Vice President … born in Buffalo, N.Y. … daughter of Mark and Maria Dines … has two siblings, Catherine and Leila … enrolled as an American studies major in the College of Arts and Letters.

Courtney Gaberino Sophomore 6-0 Pewaukee, WI Arrowhead AS A SOPHOMORE: Rowed with varsity eight during second season with the team … earned first monogram … member of BIG EAST Crew of the Week (May 2) … rowed for the first varsity eight boat at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, wining all three of its races and posting a best time of 6:23.00 in the victory over Tennessee in the final race of the Invite … also defeated Alabama (6:34.40) and Minnesota (6:25.90) … competed against Ohio State in Columbus (6:35.39) … helped the first varsity eight to a second place finish at Indianapolis, beating Louisville and Purdue with a time of 6:27.70 … put in another strong effort at the Virginia Invite, getting another two wins in three races, beating Clemson (6:27.60) , and San Diego and Penn (6:40.80) … placed second in the other race, falling only to Virginia (6:35.40) … competed against Southern California (6:32.20) and Stanford at the Stanford Women’s Invite, posting a best time of 6:31.70 in the three second loss to Stanford … blew out Iowa and West Virginia in the BIG EAST Invite qualifier, beating both boats by more than 15 seconds … claimed victory in the first varsity grand final at the BIG EAST Invite, beating Syracuse, Louisville and Iowa with a time of 6:41.00 … qualified (6:22.016) and became the BIG EAST Champions in the first varsity eight grand final victory over rivals Syracuse, Georgetown and Louisville, sporting a best time of 6:31.724 in the win … went to the NCAA Championships with the varsity eight boat, making their way to the third finals with a fifth (7:04.44) and seventh place finish (7:07.98) in the qualifier and repechage heat, respectively … rowed to a fourth place finish in the third finals with a time of 6:40.33 to conclude in 16th among the NCAA field.

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed with the Irish varsity four boat for a majority of the spring season … one of the members of the BIG EAST Boat of the Week April 21 … finished in

third in Indianapolis against Indiana, Purdue, Eastern Michigan, and a second Notre Dame team with a time of 8:14.8 … placed second (7:23.13) in the Lake Natoma Invitational Group “B” grand finals behind Wisconsin … qualified for finale by placing in second, behind only California, and first in preliminary heats with times of 7:17.37 and 7:27.0 … qualified for the BIG EAST Championship grand final by placing first in preliminaries with a time of 7:50.91 … went on to win the BIG EAST Championship finale with the varsity four with a time of 7:31.36 … qualified for the Oak Ridge Regional grand final by winning the preliminary heat with a time of 7:35.20 … went on to finish second behind only Virginia in the Oak Ridge Regional finale with a time of 7:22.52 … rowed in the novice eight race at the Head of the Rock Regatta on the Notre Dame “B” boat that finished 10th in a time of 20:27.16 … a member of the Notre Dame varsity eight “5” boat that finished seventh, clocking in at 16:02.4.

PREP AND PERSONAL: A three-sport athlete (basketball, softball, volleyball) while attending Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wisc. … earned seven varsity letters in that span, including four in basketball, two in softball and one in volleyball … helped basketball team to the Classic 8 Conference Championship during her freshman and sophomore years and was later named the team captain during her junior and senior campaigns … also competed with the Wisconsin Lakers Basketball program club team … played in the Wisconsin All Stars: Basketball All Stars Against Domestic Abuse game … member of the National Honor Society as well as the Spanish National Honor Society … treasurer of the Student Senate Government … named an AP Scholar with Honor … born in Raleigh, N.C. … daughter of Gregory and Diane Gaberino … has one brother, Matthew … currently enrolled in the College of Engineering as a mechanical engineer.

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Student-Athletes Paige Burke

AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in the novice eight boat in the victory over Indiana, Purdue, and Louisville, coming in at 6:46.65

… helped the third varsity eight “B” team to a 7:30.70 race in the BIG EAST Invite, good enough for third overall.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw her only action of the season at the BIG EAST Invite for the third varsity eight “B” boat as they claimed third, beating the Iowa “B” team and the Rutgers squad (7:30.70).

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not row for the Irish in the spring season … took first place in the novice eight as a member of Notre Dame “A” boat (16:51.16) and 11th in the varsity eight Notre Dame “D” boat (17:04.87) in the Head of the Rock Regatta … rowed with the Notre Dame varsity eight “4” boat that captured sixth place vs. Tulsa, clocking in at 15:11.3.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed in rowing and track while attending Karachi Grammar School in Karachi, Pakistan … also competed with national club team in sailing,

winning medals in the Asian and Middle Eastern regatta circuits and attended preworlds … helped rowing team to undefeated season during freshman through senior years in both the fall and spring seasons, while also earning national ranking as a crew each of those years … in track, helped team to sectional championship in freshman, junior and senior years and was team captain during sophomore campaign … biggest athletic thrill to-date was winning the Petite Final at the Asian Rowing Championships … born in Karachi, Pakistan … daughter of Tariq and Mehnaz Ikram … has won sibling: Muhammad Sabir Ikram … currently enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

Sophomore 5-10 Brielle, NJ High Technology

Kiran Ikram Sophomore 5-7 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi Grammar School

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Olivia Kacsits Sophomore 5-11 Rockford, MI Rockford AS A SOPHOMORE: Was a mainstay for the first varsity eight boat throughout the season for the Irish … earned second monogram … selected as BIG EAST Crew of the Week (May 2) … won all three of her races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, beating Alabama and Jacksonville (6:34.40), Minnesota and Kansas (6:25.90), and Tennessee (6:23.00) … competed in the second place finish at Ohio State (6:35.39) … finished second again with the first varsity eight boat at Indianapolis, beating Louisville and Purdue with a time of 6:27.70 … claimed another two victories at the Virginia Invite, beating Clemson (6:27.60), and then Penn and San Diego (6:40.80) the next day … also competed in a close race against Virginia, coming in second at 6:35.40 … placed second in both races at the Stanford Women’s Invite, while posting a best

time of 6:31.70 in the loss to Stanford … also finished second against USC (6:32.20)… qualified for the grand final at the BIG EAST Invite with a 15 second win over Iowa … won the BIG EAST Invite first varsity eight grand final, beating Syracuse, Iowa and Louisville with a time of 6:41.00 in the win … beat seven other BIG EAST teams to qualify for the final at the BIG EAST Championship (6:22.016) … took home the BIG EAST Championship first varsity eight grand final with a win over rivals Syracuse, Louisville, and Georgetown, posting a time of 6:31.724 … rowed with the varsity eight boat at the NCAA Championships … qualified for the third finals race after placing fifth in the prelims (7:04.44) and seventh in the repechage (7:07.98) … helped the team to a fourth place finish at the third finals (6:40.33), falling to the leader Wisconsin by only six seconds.

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed the entire spring season as a member of the varsity eight boat … placed first in opening regatta of the spring against Buffalo with a time of 6:10.9 … came across the finish line in second in Indianapolis with a time of 6:29.0 against Indiana, Purdue, and Eastern Michigan … qualified for Lake Natoma Invitational Group “B” finals with a pair of second place finishes behind California and Stanford in preliminaries with times of 6:36.57 and 6:40.67, respectively … finished behind only Tennessee in the Group “B” var-

sity eight finale, posting a time of 6:33.0 … victorious in BIG EAST Championships preliminary heat, notching a time of 6:56.50 … later finished in second (6:42.83) behind only Louisville in the BIG EAST grand finals … placed second (6:43.41) in the Oak Ridge Regional varsity eight heat behind Virginia, qualifying for the Grand Finals … went on to finish fourth in Grand Finals behind Virginia, Clemson, and Duke while posting a time of 6:35.86 … helped capture first place vs.

Tulsa in the varsity eight as a member of the Notre Dame “1” boat (14:133.1) … rowed with the Notre Dame varsity four “2” boat that took fourth place in a time of 11:59.6.

PREP AND PERSONAL: A rowing fouryear letter winner at Rockford High School under coach Mike Antuna … Team captain and MVP her senior year … state champion her junior year … guided team to a national ranking three years in a row … competed at Nationals three years, finishing in the top 10 … first place finish at the Midwest Championships in the varsity four … member of the National Honor Society, Youth Initiative, Harry Potter Club and tutoring group … born in Framingham, Mass. … grandfather John Kacsits Sr. graduated from Notre Dame in 1958 … daughter of John and Susan Kacsits … two siblings, Andrea and Victoria … enrolled in the College of Science as a pre-professional studies major.

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Student-Athletes Elizabeth Linnemanstons Sophomore 5-11 Mequon, WI Divine Savior Holy Angels AS A SOPHOMORE: Rowed for multiple boats for the Irish this season… earned first monogram … competed with the second varsity four boat at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, beating Duke in the first race with a time of 7:40.20 … placed second against Virginia (7:32.83) and finished third behind Tennessee and Virginia later that day (7:44.04) … rowed for the third varsity eight boat against Ohio State (7:24.46) … came back the next day to get the victory with the third varsity eight boat over Purdue’s “A” and “B” squads with a time of 7:02.88 … helped the third varsity eight boat beat San Diego and Penn at the Virginia Invite posting a time of 7:04.80 after finishing second against

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Virginia (6:58.80) … also took home first with the third varsity eight against Clemson and Northeastern (7:04.00) … won both races at the BIG EAST Invite, beating Iowa and Louisville (7:57.20), and Syracuse (7:56.80) later that day … qualified for the BIG EAST Championship third varsity eight grand final (6:55.967) … helped the third varsity eight boat to a BIG EAST Championship finals victory over Syracuse, Connecticut and Louisville with another great race of 7:04.39.

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed with three different boats for the Irish in the spring season … competed with the novice – third varsity eight boat against Buffalo … went on to finish ahead of Buffalo with a time of 6:39.7 … was a part of both the varsity four and novice eight boats in Indianapolis … finished third in the varsity four race at 8:14.8 behind a second Notre Dame team and Indiana … crossed the finish line behind only Indiana in the novice eight heat at 7:39.6 … qualified for the BIG EAST Championship grand finals by placing first in preliminaries with a time of 7:22.21 … went on to win the final stopping the clocks at 7:03.24 … finished in sixth place (7:15.43) in the Grand Finals of the Oak Ridge Regional in third varsity eight behind Virginia, Clemson, Oklahoma, Miami (FL), and Central Florida

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… component of the novice eight Notre Dame “A” and the varsity eight Notre Dame “D” boats … seized first place in a time of 16:51.16 in the novice eight and finished 11th in the varsity eight at the Head of the Rock Regatta … a key cog in the fifth-place finish by the Notre Dame varsity eight “3” boat vs. Tulsa (14:49.8).

PREP AND PERSONAL: Three-sport athlete while attending Divine Savior Holy Angels High School … Three time rugby national champions under coach Peter Helfer … team captain her senior season, MVP junior and senior seasons … All-state selection three years … a member of the Milwaukee Rowing Club that took third at the Minnesota Regatta … basketball all-conference selection senior season … member of the National Honor Society, Student Council, Salvation Service Club and Spanish Club …

National Merit Finalist … former Irish rower Kelsey Otero and women’s tennis player Katie Potts attended the same high school … born in Milwaukee, Wisc. … daughter of John and Robin … has two siblings, Katherine (‘11) and John (‘09) … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business with an accountancy major.

Teresa Rubinger Sophomore 5-8 Arlington, VA Georgetown Visitation Prep AS A SOPHOMORE: One of six Irish rowers to be named a 2012 CRCA Scholar Athlete … rowed for the second varsity eight boat for the Irish this season … earned first monogram … selected as BIG EAST Crew of the Week (March 29) … won all three races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite to start off the year, highlighted by a ten second win over Tennessee (6:29.60) … also beat Alabama (6:43.60) and Minnesota (6:33.00) … competed against Ohio State in Columbus, putting up a time of 6:44.25 in the second place finish … came back the next day to get the victory over Indiana, Louisville, and Purdue with a time of 6:34.66 … won two out of three races at the Virginia Invite, including a 6:42.50 win over Clemson, and a 6:50.20 win over Penn and San Diego … also achieved a second place finish against Virginia (6:48.80)… raced in two heats at Redwood Shores, Calif., in the Stanford Women’s Invite, highlighted by a 6:37.80 win over Stanford … also took second against USC (6:40.10)… after winning the second varsity eight prelims by 22 seconds (6:40.10), claimed the second varsity eight grand final

victory at the BIG EAST Invite with a time of 6:47.40 over Syracuse, Iowa, and Louisville … beat rivals Syracuse, Louisville, and Connecticut to win the second varsity eight grand final at the BIG EAST Championship after winning the qualifier with a time of 6:30.830 … rowed for the second varsity eight boat at the NCAA Championships, qualifying for the third finals after a fifth place finish in the prelims (7:00.60), followed by a fourth place finish in the repechage (7:01.08) … went on to win the third final race, beating Cornell, Michigan State and Harvard in the 6:47.00 win to claim 13th overall among the 16-boat field.

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed in multiple boats during the spring season … was a member of the boat named BIG EAST Boat of the Week April 21 … was victorious over Buffalo in her first regatta of the spring with a time of 6:39.7 with the novice-third varsity eight boat … rowed with the varsity four that finished second (8:14.8) behind only a second Notre Dame boat at a regatta in Indianapolis … competed in the novice eight and finished second (7:39.6) to Indiana in a regatta against Indiana and Purdue … competed with the varsity four boat at the Lake Natoma Invitational … finished in second (7:17.37) behind only California and first (7:27.0) in respective preliminary heats to qualify for the Group “B” finals … went on to finish second (7:23.13) in the finals behind only Wisconsin … was victorious in heat two of the BIG EAST Championship in the varsity four with a time of 7:50.91 and qualified for the finals … struck gold in the varsity four finals with a time of 7:31.36 … finished second in the Oak Ridge Regional Grand Finals in varsity four behind Virginia with a

time of 7:22.52 … qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat with a time of 7:35.2 … rowed on the novice eight Notre Dame “A” boat that crossed the line at 16:51.16 for first place at the Head of the Rock Regatta … helped team to a 11th place finish, hitting the finish line at 17:04.87, in the varsity eight race … led team to a sixth place finish vs. Tulsa in the varsity eight as a member of the Notre Dame “4” boat (15:11.3).

PREP AND PERSONAL: A three-sport athlete in rowing, soccer and basketball while attending Georgetown Prep in Washington, D.C. … earned four varsity letters at goalie in soccer, three for rowing and two for basketball … helped soccer team to the Independence School League (ISL) conference championship in her sophomore through senior seasons, earning all-conference and all-city honors in her senior year … also named a Washington Post Honorable Mention All-Met during senior season … named team captain of basketball junior varsity basketball team during sophomore campaign … participated in the SRAA National Regatta as a junior and senior, helping boat reach the semifinal at Nationals and Statesbury Regatta as a senior … member of the Cum Laude Society and Visitation Clorivieve Society … served as the Yearbook editor … born in Washington, D.C. … daughter of Jim and Kathy Rubinger … has three siblings: Katie, Grace and Claire … mother (’79), as well as uncle, John (’85) and aunts, Bridget (’87), Margaret (’82) and Patti (MBA ’86), graduated from Notre Dame … currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, double majoring in history and political science.

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Student-Athletes Kelsey Sekanick Sophomore 5-9 Girard, OH Howland AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed with multiple boats for the Irish this season … twotime selection as BIG EAST Crew of the Week as part of varsity four boat (April 19, April 25) … earned first monogram … rowed to a second place finish for both the third varsity eight boat (7:00.17) and the victorious third varsity four boat (7:32.40) in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite … also placed second with the third varsity four against Virginia (7:43.020) later in the competition … raced against Ohio State at Columbus with a time of 7:59.89 for the second varsity four boat … came back the next day to win the second

Anna VanEgmond Sophomore 5-10 Grosse Point Shores, MI Regina AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not compete for the Irish this season.

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed with multiple boats during the spring season … began the spring season by competing in the novice – third varsity eight boat and defeating Buffalo with a time of 6:39.7 … finished third behind another Notre Dame boat and Indiana in the varsity four race in Indianapolis with a time of 8:14.8 … also competed in

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varsity four race against Indiana and Purdue with a time of 7:34.71 … was promoted to the first varsity four boat at the Virginia Invite, winning races over Clemson (7:31.30), and Penn and San Diego (7:34.10) … also fought hard for a second place finish, falling only to Virginia (7:34.30) … beat both Southern California and then Stanford (7:28.1) with the first varsity four boat, highlighted by a best time of 7:17.84 in the win over USC … defeated Iowa and West Virginia (7:37.30) in qualification heat at the BIG EAST Invite … won the first varsity four grand final at the BIG EAST Invite, beating Syracuse, Iowa, and Louisville with a time of 7:44.90 … after winning the prelims of the first varsity four race at the BIG EAST Championship (7:14.00), helped the team to a second place finish in the grand final with a time of 7:31.428, falling only to Syracuse … made her way to the NCAA Championships in Mercer N.J. with the varsity four boat … with two top four finished in the prelims, was able to move on to the semifinal heats … finished fifth in the semifinal with a time of 7:21.20, earning a spot in the Petite Finals … claimed second in the Petite Finals with a time of 7:25.35, beating four teams in the race and placing eighth

overall among the 16-boat field.

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed with the novice-third varsity eight boat in the spring season … was part of winning boat against Buffalo, finishing the race in 6:39.70 … part of the Notre Dame “B” boat that finished 10th in the Head of the Rock Regatta novice eight race (20:27.16) … battled to a seventhplace finish vs. Tulsa in the varsity eight race.

PREP AND PERSONAL: A four-year letter winner in swimming for coach Leanna Dunaway at Howland High School … took home MVP honors freshman and junior seasons … team captain senior year … district qualifier three years ...Coaches’ Award sophomore and senior seasons... Channel 33 Student-Athlete of the Week … broke school record in 100 breaststroke … president of the National Honor Society, member of the school paper, Interact Club, Key Club, FCCLA, Spanish Club, SADD and American Legion Auxiliary … born in Youngstown, Ohio … daughter of Bruce and Karen Sekanick … has two siblings, Brandon and Ryan … enrolled in the College of Science as a science-business major.

the novice eight race in Indianapolis and finished second behind Indiana while crossing the finish line at 7:39.6 … finished in first place in the BIG EAST Championships in the third varsity four race with a time of 8:03.62 … finished in sixth place (7:15.43) in the Oak Ridge Grand Finals in the open four behind Virginia, Clemson, Oklahoma, Miami (FL) and Central Florida … part of the novice eight Notre Dame “A” boat that crossed the line at 16:51.16 in the Head of the Rock Regatta … member of the Notre Dame varsity eight “D” boat that finished 11th at the Head of the Rock Regatta in a time of 17:04.87 … rowed in the Notre Dame varsity eight “4” boat that took sixth place vs. Tulsa (15:11.3).

