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OKLAHOMA ROWING2010-11

2011 WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE

This season’s media guide was designed and pro-duced by the OU Athletics Department in Norman, Okla., using Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop.

Nike is the official sponsor of the Oklahoma rowing program.

GUIDE DESIGNNikkole Zwolenik

WRITTEN AND COMPILED BYNikkole Zwolenik

COVER DESIGNKelsey Hargens

CONTRIBUTORSKenny Mossman, Debbie Copp, Jennifer Van Tuyl, Scott Matthews and Cassie Gage

PHOTOGRAPHY Ty Russell, Shivani Parmer, Jerry Laizure, Lisa Hall, Jason Matheson, Alex McMahan, Chesapeake Boathouse and University of Oklahoma Athletics Communications files

SPECIAL THANKS:Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation, US Rowing

WELCOME FROM HEAD COACH LEEANNE CRAIN

Dear prospective student-athlete,

As the head coach of the rowing program at the University of Oklahoma, it is a

great privilege to invite you to take a closer look at what OU has to offer! As a

recruited prospect, it is important that you find a university and athletics program

that suit your needs and desires.

OU is one of the most successful Division I athletics programs in the nation. Sooner

teams have captured 26 national championships and OU regularly fields teams

ranking in the top 20 nationally. The University of Oklahoma is regarded as one of

the finest academic institutions in the country, and with its rich tradition of athlet-

ics excellence, your experience as a student-athlete here will be exceptional.

Participation in intercollegiate athletics provides you with the discipline and skills

required for success in the classroom and in the workplace beyond college. As a

student-athlete at OU, there are many resources available to assist you throughout

your collegiate career. You will have access to tutoring, academic advising, com-

puter labs and psychological and nutritional counseling. You will receive excellent

coaching, and be treated by one of the finest sports medicine teams in the country.

And, of course, you will train and compete in state-of-the-art facilities.

The mission of the University of Oklahoma Department of Athletics is to “inspire

champions today and prepare leaders for tomorrow by providing an excellent envi-

ronment to enable student-athletes to achieve their highest academic, athletic

and personal aspirations. Our individual talents and collective efforts create our

competitive advantage.” Our core values include respect, accountability for self

and others, a passion for comprehensive excellence, a commitment to continuous

improvement, a celebration of diversity, and integrity in all of our affairs.

Come be a part of building a great rowing tradition at the University of Oklahoma!

Rowing Facilities ...................................................... 6-7

A Pacesetter for High Education ............................... 8-9

What do you know about OU? ....................................10

Colleges and Degrees .................................................11

Showcasing to a National Audience ...........................12

The Path to Graduation ..............................................13

Athletics Excellence .............................................. 14-17

Sooner Tradition ................................................... 18-19

Community Service .............................................. 20-21

Strength and Conditioning .........................................22

Sports Medicine .........................................................23

Great Expectations and Beyond ............................ 24-25

Big 12 Conference ................................................ 26-27

Norman/Oklahoma City/Tulsa .............................. 28-29

Rowers by Class and Geography .................................32

Roster .........................................................................33

Adam - Clift .......................................................... 34-35

Cox - Entwisle ....................................................... 36-37

Fahed - Furmanek ................................................ 38-39

Gray - Holleman ................................................... 40-41

Homer - Kelle ....................................................... 42-43

Klassen - Lewis ..................................................... 44-45

Little - Middleton ................................................. 46-47

Morris - Poppino .................................................. 48-49

Rabe - Sheppard .................................................. 50-51

Sherrer - Stephens ............................................... 52-53

Troutt - Winchester ............................................... 54-55

Winters/Witten ..........................................................56

Letterwinners ............................................................57

Head Coach Leeanne Crain ................................... 60-61

Assistant Coach Emma Gresson ..................................62

Graduate Assistant Chelsea Moore .............................63

Support Staff ........................................................ 64-65

University President David L. Boren ............................66

Athletics Director Joe Castiglione ...............................67

Athletics Administration ............................................68

OU Head Coaches .......................................................69

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Fall Review .................................................................72

Fall Reults ..................................................................73

2010 Review ........................................................ 76-77

2010 Results ..............................................................78

Race-by-Race Results ........................................... 84-85

Results by Opponent ..................................................86

Quick Facts ...............................................................108

SoonerSports.com ....................................................109

Schedule ..................................................................110

Rowing History ........................................................111

Rowing Terminology ................................................112

Viewer’s Guide ..........................................................113

Sooner Oar Society ...................................................114

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The foundation of our program is built on six pillars of success – belief, accountability,

sacrifice, integrity,communication, and service. This foundation allows us to work

together to create a culture where teamwork is paramount.

-Head Coach Leeanne Crain


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FACILITY INFORMATION

Rowing is becoming a popular sport in Oklahoma with the addition of women’s

rowing at OU and the new home of the USRowing National High Performance

Center.

USRowing has partnered with the Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation and

Oklahoma City University to launch the USRowing National High Performance Center

on the Oklahoma River.

The National High Performance Center is the first of its kind for USRowing. The center

focuses on training the next generation of world-class rowers with an emphasis on

athletes under 23 years of age. Oklahoma City also will be developed as a national

center for coaching education for USRowing.

The High Performance Center began operations in November 2009 at the Chesapeake

Boathouse and is headquartered in the new Devon Boathouse, which opened in Oc-

tober 2010. High Performance Center programming will be incorporated throughout

all of the new boathouses slated for construction on the Oklahoma River.

The new OU boathouse, currently in the planning stages, will be built near the

National Training Center and Sooner rowers will continue to train in facilities shared

by the future national team athletes. The exposure to the best in the country will

provide limitless opportunities for the OU rowers.

The USRowing High Performance Center includes a year-round residency program for

pre-elite male and female athletes. The program also works with the Oklahoma City

business community to provide job and internship opportunities for athletes, and the

Chesapeake Boathouse has coaching positions available.

The Under-23 program began athletes in residence in August 2009 with 40 on the

roster, and has continued to add rowers.

The High Performance Center incorporates all aspects of elite athlete training with

intensive coaching, sports nutrition, strength and cardiovascular conditioning, sports

psychology and sports medicine, including sport-specific biometrics, injury preven-

tion and rehabilitation.

In addition to the Under-23 program, the High Performance Center will host senior

and junior national team selection camps, elite training camps and training opportu-

nities for international athletes.

Chesapeake Boathouse

Oklahoma City, Okla.

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FACILITY INFORMATION

A commitment to excellence like the one made by the University of Oklahoma Athletics Department requires a promise to provide the best facilities possible for each

of its student-athletes. For the Sooner rowing program, those facilities stretch from an on-campus workout facility to the rowing practice facility on the Oklahoma

River in downtown Oklahoma City to the plans to build a state-of-the art OU boathouse on the river.

In 2007, Oklahoma City business leader Aubrey McClendon made the lead gift of $1 million toward the construction of a $5 million boathouse to be constructed along

the banks of the Oklahoma River in the Bricktown district of Oklahoma City. The facility is being designed by the visionary Oklahoma City architect Rand Elliot, of Elliot

and Associates. OU’s new boathouse will feature three boat bays, a repair bay, erg room, team locker room, event space, sports medicine facilities and coaches offices.

The boathouse will be built to the east of the Chesapeake Boathouse on the north shore near Interstate 35. The Sooners will occupy the Chesapeake and Exchange

Boathouses until OU’s new facility is completed.

In Norman, Sooner rowers have access to their own erg room on campus. When weather conditions or schedules require workout time away from the river, the on-

campus erg room helps the student-athletes balance practice, classroom and study time while providing for a quality off-the-water workout. The erg room, which

is located at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, is located within the same facility as the Henry J. Freede Sports Medicine Facility, the Siegfried Family

Strength and Conditioning Facility and the Prentice Gautt Student-Athletic Academic Center. The complex of facilities gives the Sooner rowers a one-stop option for

creating excellence in competition and the classroom.

Additionally, there are plans on the drawing board for a complete on-campus facility that will include a rowing tank, erg room, locker rooms, sports medicine, hydro-

therapy, equipment room, team room, and a coach’s office.

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Proposed University of Oklahoma Boathouse

Oklahoma City, Okla.


“The University of Oklahoma is truly a great university. It is

becoming a pacesetter for public higher education in the United

States. We must no longer keep the university’s excellence a

secret! It’s time for us to let others know about the strengths of

our university and our determination to make it even better.”

- University of Oklahoma President David L. Boren

THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OVERVIEW

Created by the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature in 1890,

the University of Oklahoma is a doctoral degree-granting

research university serving the educational, cultural, economic

and health-care needs of the state, region and nation. The

Norman campus serves as home to all of the university’s

academic programs except health-related fields. The OU Health

Sciences Center, which is located in Oklahoma City, is one of

only four comprehensive academic health centers in the nation

with seven professional colleges. Both the Norman and Health

Sciences Center colleges offer programs at the Schusterman

Center, the site of OU-Tulsa. OU enrolls more than 30,000

students, has more than 2,400 full-time faculty members, and

has 21 colleges offering 163 majors at the baccalaureate level,

166 majors at the master’s level, 81 majors at the doctoral level,

27 majors at the doctoral professional level, and 26 graduate

certificates. The university’s annual operating budget is $1.5

billion. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity

institution.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT OU?

OU ranks number one in the nation among all public universities

in the number of National Merit Scholars enrolled with a record

225 National Merit Scholars in this year’s freshman class - 29

more than the previous record

The Princeton Review ranks OU in the top 10 in the nation in

terms of academic excellence and cost for students.

OU has over a $1.5 billion impact on the state’s economy each

year.

For the third time in four years, an OU Debate Team from the

Shannon Self Debate Program has won the national champion-

ship in debate. The winning team in the Cross Examination

Debate Association’s national championship was composed of OU

students RJ Giglio and Nick Watts.

OU is a leader among all American universities in the interna-

tional exchange and study abroad programs. This past year study

abroad by OU students increased by 20%. OU currently offers

programs in over 50 countries and 100 cities in six continents.

Students from 118 countries are enrolled at OU.

OU has produced 27 Rhodes Scholars ranking it highly among

public institutions nationwide in the total number of Rhodes

Scholars.

OU students Elizabeth “Elise” Knowlton and Logan Maingi were

named 2010 Goldwater Scholars for excellence in mathematics

and science, bringing to 30 the number of OU students named

to that honor since 1995. This places OU in the top ranks of

universities nationally.

OU is one of the few public universities in the nation to cap the

class size of first-year English composition courses at no more

than 19 students as well as all Honors courses.

OU students Caleb Gayle and Austin Slaymaker were named 2010

Truman Scholars. This prestigious national award is given based

on a student’s leadership potential, intellectual ability and the

likelihood of “making a difference.”

OU student teams won five of the six top honors at the 2009

Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan

Competition in Oklahoma City, a competition designed to

encourage students of Oklahoma universities and colleges to

act upon their entrepreneurial ideas and develop skills to lead

tomorrow’s innovative news businesses.

OU ranks in the top 10 in the nation among most wired colleges,

one of only a few universities to achieve the ranking two years

in a row.

OU’s entrepreneurship program in the Price College of Business

ranks in the top 10 in the United States.

OU has surpassed its goal of $150 million in scholarships and is

extending the Campaign for Scholarships for five more years,

increasing the goal to $250 million. The success of the campaign

has allowed OU to more than double its private scholarships in

the last five years.

The Campaign for Scholarships is continuing, and in March 2008

surpassed its goal of raising $100 million for endowed scholar-

ships. To date, almost $140 million in scholarship endowments

have been donated or pledged.

OU has increased from 100 to 544, the number of endowed

faculty positions in the past 15 years, demonstrating a strong

commitment to excellence.

OU continues to set the pace in private fundraising records, with

more than $1.75 billion in gifts and pledges since 1994, which

has provided funding for dramatic capital improvements, the

growth in faculty endowment and student scholarships.

OU has the academically highest ranked student body at a public

university in Oklahoma history.

OU won the “PetroBowl” Championship in petroleum engineer-

ing for the second straight year.

Since 1994, research and sponsored programs expenditures at OU

have more than doubled, and OU continues to set new records

for funding for externally sponsored research. OU ended FY 2009

with total expenditures of more than $277 million.

The OU Health Sciences Center in FY 2009 continued its impres-

sive rate of research growth by achieving more than $121 million

in federal, state, corporate and nonprofit or foundation grants

and contracts. Funding from the National Institutes of Health

– considered to be the gold standard for research – was almost

$50 million.

Since 1994, almost $1.9 billion in construction projects have

been completed, are under way or are forthcoming on OU’s

three campuses, the largest of which is the $67 million National

Weather Center.

OU is home to one of the two largest natural history museums in

the world associated with a university. The Sam Noble Oklahoma

Museum of Natural History has more than 7 million artifacts and

contains 195,000 square feet on 40 acres of land. The museum

exhibits include the largest Apatosaurus on display in the world

and the oldest work of art ever found in North America — a

lightning bolt painted onan extinct bison skull.