PREP AND PERSONAL: Three-sport athlete at Regina High School (volleyball, basketball, and swimming) … four-year letter winner in swimming … voted swimming team captain her senior season … a member of National Honors Society and student government … born in Grosse Point, Mich.

… daughter of Eve and David VanEgmond … has one brother, David, who is a ‘10 graduate of Notre Dame … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters with a sociology major.

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Carlee Beckler Freshman 5-8 Burbank, CA San Marino AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed for multiple Irish boats this season … earned first monogram … contributed to the third varsity four boat in a third place finish (7:22.32), as well as the victorious third varsity eight boat over Alabama (7:03.30) at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite … defeated Tennessee and Louisville

Erin Boxberger Freshman 6-0 Overland Park, KS Blue Valley North AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed for the first varsity eight boat for the Irish this season … earned first monogram … won all three of her races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, beating Alabama and Jacksonville (6:34.40), Minnesota and Kansas (6:25.90), and highlighted by a 6:23.00 victory over Tennessee in the final race … competed against Ohio State at Columbus with a time of 6:35.39 … helped the first varsity eight boat to a second place finish over Louisville and Purdue (6:27.70) … took home two victories over

(6:52.60) in final race of the day … placed second against Ohio State with the first varsity four boat (7:49.13) … came back the next day to get the victory over Indiana and Louisville (7:35.22) … won both of the second varsity four races at the BIG EAST Invite for the Irish, beating Iowa and Louisville (7:57.20), and Syracuse (7:56.80) … won the BIG EAST Championship qualifier with a time of 6:55.967 … helped the third varsity eight boat to a BIG EAST Championship finals victory posting a time of 7:04.391, on the way to the win over Syracuse, Connecticut and Louisville.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Played goalkeeper for her high school soccer team while at San Marino High School, lettering all four years ... was the goalkeeper of the year her freshman, sophomore, and senior year ... allarea second team as a freshman ... named league MVP and all-area first team as a junior

... led the team her senior year as team captain ... named team MVP and all-area second team her senior year ... played for the Crown City United club team ... also was an outside hitter for her volleyball for her high school, lettering her junior and senior years ... received a senior league honorable mention ... ran track for her high school team, lettering her junior and senior years ... placed in league senior year ... was a Girl Scout and won the Girl Scout Bronze and Silver Awards ... member of the National Charity League ... involved with the youth Confirmation Program ... born in Burbank, Calif. ... daughter of Mollie and Ben Beckler ... has one sibling- Christian ... recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled as a pre-professionals major in the College of Arts and Letters.

Clemson (6:27.60), and San Diego and Penn (6:40.80), at the Virginia Invite … also placed second against Virginia with a time of 6:35.40 … competed at Redwood Shores, losing matches against USC (6:32.20) and Stanford (6:31.70) … after beating Iowa and WVU in the qualifier, took first in the first varsity eight grand final of the BIG EAST Invite, beating Syracuse, Louisville, and Iowa with a time of 6:41.00 on the way to a BIG EAST boat of the week honor … defeated eight teams in the BIG EAST Championship qualifier (6:22.016) … won the first varsity eight grand final at the BIG EAST Championship over rivals Syracuse, Louisville, and Georgetown, posting a time of 6:31.724 in the win … went to the NCAA Championships with the varsity eight boat … qualified for the third final race by placing fifth in the qualifier (7:04.44) and seventh in the repechage (7:07.98) … helped the Irish to a fourth place finish at the third finals through a 6:40.33 time to finish out a great first season with the Irish.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed in basketball and rowing while attending Blue

Valley North High School in Overland Park, Kan. … earned four varsity letters in basketball while serving as a starter three years and twice serving as team captain … averaged 14 points and nine rebounds per game … named to the KAMO All-Tournament Team … helped team reach the sub-state championship game, while garnering all-Eastern Kansas League second-team honors … member of the Kansas City Rowing Club for two years … at the ’08 and ’10 Sunflower Games, helped her boat to three first-place finishes and one second-place result … competed in the ’10 Club National Championships … member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society … named an Eastern Kansas League Scholar Athlete as well as an AP Scholar … born in Overland Park, Kan. … daughter of Randy and Cherie Boxberger … has one sibling, Megan … sister is member of University of Kansas rowing team … recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.

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Student-Athletes Elena Brindley Freshman 5-5 Dowington, PA Bishop Shanahan

Madelynn Conlin Freshman 5-6 Arlington Heights, IL Rolling Meadows AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed for multiple boats for the Irish this season … earned first monogram … won her first race at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, beating Duke with a time of 7:40.20 as part of the second varsity four boat … also competed against Minnesota and Kansas in a second place finish (7:32.83), before placing third against Tennessee and Virginia (7:44.04) … participated with the first varsity four team against Ohio State (7:49.13) … beat Indiana and Purdue by 15 seconds in the first varsity four

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AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed for both the third varsity eight in a second place finish against Kansas (7:00.17), and the fourth varsity four in a second place finish against Virginia (7:58.88) at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite … helped the third varsity eight “B” boat claim third at the BIG EAST Invite with a time of 7:30.70 over Iowa ”B” and Rutgers, finishing out her first season with the Irish.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Ran cross country and track for their high school teams while at Bishop Shanahan High School, lettering all four years in both ... was team captain of the cross country team her senior year ... also played guard for her high school’s varsity basketball team her freshman year ... played club basketball for the Downington Blitz ... involved in student government and the community service corps ... member of

the Chester County Hospital VolunTEEN Program ... very involved in her parish as an altar server, member of the youth group and participant in the Catholic Heart Work Camp ... participated in chorus and the fall musical at her high school ... was honored as a Nationally Commended Student and an AP Scholar with Distinction ... received the Susan Romano O’Brien Science Scholarship ...

Muffet McGraw is a fellow alumna of her high school ... born in Wynnewood, Penn. ... daughter of Mariann and Donald Brindley ... cousin, Caitlin McKinney played lacrosse for Notre Dame ... has one sibling- Cara Brindley ... recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Science as a double major in biological science and psychology.

race at Indianapolis (7:35.22) the following day … toppled Iowa with a 25 second victory (7:30.10) in qualifying race at the BIG EAST Invite … helped the third varsity eight boat claim victory at the BIG EAST Invite with a time of 7:10.90 to claim the win over Iowa and Rutgers and a Notre Dame “B” boat … qualified for the second varsity four grand final at the BIG EAST Championship with a time of 7:30.760 … sparked victory in the second varsity four grand final, beating Louisville, Rutgers, West Virginia and Connecticut (7:44.378) to end her first season with the Irish.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed in swimming, basketball and soccer while attending Rolling Meadows High School in Arlington Heights, Ill. … also played club soccer with ACES, helping the team claim the St. Louis Metro Tournament championship … part of school-record holding 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams … earned conference and sectional medalist honors all four years … named to the Fenton End of Year Tournament and Mudelein Christmas Tournament all-tournament team for basket-

ball … finished top three in area in career three-pointers and top 10 in free throw percentage … named honorable mention allsectional, all-conference and all-area in soccer … named the Daily Herald Female Athlete of the Year and District 214 Female Athlete of the Year following her ’12 season … member of both the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society … member of IHSA All-State Academic Team … served as president of Student Council … named a Lowe’s Community Scholar, Northwest Suburban United Way Scholar and member of Chicago Tribune Scholar-Athlete team … daughter of Tom and Nancy Conlin … born in Arlington Heights, Ill. … has one sibling, Pat … father, as well as uncle, Mike, and aunt, Lori, attended the University of Notre Dame … brother played baseball for Concordia University … father played baseball for the Irish … recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Science as an applied and computational mathematics and statistics major

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Greer Cully Freshman 5-11 Duxbury, MA Duxbury

Rose Doerfler Freshman 5-10.5 Pittsburgh, PA Oakland Catholic AS A FRESHMAN: Competed with the second varsity eight boat for the Irish … earned first monogram … named BIG EAST Crew of the Week (March 29) … won all three of her races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, beating Alabama (6:43.60), Minnesota and Kansas (6:33.00), and Tennessee (6:29.60) … competed against Ohio State while posting a time of 6:44.25 … beat

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed with the novice eight, fourth varsity eight and third varsity eight boat during the season … rowed for the novice eight boat in the loss at Ohio State (7:15.12) … came back the next day to get the victory over Purdue, Indiana, and Louisville in the novice eight boat, racing to a time of 6:46.65 … helped the fourth varsity eight boat to the victory over Iowa at the BIG EAST Invite, holding a commanding 25 second victory over the Hawkeyes (7:30.10) … finished the season with a third varsity eight grand final victory at the BIG EAST Championship over Connecticut and Louisville (7:44.478).

PREP AND PERSONAL: Rowed all four years of high school at Duxbury Bay Maritime

School in Duxbury, Mass. (four fall seasons and two spring seasons) … named team captain during senior season … also played varsity ice hockey as a freshman and lacrosse during freshman and sophomore years, helping the lacrosse team capture the league championship in ’09 … competed with Massachusetts Elite club lacrosse for four years … member of National Honor Society … class secretary … daughter of Robert and Kim Cully … older brother, Quinn, is member of Notre Dame’s men’s lacrosse team and older sister, Broghan, is member of Dartmouth women’s lacrosse team … recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

Indiana, Louisville, and Purdue with a time of 6:34.66 … rowed to victory over Clemson (6:42.50), and Penn and San Diego (6:50.20) at the Virginia Invite, while placing second to Virginia by 1.8 seconds in the second race of the day (6:48.80) … finished second against USC (6:40.10), but rallied later in the day to defeat Stanford with a time of 6:37.80 at the Stanford Women’s Invitational … qualified for the second varsity eight grand final with a 22 second victory over Louisville (6:40.10) at the BIG EAST Invite, then defeated them again in the grand final with a time of 6:47.40 … won by nine seconds in the prelims of the BIG EAST Championship (6:30.830) … finished with a victory at the BIG EAST Championship in the second varsity eight grand final, beating rivals Syracuse, Louisville and Connecticut with a time of 6:40.703 … went to the NCAA Championships with the second varsity eight boat, placing fifth (7:00.60) in the prelims, and fourth (7:01.08) in the repechage to

qualify for the third final … won the third final behind a 6:47.00 time, beating Cornell, Michigan State and Harvard to conclude 13th overall among the 16-boat field.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed in cross-country, swimming and crew while attending Oakland Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pa. … took part in both crew and swimming each of four years, earning two letters in crew and three in swimming … also participated in cross country freshman through junior years, earning two varsity letters … named a National Merit Finalist … recipient of the Harvard Book Award and Rachel Carson Book Award in ’10 … named class valedictorian … member of the National Honors Society … earned recognition on Highest Honor Roll every grading quarter … recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Engineering while majoring in electrical engineering.

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Student-Athletes Kelly Gawne Freshman 5-10 Burke, VA Robinson Secondary AS A FRESHMAN: Competed for multiple Irish boats this season … started the year off rowing for the first varsity four boat at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, winning her first race with a time of 7:33.40 over Alabama … also competed against Minnesota and Kansas (7:27.48), and placed second against Tennessee (7:22.33) … finished the second

Sarah Hart Freshman 5-11 Westborough, MA Westborough AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed with multiple boats for the Irish on the season … earned first monogram … competed against Virginia (7:22.32) as a part of the third varsity four boat and beat Alabama and Buffalo with a time of 7:03.30 to start off the season as part of the third varsity eight … helped the Irish to a 6:52.60 victory over Tennessee and Louisville in the third varsity eight boat at the

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varsity four race against Ohio State in 7:59.89 … beat Indiana and Purdue with the second varsity four boat (7:34.71) … rowed against Iowa and Rutgers in the morning session of the BIG EAST Invite (7:14.00) … raced in the third varsity eight victory at the BIG EAST Invite (7:10.90) over Iowa, Rutgers, and Notre Dame’s “B” boat.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed in both swimming and rowing while attending Robinson Secondary School in Burke, Va. … lettered four times in swimming, while earning three letters in rowing on the starboard side … competed in club swimming as well with both Mason Makos and Curl Burke … claimed the sectional and regional championship in swimming freshman through junior years, winning state as a sophomore and junior … claimed the conference championship in rowing sophomore year and won state during junior year … finished rowing

season with national raking following both junior and senior seasons … took second in the Junior 4+ at the Canadian Nationals in ’09 while rowing in the three seat … finished seventh at ’10 Scholastic Nationals as the five seat … won the Virginia State Championship with the varsity eight in ’10 rowing as the five seat … member of the National Honor Society and Math Honor Society … named all-district band … graduated with 4.0 G.P.A. … recipient of Math Departmental Award and International Baccalaureate Diploma … named a National Merit Commended Scholar … born in Norfolk, Va. … daughter of Brian and Jan Gawne … has two older siblings: Maddie and Ryan … recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Engineering with a computer engineering major.

Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite … contributed to the novice eight boat’s second-place finish at Ohio State (7:15.12) … came back the next day to get the win in the third varsity four over Purdue (8:00.10) and the novice eight win over Indiana, Purdue, and Louisville with a time of 6:46.65 … rowed the third varsity eight boat to victory with a time of 7:04.80 over San Diego and Penn at the Virginia Invite, also defeating Clemson (7:04.00) … placed second against Virginia, posting a time of 6:58.80 … beat Iowa and Louisville (7:57.20) in qualifying at the BIG EAST Invite as part of the second varsity four … continued her success with the second varsity four boat, beating Syracuse in the final of the second varsity four race with a time of 7:56.80 … qualified (6:55.967) and then helped the Irish win the third varsity four final of the BIG EAST Championship in a time of 7:44.478 over Syracuse, Connecticut and Louisville.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Began rowing with the Upper Thames Rowing Club in grade school and also while attending Westborough High School in Westborough, Mass. … competed in the Henley-on-Thames in England during seventh grade … rowed independently for two years after moving to the United States in ’06 … joined the Community Rowing Inc. varsity girls team in the fall of junior year … stroked winning 1V 4+ at the New Hampshire championships and the 1V 8+ at Youth Nationals that came in eighth … also competed in 8+, 2x and 4x at Club Nationals in the spring and summer of ’10, respectively … rowed six seat in the 1V 8+ that won girls youth category at the Head of the Charles and beat the previous record by nearly 13 second in the fall of ’10 … was member of high school marching band, symphonic band and concert choir … served as treasurer of Model United Nations club through high school … recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.

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Lucy Hewitt Freshman 5-6 Cape Elizabeth, ME Cape Elizabeth

Hayley Johnson Freshman 6-0 Franklin, MI Marian AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed in multiple boats for the Irish this season … got her first win with the third varsity eight boat at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite over Tennessee and Louisville with a time of 6:52.60 … also beat Alabama (7:03.30) and finished third with the third varsity four against Virginia … competed at Ohio State, finishing second

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite against Kansas and Buffalo as part of the Irish third varsity eight boat, finishing with a time of 7:00.17 to earn a second-place result … helped the third varsity eight “B” boat to a third place finish (7:30.70) at the BIG EAST Invite, beating Iowa “B” and Rutgers.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Played setter for her high school volleyball team all four years while at Cape Elizabeth High School ... also played club volleyball with Maine Junior Olympics Volleyball ... also swam for her high school team her freshman, sophomore, and

junior year ... swam on the Coastal Maine Aquatics club team ... member of the National Honor Society ... played in the Jazz Band and studied piano ... was a National Merit Scholarship Finalist ... named an AP Scholar with Honors ... received the Smith College Book Award ... born in Portland, Maine ... daughter of Jonathan and Kate Hewitt ... grandfather played football for Notre Dame ... aunt also attended Notre Dame ... has three siblings- Forest, Quinn, and Dylan ... recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.

with a time of 7:15.12 in the novice eight race … rallied to get the win the next day over Indiana, Purdue, and Louisville in the novice eight boat (6:46.65) … returned to action at the BIG EAST Invite, helping the third varsity eight boat to a victorious time of 7:10.90 … also beat Iowa, sporting a time of 7:30.10 in the win … ended her year with another victory in the third varsity four grand final at the BIG EAST Championship, pulling away for the win in 7:44.478, 30 seconds in front of the next boat.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Swam for the club team of Birmingham Bloomfield Atlantis while attending Marian High School … qualified in sectional, junior national and senior national levels while with team … competed with medley and 400 freestyle relays … two-time All-American in 100 backstroke and three-time All-American in 200 medley relay … school record holder in

the 100 backstroke and 200 medley relay …

Catholic League champion in 100 backstroke during sophomore year … swam backstroke on 2010 state champion and state record holding 200 medley relay team … anchored ’08 state champion and state record holding 400 freestyle relay team … also played softball during high school … member of the National Honors Society and Spanish Honors Society … participated in the Junior Mentor Program and Ambassador Club … daughter of Jerry and Martha Johnson … born in Royal Oak, Mich. … has four siblings: Hannah, Jacob, Zachary, Sofia … recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters with a major of preprofessional studies.