The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s collections total more than

10,000 works of art, including OU’s Weitzenhoffer Collection of

French Impressionism, one of the most important gifts of art

ever given to a U.S. public university. The museum also shares the

Eugene B. Adkins Collection, one of the most important private

collections in the nation of works by the Taos artists as well as

Native American works of art, with the Philbrook Museum of

Art in Tulsa. Additional collections have further strengthened

the museum’s holdings in the areas of Native American and

Southwest art.

OU’s Western History Collection is one of the largest collections

inthe world of documents and photographs, including a rare

multivolume portfolio on the Indians of the United States and

Alaska by Edward S.Curtis.

Set to open in 2010, the OU Cancer Institute is on track to

become Oklahoma’s first and only National Cancer Institute-

designated comprehensive cancer center. Achieving this

designation, the gold standard for cancer research and care in

the United States, means that Oklahomans will no longer need

to travel 450 miles out of state for comprehensive, state-of-the-

art cancer care.

The University of Oklahoma has established a comprehen-

sive diabetes center with operations on the OU campuses in

Oklahoma City and Tulsa to provide statewide leadership in

diabetes treatment, research, prevention, information, education

and awareness. The Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center

provides access to the latest developments in diabetes care and

management through the clinical trials hosted by the center.

A major beautification campaign has transformed the appear-

ance of the OU Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. The

project replaced a divided highway through campus with seven

tiered gardens featuring traditional OU arches at each end. The

pedestrian walkway’s landmarks include an OU Seed Sower

sculpture at the west end, a clock tower at the east end, and a

70-foot granite fountain in the center.

For the outdoor improvements to the Norman campus —

gardens, fountains, sculptures, benches — the University of

Oklahoma has won first place in the education category for

Beautification and Landscaping in the statewide environmental

competition. Gifts of over $3 million have permanently endowed

OU’s gardens.

OU has strong programs in international and area studies, with

an International Programs Center led by Zach P. Messitte, a

foreign policy expert with a doctorate in international politics

whose experience includes working for the United Nations and

CNN.

With nearly 400 doctors, OU Physicians is the state’s largest

physician group. Our practice encompasses almost every adult

and child specialty. Many OU Physicians have expertise in the

management of complex conditions that is unavailable any-

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where else in the state, region or sometimes even the nation.

Some have pioneered surgical procedures or innovations in

patient care that are world firsts.

About 125 of OU Physicians’ doctors are OU Children’s Physi-

cians. These board-certified pediatric specialists committed

their training and, now, their practices to the care of children.

Many children with birth defects, critical injuries or serious

diseases who can’t be helped elsewhere come to OU Children’s

Physicians. Oklahoma doctors and parents rely on OU

Children’s Physicians depth of experience, nationally renowned

expertise and sensitivity to children’s emotional needs.

The University of Oklahoma maintains one of the three most

important collections of early manuscripts in the history of sci-

ence in the United States. It includes Galileo’s own copy of his

work, which first used the telescope to support the Copernican

theory, with corrections in his own handwriting.

The University of Oklahoma Libraries has added its 5 millionth

volume, continuing a commanding lead as the state’s largest

research library and claiming one of the top two spots in size

among Big 12 libraries.

OU’s Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Archive houses

the world’s largest collection of political commercials. With

more than 95,000 commercials, the archive includes political

advertisements dating back to 1936 for radio and 1950 for

television.

Dance Magazine places the OU School of Dance in the top

three of all dance programs in the country.

The highly acclaimed journal of international literature, World

Literature Today, is published at the University of Oklahoma.

OU is home to the Neustadt International Prize for Literature,

considered to be second in prestige only to the Nobel Prize

and often referred to as the “American Nobel.” Twenty–seven

Neustadt laureates, candidates and jurors have won the Nobel

Prize in the past 39 years.

The OU Cousins program matches U.S. and international

students to share informal and social experiences. Students

may volunteer to live on international floors with half of the

residents from the United States and half from other countries.

OU’s 271-acre Research Campus is anchored by the Stephenson

Researchand Technology Center, where cutting-edge research

into life science fields ranging from robotics to genomic

studies is taking place, and the National Weather Center, which

houses OU’s academic and research programs in meteorology

and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s

Norman-based weather, research and operations programs.

OU’s supercomputer debuted as the fastest in Oklahoma

history and in the Big 12 and in the top 10 at U.S. universities

(excluding federally funded national supercomputing centers).

The Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education is ranked among

the top 10 percent of all graduate colleges of education by U.S.

News & World Report.

Since its creation in 1998, OU’s Office of Technology Develop-

ment has created 36 companies that have generated more

than $84 million in capital, more than $10 million in cash and

more than $30 million incurrent estimated equity value for the

university. In addition, the companies have created in excess

of 150 jobs, which pay on average nearly twice the median

household income in Oklahoma.

The OU College of Law had a bar passage rate of 95 percent in

2009, which placed OU among the very best in the nation.

A major building project has doubled the size of the Law

Center, refurbishing classrooms and creating a new library, a

cutting-edge courtroom, and expanded student lounge and

office facilities.

OU President David Boren, a former U.S. senator and governor

of Oklahoma, teaches an introductory course in political sci-

ence each semester, and keeps in close touch with students.

OU has one of the oldest comprehensive colleges of fine arts

in the Great Plains states, with highly regarded schools of

Music, Drama, Art and Dance, and programs in opera, musical

theater, and sculpture.

OU has won awards for new initiatives to create a sense of

family and community on campus. OU is one of the very few

public universities to twice receive the Templeton Foundation

Award as a “Character Building College” for stressing the value

of community.

The University of Oklahoma has consistently been designated

as one of America’s 100 Best College Buys by Institutional

Research & Evaluation, an independent higher education

research and consulting organization.

OU has established a faculty-in-residence program with

faculty members and their families living in apartments in the

student residence halls.

The Michael F. Price College is ranked as one of the nation’s top

business schools at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Price College ranks in U.S. News & World Report’s top 15 in

undergraduate business specialties for international business.

OU is one of a small number of Division I-A universities in the

nation to receive the CHAMPS award for preparing student-

athletes for life. The award is based on academic excellence,

athletic excellence, personal development, community service

and career development.

The Oklahoma Daily, OU’s student newspaper, and Sooner year-

book are consistently ranked among the best in the country.

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More Native American languages are taught for college credit at

OU than at any other university in the world.

The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at OU is

home to the Native American Journalists Association, the oldest and

largest international organization for indigenous journalists.

OU has been recognized as an outstanding university for Hispanic

students by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine.

The Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center houses the

papers of more than 55 former members of Congress, making it the

nation’s most comprehensive center for congressional studies.

OU’s journalism and mass communication school was elevated to

college status, thanks to a $22 million gift

from Edward L. Gaylord on behalf of the

Gaylord family of Oklahoma City.

The OU Health Sciences Center is one of

only four comprehensive academic health

centers in the nation with seven profes-

sional schools. It includes the colleges of

Allied Health, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing,

Pharmacy, Public Health and Graduate

Studies.

The Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine, estab-

lished at the OU Health Sciences Center with an $11.2 million grant

from the Reynolds Foundation, is one of the premier programs in

education, research and service to elders.

OU is the only public university in Oklahoma to be included in the

Fiske Guide to Colleges, which lists the top 10 percent of all U.S.

universities.

OU’s A. Max Weitzenhoffer Musical Theatre Program is one of the

very few university programs in the nation that provides students an

opportunity to be in the same cast with professional Broadway actors

in brand-new productions.

The Department of Communication’s doctoral program is ranked

among the top 20 programs in the country.

OU frequently hosts national and international scholars and

policymakers during major national conferences and symposia. Over

the past few years, guests have included former President George

Bush; former U. S. Secretary of State Colin Powell; U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Anthony Kennedy; former British Prime Minister Margaret

Thatcher; Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu;

award-winning broadcast journalist Katie Couric; International Politi-

cal Analyst Fareed Zakaria; and award-winning historian and author

David McCullough.

The OU Press is the oldest in the Great Plains states and ranks among

the 20 most important university presses in the United States. It

is aleading publisher of books about Native Americans and the

American West.

The OU College of Law publishes the only law journal in the United

States devoted exclusively to Native American legal issues.

OU finished among the top 25 eight times in the last nine years in

the U.S. Sports Academic Director’s Cup Standings, which measures

the overall strength of each Division I-A athletics program.

A $50 million gift from the George Kaiser Family Foundation – the

largest single gift the university has ever received – helped create

the OU School of Community Medicine. The school’s mission is to

improve the overall health status of underserved Oklahoma areas,

both rural and urban, through community-based medicine.

In 1999, a $10 million grant to OU from the Charles and Lynn

Schusterman Family Foundation of Tulsa supported the purchase

of the BP Amoco property in Tulsa, enabling OU to establish a new

community-based campus for the University’s Tulsa programs.

In 2003, the Schusterman Family underlined their support of OU in

Tulsa with the announcement of a $10 million challenge grant for

OU-Tulsa to help complete the first phase of the campus master plan

for the Schusterman Center and allow OU-Tulsa to expand degree

programming in key areas.

First- and second-year students receive outstanding instruction and

mentoring under a program that brings

over 50 retired full professors back to cam-

pus to teach their introductory courses

The OU Sooners have won 26 national

championships in men’s and women’s

sports with the latest coming in 2008 when

the men’s gymnastics team won its fifth

title in seven years.

Almost 100 Sooner student-athletes earned Academic All-Conference

honors, and a total of 12 teams recorded team GPAs of 3.0 or better.

More than 250 Sooner student-athletes were named to the Big

12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. A total of 34 OU student-athletes

recorded a 4.0 GPA.

The Athletics Department became just the second Division 1 winner

ofthe Prism Award, recognizing best practices in sports management.

MISSION STATEMENTThe mission of the University of Oklahoma is to provide the best possible educational experience for our students through excellence in teaching, research and creative activity, and service to the state and society.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT OU?

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MathematicsMicrobiologyNative American StudiesPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical SciencePsychologyPublic Affairs & AdministrationReligious StudiesRussianSocial WorkSociologySociology - CriminologySpanishWomen’s StudiesZoology

COLLEGE OF ATMOSPHERIC AND GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCESGeographyMeteorology

MICHAEL F. PRICE COLLEGE OF BUSINESSAccountingEconomicsEnergy ManagementEntrepreneurship & Venture ManagementFinanceHuman Resources ManagementInternational BusinessManagementManagement Information Systems

MarketingSupply Chain Management

COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATIONAviationProfessional Studies

MEWBOURNE COLLEGE OF EARTH AND ENERGYEnvironmental GeologyGeologyGeophysicsPaleontologyPetroleum EngineeringPetroleum Geology

JEANNINE RAINBOLT COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONEarly Childhood EducationElementary EducationForeign Language EducationLanguage Arts EducationMathematics EducationScience EducationSocial Studies EducationSpecial Education

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WEITZENHOFFER FAMILY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTSArtArt HistoryDanceDramaMedia - Filmaking, Photography, VideoMusicMusic EducationMusical Theatre PerformanceStudio ArtsTheatreVisual Communications

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Oklahoma Athletics is a household name due to the overwhelming media attention that hovers around the Sooners. Writers and broadcasters representing

the nation’s most recognized media outlets regularly interact with Sooner players and coaches and routinely spend time in Norman.

And when they can’t come to campus, those same observers keep tabs on OU thanks to extensive television coverage. The Sooners are at the very center of the college athletics and everybody is watching.

In 2009, all 13 Oklahoma football games appeared on live television. OU enters the 2010 season with a streak of 98 consecutive televised games and has been shown on TV 308 times dating back to the 1953 season.

During the 2009-2010 season, the men’s basketball team received live television coverage of 30 games, including 13 nationally televised contests.

The women’s basketball team was seen live for 24 games during the 2009-2010 season, including national coverage for 14 contests.

The OU baseball team received television coverage for 30 games in 2010, including 10 on national networks.

The softball team had nine games televised live in 2010, including three games on national networks.

The women’s gymnastics team had three meets televised in 2010. The Sooners’ victory over No. 1 Alabama was televised live while the team’s third-straight Big 12 title win and record-setting second-place finish at the NCAA Super Six team final were both showcased on national networks.

OU’s wrestling and volleyball teams both had live television coverage during the 2009-2010 season. Wrestling’s match with Oklahoma State was covered live as a

part of the Bedlam series on Dec. 1, 2009. Volleyball’s home game against Nebraska was covered live on a national network as the team honored Javier Restrepo during Pledge for a Cure night on Sept. 30, 2009.

The men’s gymnastics team has had regular television coverage thanks to consistent top-10 rankings through the years. The nation focused its eyes on Norman in April 2006 when the Sooners hosted the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics National Championships at Lloyd Noble Center.

The Women’s College World Series is hosted in Oklahoma City each year, with all games shown live across the nation.

The popularity of the Sooners is evident in the immense amount of products and apparel purchased by fans. OU ranks 11th in the nation in sales of licensed merchandise.

Since 2000, Oklahoma student-athletes have appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated 12 times. Sooner football is one of the most popular subjects for SI with 33 cover appearances.

Over the past nine years, ESPN’s popular College Football Gameday production has broadcast on site from 22 of Oklahoma’s games.

An average of over 3 million people logged on to SoonerSports.com every month last year, making the official Web site of the Oklahoma Athletics Department one of the top collegiate sites in the nation.

Many former Sooners have gone on to successful careers as talent for the nation’s top media outlets including CBS’ Spencer Tillman and Stacey Dales, formerly with ESPN. Former OU athletes are often called on to provide color commentary during regional broadcasts due to their championship experience and athletics expertise.

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The Prentice Gautt Academic Center provides stu-dent-athletes with a modern, state-of-the-art aca-

demic support facility that promotes excellence. The environment encourages a collaboration between staff members and student-athletes. In addition, it is highly conducive to learning in all areas of students’ academic endeavors and features eight learning cen-ters.

Located on the second and third floors in the north end of Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, the Academic Center houses Academic Counseling Offices, Computer Center, Learning and Skill Develop-ment Centers for reading, study skills, math, foreign languages, career, communication, learning en-hancement and study areas.

Academic AdvisingAcademic Advising Services, considered a campus-ad-vising unit, is conveniently located within the center. The athletics department employs seven professional full-time counselors who are here to help student-athletes through the educational process.

It is important that student-athletes utilize their services. They will assist student-athletes with plan-ning their class schedule and deciding on a degree program that will suit their needs. In addition, they can help student-athletes with career planning, set-ting academic goals, academic support strategies and personal counseling.

Kerr Sooner Career CenterWhether student-athletes are freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors or alumni, they will benefit from the services of the Kerr Sooner Career Center. It provides a system of services that educates and guides students through the career development process.

The Career Center is dedicated to helping student-athletes make the transition from college to career by developing an individualized career plan. Oppor-tunities are provided for student-athletes to gain the knowledge and skills necessary for resume writing and interviewing techniques. The center is also linked to the OU Career Services on campus, which offers ef-fective job-hunting skills, on-line resume services and training and career resources.

Kerr Foundation Computer CenterIn the 21st century, computers have become an inte-gral part of the learning experience. Students need access to computers and their resources almost daily. The Athletics Department provides each student with the equipment and support necessary to succeed.The computer center has more than 200 computers, and is available exclusively to OU’s student-athletes. This ensures that they will never go without computer access.

Laptop computers are available for checkout when the Computer Center is closed. The laptop program is very important in helping OU’s student-athletes stay on top of their schoolwork when traveling.

Group training is available for all new student-athletes during the first week of supervised study. This helps familiarize each student-athlete with the department’s resources and procedures. Individual training sessions are available to each student upon request and lab technicians are always on hand to help.

The Athletic Computer Center has been a model for other universities around the country. Upgrades are scheduled annually, along with a face lift for the en-tire facility. A deep commitment from the Athletics Department ensures that the excellence in the Com-puter Center will continue for a long time.

Communications CenterThe academic center focuses on developing com-munication and public speaking skills for student-athletes. This state of the art center, coordinated by a broadcast professional, offers training to enhance communication skills in order to prepare student-athletes for media interaction as well as personal and professional interactions.

Kerr Foundation Foreign Language CenterTo assist student-athletes in speaking, listening, read-ing and writing in other languages, the Kerr Founda-tion Foreign Language Center offers a multi-media environment that provides instruction in all foreign languages and in English as a second language. On an individual basis, student-athletes have the op-

tion of working with computers, audio-visual equip-ment and tutors in order to enhance their language experience.

Learning Enhancement CenterFreshman and transfer student-athletes are provided a Learning Specialist to help with the transition to the university setting. The program is designed to help student-athletes develop useful study techniques, improve problem solving strategies and emphasize the importance of time management.

Math CenterIf performing math functions is a problem, the so-lution is the Math Center. As a supplement to class instruction, the Math Center provides all levels of math computations, concepts and problems to help student-athletes review course material and offers personal and group tutoring sessions.

Reading and Study Skills CenterIf student-athletes have trouble with assigned text-book readings or studying, the Reading and Study Skills Center can help. It provides student-athletes with college reading strategies and individualized instruction to help plan, implement, monitor and evaluate reading assignments. The center has re-ceived certification by the College Reading and Learn-ing Association.

Thompson Writing CenterBecause learning and writing are essential life-long skills which can always be strengthened, the Thomp-son Writing Center offers personalized instruction to student-athletes who seek assistance in basic writing strategies and developing proofreading skills.

The goal is to help student-athletes develop the strat-egies they need to be successful by encouraging the use of the center for all facets of the learning and writ-ing processes encountered in college.

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BaseballThe 2010 Sooner baseball team (50-18) produced just the fifth 50-win season in program history and advanced to the College World Series for a 10th time in school history. The Sooners finished the year as the nation’s consensus No. 5 ranked team. OU defeated fifth seeded Virginia on the road in its second Super Regional appearance under Sunny Golloway to earn a berth to the College World Series. OU also added to more All-Americans to its list with Garrett Buechele and Max White honored. For the second consecutive season, OU led the Big 12 in home runs and finished second in the conference standings. In addition, Golloway’s squad recorded 40 wins in the regular season for the second straight year, a first since the 1988-89 teams accomplished the same feat. Six Sooners were named to the All-Big 12 team. The squad also excelled in the classroom with four Academic All-Big 12 selections, marking the 17th straight year OU has had at least two honorees. The Sooners also produced the program’s 12th Academic All-American when Elliott Blair was named to the third team by ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA.

Men’s BasketballAfter losing consensus national player of the year and 2009 No. 1 pick Blake Griffin to the NBA, Jeff Capel’s young 2009-10 Sooners finished with a 13-18 overall record and a 4-12 Big 12 mark. The Sooners, who had 47 percent of their scoring supplied by freshmen, averaged 8.1 3-point field goal makes per game, the second highest figure in school history. The squad also shot .744 from the free throw line, the program’s best mark in eight years and fifth best in school history. Senior Tony Crocker joined Ryan Minor as the only players in OU history to amass at least 1,000 career points, 500 rebounds and 150 3-pointers. Freshman Tommy Mason-Griffin (third team) and Willie Warren (honorable mention) were named all-conference honorees. Warren and freshman Tiny Gallon were second-round NBA Draft picks.

Women’s BasketballThe Sooners made a second consecutive trip and third overall appearance to the Final Four, before falling to second-ranked Stanford in the semifinals. Finished the season ranked third in the Associated Press’ Media Poll, the highest ranking

since finishing second in 2002. Led by junior point guard Danielle Robinson, a State Farm Coaches’ and Associated Press All-American, the Sooners finished the regular season with a record of 27-11 and won a program-record four games in overtime. In addition to having three players named to the All-Big 12 teams – Robinson and Amanda Thompson, first team; Nyeshia Stevenson, second team; the Sooners had three players taken by teams in the 2010 WNBA Draft - Abi Olajuwon, Stevenson and Thompson – and had three players named to the Academic All-Big 12 teams – Robinson, first team; Thompson and Jasmine Hartman, second team.

Cross CountryThe men’s cross country program recorded the highest national finish with a 12th place performance at the 2010 NCAA Championships. The men also finished third at the Big 12 Men’s Championships, another program-best finish. The team produced three men’s All-Big 12 honorees and the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year in Bill Kogel. In addition, the program excelled in the classroom with four men and two women earning first team Academic All-Big 12 honors. Rob Sorrell was named the USTSCCA All-Academic honor, while the men earned All-Academic team honors from the same organization.

Football Bob Stoops overcame insurmountable odds in 2010 after losing six starters for the season, including returning Heisman winning quarterback Sam Bradford and All-American tight-end Jermaine Gresham. Despite the injury plagued season the Sooners recorded eight victories, including a pair of wins over nationally ranked teams in the final two games. The Sooners refused to fold even with all the injuries, blanking Oklahoma State, 27-0, in the regular season finale before turning back Stanford and Heisman runner-up Toby Gerhart in the Sun Bowl, 31-27. Oklahoma celebrated two more consensus All-Americans in defensive tackle Gerald McCoy and offensive tackle Trent Williams while receiver Ryan Broyles established OU records for receptions in a season, receptions in a game, touchdown receptions in a season and average receptions per game in a season. The highlight for Oklahoma came in April when four Sooners were selected in the first-round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

Men’s GolfUnder first-year head coach Ryan Hybl the Sooners posted top-10 finishes in 10-of-12 tournaments and tied for seventh place at the Big 12 Championship. Senior Ben Blundell advanced to the NCAA West Regional in Bremerton, Wash., where he finished 48th out of 75 golfers. Oklahoma won the Kansas Invitational in September and finished second at the Border Olympics in March.

Women’s GolfFirst-year head coach Veronique Drouin’s Sooners posted three top-five and six top-10 finishes in 12 tournaments. Ellen Mueller represented the Sooners at the 2010 NCAA Championships where she finished 61st out of 126 competitors after finishing in a tie for seventh at the NCAA West Regional. Mueller, an All-Big 12 honoree, set a school record for the lowest season stroke average at 74.41. The Sooners had three players - Andrea Sellmeyer, Ryanne Elmer and Mueller, named to the Big 12 All-Academic first team.

Men’s GymnasticsThe OU Men’s Gymnastics team won their 10th Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference title in last 10 years and 18th conference title overall in 2010. OU finished third at the NCAA Championships producing the programs 11th consecutive top-five finish under head coach Mark Williams. Junior Steven Legendre won the floor exercise title, his sixth career national individual title (floor - 2008, 2009, 2010; vault -2008, 2009; all-around – 2009) which ties him for the all-time lead with former Sooner great Jonathan Horton. The Sooners also saw freshman Alex Naddour win the national title in pommel horse, the first Sooner to claim the individual title on the apparatus since 2003. Oklahoma collected 11 All-America honors for the fourth consecutive season to boost OU’s total of All-Americans to 207, including 117 under Coach Williams. The men’s gymnastics program added to its international resume by claiming five spots on the U.S. National Team.

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Women’s Gymnastics2010 proved to be a historic year for Oklahoma women’s gymnastics. In their first appearance in the NCAA Super Six Team Finals, the fourth-seeded Sooners placed second at the 2010 NCAA Championships. OU finished the regular season 22-0 en route to winning its third-straight Big 12 Championship and the University Park Regional title. OU was ranked first or second in every regular season poll in 2010, as the Sooners were the only squad in the country to score above a 196.000 in every meet. Oklahoma also picked up its first win over a No. 1 opponent in program history with a 197.950-197.275 victory over top-ranked Alabama on March 5. Head coach K.J. Kindler was named National Head Coach of the Year, South Central Regional Head Coach of the Year and Big 12 Coach of the Year. Oklahoma also took home National Assistant Coaches of the Year and Regional Assistant Coaches of the Year honors while redshirt-freshman Natasha Kelley was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year.

SoccerJunior Whitney Palmer was named to the first-team All-Big 12 team and was also a second-team All-Region honoree. In addition, Palmer set a single-season record for goals scored (15), a total that ranked in the top 12 nationally, and broke the single-season record for points scored (32), a total that ranked in the top 20 nationally. Overall, the Sooners finished with a 7-10-1 record, more than double the total from the previous season, and a 2-7-1 record in conference and 10th place. The squad also excelled in the classroom where six players were named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team and two players (Ashley Farrand – first team; Michelle Alexander – third team) were named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District VI team, marking the seventh consecutive year that at least one Sooner has been named to the Academic all-district team

SoftballThe OU softball team won its fourth Big 12 Championship, advanced to the NCAA Championships for a 17th straight season and finished the year 47-12 overall. The Sooners advanced to the Seattle Super Regional after winning the College Park, Md. Regional, its ninth NCAA Regional title.

Amber Flores became the first played in Big 12 softball history to be named the Big 12 Player of the Year twice in a career, and was a second team All-America, as well as first-team All-Region and All-Big 12 selection. Patty Gasso added two more All-Americans in freshmen Jessica Shults and Keilani Ricketts (second team) in addition to earning first team All-Region and first team All-Big 12 awards. Catcher Lindsey Vandever, who also earned second team All-Region and first team All-Big 12 honors, was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.