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Student-Athletes Anna Kottkamp Freshman 5-10 Wenatchee, WA Wenatchee AS A FRESHMAN: Served as a mainstay for the second varsity eight boat for the Irish on the season … earned first monogram … named BIG EAST Crew of the Week (March 29) … rattled off three wins in a row at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite to start the season, beating Alabama (6:43.60), Kansas and Minnesota (6:33.00), and putting up a 6:29.60 time in the win over Tennessee …

Madeline Loper Freshman 5-10 Chesapeake, VA Hickory AS A FRESHMAN: Competed with several boats during first year with the Irish … started her career off at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite with two victories in the third varsity eight boat, sporting a time of 6:52.60 over Tennessee … also beat Alabama (7:03.30) and placed second against Kansas

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competed against Ohio State in Columbus, placing second with a time of 6:44.25 … helped the team emerge victorious over Indiana, Louisville, and Purdue (6:34.66) the following day in Indianapolis… won two out of three at the Virginia Invite, capped off by a 6:27.60, one second victory over Clemson in the first race … also beat Penn (6:50.20) after placing second against Virginia (6:48.80) … competed with the second varsity eight boat at the Stanford Women’s Invitational, placing second against Southern California (6:40.10), and beating Stanford later in the day (6:37.80) … went on to win the second varsity eight grand final at the BIG EAST Invite, posting a time of 6:47.40, after qualifying with a time of 6:40.10 … won the BIG EAST Championship qualifier by nine seconds over Louisville (6:30.830)… took home the BIG EAST Championship second varsity eight grand final with a 6:40.703 win over rivals Syracuse, Louisville and Connecticut … rowed for the second varsity

eight boat at the NCAA Championships … placed fifth in the qualifier with a time of 7:00.60 … moved on to the repechage heat, posting a time of 7:01.08 in a fourth place finish, putting them in the third final … claimed victory in the third final race, beating second place Cornell by 1.9 seconds in a 6:47.00 time to finish 13th overall in the 16-boat race.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Swam for the high school team her sophomore year while at Wenatchee High School ... played in her high school’s orchestra ... received Wenatchee High School Academic Excellence Award ... earned a National Guild High School Diploma (piano) ... received a varsity letter in community service ... born in Wenatchee, Wash. ... daughter of Andy and Tamara Kottkamp ... father graduated from Notre Dame in 1983 ... has two siblings- Katie and John ... recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Science with a preprofessional major.

(7:00.17) … competed at Ohio State with the novice eight boat (7:15.12), but came back the next day for the novice eight victory over Indiana, Purdue, and Louisville with a time of 6:46.65 in the win … also beat Iowa with the fourth varsity eight (7:30.10) … helped the third varsity eight boat to the victory at the BIG EAST Invite over Iowa, Rutgers, and the Notre Dame “B” boat (7:10.90) … ended her season with victory at the BIG EAST Championship in the third varsity four over Connecticut and Louisville, posting a 7:44.478 in the win.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Swam for four years as a sprinter for Hickory High School, lettering all four seasons ... helped lead her team to three undefeated seasons, while earning three all-city and one all-region selection ... placed second in the 50 and 100 freestyle at the Regional Championship her junior year ... named MVP both her junior and

senior seasons ... member of the NCSA Junior National Team in 2009, 2010, and 2011 ... made the NCSA Junior National cut in 50 freestyle at the Senior Championship (club) meet in 2010 ... played middle blocker and outside hitter for her high school volleyball team, lettering in her final three seasons ... volleyball team won the district tournament fall 2010 ... member of the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society ... honored as a Scholastic All-American ... born in Coronado, Calif. ... daughter of James and Mary Beth Loper ... both parents attended Notre Dame ... her uncle, Joseph Roveda, graduated from Notre Dame in 1984 and was a member of the fencing team ... has two siblings- Jimmy and Bobby ... recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

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Becca Macdonald Freshman 5-2 Topsfield, MA Williston Northampton School

Christine McGough Freshman 5-6 Houston, TX St. Thomas Episcopal School

AS A FRESHMAN: Served as the coxswain for multiple Irish boats throughout the season … earned first monogram … coxed the fourth varsity four in the loss against Virginia, but rallied later that day to win the third varsity four over Kansas with a time of 7:32.40 … also coxed the third varsity eight over Alabama (7:03.30) and to a second place finish behind Kansas … coxed the third varsity eight in the loss at Ohio State (7:24.46) … came back the next day to win the third varsity eight race over two Purdue boats (7:02.88) … served as coxswain for the second varsity four boat at the BIG EAST Invite, winning both the races, highlighted by a 7:56.80 in the win over Syracuse after a 7:57.20 win over Iowa … qualified for the third varsity eight grand final (6:55.967) at the BIG EAST Championship … coxed the third varsity eight team to victory in the grand final over Syracuse, Louisville, and Connecticut, sporting a time of 7:04.391 in the win.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed in basketball, rowing and soccer while attending The Williston Northampton School in Easthampton, Mass. … elected member of school Athletic Committee in ’07-’08 … served as coxswain of varsity crew “A” boat during ’10 spring and fall and served as the team captain … helped boat finish sixth in New England … received the Williston Sportsmanship Award in ’09 and was the MVP of basketball team in ’08 … placed on high honor roll at school … presented with University of Rochester’s Excellence in the Humanities award … placed ninth in nation for the National French Exam … received the Massachusetts State Acting Award in ’08 as well as serving as the vocal lead in Godspel and Oklahoma born in Topsfield, Mass. … recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, double majoring in political science and Arabic.

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed multiple boats for the Irish this season … helped the Irish third varsity eight boat beat Alabama and Buffalo at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (7:03.30) … also placed second against Kansas (7:00.17) … competed in the BIG EAST Invite, winning the first race over Iowa (7:30.10) before helping the third varsity eight “B” boat to a third place finish with a time of 7:30.70 … won her final race of the season in the BIG EAST Championship over Connecticut and Louisville in the third varsity eight, posting a time of 7:44.478 in the win.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Swam for her high school team while at St. Thomas Episcopal, lettering all four years ... was team captain her sophomore, junior, and senior year ... named an Academic All-American in swimming her senior year ... had first place finishes at state in the 500 freestyle, 4x100 freestyle relay, and medley relay during

senior year, as well as a second place finish in the 200 freestyle ... helped lead her swim team to back-to-back state titles her junior and senior year ... also ran cross country and track in high school, lettering all four years ... voted team MVP for the cross country team her sophomore year ... contributed to the team’s state championship win her senior year ... also played soccer all four years at her high school, lettering all four years and being named team captain ... was a National Merit Finalist ... born in Houston, Texas ... daughter of Steve and Peggy McGough ... mother played volleyball at Dana College ... had an uncle, Mark McGough, and cousin, Sarah McGough, graduate from Notre Dame ... has one sibling-Kelley ... recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Engineering with a environmental geosciences major.

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Student-Athletes Carolyn Perez Freshman 5-4 Atlanta, GA Holy Spirit Prep

Mikaela Prego Freshman 5-1 Medfield, MA Ursuline Academy AS A FRESHMAN: Served as the coxswain for multiple boats this season … earned first monogram … coxed the third varsity eight boat to victory in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (6:52.60) … also coxed the third varsity four in a second place finish against Virginia (7:43.02), put a time of 7:38.47 on the board against Virginia with the fourth varsity four boat and then placed

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AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed in multiple boats for the Irish this season … helped the third varsity eight beat Alabama (7:03.30) in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite before falling to Virginia with the fourth varsity four (7:58.88) … competed in the novice eight against Ohio State (7:15.12) … helped the third varsity four team beat Purdue (8:00.10) the following day … competed in the fourth varsity eight morning session at the BIG EAST Invite, beating Iowa with a time of 7:30.10 to finish off the season with a win.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Played forward and midfield for her high school soccer team while at Holy Spirit Preparatory School ... also ran track and cross country for her high school, and was third on her cross country

team ... competed at the state level for cross country ... was a youth group team leader for her church and participated in mission projects ... founder and Editor in Chief of her high school’s first Spanish newspaper ... received the McDonald’s Ray Kroc Youth Achievement Award in 2011 ... awarded the Academic Gold Medal for Modern Languages in 2009 ... won the Presidential Award for Academic Excellence 2008-2011 ... born in New Haven, Conn. ... daughter of Carlos and Bibiana Perez ... has four siblings- Chris, Alex, Stephanie, and Elizabeth ... recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, with a double major of French and liberal studies.

third with the third varsity four boat (7:22.32)… coxed the novice eight against Ohio State (7:15.12) … the next day she coxed two races: third varsity four (8:00.10) and the novice eight (6:46.65), both to victory in a meet with Indiana, Purdue, and Louisville … led the third varsity eight in the BIG EAST Invite to a win with a blistering time of 7:10.90, after coxing the fourth varsity eight to victory over Iowa (7:30.10) … qualified for the BIG EAST Championship grand final with the second varsity four by defeating multiple opponents in the prelims (7:30.760) … coxed the second varsity four boat to a grand final win at the BIG EAST Championship, posting a time of 7:44.378 in the win for the Irish.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Played midfield for her high school soccer team while at Ursuline Academy, lettered for three years ... was honored as the team MVP her sophomore and junior year, and was named team captain her senior year ... her team made

their first appearance at the state tournament in three years under her leadership ... she led her high school soccer team to their first win over their rival high school in fifteen years ... helped her club soccer team, JSSA Club, achieve the honor of being MSSL Showcase runner-ups ... ran both outdoor and indoor track for her high school, lettering all four years ... was team captain for both indoor and outdoor track her senior year ... member of the 4x800 meter division IV championship relay ... member of the National Honor Society ... PSAT/NMSQT National Hispanic Scholar ... was a member of the youth choir and choral group ... born in Boston, Mass. ... daughter of John and Teresa Prego ... mother graduated from Notre Dame in 1983 ... has three siblings- Gabi, Isabel, and Mia ... recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in psychology.

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Kendra Rask Freshman 5-3 Honolulu, HI Punahou

Victoria Ryan Freshman 5-5 Concord, MA Concord Carlisle

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed against Virginia twice with the fourth varsity four in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, placing second both races at 7:38.47 and 7:58.88, respectively … helped the third varsity eight “B” boat take third with a time of 7:30.70 at the BIG EAST Invite.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Swam distance for her high school swim team while at Punahou School, lettering all four years ...

Division Champion and second in state for the 200 freestyle her sophomore year ... swam with the club team Rainbow Aquatics and

was a Western Zone qualifier ... was a member of the Hawaii Club at her high school ... received the Outstanding Achievement in Social Studies Award by her high school ... attended the same high school at current Notre Dame football players Manti Te’o and Robby Toma ... born in Lihue, Hawaii ... daughter of Robby and Pamela Rask ... father graduated from Notre Dame in 1983 ... has one sibling- Kayla ... recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite with the fourth varsity four against Virginia (7:38.47) … faced Virginia again during a Sunday session of races and placed second with a time of 7:58.88 … rowed in back-to-back days against Ohio State (7:15.12) and then Indiana, Purdue, and Louisville, winning the novice eight on the second day with a time of 6:46.65 … helped Notre Dame beat Iowa in the BIG EAST Invite, rowing with the fourth varsity eight boat (7:30.10).

PREP AND PERSONAL: Participated in ice hockey each of four years while attending Concord Carlisle High School in Concord, Mass. … began rowing with Community Rowing, Inc., as a sophomore and has now rowed with CRI for three years, one as a novice and two on the varsity team … raced in the Head of the Charles the past two years and rowed in the Royal Canadian Henley and USRowing club nationals over the last three summers of high school career … recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Science with a preprofessional major.

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Student-Athletes Ailish Sheehan Freshman 6-1 Kildare Co. Limerick, Ireland Salesian College Copeswood AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed with the first varsity eight boat for the Irish on the season … earned first monogram … named BIG EAST Crew of the Week (May 2) … won the first three races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, highlighted by a 15 second win over Alabama and Jacksonville, as well as a 6:23.00 time in the win over Tennessee … also beat Minnesota and Kansas (6:25.90) … competed against Ohio State (6:35.39)

Anna Sliwinski Freshman 5-10 Troy, MI Troy

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… helped the team to a second place finish at Indianapolis, beating Louisville and Purdue with a time of 6:27.70 … raced for the first varsity eight boat, claiming two victories at the Virginia invite, beating Penn (6:40.80) and falling to Virginia (6:35.40), while posting a time of 6:27.60 in the win over Clemson … competed at the Stanford Women’s Invitational against Southern California (6:32.20) and Stanford (6:31.70) … after winning the qualifier by 15.7 seconds, went on to win the BIG EAST Invite first varsity eight grand final over Syracuse, Iowa, and Louisville with a time of 6:41.00 … helped the team claim victory over Syracuse, Louisville, and Georgetown at the BIG EAST Championship, winning the first varsity eight grand final with a time of 6:31.724 after qualifying with a first place finish (6:22.016)… went to the NCAA Championships with the Irish varsity eight boat … with a fifth place finish, qualified for the repechage heat, then placed seventh, putting the boat in the third final … finished

fourth in the third final with a time of 6:40.33 to conclude in 16th overall.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed in two sports, athletics (track and field) and rowing while attending Salesian College Copeswood … started in athletics at the age of seven and competed on six occasions for Ireland in the shot put and javelin and won at four of those competitions … started rowing midway through sophomore year of high school with St. Michael’s Rowing Club … during summer prior to senior year, rowed with the club’s junior 8 and 4 boat and helped the boat take second place in both National Championships … also part of Irish crew, coxing the 4 boat that won in the Home International … served as the six seat of an Irish Development junior squad 8 boat that placed 30th overall in the London Women’s Head … recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in art studio.

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed with the third varsity eight for majority of season … earned first monogram … rowed in the victory over Tennessee and Louisville in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (6:52.60) … also beat Alabama (7:03.30) … competed in the novice eight against Ohio State (7:15.12) … came back the next day to help the Irish beat Indiana, Purdue, and Louisville in the novice eight race with a time of 6:46.65 … helped the third varsity eight boat finish first against San Diego and Penn in the finals of the Virginia Invite with a time of 7:04.80, after falling to Virginia (6:58.80) and beating Clemson (7:04.00) … qualified for the finals at the BIG EAST Invite with a time of 7:14.00 to defeat Iowa and Rutgers … took home another first place finish in the BIG EAST Invite with the third varsity eight boat with another great run of 7:10.90 … finished off

her season with a victory in the second varsity four race at the BIG EAST Championship … qualified with a time of 7:30.760 … beat Louisville, Rutgers, West Virginia and Connecticut in 7:44.378 to claim the gold.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Attended Troy High School ... did karate through her freshman year, earning a red belt ... practiced ballet and hip hop recreationally ... member of the Polish Scouting Organization ... on the Model United Nations team at her high school ... member of the National Honor Society ... received the National Spanish Exam Level one and two Gold Award ... born in Detroit, Mich. ... daughter of Wieslaw and Agnieszka Sliwinski ... has one sibling- Adam ... recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Science, double majoring in Chemistry and English.

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Carly Syta Freshman 6-0 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame Academy

Lauren Tharp Freshman 5-10 Dayton, OH Vandalia-Butler AS A FRESHMAN: Competed for the second varsity eight boat for the Irish this season … earned first monogram … named BIG EAST Crew of the Week (March 29) with second varsity eight boat … won all three of the races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, highlighted by an 18 second win over Alabama, and a 6:29.60 time in the win over Tennessee … also claimed victory over Minnesota (6:33.00) … rowed against Ohio

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed for multiple boats for the Irish this season … placed second against Virginia (7:38.47) as part of the fourth varsity four boat at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite … helped the third varsity eight boat take first in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (6:52.60) against both Tennessee and Louisville … beat Purdue in the third varsity four, posting a time of 8:00.10 … took third with the third varsity eight “B” boat in the finals of the BIG EAST Invite (7:30.70).

PREP AND PERSONAL: Co-captain of Beach Cities Volleyball Club ... played volleyball her freshman year at Notre Dame

Academy and had the most blocks on the freshman team ... member of high school’s student council and student ambassadors ... member of the National Honor Society ... holds the Guinness World Record for longest harp marathon (25 hours and 34 minutes) ... member of the California Scholarship Federation ... born in Santa Monica, Calif. ... daughter of Thomas and Teressa Syta ... has two siblings- Tommy and Kathy ... recently completed the First Year of Studies Program … currently enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

State (6.44.25) … came back the next day to get the victory at Indianapolis, beating Indiana, Purdue, and Louisville with a time of 6:34.66 … claimed two victories in three races at the Virginia Invite, highlighted by a 6:50.20 race time in the win over Penn and San Diego … also beat Clemson (6:42.50) and finished right behind Virginia with a time of 6:48.80 … competed at Redwood Shores in the Stanford Women’s Invite, winning the second varsity eight race against Stanford (6:37.80), while finishing second against USC (6:40.10) … qualified (6:40.10) and emerged victorious in the second varsity eight grand final at the BIG EAST Invite with an 11 second victory (6:47.40) over second place Syracuse … led the pack in qualifiers with a time of 6:30.830 at the BIG EAST Championship … won the second varsity eight grand final at the BIG EAST Championship, posting a 6:40.703 winning time over rivals Syracuse, Louisville, and Connecticut … rowed for the second varsity eight boat at the NCAA Championships …

qualified for the third final after two preliminary races … won the third final race with a time of 6:47.00, beating Cornell, Harvard, and rival Michigan State to place 13th overall in the 16-boat field.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed as a member of the Greater Dayton Rowing Association for two years during her time Vandalia-Butler High School in Dayton, Ohio … took to the water in the Youth Nationals during her junior year as a member of the quad … competed in the quad, single and double at both the Club Nationals and Canadian Henley during the summer before senior year … before taking to rowing, competed in varsity cross country for three years and played varsity basketball for two years … member of the National Honor Society … president of Student Government for three years … recently completed the First Year of Studies Program … currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.

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Student-Athletes Stella Willoughby Freshman 6-2 Olympia, WA Capital AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed in multiple boats for the Irish this season … earned first monogram … two-time selection as BIG EAST Crew of the Week (April 19, April 25) as member of varsity four boat … brought the third varsity eight boat to a victory over Tennessee and Louisville in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (6:52.60) … also beat Alabama and Buffalo (7:03.30) and placed

Stephanie Winsch Freshman 5-9 Darien, CT New Canaan AS A FRESHMAN: Competed with multiple boats for the Irish this season … earned first monogram … helped the third varsity eight to a victory over Tennessee in the finals of the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (6:52.60) … also placed second to Virginia with a time of

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third against Virginia’s “A” and “B” boats… competed in the novice eight against Ohio State (7:15.12) … beat Indiana, Purdue, and Louisville in the novice eight race the following day with a time of 6:46.65 … rowed for the first varsity four boat at the Virginia Invite, highlighted by a 7:31.30 victory over Clemson … also placed second against Virginia (7:34.30) and beat Penn with a race time of 7:34.10 … helped the first varsity four boat to victories over USC (7:17.84) and Stanford (7:28.10) at the Stanford Women’s Invitational … topped Iowa and West Virginia (7:37.30) in preliminaries of the BIG EAST Invite … won the first varsity four grand final at the BIG EAST Invite, posting a time of 7:44.90 in the win over Syracuse, Louisville, and Iowa … after winning the prelims at the BIG EAST Championship, placed second with the first varsity four boat in 7:31.428, losing only to Syracuse … continued on to the NCAA Championships with the varsity four boat … placed fourth in the

prelims (7:32.14) … finished second in the repechage heat, and went on to a 7:21.20 fifth place finish in the semifinals … qualified for the petite finals, and placed second (7:25.35) in the race to earn eighth place overall in the 16-boat field.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed with Olympia Area Rowing while attending Capital High School in Olympia, Wash. … also part of Capital H.S. swim team, reaching the state competition two years … won the 2010 Northwest Junior Regionals Championship as part of the first eight and reached the grand finals of the 2010 Youth National Championships, finishing sixth overall … earned a national team invitation to the 2010 CamAmMex squad … won first in both the first eight and second eight at the Covered Bridge Regatta in Eugene, Ore. … named an Academic All-American … born in Olympia, Wash. … recently completed the First Year of Studies program … currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.

7:43.02 as well as another second place finish against Kansas (7:00.17) … rowed the second varsity four race at Ohio State (7:59.89) … came back the next day to get the victory over Indiana and Purdue at Indianapolis with a time of 7:34.71 … helped the third varsity eight boat beat Iowa and Rutgers (7:14.00) at the BIG EAST Invite … competed in the third varsity four victory over Iowa and West Virginia at the BIG EAST Invite (8:02.30) … won the BIG EAST Championship second varsity four race over Louisville, Rutgers, West Virginia, and Connecticut in 7:44.378, after topping those same teams earlier that day in the prelims (7:30.760).

PREP AND PERSONAL: Rowed all four years while attending New Canaan High School in Darien, Conn. … captained the team during senior season … won the 2011 Greenwich Invitational over the Connecticut

Boat Club in the four boat and also clocked the fastest time in heats at the Mercer Sprints, claiming the win after the finals were rained out … finished third in the women’s Junior B four race at the Club National Championships in 2008 … named Most Improved Rower following the 2010 season … won the ’10 USRowing Northeast Regional Championship in the four boat … stroked the quad that placed third at the ’10 USRowing Youth National Championship … finished 13th in the women’s youth 2x at the ’10 Head of the Charles … officer of the St. John’s Youth Group … cousin, Tom Longo, ran track for the Irish … recently completed the First Year of Studies Program … currently enrolled in the College of Science, majoring in applied and computational mathematics and statistics.

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With a ninth-consecutive BIG EAST Championship claimed in 2012, the Irish rowing team’s season was highlighted by their fifth career appearance at the NCAA Championships and first since the 2007 campaign.

2011-12 Season In Review Head of the Charles

Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite

Women’s Championship Four 1. Vesper Boat Club – 18:21.85 2. Virginia – 18:34.40 3. Brock University Rowing Club – 18:38.51 4. Don Rowing Club – 18:38.76 5. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), Bruggeman, Kacsits, McConnell, Gaberino) – 18:40.01 6. Yale – 18:51.45 7. Brown – 19:00.23 8. Radcliffe – 19:05.19 9. Texas – 19:18.20 10. Massachusetts – 19:28.44 11. New York Athletic Club – 19:28.50 12. Penn A.C. Rowing Association – 19:45.46 13. Dartmouth – 19:45.63 14. Princeton – 18:53.79 15. Saint Mary’s College of California – 20:00.66 16. Navy – 20:07.44 17. Holy Cross – 20:08.83 18. Lake Merritt Rowing Club – 20:08.95 19. Rochester – 19:36.27 20. Riverside Boat Club – 19:10.29

SATURDAY MORNING SESSION: Women’s Third Varsity Four 1. Virginia – 7:33.60 2. NOTRE DAME (Prego (C), Brencher, Winsch, Sekanick, Monahan) – 7:43.02 Women’s Third Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Macdonald (C), McGough, Perez, Loper, Beckler, Johnson, Willoughby, Sliwinski, Hart)– 7:03.30 2. Alabama – 7:22.47 3. Buffalo – 7:48.85 Women’s Second Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (Corachea (C), Conlin, Murphy, Linnemanstons, McShane) – 7:40.20 2. Duke – 7:52.49 Women’s Second Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 6:43.60 2. Alabama – 7:01.99 Women’s First Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Gawne, Suyo, DeHaven, Hwang) – 7:33.40 2. Alabama – 7:53.46 3. Jacksonville – 8:51.26

October 23, 2011 (Boston, Mass.)

March 17-18, 2012 (Oak Ridge, Tenn.)

Women’s First Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), O’Neill, Kelley, Boxberger, Sheehan, Kacsits, McConnell, Gaberino, Bruggeman) – 6:34.40 2. Alabama – 6:49.71 3. Jacksonville – 7:14.79 SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION: Women’s Fourth Varsity Four 1. Virginia – 7:36.50 2. NOTRE DAME (Prego (C), Salomon, Syta, Ryan, Rask)– 7:38.47 Women’s Third Varsity Four 1. Virginia A – 7:07.80 2. Virginia B – 7:20.96 3. NOTRE DAME (Prego (C), Hart, Willoughby, Johnson, Beckler)– 7:22.32 Women’s Third Varsity Eight 1. Kansas – 6:58.00 2. NOTRE DAME (Macdonald (C), Sekanick, Winsch, Brencher, Monahan, Hewitt, Loper, McGough, Brindley) – 7:00.17 3. Buffalo – 7:44.91 Women’s Second Varsity Four 1. Minnesota – 7:23.50 2. NOTRE DAME (Corachea (C), Conlin, Murphy, Linnemanstons, McShane) – 7:32.83 3. Kansas – 7:48.88

The Irish varsity four boat enjoyed the most successful Spring of any Irish boat, twice being named BIG EAST Boat of the Week and earning two important race victories over USC and Stanford at the Stanford Women’s Invitational.

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Women’s Second Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 6:33.00 2. Minnesota – 6:41.03 3. Kansas – 6:56.53 Women’s First Varsity Four 1. Minnesota – 7:13.20 2. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Gawne, Suyo, DeHaven, Hwang) – 7:27.48 3. Kansas – 7:33.76 Women’s First Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), O’Neill, Kelley, Boxberger, Sheehan, Kacsits, McConnell, Gaberino, Bruggeman) – 6:25.90 2. Minnesota – 6:28.31 3. Kansas – 6:47.71 SUNDAY SESSION: Women’s Fourth Varsity Four 1. Virginia – 7:51.60 2. NOTRE DAME (Macdonald (C), Ryan, Rask, Perez, Brindley)– 7:58.88 Women’s Third Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (Macdonald (C), Monahan, Sekanick, Salomon, Brencher)– 7:32.40 2. Kansas – 7:39.60

Women’s Third Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Prego (C), Hart, Sliwinski, Willoughby, Johnson, Winsch, Syta, Beckler, Loper)– 6:52.60 2. Tennessee – 6:59.32 3. Louisville – 7:26.01 Women’s Second Varsity Four 1. Tennessee – 7:15.70 2. Virginia – 7:21.17 3. NOTRE DAME (Corachea (C), Conlin, Murphy, Linnemanstons, McShane) – 7:44.04 Women’s Second Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 6:29.60 2. Tennessee – 6:39.54 Women’s First Varsity Four 1. Tennessee – 7:16.60 2. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Gawne, Suyo, DeHaven, Hwang) – 7:22.33 Women’s First Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), O’Neill, Kelley, Boxberger, Sheehan, Kacsits, McConnell, Gaberino, Bruggeman) – 6:23.00 2. Tennessee – 6:26.13

Ohio State

March 24, 2012 (Columbus, Ohio) Women’s First Varsity Eight 1. Ohio State – 6:28.09 2. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), O’Neill, Kelley, Boxberger, Sheehan, Kacsits, McConnell, Gaberino, Bruggeman) – 6:35.39 Women’s Second Varsity Eight 1. Ohio State – 6:37.70 2. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 6:44.25 Women’s First Varsity Four 1. Ohio State – 7:25.60 2. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Beckler, Conlin, DeHaven, Hwang) – 7:49.13 Women’s Second Varsity Four 1. Ohio State – 7:30.40 2. NOTRE DAME (Corachea (C), Gawne, Winsch, Sekanick, McShane) – 7:59.89 Women’s Third Varsity Eight 1. Ohio State – 7:04.20 2. Ohio State “B” – 7:22.29 3. NOTRE DAME (MacDonald (C), Murphy, Suyo, Poinsatte, Linnemanstons, Monahan, Brencher, LaMair-Orosco, Salomon) – 7:24.46

Erin McConnell finished her Irish career as a mainstay with the Irish varsity eight boat, helping the boat capture BIG EAST Boat of the Week after their performance at the BIG EAST Invite.

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2011-12 Season In Review Women’s Novice Eight 1. Ohio State – 7:08.12 2. NOTRE DAME (Prego (C), Hart, Sliwinski, Willoughby, Johnson, Ryan, Cully, Perez, Loper) – 7:15.12

Indiana, Louisville, Purdue March 25, 2012 (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Women’s First Varsity Eight 1. Indiana – 6:25.70 2. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), O’Neill, Kelley, Boxberger, Sheehan, Kacsits, McConnell, Gaberino, Bruggeman) – 6:27.70 3. Louisville – 6:29.33 4. Purdue – 6:52.23 Women’s Second Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 6:34.66 2. Indiana – 6:42.00 3. Louisville – 6:46.07 4. Purdue – 7:13.14 Women’s First Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Beckler, Conlin, DeHaven, Hwang) – 7:35.22 2. Indiana – 7:50.22 3. Louisville – 7:51.77 Women’s Second Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (Corachea (C), Gawne, Winsch, Sekanick, McShane) – 7:34.71 2. Indiana – 8:06.51 3. Purdue – 8:30.12

Women’s Third Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (Prego (C), Boggs, Hart, Perez, Syta) – 8:00.10 2. Purdue – 8:18.90 Women’s Third Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (MacDonald (C), Murphy, Suyo, Poinsatte, Linnemanstons, Monahan, Brencher, LaMair-Orosco, Salomon) – 7:02.88 2. Purdue “B” – 7:17.38 3. Purdue “A” – 7:34.28 Women’s Novice Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Prego (C), Hart, Sliwinski, Willoughby, Johnson, Ryan, Cully, Burke, Loper) – 6:46.65 2. Indiana – 6:51.70 3. Purdue – 7:03.83 4. Louisville – 7:23.90

Virginia Invite

April 14-15, 2012 (Charlottesville, Va.) SATURDAY MORNING SESSION: Women’s Third Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Corachea (C), McShane, Hwang, DeHaven, Linnemanstons, Murphy, Brencher, Sliwinski, Hart) – 7:04.00 2. Clemson – 7:04.00 3. Northeastern – NTT Women’s First Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Poinsatte, Sekanick, Suyo, Willoughby) – 7:31.30 2. Clemson – 7:42.50

Women’s Second Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 6:42.50 2. Clemson – 6:46.30 Women’s First Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), O’Neill, Kelley, Boxberger, Sheehan, Kacsits, McConnell, Gaberino, Bruggeman) – 6:27.60 2. Clemson – 6:29.80 SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION: Women’s First Varsity Four 1. Virginia – 7:28.00 2. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Poinsatte, Sekanick, Suyo, Willoughby)– 7:34.30 3. Northeastern – 8:05.70 Women’s Second Varsity Eight 1. Virginia – 6:46.20 2. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 6:48.80 3. Northeastern – 7:05.90 Women’s First Varsity Eight 1. Virginia – 6:23.20 2. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), O’Neill, Kelley, Boxberger, Sheehan, Kacsits, McConnell, Gaberino, Bruggeman) – 6:35.40 3. Northeastern – 6:41.80

In addition to claiming the 2012 BIG EAST gold medal, the Notre Dame varsity eight also posted an important regular season victory over Clemson at the Virginia Invite in 6:27.60.

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Women’s Third Varsity Eight 1. Virginia – 6:55.60 2. NOTRE DAME (Corachea (C), McShane, Hwang, DeHaven, Linnemanstons, Murphy, Brencher, Sliwinski, Hart) – 6:58.80 3. Northeastern – 7:17.20 SUNDAY SESSION: Women’s First Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), O’Neill, Kelley, Boxberger, Sheehan, Kacsits, McConnell, Gaberino, Bruggeman) – 6:40.80 2. Penn – 6:45.70 3. San Diego – 7:00.40 Women’s First Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Poinsatte, Sekanick, Suyo, Willoughby) – 7:34.10 2. Penn – 7:40.80 3. San Diego – 7:53.70 Women’s Second Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 6:50.20 2. Penn – 6:59.00 3. San Diego – 7:08.40 Women’s Third Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Corachea (C), McShane, Hwang, DeHaven, Linnemanstons, Murphy, Brencher, Sliwinski, Hart) – 7:04.80 2. San Diego – 7:13.20 3. Penn – 7:18.20

Stanford Women’s Invitational April 22, 2012 (Redwood Shores, Calif.)

SUNDAY MORNING SESSION: Women’s First Varsity Eight 1. Southern California – 6:21.20 2. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), Gaberino, Kelley, O’Neill, McConnell, Kacsits, Sheehan, Boxberger, Bruggeman) – 6:32.20 Women’s Second Varsity Eight 1. Southern California – 6:32.90 2. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 6:40.10 Women’s First Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Poinsatte, Sekanick, Suyo, Willoughby) – 7:17.84 2. Southern California – 7:20.51 SUNDAY AFTERNOON SESSION: Women’s First Varsity Eight 1. Stanford – 6:28.20 2. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), Gaberino, Kelley, O’Neill, McConnell, Kacsits, Sheehan, Boxberger, Bruggeman) – 6:31.70 Women’s Second Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 6:37.80 2. Stanford – 6:41.30

Women’s First Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Poinsatte, Sekanick, Suyo, Willoughby) – 7:28.1 2. Stanford – 7:42.90

BIG EAST Invite April 28, 2012 (Indianapolis, Ind.)

SATURDAY MORNING SESSION: Women’s First Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), Gaberino, Kelley, O’Neill, McConnell, Kacsits, Sheehan, Boxberger, Bruggeman) 2. Iowa – + 15.7 3. West Virginia - + 26.3 Women’s Second Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 6:40.10 2. Louisville – +22.70 3. West Virginia - +32.40 Women’s First Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Poinsatte, Sekanick, Suyo, Willoughby) – 7:37.30 2. Iowa – 7:50.20 3. West Virginia – 8:10.40 Women’s Second Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (MacDonald (C), Hart, Beckler, Linnemanstons, McShane) – 7:57.20 2. Iowa – 8:18.10 3. Louisville – 8:31.40

While enjoying tremendous success with the varsity four boat during the season, Joanna Poinsatte also excelled in the classroom. She was selected as a CRCA National Scholar-Athlete for the second straight season.

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2011-12 Season In Review Women’s Third Varsity Eight/Novice Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Corachea (C), Winsch, Sliwinski, Gawne, Murphy, Brencher, DeHaven, Hwang, LaMair-Orosco) – 7:14.00 2. Iowa – 7:28.40 3. Rutgers – 7:56.40 Women’s Fourth Varsity Eight /Second Novice Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Prego (C), McGough, Loper, Johnson, Cully, Monahan, Perez, Conlin, Ryan) – 7:30.10 2. Iowa – 7:55.30 SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION: Women’s First Varity Eight Grand Final 1. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), Gaberino, Kelley, O’Neill, McConnell, Kacsits, Sheehan, Boxberger, Bruggeman) – 6:41.00 2. Syracuse – 6:41.60 3. Iowa – 6:47.60 4. Louisville – 6:51.20 Women’s Second Varsity Eight Grand Final 1. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 6:47.40 2. Syracuse – 6:48.50 3. Iowa – 6:55.00 4. Louisville – 6:59.90

Women’s First Varsity Four Grand Final 1. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Poinsatte, Sekanick, Suyo, Willoughby) – 7:44.90 2. Syracuse – 7:55.70 3. Louisville – 8:05.10 4. Iowa – 8:06.30 Women’s Third Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Prego (C), Sliwinski, Johnson, Gawne, Murphy, Brencher, Monahan, Loper, Conlin) – 7:10.90 2. Iowa – 7:24.30 3. NOTRE DAME “B” (Boggs (C), Brindley, McGough, Syta, Burke, Ikram, Hewitt, Rask, Salomon) – 7:30.70 4. Iowa “B” – 7:39.90 5. Rutgers – 7:48.60 Women’s Second Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (MacDonald (C), Hart, Beckler, Linnemanstons, McShane) – 7:56.80 2. Syracuse – 8:08.20 Women’s Second Varsity Four/Third Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (Corachea (C), LaMairOrosco, Winsch, DeHaven, Hwang) – 8:02.30 2. Iowa – 8:26.00 3. West Virginia – 8:40.90

BIG EAST Championship May 13, 2012 (Mercer, N.J.)

SATURDAY MORNING PRELIMS: Women’s First Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), Poinsatte, O’Neill, Kacsits, McConnell, Boxberger, Sheehan, Gaberino, Kelley) – 6:22.016 2. Syracuse – 6:27.329 3. Louisville – 6:28.958 4. Georgetown – 6:33.421 5. Rutgers – 6:38.569 6. West Virginia – 6:41.443 7. Villanova – 7:12.045 8. Connecticut – 7:14.045 Women’s Second Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 6:30.830 2. Louisville – 6:39.391 3. Syracuse – 6:40.583 4. Connecticut – 6:45.738 5. Georgetown – 6:49.464 6. West Virginia – 6:52.860 7. Rutgers – 6:57.627 8. Villanova – 7:21.285

Katie Suyo also helped the strong effort of the varsity four boat, helping the crew earn a spot in the Petite Finals of the 2012 NCAA Championship, the first appearance by the team since 2007.