Men’s TennisFirst year head coach John Roddick took the program to a new plateau after advancing to its first ever Quarterfinal appearance at the 2010 NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga. The Sooners finished the season with a 19-8 dual record and ended the year ranked No. 17. The Sooners posted marquee wins over No. 3 Texas in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Championships and No. 14 Texas Tech in the Regional Final. Senior Andrei Daescu and freshman Costin Paval were named ITA All-Americans after advancing to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Doubles Championships. Paval was also named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year and the ITA Central Region Player to Watch. In his fourth season, Silviu Tanasoiu was named the ITA Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year. The final ITA rankings saw three Sooners ranked in the top 80 – Daescu (No. 34), Ionut Beleleu (No. 50) and Paval (No. 78).

Women’s TennisDavid Mullins’ young Sooner squad ended the season with an 18-7 overall record, went 8-5 in Big 12 play and finished the season ranked 42nd after spending 14 consecutive weeks in the top 60. Mullins’ Sooners became just the sixth team in program history to make the NCAA Tournament and only the seventh team in program history to reach 18 wins in a season. Ana-Maria Constantinescu and Teona Tsertsvadze were All-Big 12 honorees in doubles, while Constantinescu also earned All-Big 12 honors in singles. In the classroom the Sooners produced five Academic All-Big 12 first and second team members, which was tops in the conference.

Track & FieldFifth year head coach Martin Smith’s program produced its 18th conference title by taking the Big 12 Men’s Indoor Championship. Smith’s Sooners also produced nine All-Americans for the women and eight for the men in 2010. Following a season that saw the women ranked as high as fourth nationally, OU had its best team finish in program history at the NCAA Women’s Outdoor Championships after finishing ninth. The Sooners produced its 19th NCAA individual indoor title when Ronnie Ash won the 60-meter hurdles and added nine Big 12 titles (four indoor and five outdoor).In addition, three student-athletes won conference titles during indoor and outdoor meets

VolleyballWith an experienced squad back the Sooners advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four years and finished with an 18-12 mark. In her seventh season, Kelly Files was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I National Assistant Coach of the Year. The Sooners produced All-Big 12 honorees Francie Ekwerekwu and Brianne Barker (honorable mention) and María Fernanda was named to the All-Freshman team. Suzy Boulavsky made the AVCA All-Central Region honorable mention team. Academically, OU led the Big 12 with eight All-Academic first team selections.

WrestlingThe Sooners earned a fifth place finish at the 2010 NCAA Championships, the Sooners’ first top five finish since 2006. Head coach Jack Spates had all 10 starters qualify for NCAAs, one of only four teams in this year’s field to do so. At NCAAs four Sooners were crowned All-Americans which marked OU’s best since 2006. The Sooners finished third at the Big 12 Championships where Kyle Terry won his second consecutive Big 12 title at 149 pounds and Jarrod Patterson (125) and Shane Vernon (157) each added conference titles. Patterson was named the “Co-Outstanding Wrestler” by league coaches. Kyle Terry also added an academic accolade to his resume when he was named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American third team.

RowingIn just its second year as a program, the OU rowing program finished second at the Big 12 Championship. Rebecca Staff and Chelsea Moore each earned All-South Region first team honors from the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association. Staff, Moore and Meagan Harrell were all named to the All-Conference USA team while Moore and Kelsey Witten were named to the CUSA All-Academic first team. The crew excelled in the classroom with nine rowers earning scholar-athlete honors from the CRCA. In addition, Moore and Witten were named to the CUSA All-Academic team and Witten made the ESPN the Magazine / CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large first team.

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The University of Oklahoma athletics program boasts a tradition that few schools can rival. Over the years,

Sooner squads have combined for 26 team national championships including eight in men’s gymnastics, seven in football, seven in wrestling, two in baseball, one in men’s golf and one in softball.

The Sooner tradition isn’t something buried in the past. It inspires OU’s student-athletes to greater heights every season. In 2008-09, the Sooner football team competed in its sixth BCS bowl in just seven years and, in 2008, the men’s gymnastics team earned its fifth national title in seven seasons. In 2002, the Sooner men’s and women’s basketball teams carved their spot in history by advancing to the NCAA Final Four -- only the third time in NCAA history a school accomplished the feat with both teams in the same year. The OU women added two more Final Four appearances in 2009 and 2010, becoming one of only eight programs in NCAA history to reach back-to-back Final Fours.

Even more remarkable, during the 2008-2009 season, the OU football and men’s and women’s basketball teams combined for 74 wins – tying the most ever for those three sports by a Division I school in a single season. In 2008-2009, OU went 12-2 in football, 30-6 in men’s basketball and 32-5 in women’s basketball.

The 74-win mark was previously set during the 2001-2002 season by none other than the Oklahoma Sooners. The University of Oklahoma now stands alone in college sports’ 30-30-10 club, created exclusively by OU.

Oklahoma’s student-athletes continue to lead in the classroom and their actions in the community are exemplary. With the Great Expectations campaign, Oklahoma continues to build the finest facilities in the nation.

Each day, it becomes more evident that the University of Oklahoma has become one of the finest comprehensive athletics program in the country. When OU student-athletes raise the trophy of another championship, the hands responsible for hoisting that trophy symbolize thousands of Sooners around the globe.

The following represents a closer look at the tradition powering the Oklahoma Sooners:

Oklahoma was playing football before it was a state. It’s only one of two Division I football programs to win seven or more national championships. And OU is the only Division I football program ever to record 47 straight victories.

With Sam Bradford at No. 1, Gerald McCoy at No. 3 and Trent Williams at No. 4, Oklahoma became the first school ever to supply three of the first four NFL Draft picks in 2010. 2010 also marked only the second time that one school has produced the top pick in consecutive NBA (OU’s Blake Griffin went first in the 2009 hoops draft) and NFL Drafts.

Oklahoma gymnastics great Bart Conner won two NCAA all-around crowns and led the Sooners to two NCAA titles in 1977 and 1978. A three-time Olympian (1976, ‘80, ‘84), Conner won two gold medals in

1984. He was instrumental in the foundation of the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma defeated UCLA in the 2000 Women’s College World Series to capture the school’s first softball national championship. The Sooners won 66 games, broke 15 school records, had four All-Americans, the WCWS Most Outstanding Player, three WCWS all-tournament team members, a Big 12 title, a No. 1 ranking and the National Coaching Staff of the Year. The Sooners became just the second non-West Coast team in NCAA history to win a softball national championship.

The OU men’s basketball team has competed in 27 postseason tournaments in the last 29 years. In 2009 OU produced its 32nd winning season in the last 34 years. No other Big 12 team can boast as many winning campaigns in the span.

Sooner football has accumulated seven national championships, 42 conference titles, 25 bowl championships, 150 All-Americans and had 346 players drafted by the NFL, including 41 first-round selections and four No. 1 picks: Lee Roy Selmon (1976), Billy Sims (1980), Brian Bosworth (1987—supplemental) and Sam Bradford (2010).

Oklahoma’s storied wrestling program has amassed 23 conference titles and seven national championships. OU has produced 257 All-Americans and its 65 individual national champions ranks third all-time.

The OU women’s basketball team advanced to its third overall and second-consecutive Final Four in 2010 after

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playing the nation’s toughest schedule. The Sooners, at some point, played all four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Championship and 13 teams ranked in the final top 25.

Oklahoma football has placed 28 former Sooners into the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, including three head coaches: Bennie Owen in 1951, Bud Wilkinson in 1969 and Barry Switzer in 2001.

The Oklahoma men’s golf program has produced 47 All-Americans, eight three-time All-Americans, eight individual conference champions, 14 conference titles and the 1989 national championship.

Oklahoma men’s basketball great Mookie Blaylock holds the NCAA-single game record for steals in a contest with 13. He accomplished the feat twice in games against Centenary on Dec. 12, 1987, and Loyola-Marymount on Dec. 17, 1988.

OU football has produced five Heisman Trophy winners: halfback Billy Vessels won the award in 1952, tailback Steve Owens won in 1969, halfback Billy Sims won in 1978, quarterback Jason White brought the trophy back to Norman in 2003 and fellow QB Sam Bradford took home the award last season. OU players have captured 63 national awards and the Sooners have also produced five Outland Trophies, four Walter Camp Trophies, four Butkus Award winners, four Davey O’Brien Awards, three Lombardi Awards, three Thorpe Awards, two Bronko Nagurski Awards, two Maxwell Awards, one Tatupu Award, one Johnny Unitas Award and one Bednarik award.

The Oklahoma baseball team swept through its regional tournament and the World Series without a loss to capture the 1994 national championship. The Sooners topped off a 42-17 regular season with the school’s second national baseball title.

Oklahoma golf’s Charlie Coe was one of the most celebrated amateur players in the history of the game. During his career, Coe captured U.S. amateur crowns in 1949, 1958 and 1959. He also played in 19 straight Masters Tournaments. Coe competed on the Walker Cup teams of 1949, 1951 and 1953.

Oklahoma wrestling has produced 18 Olympians who have collectively won three gold and two silver medals. Brothers Dave and Mark Schultz both won gold in the 1984 games.

Oklahoma baseball won the 1951 College World Series with a come-from-behind win over Tennessee in the championship game to become the first team in history to claim the title after winning the double-elimination tournament without a defeat.

Oklahoma baseball advanced to its 10th College World Series appearance in 2010 and finished the season ranked No. 5 nationally, the program’s highest finish since claiming OU’s second national title in 1994.

Oklahoma basketball great Wayman Tisdale was a three-time All-American for the Sooners from 1983-85 and is the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in OU history. He was a member of the 1984 gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic team and was recently named the greatest player ever in the Big Eight

Conference by a panel of longtime conference media observers and officials. Tisdale’s No. 23 jersey was retired by Oklahoma in 1997 -- the first jersey ever retired by OU in any sport.

Sooner basketball great Stacey Dales graduated as the most decorated player in the program’s history in 2002. She was the WNBA’s third overall draft pick by the Washington Mystics. In addition to leading OU to the 2002 national championship game, Dales was a two-time consensus All-American, two-time Big 12 Player of the Year, four-time Academic All-Big 12 selection, and two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American.

Former OU letterwinners Michael Blackwood (track and field), Jonathan Horton (men’s gymnastics) and Danny McFarlane (track and field) represented Oklahoma at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Three-time OU All-American Anthony Kim won the 2008 AT&T National in early July, becoming the first American golfer since Tiger Woods to win twice in one year on the PGA Tour. Kim was also a member of the victorious U.S. squad at the 2008 Ryder Cup where he played a crucial role in winning the cup with a crushing defeat of Sergio Garcia.

OU women’s gymnastics made its seventh-straight NCAA Championships in 2010 where the Sooners finished a program-best second place in their first ever Super Six team finals appearance. The Sooners closed 2010 with a final record of 33-5. The win total broke the previous program best of 26 that was set in 1989 under Becky Switzer.

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The University of Oklahoma has a long and storied history. The rich tradition has given birth to some of the most recognized pageantry in all of college athletics. Here is a look at the origin of some of the elements that create the wonderful atmosphere so unique to OU:

SoonersCollege sports fans are hard-pressed to find a nickname that is as unique and as tied in to a state’s history as a Sooner. The University of Oklahoma is the only school known as Sooners and those who claim that they are Sooners say it with pride.

The Oklahoma Territory opened with the Land Run of 1889. Settlers from across the globe, seeking free land, made their way to the prairies of the plains to stake their claim. One of the few rules to claiming a lot of land was that all participants were to start at the same time, on the boom of a cannon. All settlers who started then were labeled as “Boomers” and the ones who went early were called “Sooners.”

OU athletic teams were called either Rough Riders or Boomers for 10 years before the current Sooner nickname emerged in 1908. The university actually derived its name from a pep club called “The Sooner Rooters.” The success of University of Oklahoma athletics teams over the years has made the nickname synonymous with winning.

Boomer SoonerOne of the most recognizable college fight songs in the country, Boomer Sooner immediately evokes enthusiasm from OU fans and sends chills down the spines of those who dare to oppose them.

In 1905, Arthur M. Alden, a student in history and physiology whose father was a Norman jeweler, wrote the lyrics to the fight song, borrowing the tune from Yale University’s Boola Boola but improvising the words. A year later, an addition was made to it from North Carolina’s I’m a Tarheel Born and the two combined to form today’s university fight song. Though the tune was first made known by Yale, the everlasting success of Sooner squads has taken the melody of Boomer Sooner to national popularity.

Boomer Sooner, Boomer SoonerBoomer Sooner, Boomer SoonerBoomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner

Boomer Sooner, OK U!Oklahoma, OklahomaOklahoma, Oklahoma Oklahoma, Oklahoma

Oklahoma, OK U!I’m a Sooner born and Sooner bredand when I die, I’ll be Sooner dead

Rah Oklahoma, Rah OklahomaRah Oklahoma, OK U!

MascotsThe Sooner Schooner is a Conestoga, or covered wagon, reminiscent of the mode of travel used by pioneers who settled Oklahoma. The Schooner is powered by matching white ponies named Boomer and Sooner, and it ventures onto Owen Field in a triumphant victory ride after OU scores. Although the Schooner was introduced in 1964, it did not become the official mascot until 1980. The Schooner is well-recognized by college athletics fans across the country and makes regular appearances at university functions.