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Women’s First Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), McShane, Suyo, Willoughby, Sekanick) – 7:14.000 2. Syracuse – 7:22.741 3. Louisville – 7:34.014 4. Georgetown – 7:34.048 5. Connecticut – 7:39.955 6. West Virginia – 7:39.990 7. Rutgers – 7:50.825 8. Villanova – 7:53.761 Women’s Second Varsity Four 1. NOTRE DAME (Prego (C), Conlin, Monahan, Winsch, Sliwinski) – 7:30.760 2. Louisville – 7:48.014 3. Rutgers – 7:49.353 4. West Virginia – 7:51.392 5. Connecticut – 8:03.161 Women’s Third Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (MacDonald (C), Beckler, Hwang, DeHaven, Brencher, Murphy, Linnemanstons, LaMair-Orosco, Hart) – 6:55.967 2. Syracuse – 6:58.636 3. Louisville – 7:14.161 4. Connecticut – 7:19.676 SATURDAY AFTERNOON FINALS: Women’s First Varity Eight Grand Final 1. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), Poinsatte, O’Neill, Kacsits, McConnell, Boxberger, Sheehan, Gaberino, Kelley) – 6:31.724 2. Syracuse – 6:34.056 3. Louisville – 6:35.764 4. Georgetown – 6:37.292 Women’s Second Varsity Eight Grand Final 1. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 6:40.703 2. Syracuse – 6:44.123 3. Louisville – 6:54.587 4. Connecticut – 6:58.075 Women’s First Varsity Four Grand Final 1. Syracuse – 7:29.900 1. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), McShane, Suyo, Willoughby, Sekanick) – 7:31.428 3. Georgetown – 7:48.536 4. Louisville – 7:54.976 Women’s Second Varsity Four Grand Final 1. NOTRE DAME (Prego (C), Conlin, Monahan, Winsch, Sliwinski) – 7:44.378 2. Louisville – 8:00.456 3. Rutgers – 8:07.624 4. West Virginia – 8:11.724 5. Connecticut – 8:16.684

Women’s Third Varsity Eight Grand Final 1. NOTRE DAME (MacDonald (C), Beckler, Hwang, DeHaven, Brencher, Murphy, Linnemanstons, LaMair-Orosco, Hart) – 7:04.391 2. Syracuse – 7:10.355 3. Connecticut – 7:22.009 4. Louisville – 7:39.583 Women’s Third Varsity Four Grand Final 1. NOTRE DAME (Corachea (C), Cully, McGough, Loper, Johnson) – 7:44.478 2. Connecticut – 8:24.876 3. Louisville – 8:49.880

NCAA Championships May 25-27, 2012 (Mercer, N.J.)

PRELIMINARY HEATS: Women’s Varsity Eight 1. Ohio State – 6:49.85 2. California – 6:52.19 3. Princeton – 6:53.48 4. Wisconsin – 7:00.46 5. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), Gaberino, Kelley, O’Neill, McConnell, Kacsits, Sheehan, Boxberger, Bruggeman) – 7:04.44 6. Stanford – 7:11.59 Women’s Second Varsity Eight 1. Michigan – 6:50.77 2. Virginia – 6:55.04 3. Yale – 6:57.78 4. Stanford – 7:00.59 5. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 7:00.60 Women’s Varsity Four 1. Ohio State – 7:19.94 2. Yale – 7:25.73 3. Wisconsin – 7:28.88 4. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Poinsatte, Sekanick, Suyo, Willoughby) – 7:32.14 5. USC – 7:40.16 6. Brown – 7:42.79 REPECHAGE HEATS: Women’s Varsity Eight 1. Stanford – 6:47.31 2. Cornell – 6:50.28 3. Yale – 6:51.20 4. Michigan State – 6:51.55 5. Brown – 6:52.46 6. Wisconsin – 6:54.30 7. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), Gaberino, Kelley, O’Neill, McConnell, Kacsits, Sheehan, Boxberger, Bruggeman) – 7:07.98

Women’s Second Varsity Eight 1. USC – 7:00.09 2. Wisconsin – 7:00.87 3. Stanford – 7:01.06 4. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 7:01.08 5. Cornell – 7:04.42 6. Harvard – 7:05.55 7. Michigan State – 7:16.24 Women’s Varsity Four 1. Michigan – 7:50.90 2. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Poinsatte, Sekanick, Suyo, Willoughby) – 7:51.50 3. Cornell – 7:52.24 4. Brown – 7:58.00 5. Stanford – 8:02.48 6. USC – 8:06.66 7. Michigan State – 8:07.05

SEMIFINAL HEATS: Women’s Varsity Four 1. California – 7:09.66 2. Yale – 7:10.81 3. Washington – 7:11.25 4. Harvard – 7:12.16 5. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Poinsatte, Sekanick, Suyo, Willoughby) – 7:21.20 6. Michigan – 7:31.25 THIRD FINALS: Women’s Varsity Eight 1. Wisconsin – 6:34.67 2. Michigan State – 6:36.10 3. Brown – 6:38.32 4. NOTRE DAME (Meyers (C), Gaberino, Kelley, O’Neill, McConnell, Kacsits, Sheehan, Boxberger, Bruggeman) – 6:40.33 Women’s Second Varsity Eight 1. NOTRE DAME (Dines (C), Woelfel, Tharp, Doerfler, Kottkamp, Aiello, Haddad, Blumenstein, Rubinger) – 6:47.00 2. Cornell – 6:48.90 3. Michigan State – 6:49.00 4. Harvard – 6:49.20 PETITE FINALS: Women’s Varsity Four 1. UCLA – 7:23.89 2. NOTRE DAME (Schneider (C), Poinsatte, Sekanick, Suyo, Willoughby) – 7:25.35 3. Wisconsin – 7:25.57 4. Cornell – 7:26.48 5. Harvard – 7:27.26 6. Michigan – 7:33.75

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2011-12 Honors & Awards Paige Aiello

Ching-Ting Hwang

Stephanie O’Neill

NCAA Third Finals Participant Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Second Varsity Eight (March 29)

BIG EAST Champion Third Varsity Eight Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award Rosenthal Leadership Academy Participant

Carlee Beckler

Hayley Johnson

NCAA Third Finals Participant Varsity Eight First Team All-BIG EAST BIG EAST Champion Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Eight (May 2) Rosenthal Leadership Academy Participant

BIG EAST Champion Third Varsity Eight

BIG EAST Champion Third Varsity Four

Teresa Blumenstein

Olivia Kacsits

NCAA Third Finals Participant Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Second Varsity Eight (March 29) Rosenthal Leadership Academy Participant

NCAA Third Finals Participant Varsity Eight First Team All-BIG EAST BIG EAST Champion Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Eight (May 2) Rosenthal Leadership Academy Participant

Erin Boxberger

Alyce Kanabrocki

NCAA Third Finals Participant Varsity Eight Second Team All-BIG EAST BIG EAST Champion Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Eight (May 2)

Francis Patrick O’Connor Award

Valerie Brencher BIG EAST Champion Third Varsity Eight

Molly Bruggeman NCAA Third Finals Participant Varsity Eight CRCA First Team Pocock All-American CRCA All-Central Region First Team BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Eight (May 2) Rosenthal Leadership Academy Participant

Madelynn Conlin BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Four

Leah Corachea BIG EAST Champion Third Varsity Four

Morgan Kelley NCAA Third Finals Participant Varsity Eight CRCA All-Central Region Second Team First Team All-BIG EAST BIG EAST Champion Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Eight (May 2) Rosenthal Leadership Academy Participant

Anna Kottkamp NCAA Third Finals Participant Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Second Varsity Eight (March 29)

Analisa LaMair-Orosco BIG EAST Champion Third Varsity Eight

Elizabeth Linnemanstons

Joanna Poinsatte NCAA Petite Finals Varsity Four CRCA National Scholar-Athlete BIG EAST Champion Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Four (April 25) BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Four (April 19)

Mikaela Prego BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Four

Teresa Rubinger NCAA Third Finals Participant Second Varsity Eight CRCA National Scholar-Athlete BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Second Varsity Eight (March 29)

Danni Schneider NCAA Petite Finals Varsity Four CRCA National Scholar-Athlete BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Four (April 25) BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Four (April 19)

Kelsey Sekanick NCAA Petite Finals Varsity Four BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Four (April 25) BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Four (April 19)

Ailish Sheehan

Kiersten DeHaven

BIG EAST Champion Third Varsity Four

NCAA Third Finals Participant Varsity Eight Second Team All-BIG EAST BIG EAST Champion Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Eight (May 2)

BIG EAST Champion Third Varsity Eight Rosenthal Leadership Academy Participant

Becca Macdonald

Anna Sliwinski

BIG EAST Champion Third Varsity Eight

BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Four

Christina Dines

Erin McConnell

Katie Suyo

NCAA Third Finals Participant Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Second Varsity Eight (March 29)

NCAA Third Finals Participant Varsity Eight BIG EAST Champion Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Eight (May 2) Rosenthal Leadership Academy Participant

NCAA Petite Finals Varsity Four BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Four (April 25) BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Four (April 19)

Rose Doerfler

Christine McGough

Lauren Tharp

NCAA Third Finals Participant Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Second Varsity Eight (March 29)

BIG EAST Champion Third Varsity Four

NCAA Third Finals Participant Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Second Varsity Eight (March 29)

Greer Cully BIG EAST Champion Third Varsity Four

Courtney Gaberino NCAA Third Finals Participant Varsity Eight Second Team All-BIG EAST BIG EAST Champion Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Eight (May 2)

Kelsey Haddad NCAA Third Finals Participant Second Varsity Eight CRCA National Scholar-Athlete BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Second Varsity Eight (March 29)

BIG EAST Champion Third Varsity Eight

Madeline Loper

Sarah McShane CRCA National Scholar-Athlete

Abby Meyers NCAA Third Finals Varsity Eight CRCA National Scholar-Athlete BIG EAST Champion Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Eight (May 2) Rosenthal Leadership Academy Participant

Kathryn Monahan

Rosenthal Leadership Academy Participant

Stella Willoughby NCAA Petite Finals Varsity Four BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Four (April 25) BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Varsity Four (April 19)

Stephanie Winsch

BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Four

BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Four

Kelsey Murphy

Ingrid Woelfel

BIG EAST Champion Third Varsity Eight Rosenthal Leadership Academy Participant

Sarah Hart BIG EAST Champion Third Varsity Eight

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NCAA Third Finals Participant Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight BIG EAST Crew of the Week – Second Varsity Eight (March 29)

Amanda Polk enjoys a unique place at Notre Dame as the most decorated rower and one of a handful of four-time All-Americans. Polk, a CRCA All-American in all four seasons with the Irish, was selected as a U.S. U-23 National Team member in ’08, a U.S. Senior National Team member in ’09 and an alternate with the U.S. for the ’12 Olympic Games in London, the first Irish rower to receive all three distinctions.

Individual Honors & Awards CRCA All-Central Region

A 2010 selection to the CRCA National ScholarAthlete Award list – along with teammate Sarah Keithley – Stephanie Gretsch also went on to capture first team CRCA All-Central Regional honors, returning the Irish to that list for the first time since 2008 when Amanda Polk (first team) and Julie Sobolewski (second team) were named.

In 2011, she also became the first multi-time selection, after claiming second-team billing, since Polk and Sobolewski in '08.

National Coach of the Year Finalist 2006 — Martin Stone 2002 — Martin Stone

Central Region Coach of the Year 2006 — Martin Stone 2002 — Martin Stone

BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year 2012---- Martin Stone, Joe Schlosberg, Marnie Stahl 2010 — Martin Stone, Joe Schlosberg, Marnie Stahl 2008 — Martin Stone, Joe Schlosberg, Marnie Stahl 2007 — Martin Stone, Joe Schlosberg, Marnie Stahl 2006 — Martin Stone, Joe Schlosberg, Marnie Stahl

BIG EAST Coach of the Year 2004 — Martin Stone

National Assistant Coach of the Year Finalist 2003 — Pam Mork

Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year

2012 — Molly Bruggeman (first team) Morgan Kelley (first team) 2011 — Carol Ann Michel (first team) Stephanie Gretsch (second team) 2010 — Stephanie Gretsch (first team) 2008 — Amanda Polk (first team) Julie Sobolewski (second team) 2007 — Amanda Polk (first team) Maria Romano (first team) Allison Marsh (first team) Meghan Boyle (second team) Laura Pearson (second team) 2006 — Sarah Palandech (first team) Amanda Polk (first team) Maria Romano (first team) Julie Sobolewski (first team) Melissa Felker (second team) 2005 — Amana Polk (first team) 2004 — Natalie Ladine (first team) Alice Bartek (second team) 2003 — Ashlee Warren (first team) Natalie Ladine (second team) 2002 — Michelle Olsgard (first team) Ashlee Warren (second team) Katherine Burnett (second team) Natalie Ladine (second team) 2001 — Michelle Olsgard (first team) Ashlee Warren (second team) 2000 — Katrina Ten Eyck (first team)

U.S. Rowing Collegiate Honor Roll 2001 — Becky Luckett (first team) Ashlee Warren (second team)

CRCA National Scholar-Athlete Award 2012 — Abby Meyers Kelsey Haddad Joanna Poinsatte Teresa Rubinger Danni Schneider Sarah McShane 2011 — Stephanie Gretsch Kelsey Haddad Abby Meyers Joanna Poinsatte

2003 — Pam Mork

NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship 2009 — Lauren Buck

College Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) All-American 2012 — Molly Bruggeman (first team) 2008 — Amanda Polk (first team) 2007 — Amanda Polk (first team) Allison Marsh (second team) 2006 — Amanda Polk (first team) Sarah Palandech (second team) Julie Sobolewski (second team) 2005 — Amanda Polk (second team) 2004 — Natalie Ladine (first team) 2002 — Ashlee Warren (second team)

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2010 — S tephanie Gretsch Sarah Keithley 2009 — Lauren Buck Erica Copeland Stephanie Gretsch Laura Petnuch Christine Trezza 2008 — Lauren Buck Erica Copeland Sarah Keithley Laura Pearson Christine Trezza 2007 — Meghan Boyle Lauren Buck Shannon Cassel Erica Copeland Jessica Guzik Sarah Keithley Mary Kate McNamara Laura Petnuch Christine Trezza 2005 — Katie Chenoweth Maureen Gibbons 2004 — Katie Chenoweth Jacqueline Hazen Natalie Ladine 2003 — Katie Chenoweth Natalie Ladine Cassie Markstahler Ashlee Warren 2002 — Katie Besson Katherine Burnett Natalie Ladine Becky Luckett Cassie Markstahler Diane Price 2001 — Katherine Burnett Ann Marie Dillhoff Becky Luckett Ashlee Warren 2000 — Katherine Burnett Katrina Ten Eyck

U.S. Olympic Team Selection 2012 — Amanda Polk (alternate)

Christopher Zorich Award The Christopher Zorich Award was created to recognize the contributions of student-athletes to the University community and the community at-large.

The award is giving annually each spring and bears the name of Christopher Zorich, two-time football AllAmerican and a 1991 graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

Meghan Boyle and Maria Romano, both members of Notre Dame’s record-setting varsity eight crew in 2006 and 2007 were among the four recipients of the Zorich Award in ’07 and the first two Irish rowers to receive the honor. Mary Kate McNamara followed in 2008 and was one of two honorees.

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Maria Romano

Mary Kate McNamara

U.S. Senior National Team Selection 2009 — Amanda Polk

U.S. U-23 National Team Selection 2012 — Molly Bruggeman 2008 — Amanda Polk

U.S. National Team Selection Camp 2006 — Amanda Polk

U.S. Rowing National Training Center Invitee 2000 — Katrina Ten Eyck 1998 — Michelle Olsgard

Notre Dame Top Gun Award 2009 — Erica Copeland 2004 — Megan Sanders

Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award 2000 — Katrina Ten Eyck 1999 — Katie Fox

Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award 2012 — CT Hwang 2011 — Stephanie Gretsch 2010 — Sarah Keithley 2009 — Erica Copeland 2008 — Mary Kate McNamara 2007 — Jessica Guzik 2006 — Andrea Doud 2005 — Meredith Thornburgh 2004 — Megan Sanders 2003 — Erica Drennen 2002 — Katherine Burnett 2001 — Leah Ashe 2000 — Katrina Ten Eyck 1999 — Lezlie Potter­

Academic Excellence Award 2003 — Megan Sanders 2001 — Leah Ashe 2000 — Leah Ashe

CoSIDA Academic All-American

2001-02 — Courtney Mercer

Michelle Olsgard 2000-01 — Claire Bula

Erin Kiernicki 1999-00 — Kelly Natter

Elizabeth Nerney

Katrina Ten Eyck 1998-99 — Katie Fox

2009 — Lauren Buck (Women’s At-Large third team) 2001 — Leah Ashe (Women’s At-Large second team)

CoSIDA Academic All-District V 2011 — Stephanie Gretsch 2009 — Lauren Buck 2001 — Leah Ashe 2000 — Katrina Ten Eyck

BIG EAST All-Conference

BIG EAST/Aéropostale Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year

2011-12 — Erin Boxberger (second team)

Courtney Gaberino (second team)

Olivia Kacsits (first team)

Morgan Kelley (first team)

Stephanie O’Neill (first team)

Ailish Sheehan (second team) 2010-11 — Molly Bruggeman (first team)

Emily Crosby (second team)

Stephanie Gretsch (first team)

Carol Ann Michel (first team)

Stephanie O’Neill (second team) 2009-10 — Stephanie Gretsch (first team)

Sarah Keithley (second team)

Brittney Kelly (first team)

Katherine Linnemanstons (second team)

Stephanie O’Neill (second team)

Casey Robinson (first team)

2003 — Ashlee Warren

BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award 2010 — Sarah Keithley 2009 — Lauren Buck 2008 — Laura Pearson

Team Captains 2011-12 — None 2010-11 — Emily Crosby

Stephanie Gretsch

Carol Ann Michel 2009-10 — Andrea Archer

Emily Backer

Sarah Keithley

Brittney Kelly Rachael Louie

Braegan Padley

Casey Robinson 2008-09 — Lauren Buck

Christine Trezza 2007-08 — Allison Marsh

Laura Pearson

Amanda Polk 2006-07 — Meghan Boyle

Eileen Froehlke

Sarah Kate Hafner 2005-06 — Meghan Boyle

Andrea Doud

Pamela Jefson 2004-05 — Maureen Gibbons

Meredith Thornburgh 2003-04 — Natalie Ladine

Kathleen Welsh 2002-03 — Casey Buckstaff

Ashlee Warren

Byron V. Kanaley Award Perhaps the most prestigious honor awarded to Notre Dame student-athletes is the Bryron V. Kanaley Award. Presented each year since 1927 at commencement exercises, the Kanaley Awards go to the senior monogram athletes who have been most exemplary as students and leaders.

The awards, selected by the Faculty Board on Athletics, are named in honor of a 1904 Notre Dame graduate who was a member of the baseball team as an undergraduate. Kanaley went on to a successful banking career in Chicago and served the University in the Alumni Association as a lay trustee from 1915 until his death in 1960.

A two-year monogram winner and 2000 graduate, Katrina Ten Eyck was the first Irish rower to earn the award.

An all-Central Region honoree, she was a Dean’s List student who majored in the Program of Liberal Studies.

After receiving her third monogram in 2009, Lauren Buck added the Kanaley award to her already prestigous resume. A third-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, Buck completed her dual degree in Biological Science while working towards her MBA.

Michelle Olsgard, a team captain of the first-ever BIG EAST Championship team, was a two-time selection to the CRCA All-Central Region first team in both ’01 and ’02.

Katrina Ten Eyck 2000

Lauren Buck 2009

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BIG EAST Academic All-Stars 2012

Paige Aiello Carlee Beckler Stephanie Boggs Erin Boxberger Elena Brindley Molly Bruggeman Madelynn Conlin Kiersten Dehaven Christina Dines Rose Doerfler Courtney Gaberino Kelly Gawne Kelsey Haddad Lucy Hewitt Ching-Ting Hwang Hayley Johnson Olivia Kacsits Alyce Kanabrocki Morgan Kelley Anna Kottkamp Analisa LaMair-Orosco Elizabeth Linnemanstons Madeline Loper Becca Macdonald Erin McConnell Christine McGough Sarah McShane Abby Meyers Kathryn Monahan Kelsey Murphy Stephanie O’Neill Carolyn Perez Joanna Poinsatte Mikaela Prego Kendra Rask Teresa Rubinger Meghan Salomon Kelsey Sekanick Anna Sliwinski Katie Suyo Carly Syta Lauren Tharp Sarah Thompson Anna VanEgmond Stephanie Winsch Ingrid Woelfel

2011

Paige Aiello Anne Marie Blieszner Valerie Brencher Molly Bruggeman Emily Crosby Kiersten DeHaven Christina Dines Courtney Gaberino Jacqueline Gilhooly Stephanie Gretsch Kelsey Haddad

Ching-Ting Hwang Hannah Jackson Olivia Kacsits Alyce Kanabrocki Megan Keegan Morgan Kelley Brianna Krafcik Analisa LaMair-Orosco Elizabeth Linnemanstons Katherine Linnemanstons Rachael Louie Julia Lynch Genevieve Malone Erin McConnell Sarah McShane Abby Meyers Carol Ann Michel Nicole Michels Kathryn Monahan Kelsey Murphy Stephanie O’Neill Joanna Poinsatte Teresa Rubinger Meghan Salomon Danni Schneider Kelsey Sekanick Katie Suyo Sarah Thompson Anna VanEgmond Paige White

2010

Paige Aiello Andrea Archer Emily Backer Teresa Blumenstein Kathleen Bracke Valerie Brencher Emily Crosby Elizabeth Davis Kimberly Dunbar Alicia Elliott Jacqueline Gilhooly Stephanie Gretsch Kelsey Haddad Catherine Hermann Ching-Ting Hwang Hannah Jackson Megan Keegan Sarah Keithley Brittney Kelly Brianna Krafcik Analisa LaMair-Orosco Jennifer Lee Katherine Linnemanstons Rachael Louie Sarah McShane Abby Meyers Kathryn Monahan Kelsey Murphy

Maura Newell Stephanie O’Neill Braegan Padley Victoria Parsons Lauren Peartree Joanna Poinsatte Casey Robinson Meghan Salomon Danni Schneider Camille Sharrow Katie Suyo Sarah Thompson Meghan Vertovec Paige White

2009

Emily Backer Lauren Buck Erica Copeland Emily Crosby Mallory Glass Stephanie Gretsch Elli Greybar Hannah Jackson Megan Keegan Brittney Kelly Danielle Leary Bridget Leone Rachael Louie Katherine McMackin Anni Nowhitney Kelsey Otero Braegan Padley Laura Petnuch Casey Robinson Erika Shults Katie Suyo Stephanie Szegedi Christine Trezza

2008

Lauren Buck Lisa Bunn Brittany Burnham Erica Castro-Larsen Erica Copeland Mallory Glass Elli Greybar Kaitlin Jackson Ankica Jedry Sarah Keithley Brittney Kelly Bridget Leone Kristan Madison Katherine McMackin Mary McNamara Lindsay McQuaid Kellyn Nestor Anni Notwhitney Kelsey Otero Braegan Padley

Laura Pearson Amanda Polk Mary Quinn Kendra Short Stephanie Szegedi Alyssa Teves Christine Trezza

2007

Meghan Boyle Lauren Buck Shannon Cassel Erica Copeland Eileen Froehlke Mallory Glass Elli Greybar Jessica Guzik Sarah Kate Hafner Ankica Jedry Sarah Keithley Mary Kate McNamara Lindsay McQuaid Anni Nowhitney Laura Pearson Laura Petnuch Mary Quinn Maria Romano Stephanie Szegedi Christine Trezza

2006

Meghan Boyle Shannon Cassel Andrea Doud Casey Fairbanks Eileen Froehlke Elli Greybar Jessica Guzik Pamela Jefson Sarah Keithley Kristan Madison Lindsay McQuaid Sarah Palandech Laura Pearson Maria Romano Kendra Short Ashley St. Pierre Danielle Stealy Christine Trezza

2005

Shannon Cassel Katie Chenoweth Andrea Doud Casey Fairbanks Melissa Felker Maureen Gibbons Jessica Guzik Sarah Kate Hafner Tricia Hale Devon Hegeman

Pamela Jefson Shannan Lettieri Shannon Mohan Sarah Palandech Rachel Polinski Amanda Polk Caitlin Rackish Maria Romano Kati Sedun Liz Specht Danielle Stealy Meredith Thornburgh

2004

Alice Bartek Meghan Boyle Kathleen Chenoweth Tricia Hale Andrea Doud Elizabeth Franzosa Maureen Gibbons Jessics Guzik Jacqueline Hazen Kristin Henkel Pamela Jefson Sarah Keefer Natalie Ladine Kathryn Long Kacy McCaffery Kristen Mizzi Katie O’Hara Rachel Polinski Danielle Protasewich Caitlin Rackish Jenna Redgate Megan Sanders Kati Sedun Elizabeth Specht Ashley St. Pierre Meredith Thornburgh Kathleen Welsh

2003

Andrea Amoni Alice Bartek Casey Buckstaff Katie Chenoweth Christy Donnelly Erica Drennen Maureen Gibbons Jacqueline Hazen Devon Hegeman Sarah Keefer Kristin Henkel Natalie Ladine Kathryn Long Cassie Markstahler Kacy McCaffrey Katie McCaulden Kristen Mizzi Shannon Mohan

Kerri Murphy Rachel Polinski, Danielle Protasewich Kati Sedun Meredith Thornburgh Ashlee Warren Kathleen Welsh

2002

Melissa Alberding Alice Bartek Katie Besson Katherine Burnett Maureen Carr Erica Drennen Megan Feely Jacqueline Hazen Natalie Ladine Kathryn Long Rebecca Luckett Cassie Markstahler Kacy McCaffrey Courtney Mercer Kerri Murphy Michelle Olsgard Diane Price Danielle Protasewich Jayme Szefc Ashlee Warren Katherine McCalden Kerri Murphy Megan Sanders Kati Sedun Kathleen Welsh

2001

Melissa Alberding Leah Ashe Laura Aull Katie Besson Casey Buckstaff Claire Bula Katherine Burnett Maureen Carr Ann Marie Dillhoff Erica Drennen Ann Gurucharri Erin Kiernicki, Elizabeth Kinnier Becky Luckett Cassie Markstahler Courtney Mercer Kerri Murphy Caitlin Murray Kolleen Myers Michelle Olsgard Diane Price Anne Starks Jayme Szefc Ashlee Warren

Big East Academic All-Star Team (Four-Time Recipients) Since joining the BIG EAST for the 2000-2001 season, the Irish rowing team has seen five members be selected to the conference academic all-star team four times as a member of the team.

Over its 10-year stay in the BIG EAST conference a total of 38 rowers have been a 3-time selelction to the squad, with Katie Sedun, Jessica Guzik, Elli Greybar, Christine Trezza and most recently Sarah Keithley being named to the team an impressive four times.

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Jessica Guzik

Elli Greybar

Christine Trezza

Sarah Keithley

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All-Time Notre Dame Monogram List Paige Aiello Melissa Alberding Andrea Amoni Andrea Archer Barbara Arleth Leah Ashe Laura Aull Emily Backer Alice Bartek Allison Bartsh Carlee Beckler Jada Benn Katie Besson Teresa Blumenstein Melissa Bouche Erin Boxberger Meghan Boyle Valerie Brencher Molly Bruggeman Lauren Buck Christina Buckley Casey Buckstaff Claire Bula Lisa Bunn Katherine Burnett Brittany Burnhan Rebecca Campbell Maureen Carr Shannon Cassel Erica Castro-Larsen Angela Chaput Kathleen Chenoweth Katie Cleary Alyssa Close Madelynn Conlin Erica Copeland Emily Crosby Elizabeth Cushing Kiersten Dehaven Emily Deye Ann Marie Dillhoff Christina Dines Rose Doerfler Christine Donnelly Andrea Doud Erica Drennen Tara Driscoll Alicia Elliott Casey Fairbanks Megan Feely Melissa Felker Katie Fox Elizabeth Franzosa Eileen Froehlke Courtney Gaberino Maureen Gibbons Jacqueline Gilhooly Mallory Glass Stephanie Gretsch Elli Greybar Eileen Gribben Jessica Guzik

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2011, 2012 2005, 2006, 2007 2004, 2005 1999 2012 2002, 2003, 2004 2003, 2005 2003. 2004 2010, 2011, 2012 2009 2006, 2008 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 2004, 2005, 2006 2011, 2012 2003, 2004 2009, 2010 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 1999, 2000, 2001 2012 2010 2002, 2003, 2004 2012 2001 2009 2008, 2009 2005 2012 2009, 2010 2002, 2003, 2004 2009, 2010 2001, 2002 2000 2012 2006, 2008 2009, 2010 1999 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 2002, 2003, 2004 2001, 2003 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 1999 2008, 2009 2007, 2008 2006, 2007, 2008 2000, 2001, 2002 2011, 2012 2008, 2009 1999 1999 2003, 2004 2003, 2005 2010 2012 1999, 2000 2012 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 1999 1999, 2000

Sarah Nelson Elizabeth Nerney Kellyn Nestor Anni Nowhitney Katie O’Hara Stephanie O’Neill Michelle Olsgard Kelsey Otero Christine Padayhag Braegan Padley Sarah Palandech Laura Pearson Sandra Peterson Laura Petnuch Joanna Poinsatte Rachel Polinski Amanda Polk Lezlie Potter Mikaela Prego Diane Price Danielle Protasewich Mary Quinn Caitlin Rackish Jenna Redgate Casey Robinson Maria Romano Teresa Rubinger Meghan Salomon Megan Sanders Kati Sedun Kelsey Sekanick Danielle Schneider Ailish Sheehan Kendra Short Erica Shults Anna Sliwinski Julie Sobolewski Elizabeth Specht Anne Starks Danielle Stealy Elizabeth Storey Ashley St. Pierre Cassandra Stuart Katie Suyo Jayme Szefc Stephanie Szegedi Cheryl Tanski Katrina Ten Eyck Alyssa Teves Lauren Tharp Sarah Thompson Meredith Thornburgh Christine Trezza Kristen Vandehey Quinn Vandenberg Ashlee Warren Kathleen Welsh Paige White Virginia Wilbert Stella Willoughby Stephanie Winsch Ingrid Woelfel

1999 1999, 2000 2008 2007, 2008, 2009 2003, 2004 2010, 2011, 2012 2000, 2001, 2002 2008, 2009 2006 2008, 2009, 2010 2005, 2006 2006, 2007, 2008 2000 2007, 2008, 2009 2010, 2011, 2012 2003, 2004, 2005 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 1999 2012 2001, 2002 2002, 2003, 2004 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 2004, 2005 2004 2008, 2009, 2010 2005, 2006, 2007 2012 2010 2004 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 2012 2012 2012 2006, 2008 2009 2012 2006, 2007, 2008 2002, 2004, 2005 2001 2004, 2005, 2006 1999 2004, 2005, 2006 2000 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 2001, 2002 2007, 2008, 2009 1999 1999, 2000 2008 2012 2010 2003, 2004, 2005 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 1999, 2000 1999 2001, 2002, 2003 2002, 2003, 2004 2010 1999 2012 2012 2012

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Rowing Timeline 1973 – Frank “Clete”Graham forms the club rowing team at Notre Dame.

1973 & 74 – Notre Dame wins back-to-back titles at the Midwest Sprints.

1996 – Rowing is granted varsity status for women.

1997 – Martin Stone is hired to be the first women’s rowing coach at Notre Dame. He previously had spent six years at the Naval Academy.

May 8, 2000 – Katrina Ten Eyck follows in the wake of fellow Irish rower Michelle Olsgard, to become the second team member to be invited to train at the U.S. Rowing National Training Center.

May 13, 2000 – In its first year of competition at the Central/South Regional, the Irish novice eight boat was able to qualifies for the grand finals on its way to earning a fourth-place outcome.

October 11, 1998 – Notre Dame competes in its first regatta, the Head of the Rock Regatta, in Rockford, Ill. The Irish lightweight eight boat was able to win its race final, securing the program’s first-ever victory.

▲ 1998-99 – Katie Fox is named the lone team captain for the Irish’s first varsity season, making her the first captain in program history. She was later selected the Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP. May 1-2, 1999 – Notre Dame qualifies three boats for the grand finals at its first-ever Midwest Championships – novice eight, second novice eight and novice four. Both novice eight boats were able to post second-place finishes in their respective races, while the novice four boat crossed the finish line in fifth place.

May 7, 1999 – After completing the first varsity campaign, Michelle Olsgard is chosen by the U.S. National team as an invitee to the women’s freshmen rowing camp at the U.S. Rowing National Olympic Training Center.

Spring 1999 – The lightweight eight boat finishes the season ranked 12th in the nation.

February 22, 2000 – The Notre Dame lightweight eight boat sees itself ranked 14th in the preseason rowing polls, according to the CRCA/US Rowing Preseason Poll.

March 26, 2000 – The Irish played host to its first-ever home meet, taking on Louisville, Michigan State and Indiana. The event had to be put on hold for one day due to unrowable conditions the previous day, as wind gusts were recorded at 30+ miles per hour.

▲ 2000 – ­Katrina Ten Eyck garners All-Central Region first-team honors from the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA), making her the first rower to earn regional honors. She would also go on to become the first rower to be awarded the Byron V. Kanaley Award, the highest honor given to senior student-athletes who have been most exemplary as students and leaders. Her list of accomplishments would continue to grow that year when she became the second and last winner of the Monogram Club MVP Award, as well as being named CoSIDA Academic All-District V and the recipient of the Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award.

January 8, 2001 – The BIG EAST Conference announces it will sponsor the BIG EAST Women’s Rowing Challenge on Sunday, April 29, 2001, at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. Notre Dame announces that the rowing program will receive the full compliment of scholarships under the NCAA guidelines by start of the 2004-05 year.

April 2, 2000 – Notre Dame goes on to sweep all four races against the visiting Drake Bulldogs to secure its first-ever home victory.

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▲ 2001 – Leah Ashe becomes the program’s first CoSIDA Academic AllAmerican when she is named a second-team honoree for the Women’s At-Large program. ▲ March 14, 2001 – Father Theodore Hesburgh C.S.C. and Father Edmund Joyce C.S.C. are honored by the Irish rowing team when two shells were christened in their honor during halftime of Notre Dame’s January 8th men’s basketball game against Georgetown in men’s hoops.

April 4, 2001 – The Irish rowing team, in only its third season of varsity competition, earns a 14th-place ranking in the US Rowing/CRCA poll.

It marks the first time in the young history of the program that Notre Dame’s top boat has been ranked nationally.

April 29, 2001 – The Irish compete in the first-ever BIG EAST Championships. The novice eight and second varsity eight boats are able to earn runner-up finishes in the grand finals, with the varsity eight boat posting a third-place finish. The Irish would earn second place in the team standings at the event.

May 13, 2001 – The varsity four boat earns Notre Dame its first race victory at the Central/South Region Championships by winning the petite final in a time of 7:48.00.

May 23, 2001 – Michelle Olsgard and Ashlee Warren, both first team selections, are chosen as CRCA All-Central Region members. The duo joined Ten Eyck (’00) as first team selections and their nominations marked the first time the Irish placed multiple members on the list.

January 22, 2002 – Becky Luckett (first team) and Ashlee Warren (second team) are named to the U.S. Rowing Collegiate Honor Roll.

April 17, 2002 – Notre Dame moves into the top-10 in the national polls for the first time in program history, climbing to ninth in the nation just prior to the BIG EAST Championships.

April 28, 2002 – The varsity four boat becomes the first Irish boat to win a grand final at the BIG EAST Championships by posting the winning time of 7:27.40. Notre Dame secured its second consecutive runner-up finish at the conference championship as it fell to Syracuse.

May 19, 2002 – The Irish novice eight boat claims the first-ever medal for Notre Dame at the Central/South Region Championships by earning a third-place result in the grand final. For the second consecutive year, the varsity four boat finishes first in the petite finals.

May 30 - June 2, 2002 – Notre Dame competes in its first NCAA Championship in program history from Indianapolis, Ind., as the varsity eight crew earns an at-large bid. The boat places 16th by grabbing a seventh-place outcome in the repechage heat of the tournament by posting a time of 6:52.56.

June 20, 2002 – Martin Stone receives Central Region Coach of the Year honors, along with being a national-coach-of-the-year finalist.