During OU football and baseball games from 1915-1928, Mex the Dog wore a red sweater with a letter “O” on the side. Mex died of old age on April 30, 1928, and he was so popular among students and faculty that the university closed for his funeral and procession on May 2, 1928.

In the fall of 2005, the OU Athletics Deparment introduced costumed mascots. The new characters will act as an extension of the Sooner Schooner and its horses to be enjoyed by fans -- especially children -- at all OU athletics contests. The costumes feature traditional collegiate gear as part of their regular uniform, but will don team uniforms for football and men’s and women’s basketball. They were voted “Most Collegiate” by the Universal Cheerleading Association (UCA).

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Crimson and CreamIn the fall of 1895, Miss May Overstreet, the only woman on the faculty, was asked to chair a committee to select the colors of the university. The committee decided the colors should be crimson and cream and an elaborate display of the colors was draped above a platform before the student body.

The student body approved with great enthusiasm and immediately pennants, banners, badges and decorations of every description appeared on the streets, in the windows, at chapel, in classrooms, and all public places; however, local merchants could not supply the demand.

Even though the school colors have evolved to red and white over the years, you can ask any self-respecting Sooner what the colors are and they will proudly announce “Crimson and Cream.”

On gamedays, a sea of crimson rolls through OU’s home venues and all Sooners are urged to wear the official colors to show the rest of the country what school spirit and Sooner Pride is all about.

Pride of OklahomaThe Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band has been supporting Sooner Spirit for more than a century. Unlike many other college bands, which began as military drill units, the Pride of Oklahoma had its beginnings as a pep band.

In the early years of the 1900s, both townspeople of Norman and students of OU participated in a band that played for football games. Professor John Merrill started the first band in 1901, which was composed mostly of townspeople and disbanded after each football season. Lloyd Curtis, a cornetist, founded the first continuous student band in 1904.

Today, the 300-member Pride of Oklahoma has members representing virtually every college and major on campus. The Pride of Oklahoma stands for excellence in musicianship, academics, school spirit, and commitment to our role in the surrounding community.

Boomer Sooner rings out at the end of each rehearsal, and that song is the defining element of the University of Oklahoma. Maybe that is why Sooner fans love the band so much. Not much can compare to the first “go-go” at a football game when the Pride of Oklahoma marches the interlocking OU down the field playing Boomer Sooner.

OU ChantThe OU Chant is a loyalty song that is sung before every home football game, before and after every men’s and women’s basketball games and at the end of many athletic and university functions.

Every fan who wears the official colors, each current student and student-athlete and all OU alumni are encouraged to stand and raise one finger in the air during the playing of the Chant -- a symbolic gesture that shows those who do not know what it means to be a Sooner, the greatness of the university and the unity between all Sooners.

The Chant was written in 1936 by Jessie Lone Clarkson Gilkey, who directed the OU girl’s glee club from 1936 to 1938 and was voted Outstanding Faculty Woman in 1937.

O-K-L-A-H-O-M-AOur chant rolls on and on!

Thousands strongJoin heart and song

In alma mater’s praiseOf campus beautiful by day and night

Of colors proudly gleaming Red and White‘Neath a western sky

OU’s chant will never die.Live on University!

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OU lives by a clear and strong motto in dealing with its student-athletes...Inspiring Champions for Today, Preparing Leaders for Tomorrow. To fulfill that promise, the athletics department and student-athletes take an active role in a number of com-munity service projects. Sooner student-athletes are exposed to life outside of sports and school work with opportunities to serve and help others.

The Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) is a committee made up of student-athletes from all 21 intercollegiate athletic teams at the University of Oklahoma. The group coordinates community service programs for the Sooners each month.

“Giving back is something that benefits us as much as those we’re helping,” says OU head softball coach Patty Gasso. “It brings us back to reality and makes us realize that there is more to life than collegiate softball. I feel it’s our duty to help out because of the role we’re in as a Division I softball program.”

The University of Oklahoma men’s golf program has held an annual Clubs for Kids event in early May at the Lakeview Golf Course in Ardmore, Okla. Providing clubs and instruction, the event allows more than 1,000 southeastern Oklahoma youth an opportunity to interact with the OU golf team and coaches.

Oklahoma women’s basketball teams have been extremely active in the community since head coach Sherri Coale’s arrival in 1996. In addition to projects with the United Way, Coaches vs. Cancer, Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity and the Children’s Miracle Network, Coale implemented the Sooner Big Sis Program which places women’s basketball players at elementary schools in Norman to serve as mentors and teachers’ aides.

“I want our student-athletes to learn through their experience here,” says Coale, “how important it is to volunteer to be a part of whatever community they decide to reside in when their playing days are over.”

Oklahoma’s student-athletes recognize that wearing the Crimson and Cream means representing a popular sports program and themselves as individuals. They are encouraged to respond to a public that adores them, while learning important lessons about making a positive impact in the lives of others and in the community in which they live.

Community service events for OU student-athletes from the past year included:

Women’s basketball players and coaches visited the Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City and participated in the Sooner Big Sis Program, an event in which each student-athlete selects a Norman elementary school class and visits the class weekly for an hour.

The Oklahoma baseball team annually attends Willow Springs Boys Ranch to spend time with children and host a barbeque, in addition to visiting the “Miracle League” in Edmond and working with children at local elementary schools.

The OU men’s gymnastics team participated in Adopt-An-Angel, Safe Trick-Or-Treat and volunteered at various elementary schools in the Norman area. The team earned the Volunteer of the Year award by the Norman United Way and Junior League of Norman. for its work at Norman’s Cleveland Elementary School. The OU Athletics Department participated in “Think if You Drink,” a community campaign to help promote safe and responsible drinking among student-athletes and students on campus.

The football program participated in Special Spectators for children with terminal illnesses by visiting and playing with the children.

OU student-athletes and coaches made contact with more than 1,000 Norman Public Schools students in 20 schools as visiting readers, tutors, mentors and other special events including speaking engagements.

The OU women’s volleyball team visited Santa Fe High School, mentored children during lunch at Norman Lutheran Church, led FCA at Alcott Middle School, refereed and taught children’s volleyball for Jumping Juniors and the Homeschool Association and spoke to the young adults at Tulsa High School.

Oklahoma men’s basketball has been involved with community organizations including the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts of America, Citizens Caring for Children, Children’s Miracle

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Network, Food and Shelter for Friends, Sooner Reading Program, the Oklahoma Blood Institute, the Oklahoma Committee to Prevent Child Abuse and Special Olympics, among others.

Bridge Builders, the African American Student-Athlete Network, organized stu-dent outreach programs at Marcus Garvey Leadership Charter School and Moon Middle School helping to impart ideas and strategies to young people that will help them be successful in sports as well as life.

Oklahoma women’s basketball players supported the Special Olympics in Norman and Noble. The players were honorary hug givers and cheerleaders, encouraging Oklahoma’s special stars. The Sooners also assisted the United Way in its Meals on Wheels program. OU delivered, sacked and decorated bags that contained food items for emergency use during the winter months.

Sooner football players spent more than 300 hours involved in various commu-nity projects during the course of the year including the Clinic for Kids, visiting elementary schools and conducting the annual food drive.

OU student-athletes hosted Safe Trick-or-Treat and provided candy, games and safe entertainment for hundreds of local children and their families at the Lloyd Noble Center.

More than 450 hours of community service were put in by OU student-athletes through the Life Skills Program. Events included reading to school children,leading middle school FCA meetings, speaking to elementary school children, and visits to children’s hospital.

The football, basketball, baseball, and gymnastics teams were involved with Special Spectators, a national organization that invites seriously ill children to attend a sporting event and meet the players and coaches. The Sooners hosted more than 20 children from several Oklahoma City hospitals who attended sporting events on the OU campus.

OU participated in the Adopt-an-Angel Toy Drive in which toys and clothing were given by student–athletes and department staff to the Salvation Army, Women’s Resource Center and individuals in need during the holiday season.

The Sooners sponsored a campus-wide blood drive with the American Red Cross with more than 100 donors whose donations will help save the lives of more than 500 people. The women’s basketball team earned the 2009 CHAMPS/Life Skills Team Competition Award. The team earned points through community service hours, attendance at life skills events, athletics competitions, BridgeBuilder and SAAC events as well as participation in campus cultural events. The squad also earned points for individual GPAs.

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Oklahoma’s weight training program is a pioneer in the development of strength and conditioning,

and is a vital part of the Sooners’ tradition of success. OU strength and conditioning coaches utilize their expertise along with a wide array of equipment and tests to produce national championship caliber athletes.

Evaluation, goal-oriented programs, supervision and state-of-the-art facilities help Oklahoma athletes become bigger, faster, stronger and more flexible. The Robin Siegfried & Family Strength and Conditioning Complex, located in the Barry Switzer Center, has 13,000 square feet to facilitate the intensive training of OU athletes. An additional facility, the Roy Williams Strength Training Facility, is available for workouts inside the Everest Training Center. The former Sooner football All-American and current Cincinnati Bengal made the center possible through a gift to the University.

Jerry Schmidt, director of sports enhancement, says the complex is a state-of-the-art facility where athletes work closely with six full-time staff members. “Oklahoma recognizes the importance of conditioning,” says Schmidt. “This facility is reflective of that commitment.”

The objective of the strength and conditioning program is to ensure each student-athlete in every sport is provided with a sound in-season and off-season program. This program of activity includes strength, conditioning, flexibility and nutrition. A strength and conditioning coordinator for each sport is provided to assist athletes in reaching the highest possible training levels.

The OU strength and conditioning staff takes great pride in providing a very intensive program that helps maintain greater overall body strength and conditioning levels during the season. By maintaining strength in the muscles and connective tissues throughout the season, the potential for injuries decreases.

The off-season program is also extremely intensive. Speed, strength, power, agility, fundamentals and nutrition are addressed. The OU staff is committed to full compliance with NCAA rules concerning time allocation for student-athletes and voluntary workouts during off-season periods.

The staff’s interaction with the nutritional consultants on campus is essential. The staff maintains an open channel of communication with the dining staff at the Wagner Dining Center. This interaction enables the strength and conditioning staff to ensure that OU athletes receive a winning edge with a sound nutrition program.

“Our goal is to get the student-athletes in their best condition,” says Schmidt. “That condition will give Oklahoma an edge at the end of a game. Top of the line conditioning is what it takes to be a Sooner athlete. Running, lifting and good nutrition must be kept in a balance. All these components must be in place for an athlete to compete at the highest level.”

Located at the south end of the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, the Barry Switzer Center houses administrative offices, the football locker room, the equipment room, the 10,000-square-foot Henry J. Freede Sports Medicine Facility and the 7,000-square-foot Touchdown Club Legends Lobby in addition to the Siegfried and Family Strength and Conditioning Complex.

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The Oklahoma Athletics Department feels a strong responsibility to help its athletes reach and maintain their optimum health and achieve conditioning goals. For this reason, OU has developed excellent training and conditioning programs to lessen the possibility of injuries. However, should injuries occur, the department is committed to a comprehensive rehabilitation program.

Complete athletically-related medical services are provided to Oklahoma student-athletes by team physicians and OU’s certified athletic trainers. The University of Oklahoma obtains the services of the best medical consultants available.

The base of operation for the Sooners’ medical care is the state-of-the-art Henry J. Freede, M.D. Sports Medicine Center in the Barry Switzer Center.

Head athletic trainer Scott Anderson says the addition to the Barry Switzer Center has allowed the university to upgrade to a new edition of rehabilitation equipment that can best benefit the student-athletes.

From simple therobands to taping tables, the facility offers everything a school can have or hope to have. The Sooner training room is equipped to perform isokinetic joint evaluation for preventive medicine and for post-injury rehabilitation. The therapy room is supplied with the latest modalities on the market.

“The addition of space is the greatest benefit,” says Anderson. “This space allows for dedicated rehabilitation and consultation to the athletes. An option with the facility is the water rehabilitation area. The athlete stands in a pool of water that is adjusted to his or her own physical needs. Cameras are then placed where physicians can monitor the progress made by the athlete on his or her road to recovery.”

A total team effort is the key to OU’s efficiency in preventing, treating and rehabilitating injuries sustained by student-athletes. These measures keep Sooner athletes at their highest level of performance as they compete for championships.

“Sports medicine is a team effort,” says Anderson. “The stated goal of athletic training at Oklahoma is, first of all, care for the student-athletes, thereby granting our sports a competitive advantage and ultimately greater esteem for the entire program.

“To that end we are blessed with a full complement of self-sacrificing medical professionals working on a regular basis with our athletic training staff.”