July 31, 2002 – Ashlee Warren is named a second team All-American by the CRCA and becomes the first Irish rower to garner All-America honors.

She also was a second team all-Central Region honoree.

2002 – Katherine Burnett is honored as a CRCA National Scholar-Athlete for the third time in her career as she became the first three-time recipient in program history.

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Rowing Timeline April 3, 2005 – Three Irish boats qualify for the petite finals (novice eight, second varsity eight, varsity eight), with the open varsity eight reaching the grand finals at the San Diego Crew Classic from Mission Bay, Calif. The Irish novice eight crew was able to earn the Petite Final victory at the Classic, holding off USC for the title.

May 23, 2005 – Notre Dame rower Amanda Polk is named to the AllCentral Region first team by the CRCA. She becomes the first Irish rower to earn such all-Central Region accolades as a freshman. It also marks the 12th different time an Irish rower has received all-region accolades.

▲ February 25, 2003 – Ashlee Warren is honored as the BIG EAST/ Aéropostale Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, marking the first, and only, time an Irish rower has received the accolade.

May 27, 2003 – Cassie Markstahler receives her second consecutive CRCA National Scholar Athlete Award, joining Katherine Burnett as a multi-year recipient of the honor.

September 25, 2003 – Irish assistant coach Pam Mork is named Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year and becomes one of six finalists for the national-assistant-coach-of-the-year award.

April 25, 2004 – After finishing second the previous three years at the BIG EAST Championships, Notre Dame earns its first-ever conference crown, defeating Miami (Fla.) for the title. On the day, four Irish boats – varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four and novice four – were able to earn first-place finishes in their respective grand finals. Martin Stone would later be honored as BIG EAST Coach of the year.

May 24, 2004 – Natalie Ladine is tabbed as both a first-team CRCA AllCentral Region selection as well as being named a member of the CRCA National Scholar-Athlete team.

May 28-30, 2004 – Two years after making its first appearance in the NCAA Championships, the Irish varsity eight boat earns a second trip. The crew finished 11th overall after qualifying for the petite final for the first time in program history. In the Petite Final, the boat was able to place fifth in a time of 6:43.00.

▲ June 3, 2004 – Natalie Ladine becomes the first Irish rower to be honored as a first-team All-American by the CRCA in the programs history.

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June 3, 2005 – Polk continues to set freshmen records with the Irish, as she became the first rookie, and just the third Notre Dame rower selected as a CRCA All-American. She was named to the second team for her efforts that year.

April 30, 2006 – The coaching staff of Martin Stone, Joe Schlosberg and Marnie Stahl are named BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year after leading the Irish to their third straight conference crown.

May 7, 2006 – Amanda Polk is invited to the U.S. National Team Selection Camp, marking the first time an Irish rower has received such an invite.

May 14, 2006 – Notre Dame finishes third overall as a team at the Central/South Championships – the highest finish ever for an Irish team.

The varsity eight crew of coxswain Maria Romano, Julie Sobolewski, Amanda Polk, Mary Quinn, Laura Pearson, Allison Marsh, Melissa Felker, Meghan Boyle and Sarah Palandech wins the first-ever varsity eight gold medal by winning the grand final.

May 22, 2006 – Five Irish rowers are named to the CRCA All-Central Region team, including four members (Sarah Palandech, Amanda Polk, Maria Romano and Julie Sobolewski) are selected to the first team, while Melissa Felker garners second-team honors. The four first-balloters is the most in any single campaign. Head Coach Martin Stone also is honored as the Central Region Coach of the Year and becomes one of six finalists for national coach-of-the-year honors.

▲ May 26-28, 2006 – For the first time in program history, the Irish qualify its entire team for the NCAA Championships. The varsity eight, second varsity eight and varsity four boats all compete at the championship, which was held at West Windsor, N.J. All three Irish boats advance to their respective petite finals, with the varsity eight boat earning the first petite final victory at the NCAA’s and placing seventh

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overall in the 16-boat field. The team earns a ninth-place finish to cap the most successful season in program history.

June 3, 2006 – For the first time in program history, Notre Dame has multiple rowers earn CRCA All-American honors – Amanda Polk (first team), Sarah Palandech (second team) and Julie Sobolewski (second team). Polk becomes the first two-time All-American in program history.

May 23, 2007 – Meghan Boyle, Lauren Buck, Shannon Cassel, Erica Copeland, Jessica Guzik, Sarah Keithley, Mary Kate McNamara, Laura Petnuch and Christine Trezza are all named CRCA National ScholarAthlete award winners. The nine rowers represent the most ever in a single year in program history, topping the six recipients during the 2002 season.

2007 – Meghan Boyle becomes the first two-time captain in program history. Along with receiving that honor, Boyle, along with Maria Romano, went on to receive the Christopher Zorich Award following the season. The award was created to recognize the contributions of studentathletes to the University and the community at-large.

May 25-27, 2007 – Notre Dame earns back-to-back NCAA appearances when the team was selected to the 12-team field in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

The Irish again would see all three boats – varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four – earn berth’s in the petite finals, placing 12th, 12th and 11th, respectively, in their respective fields. Overall, the team places 12th in the final standings.

April 14, 2007 – The 16th-ranked Irish varsity eight crew registered two of the biggest wins in school history, as Notre Dame produced victories over No. 5 and two-time defending national champion California and No. 7 Stanford at the opening day of competition at the Windermere Classic.

June 11, 2007 – Amanda Polk (first team) and Allison Marsh (second team) are selected as CRCA All-Americans. With the award, Polk is named an All-American for the third straight year and also becomes the Irish’s first-ever two-time selection to the first team.

April 15, 2007 – The Irish varsity eight crew continues its successful weekend by defeating No. 9 UCLA convincingly, marking the third top10 opponent defeated on the weekend to post a perfect 3-0 mark at the Windermere Classic.

April 27, 2008 – The Irish, in securing its fifth consecutive BIG EAST title, go on to sweep all six grand final events for the first time in program history - winning the varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four, second varsity four, novice eight and novice four races.

April 28, 2007 – Notre Dame’s No. 6 ranked varsity eight boat continued its streak of victories over top-10 boats as the Irish defeat No. 5 Virginia along with No. 7 Princeton from Carnegie Lake in Princeton, N.J. The wins over Virginia and Princeton pushed the Irish’s string of wins over top-10 boats to five straight, the most in program history.

▲ June 2, 2008 – Senior Amanda Polk is selected as a CRCA first-team All-American. With the honor Polk becomes the first Irish rower to be named an All-American in all four seasons with the team – 2005 (second team), 2006 (first team), 2007 (first team). ▲ April 29, 2007 – Martin Stone, Joe Schlosberg and Marnie Stahl garner BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year honors for the second consecutive season after guiding the team to its fourth straight conference championship.

May 2, 2007 – The Irish varsity eight boat climbs to third in the US Rowing/CRCA polls following its string of race victories over top competition. The third-place standing marks the highest ranking for the varsity eight boat in program history.

July 8, 2008 – Polk is selected to the 2008 U-23 World Championships team, competing as a member of the women’s eight. The selection makes her the first Irish rower to compete for the team.

April 8, 2009 – The Irish second varsity eight crew is selected as the BIG EAST Conference Crew of the Week following its grand final appearance at the San Diego Crew Classic. It marks the first time an Irish crew has been presented the award in program history.

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Rowing Timeline April 25, 2009 – Notre Dame, aided by four boats securing grand final gold, was able to lock up an unprecedented sixth straight BIG EAST Championship title. The Irish second varsity eight, varsity four, novice four and second novice four went on to capture their respective race victories.

May 1, 2011 - Notre Dame keeps its string of BIG EAST titles in tact, holding on for the team’s eight consecutive conference crown. All told, four Irish boats (second varsity eight, varsity four, third varsity eight, third varsity four) claimed Grand Final victories to help the Irish edge out Louisville by five points for the team title.

April 29, 2009 – Lauren Buck is selected as the Byron V. Kanaley Award recipient, becoming only the second Irish rower to be presented the award (Katrina Ten Eyck – ‘00).

May 25, 2011 - Four Irish rowers are named to the CRCA National Scholar-Athlete Team, while Carol Ann Michel (first team) and Stephanie Gretsch (second team) claim CRCA All-Central Region honors.

May 16-17, 2009 – The Irish win two petite finals at the Central/South Region Championships, marking the first time in the 10 years Notre Dame has been competing in the meet. The second varsity eight and open varsity four “A” boat were the two Irish boats to earn the victories.

October 23, 2011 - The Irish send their varsity four boat to the prestigious Head of the Charles, earning a fifth-place finish overall while placing second among all college crews competing in the race.

June 29, 2009 – Buck continues to bring in the honors, becoming the first Irish women’s rower to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

She was one of only 29 student-athletes competing in spring sports to receive the honor.

August 2009 – Former Irish rower Amanda Polk is selected to compete with the U.S. Senior National Team at the World Championships from Poznan, Poland as a member of the four boat. The crew would go on to capture the silver medal, holding off Canada who crossed in third.

May 13, 2012 - Notre Dame makes it nine straight BIG EAST titles, winning five of six Grand Finals to secure the 14-point victory. Six members of the varsity eight boat are honored as all-BIG EAST selections.

May 25-27, 2012 - The Irish return to NCAA competition for the first time since 2007. Led by an eighth-place showing by the varsity four boat, Notre Dame finishes 15th at the Championships held on Mercer Lake.

June 5, 2012 - Molly Bruggeman becomes the first CRCA All-American since Amanda Polk in ‘08. The mainstay with the varsity eight earned first-team billing following her strong sophomore campaign. She becomes just the seventh All-American in program history.

2012 - Notre Dame continues to show its prominance on the international scene as both Amanda Polk, an ‘08 graduate, and rising junior Molly Bruggeman are selected to represent the United States.

Polk became the first rower in Irish program history to be selected to the U.S. Olympic Team, qualifying as an alternate for the London Games.

Bruggeman, meanwhile, became the second Notre Dame rower (along with Polk) to be chosen to the U-23 squad.

▲ April 25, 2010 – For the seventh time in as many seasons the Irish rowers find themselves atop the podium at the BIG EAST Championships, capturing five of the six possible grand finals. Along with bringing home the team title, individual honors were abundant for the Irish as the coaching staff received BIG EAST Staff of the Year and six rowers (Stephanie Gretsch, Sarah Keithley, Brittney Kelly, Katherine Linnemanstons, Stephanie O’Neill, Casey Robinson) were selected as allconference honorees in the inaugural year.

2012 - The Irish sweep all four BIG EAST Crew of the Week honors for the first time since the accolade came into existance. Both the varsity eight and second varsity eight claimed recognition once, while the varsity four boat twice was honored.

May 15, 2010 – The Irish novice eight boat qualifies for its grand final at the Central/South Sprints, finishing fifth in the heat. For the regatta, Notre Dame finishes in sixth in the central region while placing ninth in the overall standings.

June 3, 2010 – Stephanie Gretsch and Sarah Keithley are both named as CRCA National Scholar-Athletes. Gretsch also would garner first team all-Central region accolades.

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2012 NCAA Championship Results 2012 NCAA Championship Final Team Standings

1. Virginia 2. Michigan 3. California 4. Princeton 5. Ohio St. 6. Southern Cal 7. Washington 8. UCLA 9. Stanford 10. Yale 11. Wisconsin 12. Harvard 13. Cornell 14. Brown 15. Notre Dame 16. Michigan St.

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Varsity Eight-Third Finals (16th Overall)

Abby Meyers (C), Courtney Gaberino, Morgan Kelley, Stephanie O’Neill, Erin McConnell, Olivia Kacsits, Ailish Sheehan, Erin Boxberger, Molly Bruggeman Prelim Heat (5th of six boats) 7:04.44 Repechage Heat (7th of seven boats) 7:07.98 Third Final Heat (4th of four boats) 6:40.33

Second Varsity Eight- Third Finals (13th Overall)

Christina Dines (C), Ingrid Woelfel, Lauren Tharp, Rose Doerfler, Anna Kottkamp, Paige Aiello, Kelsey Haddad, Teresa Blumenstein, Teresa Rubinger Prelim Heat (5th of five boats) 7:00.60 Repechage Heat (4th of seven boats) 7:01.08 Third Final Heat (1st of four boats) 6:47.00

Varsity Four- Petite Finalist (8th Overall)

Danni Schneider (C), Joanna Poinsatte, Kelsey Sekanick, Katie Suyo, Stella Willoughby Prelim Heat (4th of six boats) 7:32.14 Semifinal Heat (5th of six boats) 7:21.20 Petite Finals (2nd of six boats) 7:25.35

Varsity Eight 16th Place

Second Varsity Eight 13th Place

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1. Brown 2. Virginia 3. Ohio State 4. Yale 5. Southern California 6. Minnesota 7. California 8. Princeton 9. Tennessee 10. Washington 11. Harvard 12. NOTRE DAME

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Varsity Eight – Petite Finalist (12th overall)

Maria Romano (c), Lauren Buck, Meghan Boyle, Christine Trezza, Allison Marsh, Laura Pearson, Mary Quinn, Amanda Polk, Julie Sobolewski Preliminary Heat (2nd of six boats) 6:35.67 Semi-Final Heat (4th of six boats) 6:29.56 Petite Final (6th of six boats) 6:51.04

Second Varsity Eight – Petite Finalist (12th overall)

Stephanie Szegedi (c), Anni Nowhitney, Mallory Glass, Ankica Jedry, Lindsay McQuaid, Brittney Kelly, Jessica Guzik, Elli Greybar, Sarah Kate Hafner Preliminary Heat (6th of six boats) 7:12.02 Repechage Heat (6th of six boats) 6:56.92 Petite Final (6th of six boats) 7:16.16

Varsity Four – Petite Finalist (11th overall)

Sarah Keithley (c), Laura Petnuch, Erica Copeland, Shannon Cassel, Mary Kate McNamara Preliminary Heat (5th of six boats) 7:43.41 Repechage Heat (5th of six boats) 7:46.61 Petite Final (5th of six boats) 7:56.34

2007 NCAA Championships — 12th overall (team competition) 2006 NCAA Championship Final Team Standings

1. California 2. Brown 3. Princeton 4. Washington State 5. Ohio State 6. Michigan State 7. Washington 8. Wisconsin 9. NOTRE DAME 10. Yale 11. Stanford 12. Tennessee

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Varsity Eight – Petite Final Champion (7th overall)

Maria Romano (c), Julie Sobolewski, Amanda Polk, Mary Quinn, Laura Pearson, Allison Marsh, Melissa Felker, Meghan Boyle, Sarah Palandech Preliminary Heat (4th of five boats) 6:51.00 Semi-Final Heat (5th of six boats) 6:36.93 Petite Final (1st of six boats) 6:47.54

Second Varsity Eight – Petite Finalist (12th overall)

Eileen Froehlke (c), Sarah Kate Hafner, Pamela Jefson, Elli Greybar, Jessica Guzik, Casey Fairbanks, Kendra Short, Andrea Doud, Danielle Stealy Preliminary Heat (6th of six boats) 7:11.06 Repechage Heat (5th of six boats) 6:49.04 Petite Final (6th of six boats) 7:05.00

Varsity Four – Petite Finalist (11th overall)

Sarah Keithley (c), Ankica Jedry, Christine Trezza, Kristan Madison, Shannon Cassel Preliminary Heat (6th of six boats) 7:45.06 7:34.00 Repechage Heat (4th of five boats) Petite Final (5th of six boats) 8:01.96

2004 NCAA Championships — 11th overall (varsity eight) Maureen Gibbons (c), Natalie Ladine, Alice Bartek, Meghan Boyle, Rachel Polinski, Melissa Felker, Katie Chenoweth, Danielle Protasewich, Jacqueline Hazen Preliminary Heat (3rd of six boats) 6:48.70 6:51.30 Semi-Final Heat (6th of seven boats) 6:43.00 Petite Final (5th of six boats) Cassie Markstahler (c), Jayme Szefc, Michelle Olsgard, Ashlee Warren, Becky Luckett, Diane Price, Natalie Ladine, Katie Besson, Katherine Burnett

2002 NCAA Championships — 16th overall (varsity eight) Preliminary Heat (5th of five boats) Repechage Heat (7th of seven boats)

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BIG EAST Championship Results April 29, 2001 Worcester, Mass.

Grand Final Boats Runner-Up Second Varsity Eight – (6:43.18) Erin Kiernicki (c), Katie Besson, Kerri Murphy, Erica Drennen, Courtney Mercer, Melissa Alberding, Maureen Carr, Anne Starks, Leah Ashe Novice Eight – (6:57.36) Kacey McCaffrey (c), Heather Dziedzic, Kathleen Welsh, Natalie Ladine, Jacqueline Hazen, Robin Mattessich, Katie O’Hara, Danielle Protasewich, Megan Sanders Third Place Varsity Eight – (6:37.36) Claire Bula (c), Jayme Szefc, Ann Marie Dillhoff, Ashlee Warren, Michelle Olsgard, Casey Buckstaff, Rebecca Luckett, Diane Price, Katherine Burnett

April 28, 2002 Worcester, Mass.

April 27, 2003 Worcester, Mass.

Grand Final Boats: Champion Varsity Four – (7:27.40) Kathryn Long (c), Sarah Keefer, Kati Sedun, Elizabeth Specht, Maureen Carr Runner-Up Varsity Eight – (+6.07 to Syracuse) Cassie Markstahler (c), Jayme Szefc, Michelle Olsgard, Ashlee Warren, Rebecca Luckett, Diane Price, Natalie Ladine, Katie Besson, Katherine Burnett Second Varsity Eight – (7:04.70) Kacy McCaffrey (c), Megan Feely, Kerri Murphy, Erica Drennen, Courtney Mercer, Jacqueline Hazen, Melissa Alberding, Kathleen Welsh, Danielle Protasewich Novice Eight – (7:20.28) Maureen Gibbons (c), Kristen Mizzi, Shannon Mohan, Rachel Polinski, Alice Bartek, Meredith Thornburgh, Christine Donnelly, Devon Hegeman, Katie Chenowith Second Novice Eight – (7:43.67) Erin Diminick (c), Beth Franzosa, Courtney Quinn, Jennifer Connolly, Kristen Wright, Jill Klima, Tori Blainey, Tricia David, Ann Mulligan

Grand Final Boats Champion Second Varsity Eight – (6:44.40) Kathryn Long (c), Shannon Mohan, Kerrie Murphy, Kathleen Welsh, Meredith Thornburg, Katie Sedun, Devon Hegeman, Erica Drennen, Melissa Felker Varsity Four – (7:39.10) Kacey McCaffrey (c), Katie McCalden, Christy Donnelly, Katie O’Hara, Andrea Amoni Second Varsity Four – (7:38.63) Maureen Gibbons (c), Kristen Mizzi, Sarah Keefer, Kristen Henkel, Jacqueline Hazen Runner-Up Varsity Eight – (6:32.54) Cassie Markstahler (c), Natalie Ladine, Ashlee Warren, Casey Buckstaff, Rachel Polinski, Alice Bartek, Meghan Boyle, Katie Chenoweth, Danielle Protasewich Third Place Second Novice Eight – (7:24.92) Nicole Barczak (c), Megan Sheehan, Meghan O’Neil, Nikki Karis, Fallon Shields, Laura Joyce, Marcia Luttio, Katie Hanafin, Rachel Kemp Petite Finals Champion Second Novice Eight - (7:09.26) Nicole Barczak (c), Megan Sheehan, Meghan O’Neill, Nikki Karis, Fallon Shields, Laura Joyce, Marcia Luttio, Katie Hanafin, Rachel Kemp

The 2004 season saw the Irish earn its first team title at the BIG EAST Championships after three runner-up results the previous three seasons, holding off Miami (Fla.) for the crown.

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BIG EAST Championship Results April 25, 2004 Worcester, Mass.

Grand Final Boats Champion Varsity Eight – (6:54.89) Maureen Gibbons (c), Natalie Ladine, Alice Bartek, Meghan Boyle, Rachel Polinski, Melissa Felker, Katie Chenoweth, Danielle Protasewich, Jacqueline Hazen Second Varsity Eight – (7:09.17) Kacy McCaffrey (c), Kati Sedun, Kathleen Welsh, Jessica Guzik, Jenna Redgate, Elizabeth Specht, Megan Sanders, Danielle Stealy, Andrea Doud Varsity Four – (7:36.66) Kathryn Long (c), Katie O’Hara, Kristen Mizzi, Pamela Jefson, Ashley St. Pierre Second Varsity Four “A” – (7:35.74) Caitlin Rackish (c), Sarah Keefer, Meredith Thornburgh, Kristin Henkel, Tricia David Novice Four – (8:00. 08) Eileen Forehike (c), Audrey deGuire, Jana Miller, Colleen McCotter, Kaitlin Sharkey Third Place Novice Eight – (7:26. 81) Maria Romano (c), Sarah Kate Hafner, Ariel Klingaman, Alyssa Close, Beth Hatch, Danielle Potts, Colleen Larson, Shannon Cassel, Sarah Shaw Fourth Place Second Varsity Four “B” – (8:00.29) Shannan Lettieri (c), Courtney Quinn, Ann Mulligan, Meghan Chidsey, Jennifer Connolly

April 24, 2005 Worcester, Mass.

Grand Final Boats Champion Second Varsity Eight – (8:23. 11) Maria Romano (c), Meredith Thornburgh, Ankica Jedry, Elizabeth Specht, Alyssa Close, Devon Hegeman, Andrea Doud, Pamela Jefson, Sarah Kate Hafner Varsity Four – (9:48.45) Caitlin Rackish (c), Shannon Mohan, Kati Sedun, Casey Fairbanks, Brittany Burnham Second Varsity Four – (9:01. 01) Shannan Lettieri (c), Shannon Cassel, Danielle Stealy, Ashley St. Pierre, Tricia Hale Novice Four – (9:00.04) Ko-Un Park (c), Christine Burke, Mary McNamara, Amy Vereecke, Colleen Beeler Runner-Up Varsity Eight – (8:19.27) Maureen Gibbons (c), Jessica Guzik, Katie Chenoweth, Amanda Polk, Mary Quinn, Allison Marsh, Sarah Palandech, Rachel Polinski Novice Eight – (8:20. 32) Christina Padayhag (c), Julie Sobolewski, Lindsay McQuaid, Kristan Madison, Laura Pearson, Carolyn Sarb, Kathleen Linzmeier, Colleen McGue, Megan Marshall

April 30, 2006 Worcester, Mass.

Grand Final Boats Champion Varsity Eight – (6:39.62) Maria Romano (c), Julie Sobolewski, Amanda Polk, Mary Quinn, Laura Pearson, Allison Marsh, Melissa Felker, Meghan Boyle, Sarah Palandech Second Varsity Eight – (6:39.62) Eileen Froehlke (c), Sarah Kate Hafner, Pamela Jefson, Elli Greybar, Jessica Guzik, Casey Fairbanks, Danielle Stealy, Andrea Doud, Kendra Short Varsity Four – (7:33.00) Sarah Keithley (c), Ankica Jedry, Lindsay McQuaid, Kristan Madison, Brittany Burnham Second Varsity Four – (7:46.92) Christina Padayhag (c), Ashley St. Pierre, Shannon Cassel, Alyssa Close, Kaitlin Jackson Runner-Up Novice Eight – (6:58.92) Stephanie Szegedi (c), Mallory Glass, Laura Petnuch, Christine Trezza, Lauren Buck, Megan Black, Amanda Gonzales, Danielle Leary, Erica Copeland Novice Four – (7:54.29) Kelsey Young (c), Stephanie Bauer, Kelsey Reno, Anni Nowhitney, Kate Sylvia

The 2007 Irish team earned Notre Dame its fourth consecutive conference championship and coaches Martin Stone, Joe Schlosberg and Marnie Stahl were honored as BIG EAST Staff of the Year for the second consecutive campaign.

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April 29, 2007 Worcester, Mass.

April 27, 2008 Oak Ridge, Tenn.

April 25, 2009 Pennsauken, N.J.

Grand Final Boats Champion Varsity Eight – (6:31.85) Maria Romano (c), Lauren Buck, Meghan Boyle, Christine Trezza, Allison Marsh, Laura Pearson, Mary Quinn, Amanda Polk, Julie Sobolewski Varsity Four – (7:32.43) Eileen Froehlke (c), Laura Petnuch, Erica Copeland, Shannon Cassel, Mary McNamara Novice Four - (7:49.00) Katherine DeMartini (c), Katherine McMackin, Braegan Padley, Carolina Elizondo, Andrea Archer Runner-Up Second Varsity Eight – (6:49.58) Sarah Keithley (c), Sarah Kate Hafner, Mallory Glass, Anni Nowhitney, Lindsay McQuaid, Ankica Jedry, Jessica Guzik, Elli Greybar, Brittney Kelly Second Varsity Four – (7:41.46) Stephanie Szegedi (c), Alyssa Teves, Bridget Leone, Erica Castro-Larson, Brittany Burnham Novice Eight - (6:58.14) AZ Tice (c), Lisa Bunn, Casey Sullivan, Emily Backer, Melissa Miller, Kathleen Donahue, Dana Gates, Casey Robinson, Kellyn Nestor

Grand Final Boats Champion Varsity Eight - (6:43.60) Stephanie Szegedi (c), Lauren Buck, Kendra Short, Christine Trezza, Allison Marsh, Laura Pearson, Mary Quinn, Amanda Polk, Julie Sobolewski Second Varsity Eight - (6:51.80) Kelsey Otero (c), Casey Robinson, Carol Ann Michel, Emily Crosby, Kristan Madison, Elli Greybar, Anni Nowhitney, Brittney Kelly, Erica Copeland Varsity Four - (7:43.00) Sarah Keithley (c), Bridget Leone, Braegan Padley, Laura Petnuch, Mallory Glass Second Varsity Four – (7:51.30) Katherine McMackin (c), Lisa Bunn, Mary Kate McNamara, Erica Castro-Larsen, Kellyn Nestor Novice Eight - (7:05.50) Jimena DiIorio (c), Amanda Cosfol, Megan Keegan, Erika Shults, Mary Teresa DiSipio, Katherine Linnemanstons, Stephanie Gretsch, Christina Buckley, Genevieve Malone Novice Four - (8:11.50) Christy Le (c), Cailey Ryckman, Neva Lundy, Shannon Kiernan, Elise Smith

Grand Final Boats Champion Second Varsity Eight - (6:42.547) Kelsey Otero (c), Megan Keegan, Mallory Glass, Carol Ann Michel, Erin McConnell, Genevieve Malone, Morgan Kelley, Elli Greybar, Erica Copeland Varsity Four - (7:36.622) Katherine McMackin (c), Katie Suyo, Stephanie Gretsch, Braegan Padley, Emily Backer Second Varsity Four - (7:46.132) Rachael Louie (c), Laura Petnuch, Erika Shults, Bridget Leone, Hannah Jackson Novice Four - (8:02.648) Jacqueline Gilhooly (c), Carly Anderson, Margot Debot, Meredith Figg, Claire Kueny Runner-Up Varsity Eight - (6:35.775) Stephanie Szegedi (c), Brittney Kelly , Katherine Linnemanstons, Lauren Buck, Christina Buckley, Emily Crosby, Christine Trezza, Casey Robinson, Anni Nowhitney Novice Eight - (7:08.309) Alicia Elliot (c), Ching-Ting Hwang, Kacey Gergely, Colleen McKenna, Megan Osterhout, Valerie Brencher, Kaitlyn Meaney, Maria Lang, Tess Fitzpatrick

Notre Dame emerged victorious in five of six grand finals to stake claim to its seventh consecutive BIG EAST title in 2010, a feat that earned the Irish coaching staff BIG EAST Staff of the Year honors for the fourth time in five seasons.

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BIG EAST Championship Results April 25, 2010 Worcester, Mass.

Grand Final Boats Champion Second Varsity Four – (8:24.238) Alicia Elliot (c), Meghan Saloman, Sarah Thompson, Brianna Krafcik, Ching-Ting Hwang Varsity Four – (8:08.885) Jacqueline Gilhooly (c), Andrea Archer, Valerie Brencher, Paige White, Joanna Poinsatte Novice Eight – (7:26.996) Abby Meyers (c), Teresa Blumenstein, Meghan Vertovec, Maura Newell, Kelsey Haddad, Paige Aiello, Caitlin Connelly, Alyce Kanabrocki, Kelsey Murphy Second Varsity Eight – (7:21.397) Rachael Louie (c), Katie Suyo, Megan Keegan, Christina Buckley, Kathryn Monahan, Braegan Padley, Emily Backer, Carol Ann Michel, Genevieve Malone Varsity Eight – (7:17.587) Sarah Keithley (c), Casey Robinson, Stephanie O’Neill, Emily Crosby, Katherine Linnemanstons, Brittney Kelly, Erin McConnell, Stephanie Gretsch, Morgan Kelley Runner-Up Novice Four – (8:51.112) Lauren Peartree (c), Jennifer Lee, Kimberly Dunbar, Camille Sharrow, Analisa LaMair-Orosco 2012 Team Points 1. NOTRE DAME 111 97 2. Syracuse 3. Louisville 87 4. Georgetown 69 5. Connecticut 60 6. Rutgers 55 54 7. West Virginia 8. Villanova 30 2011 Team Points 114 1. NOTRE DAME 2. Louisville 109 3. Georgetown 95 4. Syracuse 73 5. Connecticut 65 6. Rutgers 59 54 7. West Virginia 8. Villanova 32 2010 Team Points 1. NOTRE DAME 121 2. Georgetown 93 3. Syracuse 84 4. Louisville 80 5. Connecticut 70 6. West Virginia 63 7. Rutgers 54 8. Villanova 36

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May 1, 2011 West Windsor, N.J. Grand Final Boats

Grand Final Boats

Champion Second Varsity Eight – (6:49.10) Rachael Louie (c), Katie Suyo, Teresa Blumenstein, Paige Aiello, Kelsey Haddad, Erin McConnell, Megan Keegan, Morgan Kelley, Joanna Poinsatte Varsity Four – (7:31.36) Christina Dines (c), Kiersten DeHaven, Ching-Ting Hwang, Courtney Gaberino, Teresa Rubinger Third Varsity Eight – (7:03.24) Jacqueline Gilhooly (c), Sarah McShane, Paige White, Elizabeth Linnemanstons, Kathryn Monahan, Alyce Kanabrocki, Kelsey Murphy, Valerie Brencher, Stephanie Boggs Third Varsity Four – (8:03.62) Jacqueline Corey (c), Julia Lynch, Anna VanEgmond, Ingrid Woelfel, Brianna Krafcik Runner-Up Varsity Eight – (6:42.83) Abby Meyers (c), Stephanie Gretsch, Katherine Linnemanstons, Genevieve Malone, Stephanie O’Neill, Olivia Kacsits, Molly Bruggeman, Emily Crosby, Carol Ann Michel Second Varsity Four – (8:02.29) Danni Schneider (c), Nicole Michels, Meghan Salomon, Sarah Thompson, Analisa LaMairOrosco

Champion Third Varsity Four – (7:44.478) Leah Corachea, Greeg Cully, Christine McGough, Madeline Loper Second Varsity Four – (7:44.378) Mikaela Prego, Madelynn Conlin, Kathryn Monahan, Stephanie Winsch, Anna Sliwinski Third Varsity Eight – (7:03.24) Becca MacDonald, Carlee Beckler, Ching-Ting Hwang, Kiersten DeHaven, Valerie Brencher, Kelsey Murphy, Elizabeth Linnemanstons, Analisa Lamair-Orosco, Sarah Hart Second Varsity Eight – (6:40.703) Christina Dines, Ingrid Woelfel, Lauren Tharp, Rose Doerfler, Anna Kottkamp, Paige Aiello, Kelsey Haddad, Teresa Blumenstein, Teresa Rubinger Varsity Eight – (6:31.724) Abby Meyers, Joanna Poinsatte, Stephanie O’Neill, Olivia Kacsits, Erin McConnell, Erin Boxberger, Ailish Sheehan, Courtney Gaberino, Morgan Kelley Runner-Up Varsity Four – (7:31.428) Danni Schneider, Sarah McShane, Katie Suyo, Stella Willoughby, Kelsey Sekanick

Conference Standings

2009 Team Points 1. NOTRE DAME 112 97 2. Syracuse 3. Louisville 92 4. Georgetown 85 5. Rutgers 62 6. Connecticut 57 7. Villanova 46 8. West Virginia 38 2008 Team Points 123 1. NOTRE DAME 2. Louisville 105 3. Syracuse 92 4. Georgetown 85 5. Rutgers 67 6. Connecticut 64 7. Villanova 44 8. West Virginia 28 2007 Team Points 1. NOTRE DAME 118 2. Louisville 101 3. Syracuse 101 4. Cincinnati 69 5. Rutgers 66 6. Connecticut 66 7. Georgetown 34 8. Villanova 29 9. West Virginia 29

2006 Team Points 1. NOTRE DAME 122 103 2. Louisville 3. Syracuse 76 4. Rutgers 73 5. Connecticut 63 6. Cincinnati 62 7. Georgetown 47 8. Villanova 45 9. West Virginia 21 2005 Team Points 116 1. NOTRE DAME 2. Boston College 92 3. Rutgers 90 4. Connecticut 76 5. Syracuse 75 6. Georgetown 45 7. Villanova 44 8. West Virginia 40 2004 Team Points 1. NOTRE DAME 116 2. Miami 92 3. Syracuse 82 4. Rutgers 74 5. Georgetown 73 6. Boston College 70 7. Connecticut 46 8. Villanova 40 9. West Virginia 31

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2003 Team Points 1. Syracuse 112 110 2. NOTRE DAME 3. Rutgers 89 4. Boston College 77 5. Georgetown 69 6. Miami 64 7. West Virginia 52 8. Villanova 47 9. Connecticut 41 2002 Team Points 117 1. Syracuse 2. NOTRE DAME 109 3. Boston College 87 4. Georgetown 67 5. Rutgers 64 6. Miami 61 7. Villanova 49 8. Connecticut 47 9. West Virginia 20 2001 Team Points 1. Syracuse 107 2. NOTRE DAME 93 3. Rutgers 79 4. Boston College 75 5. Georgetown 74 6. Miami 57 7. Villanova 54 8. Connecticut 42 9. West Virginia 28

Central / South Region Championship Results Boats that won their petite and grand final races: Grand Finals May 18, 2003-Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Second Varsity Four (6 boats) Maureen Gibbons (c), Kristin Mizzi, Sarah Keefer, Kristen Henkel, Jacqueline Hazen – 7:20.40 May 14, 2006-Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Varsity Eight (6 boats) Maria Romano (c), Julie Sobolewski, Amanda Polk, Mary Quinn, Laura Pearson, Allison Marsh, Melissa Felker, Meghan Boyle, Sarah Palandech – 6:26.00 Petite Finals May 13, 2001-Oak Ridge, Tenn.

First Varsity Four (6 boats) Cassie Markstahler (c), Meg Feely, Katie McCaulden, Laura Aull, Kolleen Myers – 7:48.0

Central/South Region Championship Results

2000 – 10th 2001 – 9th 2002 – 4th overall/4th Central Region 2003 – 8th overall/5th Central Region 2004 – 6th (tie) overall/5th Central Region 2005 – 7th overall/5th Central Region 2006 – 3rd overall/3rd Central Region 2007 – 5th overall/3rd Central Region 2008 – 7th overall/5th Central Region 2009 – 8th overall/6th Central Region 2010 – 9th overall/6th Central Region 2011 – Did Not Compete

May 19, 2002-Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Varsity Four (6 boats) Kathryn Long (c), Kolleen Myers, Maureen Carr, Elizabeth Specht, Megan Feely – 7:53.9 May 18, 2008-Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Open Varsity Four (“B Boat) (6 boats) Rachael Louie (c), Neva Lundy, Hannah Jackson, Casey Sullivan, Brittany Burnham – 7:52.50 May 17, 2009-Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Second Varsity Eight (6 boats) Kelsey Otero (c), Emily Backer, Mallory Glass, Carol Ann Michel, Erin McConnell, Emily Crosby, Christina Buckley, Elli Greybar, Erica Copeland – 6:27.10 May 17, 2009-Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Open Varsity Four (“A” Boat) (6 boats) Rachael Louie (c), Laura Petnuch, Erika Shults, Bridget Leone, Hannah Jackson – 7:03.60

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