HENRY J. FREEDE, M.D., SPORTS MEDICINE FACILITY

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With one of the greatest winning traditions in intercollegiate athletics, the University of

Oklahoma, its players, coaches and fans understand the meaning of “Great Expectations.” OU hopes for and expects great things from its athletics teams -- and the athletes and coaches expect the same from themselves. Time and time again, the Sooners have delivered on this expectation: 26 national championships, more than 200 conference titles and more than 1,000 All-Americans.

The University of Oklahoma’s goal is to provide first-class facilities and resources for all the programs and endeavors sponsored by the institution. OU Athletics captures so much attention and interest that it requires the help and support of all Sooners to continue the tradition that all have enjoyed. With that in mind, OU launched “Great Expectations...The Campaign for Sooner Sports” in 1999.

“Great Expectations - The Campaign for Sooner Sports,” a recently completed fund-raising effort, was about the continuation of a proud championship tradition. It was a five-year campaign launched with an eventual goal of $100 million, making possible an extraordinary era in new athletics facilities that has led to unprecedented athletic and academic success for OU student-athletes.

Among the accomplishments made possible by Great Expectations’ donors: an expanded, renovated and more beautiful football stadium; two completely new facilities for men’s and women’s basketball at Lloyd Noble Center; new or renovated facilities for baseball, softball, volleyball, wrestling, softball, tennis, soccer and track and field; new strength and conditioning and sports medicine centers and an indoor training center. Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial StadiumThe $75 million expansion and renovation of OU’s

football stadium, completed in 2004, transformed a towering concrete structure into a beautiful facility featuring the brick and cast stone that characterize OU’s historic buildings. The expansion added 8,000 seats, including 56 suites, on the east side. At the same time, the press box was remodeled and outfitted with several state-of-the-art features. This historical facility is the largest sports arena in the state, and following its recent expansion, now ranks among the 15 largest on-campus facilities in the nation.

Everest Training Center

Considered one of the premier indoor facilities in the country, the Everest Training Center is a 74,000-square-foot center that includes a full-size playing field, simulated stadium lighting, a complete scoreboard with play clocks, LED 40-yard timing devices and a ceiling that hangs 65 feet above the playing surface to allow for all kicking and throwing drills.

McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics

While the football gameday facilities in the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium may be more familiar to OU supporters, the north side McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics is one of the most vital areas for OU’s entire athletics program as it is the center of student learning and athletics administration activities.

Siegfried and Family Strength and Conditioning Complex

This 13,000-square-foot facility serves more than 500 athletes in OU’s 21 sports. The state-of-the-art facility inside the Barry Switzer Center has been central to OU’s success in recent years and helped develop OU’s

reputation as a pioneer in the strength and conditioning field.

Barry Switzer Center

A special feature is the Barry Switzer Center on the south side of the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where OU’s storied football history is displayed, media conferences are held and recruits are entertained. The center recently experienced a significant upgrade to reflect this success and to fully realize the original vision as an exhibit area focusing on OU’s greatest victories and most successful coaching eras.

Henry J. Freede, M.D., Sports Medicine Facility

This 10,000-square-foot sports medicine facility within the Barry Switzer Center treats athletes from all 21 sports, ensuring the best possible health for OU student-athletes through preventative medicine and post-injury treatment and rehabilitation.

Fred & Mary Eddy Jones Foundation Red Room

The Red Room is where OU football players meet as a team or offensive/defensive units to watch motivational videos before each game. OU’s offense and defense post their goals for each week, and the Sooner coach holds his post-game press conference in this area.

Headington Family Tennis Center Expansion

The men’s and women’s tennis teams compete in one of the finest indoor venues in the country. Highlights of the new 55,000 square-foot facility include six air-conditioned courts, championship-quality lighting and surface, and approximately 375 chair-back seats for spectators, which are elevated between the courts. The

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programs opened a 12-court outdoor championship facility in 2001 during the Great Expectations campaign that was particularly notable because it was donations exclusively from tennis letterwinners who made the new courts possible.

John Crain Field at the OU Soccer Complex

The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department and the soccer program enjoyed a $4.5 million expansion to the soccer stadium in 2006. In addition to a press box and a permanent grandstand, a multi-use building is located between John Crain Field at the OU Soccer Complex and the Headington Family Tennis Center at the corner of Chautauqua Avenue and Imhoff Road. The multi-purpose complex includes locker rooms, meeting and video rooms and offices for the student-athletes and coaches.

Softball Hitting Facility

The OU softball team broke ground on an indoor hitting facility in July 2008 that was completed prior to the 2009 season. In 2002, the Robert E. Young and Family Softball Locker Room was added to the Softball Complex, giving the team a spacious and comfortable gathering place for preparation and relaxation. In 2003, the softball field was named in honor of retired softball coach and women’s administrator Marita Hynes. Baseball Practice Facility

With an estimated cost of $1 million, the OU baseball team opened an indoor hitting facility and practice infield at L. Dale Mitchell Park prior to the 2009 season. The 5,160-square -foot facility has three

full-size hitting/pitching lanes and is air conditioned and heated. Previous renovations to L. Dale Mitchell Park were completed in 2001 when the press box underwent state-of-the-art improvements including four suites and a press area, the Mike Treps Media Room. The facility originally opened in 1982.

John Jacobs Track and Field Complex

The project, which was completed in spring 2004, included a 25,000-square-foot building connecting the Mosier Indoor Practice Facility with the Everest Training Center. This new building includes track and field locker rooms, a sports medicine room and a video teaching room. The John Jacobs Track was altered and re-surfaced to include European Oval turns for a faster track and nine 48-inch wide lanes. Other improvements include upgrades of field event areas, placing them directionally north/south and east/west to take advantage of wind conditions; spectator seating for 2,000; new restrooms and concessions; and the installation of championship lighting.

Howard McCasland Field House

The Field House is one of OU’s most historic buildings. Many OU alumni fondly recall the field house as the home of OU’s basketball program, which it was until Lloyd Noble Center opened in 1975. In 2005, the Field House underwent a $6 million facelift that included a complete interior renovation comprised of a resanded and repainted floor with four efficient practice courts and chair-back seating that offers fans more comfort. In addition, the entire facility was repainted and improvements were made to the HVAC system, sound system, lighting and scoreboards. The Sooners have also enjoyed renovations done to the training room

as well as an upgrade to both the volleyball and wrestling locker rooms.

Wrestling Practice Facility

Connected to the McCasland Field House, the Athlet-ics Department launched a $2.4 million project in 2008. The bulk of the construction will include a $1.3 million addition to the Port Robertson Wrestling Center. The facility serves as the practice venue for the Sooner wrestling team.

Mary Jane Noble Women’s Basketball Center

In 1975, the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation of Ardmore made the first million-dollar gift in OU history with its contribution to OU’s campaign to build a multi-purpose arena. In 1999, the foundation made another gift to support the renovation of the original center, adding first-class matching facilities for the men’s and women’s basketball teams. The Lloyd Noble Center addition includes two new full-sized practice courts for the men’s and women’s basketball teams.

Bob and Ann Coleman Men’s Basketball Center

The nearly 63,000-square-feet Lloyd Noble Center addition offers a matched set of men’s and women’s facilities, including full-sized practice courts, new team and coaches’ locker rooms, training rooms and steam/spa/sauna rooms. Office facilities and conference rooms provide views of the practice courts as special features and a shared weight training facility was created. The Kerr-McGee Courtside Club gives fans a venue for special events.

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The Big 12 Conference, despite being one of the youngest conferences in America, will continue its

position as a national leader in athletics and academics as it embarks on its 15th season in 2010-11.

Since it began play in 1996-97, the Conference can boast of 38 team crowns and 459 individual NCAA Championships. The success continued last year, as Oklahoma State won the NCAA men’s cross country title while Texas captured the national championship in men’s swimming & diving. Texas A&M maintained its place as the nation’s top outdoor track & field program, securing the NCAA crowns for both the men and women for the second consecutive year.

Big 12 squads continued to lead the nation in their respective sports as every single sport the Conference sponsors had at least one school ranked in the top six of the national rankings during the past campaign. In addition, nine different sports had the No. 1 team in the nation at some point during the 2009-10 season.

In addition to the NCAA crowns, several more schools made strong national showings. Five Big 12 volleyball teams competed in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Championship in 2010, the first time that has happened in conference history. The Big 12 also had a school play for the BCS National Championship (Texas) for the seventh season and placed two women’s bas-ketball squads (Baylor, Oklahoma) in the Final Four in the same season for the first time. Oklahoma finished second nationally at the NCAA women’s gymnastics fi-nals - an all-time high for the Big 12 - while Oklahoma State placed second at the men’s golf championship. Iowa State was third at the NCAA wrestling champion-ships and the Big 12 also placed a team in the College World Series in both softball (Missouri) and baseball (Oklahoma).

The individual honors also continued, as Jenny Barringer (Colorado) earned The Bowerman Award, presented for the first time to the most outstanding collegiate women’s track and field athlete. In fact, all three women’s finalists were from the Big 12. Caroline Hedwall (Oklahoma State) was named the recipient of the Honda Sports Award as the nation’s top female golfer after capturing the NCAA individual title. Lisa Koll (Iowa State) earned the Honda Award as the top collegiate female athlete in track & field, Connie Yori (Nebraska) was the consensus Division I women’s basketball coach of the year and K.J. Kindler (Okla-homa) earned national women’s gymnastics coaching accolades.

The Big 12 has had four Heisman Trophy winners in its 14-year history. In 2008, the Big 12 established a high-water mark, as for the first time in the 74-year history of the Heisman four of the top five vote-getters hailed from the same conference, including award-winner Sam Bradford (Oklahoma). The league followed that recognition with two of the top five finalists in 2009.

During the past six seasons a total of 16 NCAA trophies have been hoisted by Big 12 institutions, with at least one national crown won in all but one year for the Conference, including each of the past 13 seasons.The Big 12 leads all conferences with its seven ap-pearances in BCS title games. Seven league squads have played for the football national championship in the last 10 years with berths in 17 BCS games overall, including two each in 2007 and 2008. In the past two seasons, the Big 12 has had 16 players earn consensus All-America accolades.

In basketball, nine men’s and six women’s teams have advanced to their respective Final Fours in the past eight seasons as the Big 12 continues its place

among the elite intercollegiate athletic conferences. On the men’s side six different teams have reached the regional finals in the past three seasons - the first time since 1985 that any conference can boast of six differ-ent teams doing so over a three-year period. The Big 12 has led the nation in women’s basketball attendance the past 11 seasons and surpassed its own NCAA record attendance mark in 2009-10.

Numerous national honors have been won by bas-ketball student-athletes during the league’s history. Sherron Collins (Kansas) was awarded the 2010 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award in men’s basketball as the top player six-foot or under. Kelsey Griffin (Nebraska) gave the Conference a consensus All-America selection in women’s basketball for the 10th straight season.

The Big 12 and its member institutions are committed to a competitive environment where sportsmanship and fair play take center stage. Whether on the field, in the classroom, or within the community, the student-athletes, administrators, coaches and game officials of the Big 12 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship.

Big 12 student-athletes have shown commitment to their studies by earning numerous academic recogni-tions. Cole Aldrich (Kansas) was the latest after being named Academic All-America of the Year honors in men’s basketball in 2009-10. It marked the seventh time in the past five years that a league athlete has garnered the top academic honor for their respective sport. The Big 12 had plenty of success overall in the classroom a year ago, as the Conference led the nation with 38 student-athletes earning ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America recognition.

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Sarah Pavan (Nebraska) earned countless accolades for her work away from competition, being named the Academic All-America of the Year for all sports in both 2006-07 and ‘07-08. She was also named recipient of the prestigious 2006-07 Honda-Broderick Award as Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year, the first athlete since the Big 12 was formed to earn the accolade. In its history, the conference has nearly 400 academic honorees, averaging more than 25 each season.

The Big 12 can boast of other stories that combine on and off the field success. Patience Knight (Texas Tech) was the recipient of the Honda Inspiration Award in 2008, given to an outstanding female college athlete who overcomes adversity to excel in her sport. She was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in 2007, but rebounded to win All-America honors at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Competitive excellence, scholarship and sports-manship are all equal components of the Big 12 philosophy. All-Big 12 teams and Academic All-Big 12 squads are recognized for each sport at the end of their respective seasons. At the end of each academic year, the Conference honors its top male and female

student-athletes with the Big 12 Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year awards.

Institutions can also nominate student-athletes for the prestigious Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships at the end of each academic year. A total of 249 scholars have received over 1.6 million in postgraduate financial aid through the first 14 years of the program.

The Big 12 sponsors 21 sports. Men’s squads include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and wrestling. Women’s teams are fielded in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball.

The Conference is made up of 12 institutions that have shared many traditional rivalries throughout their histories. Member schools include - Baylor University, University of Colorado, Iowa State Uni-versity, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, University of Texas, Texas A&M University and Texas

Tech University.The institutions created a league that encompasses seven states, over 46 million people and television households in 18 of the top 100 markets within its geographic footprint.

The Conference conducts championships for 19 of its 21 sports. Each championship helps to determine teams and/or individuals that will represent the Conference in national postseason competition. The winner of the Big 12 football championship game earns the league’s berth into the Bowl Championship Series.

In the last several years the Big 12 has increased its bowl agreements and expanded television op-portunities for all sports through contracts with ABC/ESPN and FSN. Most recently, the league renewed and expanded its multi-year arrangement with ABC/ESPN, Inc. The new contract began in 2008-09.

In its first 14 years, the Conference has distributed more than $1.2 billion to its 12 member institutions. The Big 12 staff administers to over 4,600 student-athletes in its 21 sports. The conference office is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE STAFF Commissioner .................................................................................................. Dan Beebe Deputy Commissioner ...................................................................................... Tim Weiser Senior Associate Commissioner .......................................................................... Tim Allen Senior Associate Commissioner ......................................................................Dru Hancock Associate Commissioner - Men’s Basketball & Game Management ........ John Underwood Chief Financial Officer........................................................................................ Steve Pace Assistant Commissioner - Communications .......................................................Bob Burda Assistant Commissioner - Events & Human Resources .................................Brad Clements Assistant Commissioner - Governance, Compliance & Academics .................... Lori Ebihara Assistant Commissioner - Championships .....................................................Dayna Scherf Assistant Commissioner - Football & Student Services ..................................... Ed Stewart Director of Compliance ...................................................................................... Keri Boyce Director of Communications .............................................................................Rob Carolla Director of Football Championship ............................................................ Donnie Duncan Director of Marketing ..................................................................................... Maark Keith

Associate Director of Communications ......................................................... Joni Lehmann Assistant Director of Video Services ..............................................................Sean Hollister Internet Services Coordinator .................................................................... Kiron Andersen Championships Manager ............................................................................ Maria Huggins Business/Ticket Manager ..................................................................................... Tim Frick Executive Assistant to the Commissioner/Manager of Executive Affairs ..........Melanie Ellis Administrative Assistant ..............................................................................Regina Everett Administrative Assistant ................................................................................... Tracy Hunt Administrative Assistant ............................................................................... Valerie Rocha Administrative Assistant .............................................................................. Neesha Quinn Receptionist/Administrative Assistant ................................................... Michelle Peterson Will Hancock Communications Assistant ................................................ Laura RasmussenWill Hancock Communications Assistant .......................................................Taylor WilsonInternet Services Assistant ...................................................................... Brian Mortensen

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Norman was recently named by Money Magazine as No. 6 of America’s Best Places to Live among “small”

cities or locations with a population between 50,000 and 300,000.

Norman is an ever-changing city of nearly 100,000 residents. Located in the heart of the state, it has grown to become the third largest city in Oklahoma. Despite its continuous growth, it has maintained the spirit and serenity of a small close-knit community.

Since the Oklahoma landrush of 1889, Norman has grown into a popular and smart city. The spirit of Norman and its citizens is unwavering and uncompromising. While other towns were clamoring to become the state capital, Norman residents desired to have the first state university. When the first OU president got off the train and saw a prairie, he saw opportunity.

As home to the state’s premier educational institution, Norman boasts an excellent quality of life and is a city that thrives on and celebrates the diversity of its community. Legendary University of Oklahoma football coach Barry Switzer called Norman “a university town with a championship spirit.” Norman continually exhibits its love for sports by hosting numerous local and national athletic events.

In the last five years alone, Norman has served as host of the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship, an NCAA men’s golf regional, NCAA softball regionals, NCAA men’s and women’s gymnastics regionals, NCAA women’s tennis regionals, NCAA track and field regional and the NCAA women’s basketball regionals. In addition, the Big 12 Conference Men’s and Women’s Tennis, Track and Field, Wrestling, Women’s Golf, and Women’s Gymnastics Championships were held in Norman. Cultural activities are unlimited in Norman, making it the ideal backdrop for the University of Oklahoma. As home to people of all ethnic and educational backgrounds, the city has something to offer everyone. Norman is home to a variety of enriching events and attractions, including the Sooner Theater, which hosts a series of entertaining theatrical performances produced by locally-based talent and touring companies.

The city also showcases local and regional artists in its annual May Fair. In addition, through the university’s School of Drama, School of Dance and the School of Music, stage productions are offered year round. The Medieval Fair has become a springtime tradition in Norman as people from around the country converge on the city for one weekend each April to partake in a fascinating look back in time. Each year, an area park is transformed into a festival of sights, sounds and tastes

straight from the Middle Ages. Knights joust, jesters entertain and story tellers spin tales of a magical time in history.

The $44 million Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, a state-of-the-art facility designed to display a collection of historical and natural science items that trace the southwest’s development since prehistoric times, opened in May 2000. History buffs will also enjoy the Cleveland Country Historical House which holds exhibits relating to the development of this area of the state.

For art enthusiasts, the Fred Jones Jr. Memorial Art Center houses permanent collections, nationally and world-renowned traveling exhibits as well as a yearly student art show. The museum has recently added the Weitzenhoffer Collection of French Impressionist paintings -- the single most important gift of art ever given to a U.S. public university. Maintaining a progressive approach to the future while remembering its history, Norman continues to be a well-balanced community, proud to be the home of the University of Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, the capital of Oklahoma, is located just 18 miles from the Norman campus. It was the first city settled in the Land Run of 1889 because of its position as the center of the state. It is because of this central location that Oklahoma City has become known as the home of America’s Western heritage. Whether adventure, history, culture or sports, Oklahoma City offers a variety of attractions and activities different from any other place in the country. Oklahoma City was born on the afternoon of April 22, 1889, when the central portion of what is now Oklahoma was opened to settlement by presidential proclamation. Thousands crossed the borders of “unassigned lands” at the sound of gunfire at high noon. Never before or since has such a “run” occurred anywhere on the earth.

By the time the dust had settled on that historic day, many people had staked their claim at “Oklahoma Station,” an area which was destined to become Oklahoma City, a leading city in America. In 1911, Oklahoma City officially became the capital after a statewide election moved the state seal from Guthrie. Oklahoma City has become a haven for exciting sports action. It is home of an NBA team, two semi-professional sports teams and the host of the NCAA Women College Softball World Series and Big 12 Softball Championship. The Oklahoma RedHawks, 1996 American Association champions (then named the Oklahoma City 89ers), are the Triple-A baseball affiliate of the Texas Rangers. The team plays in the 13,066-seat AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, one of the plushest venues in all of minor league sports. The ballpark served as host to a 2004 NCAA baseball regional and the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 208 Big 12 Baseball Championships.

Hockey mania runs rampant with the recent arrival of the American Hockey League’s Oklahoma City Barons. The Blazers are the AHL affiliate to the Edmonton Oilers. In addition, the city has hosted numerous PGA and Senior PGA Tour events.

TulsaTulsa, the state’s second largest city, is located 100 miles to the northeast of Norman in the heart of Oklahoma’s Green Country. Ask people to describe Tulsa, and you’ll likely get many different answers. It was a city forever changed by the discovery of oil in 1901. It is home to art deco treasures and nationally renowned museums. Its African-American heritage left its mark, in both the business and music worlds. And it’s a city of nostalgia and special memories for countless Americans due to its location on historic Route 66.

Tulsa is a cosmopolitan town that appeals to both young families and retirees. National touring exhibitions can be seen at the Philbrook Museum of Art, which was recently featured on the television program America’s Castles. For great western art, check out the Gilcrease Museum, and music legends are commemorated at Oklahoma’s Jazz Hall of Fame. Other unique attractions worth a stop include the Elsing Museum, Ida Dennie Willis Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys, Tulsa Air and Space Center and the Fenster Museum of Jewish Art.

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Name Class Height Level Position Hometown (Previous School)Markayla Adam Fr. 5-9 Varsity Port Niagra Falls, Ontario (A. N. Myer SS)Kristen Anthis Jr. 5-6 Novice Port/Starboard Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee)Rebecca Beu Fr. 5-1 Novice Port/Starboard Owasso, Okla. (Owasso)Elizabeth Biggs Fr. 5-10 Novice Port/Starboard Tulsa, Okla. (Bishop Kelley)Nicole Bladow Jr. 5-8 Varsity Port Norman Okla. (Norman North)Ivy Brown Jr. 6-0 Novice Port/Starboard Norman, Okla. (Homeschooled)Kristin Clift Fr. 6-2 Novice Port/Starboard Anadarko, Okla. (Anadarko)Mary Cox Sr. 5-11 Varsity Starboard Houston, Texas (Cypress-Fair)Amber Coyne Jr. 5-9 Varsity Port/Starboard Winter Park, Fla. (Trinity Preparatory)Wava Denito Jr. 5-8 Novice Port/Starboard Lucas, Texas (Allen)Chelsea Downs Jr. 5-6 Novice Port/Starboard Midwest City, Okla. (Carl Albert)Lena Eagle Road Sr. 5-4 Varsity Port Talihina, Okla. (Talihina)Angela Entwisle Fr. 5-4 Novice Coxswain Dennis, Mass. (Dennis-Yarmouth Regional)Samantha Fahed Sr. 5-7 Varsity Port Longwood, Fla. (Lake Mary)Meghan Farrell So. 5-9 Varsity Port/Starboard Phoenix, Ariz. (Chapparral)Ashlee Fitzpatrick Fr. 5-6 Novice Port/Starboard Tulsa, Okla. (Bishop Kelley)Nicole Furmanek Jr. 5-7 Varsity Starboard Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic)Ally Gray Sr. 5-10 Varsity Starboard Valrico, Fla. (Bloomingdale)Meagan Harrell Sr. 5-6 Varsity Port/Starboard Norfolk, Va. (Great Bridge)Amanda Hoffman Sr. 5-3 Varsity Coxswain Dunedin, Fla. (Dunedin)Brooke Holleman So. 5-10 Varsity Port/Starboard Edmond, Okla. (Heritage Hall)Brooke Homer Sr. 5-7 Varsity Port Mustang, Okla. (Mustang)Heather House So. 5-8 Varsity Port/Starboard Austin, Texas (Lake Travis)Lisa Jett Sr. 5-11 Varsity Port College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated)Kaylee Johnson So. 5-4 Varsity Starboard Sand Springs, Okla. (Charles Page)Sarah Kelle Jr. 5-11 Varsity Port Ponca City, Okla. (Ponca City)Katherine Klassen Fr. 5-8 Varsity Port/Starboard Niagra on the Lake, Ontario (Eden)Marilyn Kozlowski Fr. 5-8 Novice Port/Starboard Norman, Okla. (Norman)Ashley LaFollette So. 5-6 Varsity Port/Starboard Westerville, Ohio (Westerville Central)Emma Lanier Fr. 5-7 Novice Starboard Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch)Teresa Le Fr. 5-0 Novice Coxswain Oklahoma City, Okla. (Westmoore)Maureen Lewis Sr. 5-5 Varsity Port/Starboard El Reno, Okla. (El Reno)Tawna Little Sr. 5-3 Novice Port/Starboard Seminole, Okla. (Seminole)Kaytie Markfort So. 5-4 Novice Port/Starboard The Woodlands, Texas (First Colonial)Kerianne May Fr. 5-6 Novice Port/Starboard Fort Worth, Texas (Academy of Fine Arts)Elise McCarthy Fr. 5-8 Novice Port/Starboard San Diego Calif. (Stratford)Melea McCreary Sr. 5-5 Varsity Port San Diego, Calif. (West Springfield)Elizabeth Middleton So. 5-5 Varsity Port Colchester, Conn. (Bacon Academy)Heather Morris Fr. 5-7 Novice Port/Starboard Davenport, Iowa (Bettendorf)Aubrey Myers So. 5-4 Novice Port/Starboard Moore, Okla. (Westmoore)Kelsey O’Grady So. 5-9 Varsity Starboard Ada, Okla. (Byng)Katrin Passlack Sr. 5-4 Varsity Starboard Chandler, Ariz. (Corona Del Sol)Kiley Poppino Jr. 5-0 Varsity Port Dallas, Texas (Highland Park)Katherine Rabe Sr. 5-5 Varsity Port Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow)Rachel Santschi Jr. 5-6 Novice Port/Starboard Flower Mound, Texas (Coram Deo)Maggie Schaefer Fr. 5-5 Varsity Starboard Marietta, Ga. (George Walton Comprehensive)Carly Schueler So. 5-4 Varsity Coxswain Pittsburgh, Pa. (Shaler Area)Valerie Senkowski Fr. 5-9 Novice Port/Starboard Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City North)Brooke Sheppard Sr. 6-0 Varsity Starboard Lawton, Okla. (Eisenhower)Sara Sherrer So. 5-10 Varsity Port Baltimore, Md. (Maryvale)Melissa Simpson Fr. 5-7 Varsity Starboard Pacifica, Calif. (California Virtual Academy)Olivia Staff So. 5-10 Varsity Port/Starboard Pheonix, Ariz. (Pinnacle)Rebecca Staff So. 6-0 Varsity Port Pheonix, Ariz. (Pinnacle)Ashley Stephens Jr. 5-5 Novice Port/Starboard Flower Mound, Texas (Dana Hills HS)Belle Stixrood Fr. 6-0 Novice Port Plano, Texas (Plano West Senior)Chloe Troutt So. 6-1 Varsity Port Paris, Texas (North Lamar)Tricia Vanscoy Sr. 5-1 Varsity Coxswain Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow)Morgan Whinery So. 5-8 Varsity Starboard Sayre, Okla. (Sayre)Rebecca Winchester So. 6-0 Varsity Starboard Washington, Okla. (Washington)Jenny Winters Jr. 5-2 Novice Coxswain Tulsa, Okla. (Holland Hall)Kelsey Witten Sr. 5-4 Varsity Coxswain Springfield, Mo. (Glendale)

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Freshman

Markayla Adam

Rebecca Beu

Elizabeth Biggs

Kristen Clift

Angela Entwisle

Ashlee Fitzpatrick

Katie Klassen

Marilyn Kozlowski

Emma Lanier

Teresa Le

Kerianne May

Elise McCarthy

Heather Morris

Maggie Schaefer

Valerie Senkowski

Melissa Simpson

Belle Stixrood

Sophomores

Meghan Farrell

Brooke Holleman

Heather House

Kaylee Johnson

Ashley LaFollette

Kaytie Markfort

Elizabeth Middleton

Ashley Myers

Kelsey O’Grady

Carly Schueler

Sara Sherrer

Olivia Staff

Rebecca Staff

Chloe Troutt

Morgan Whinery

Rebecca Winchester

Juniors

Kristen Anthis

Nicole Bladow

Ivy Brown

Amber Coyne

Wava Denito

Chelsea Downs

Nicole Furmanek

Sarah Kelle

Kiley Poppino

Rachel Santschi

Jenny Winters

Seniors

Mary Cox

Lena Eagle Road

Samantha Fahed

Ally Gray

Meagan Harrell

Amanda Hoffman

Brooke Homer

Lisa Jett

Maureen Lewis

Tawna Little

Melea McCreary

Katrin Passlack

Katherine Rabe

Brooke Sheppard

Patricia Vanscoy

Kelsey Witten

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Beu ....................................................................... Rhymes with “view”

Bladow ......................................................................................Blade-O

Denito ................................................................................... DAH-ni-to

Entwisle ............................................................................. ENT-whistle

Fahed .....................................................................................FAH-head

Furmanek .......................................................................... FUR-man-ek

Katrin ....................................................................................... Kuh-trin

Kozlowski .................................................................... Cause-LOW-skee

Lena .........................................................................................LEAN-ah

LaFollette ...............................................................................La-FALL-it

Poppino................................................................................... Pop-i-no

Santschi ..................................................................................San-chee

Senkowski ...................................................................... Sen-COW-skee

Schueler ...................................................................................Shoe-ler

Sherrer ................................................................................... SHARE-er

Stixrood ............................................................................. STICKS-rood

Wava ....................................................................................... WAY-vah

Whinery ..................................................................................Winner-E


ELIZABETHBIGGS

TULSA, OKLA. BISHOP KELLEY HSFRESHMANPORT/STARBOARD

REBECCABEU

OWASSO, OKLA. OWASSO HSFRESHMANPORT/STARBOARD

KRISTENANTHIS

MUSKOGEE, OKLA. MUSKOGEE HSJUNIORPORT/STARBOARD

MARKAYLAADAM

NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO A.N. MYER SSFRESHMANPORT

High School:

Rowed at A. N. Myer Secondary School ... A. N. Myer rower of the year recipi-

ent in 2008 ... Made the principal’s honor roll list 2007- 2010 ... Academic

proficiency award recipient in 2007-2009 ... Rowed four years for St Catherine’s

Rowing Club ... Oarswoman of the Year nominee in 2009 ...Contributed to 14th

place finish at the Head of the Charles in 2010 ... Highland danced at McMaster

School of Highland Dance.

Personal:

Full name is Markayla Michele Adam ... Parents are Bruce and Gale Adam ... Has

two siblings, Maurita and Marissa ... Petroleum engineering major.

High School:

Participated in marching and concert band for seven years at Muskogee High School.

Personal:

Full name is Kristen Michelle Anthis ... Parents are Stan and Cathy Anthis ... Has three

siblings, Karen, Kevin, and Carla ... Film and video studies major.

High School:

Lettered four years in cross country and track and field at Owasso High School ...

Named all-region and all-academic track team in 2007 ... Named all-academic

and all-conference in track in 2010 ... Pole vault team captain from 2009-2010.

Personal:

Full name is Rebecca Anne Beu ... Parents are Chris and Patti Beu ... Has two

siblings, Jamie and Erin ... Physical therapy major ... Older sister competed in

softball at Pittsburg State University.

High School:

Participated in soccer, cross country and tennis at Bishop Kelley High School ... Team

won soccer 5A state championship in 2007 and 2008 ... National Merit Scholar ... AP

Scholar with Distinction.

Personal:

Full name is Eileen Elizabeth Biggs ... Parents are David Biggs and Joan Dinneen ...

Has one sibling, Jordan ... Chemical engineering major.

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KRISTINCLIFT

ANADARKO, OKLA. ANADARKO HSFRESHMANPORT/STARBOARD

IVYBROWN

NORMAN, OKLA. HOMESCHOOLEDJUNIORPORT/STARBOARD

NICOLEBLADOW

NORMAN, OKLA. NORMAN NORTH HSJUNIORPORT

Awards and Honors:

Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll two semesters.

Spring 2010:

Placed seventh overall in the south region at the NCAA South/Central Regionals

... Finished sixth in the “B” finals after placing third in the preliminary heat at the

South/Central Regionals ... Helped lead team to second-place finish at the Big 12

Championship ... Placed second as a member of the first varsity eight at the Big 12

Championship at the bow seat ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA Championships

at the bow seat ... Rowed three seat to defeat Alabama and Old Dominion in a

tri-meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... Placed second in the Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew

Classic at the bow seat ... Defeated Kansas State and UCF at the two seat with the

first varsity eight in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational ... Recorded wins

over SMU and Creighton as a member of the second varsity eight at the seven

seat and Kansas with the first varsity eight at the five seat in dual racing at the OU

Invitational.

Fall 2009:

Rowed with the first novice eight during the fall season ... Placed third at the

Head of the Hooch at the six seat ... Rowed at the six seat to finish second at the

Head of the Colorado.

High School:

Participated in swimming ... Named to all-state team in swimming ... State final-

ist in swimming ... Member of the Sooner Swim Club for four years.

Personal:

Full name is Nicole Marie Bladow ... Parents are Amy and Terry ... Father played

football at Montana State ... An academic all-star as a swimmer at the University

of Maine ... International studies major.

High School:

Participated in soccer and volleyball as a homeschooled student.

Personal:

Full name is Ivy Elizabeth Brown ... Parents are Les and Heidi Brown ... Has

four siblings, Tucker, Brianna, Asher and Keely ... Health and exercise science

major.

High School:

Played tennis at Anadarko High School.

Personal:

Full name is Kristin Nicole Clift ... Parents are Greg and Linda Clift ... Has five

siblings, Nathan, Joshua, Alana, Melissa and Michael ... Microbiology major

... Alana played basketball and Melissa played tennis at Cameron University

... Nathan wrestled at Marshall University.


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AMBERCOYNE

WINTER PARK, FLA. TRINITY PREPARATORY SCHOOLJUNIORPORT/STARBOARD

MARYCOX

HOUSTON, TEXASCYPRESS-FAIR HSSENIORSTARBOARD

WAVADENITO

LUCAS, TEXAS ALLEN HSJUNIORPORT/STARBOARD

High School:

Participated in track and field at Allen High School ... Named team captain in 2007

and 2008.

Personal:

Full name is Wava Ranee Denito ... Parents are Dr. James and Karen Denito ... Has one

sibling, Jaden ... Meteorology major.

At Clemson:

Finished second with novice eight at Head of the Hooch in 2008 ... Finished first

with novice eight in the petite finals at the Aramark South/Central Sprints in 2009 ...

Rowed on the third varsity eight during the Eastern Michigan Defeat in 2010.

High School:

Participated in basketball ... Lettered two years and was a co-captain of the team ...

Basketball team won district championships in 2007.

Personal:

Full name is Amber Danielle Coyne ... Parents are Martin and Angela ... Father played

basketball at Army ... Advertising major.

Awards and Honors:


Spring 2010:

Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed second

at the Big 12 Championship as a member of the second novice eight at the

seven seat ... Earned a gold medal at the SIRA Championships ... Rowed five seat

to defeat Creighton in dual racing at the OU Invitational.

Fall 2009:

Rowed with the novice eight during the fall season ... Finished 11th at the three

seat at the Head of the Hooch ... Placed fifth at the five seat at the Head of the

Colorado.

At Seminole State:

A 2009 distinguished academic All-American.

High School:

Participated in volleyball ... Named academic all-district in 2007... A member of

the 2008 regional all-tournament team ... Qualified for the Junior Olympics in

2004 and 2005 ... Selected for the Lone Star High Performance Team in 2005.

Personal:

Full name is Mary Katherine Cox ... Parents are Polly and Joe Cox ... Has one

sibling, David ... Mother played volleyball and basketball at the University of

Houston ... Father played tennis at Phillips University ... Finance major.


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ANGELAENTWISLE

DENNIS, MASS. DENNIS-YARMOUTH REGIONAL HSFRESHMANCOXSWAIN

CHELSEADOWNS

MIDWEST CITY, OKLA. CARL ALBERT HSJUNIORPORT/STARBOARD

Awards and Honors:Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the spring 2010 semester.

Spring 2010:Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championship as a member of the second novice eight at the four seat ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA Championships as a member of the first novice eight at the four seat ... Rowed four seat with the first novice eight to defeat Kansas State, Louisville and UCF in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational ... Recorded wins over Tulsa, Kansas and Creighton at the OU Invitational with the first novice eight at the four seat.

Fall 2009:Rowed with the novice eight during the fall season ... Place 11th at the Head of the Hooch at the two seat ... Rowed six seat to finish fifth at the Head of the Colorado.

High School:Participated in basketball and softball ... District champions in softball (2004) and basketball (2005)... Regional consolation champions in basketball (2005) ... Named academic all-state in 2006 ... Member of the superintendent’s honor roll all four years of high school.

Personal:Full name is Lena Nicole Eagle Road ... Parents are Billy and Teresa Eagle Road ... Has two siblings, Billy III and Jordan ... Uncle, Ronald Eagle Road, played baseball at Cornell ... Microbiology major.

LENAEAGLE ROAD

TALIHINA, OKLA. TALIHINA HSSENIORPORT

High School:

Participated in softball and tennis at Carl Albert High School ... Won 5A softball

state championship in 2006 and 2007 ... Named valedictorian in 2008 ... Played

collegiate softball for East Central University from 2009 to 2010.

Personal:

Full name is Chelsea Shae Downs ... Parents are Gina and Marc Downs ... Has one

sibling, Kayla ... Pre-nursing major.

High School

Participated in color guard, marching band and student council at Dennis

Yarmouth Regional High School.

Personal

Full name is Angela Entwisle ... Parents are Thomas and Patricia Entwisle...

Occupational therapy major.

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MEGHANFARRELL

PHOENIX, ARIZ. CHAPPARRAL HSSOPHOMOREPORT/STARBOARD

SAMANTHAFAHED

LONGWOD, FLA.LAKE MARY HSSENIORPORT

Awards and Honors:

Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll three semesters.

Spring 2010:


... Placed second in the “C/D” semifinal to advance and finish sixth in the “C” final

at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Member of the second-place team at the

Big 12 Championship ... Placed third at the Big 12 Championship as a member

of the varsity four at the stroke position ... Earned a bronze medal at the SIRA

Championships at the three seat ... Recorded wins over SMU and Kansas as a

member of the second varsity eight at the stroke position at the OU Invitational.

Fall 2009:

Rowed at the two seat to place 12th at the Boot of the Oklahoma in the stam-

pede qualifier and fourth in the Petite Final ... Finished fourth in the varsity four

stampede qualifier at the stroke position.

Spring 2009 and Fall 2008:

Did not compete.

At Central Florida:

Placed third novice eight at South/Central NCAA Regional at UCF ... Dual wins in

novice eight over Texas, Oregon State, Stanford and Miami.

High School:

Participated in lacrosse and weightlifting in high school ... Member of the honor

roll all four years of high school.

Personal:

Parents are Clara and Sam Fahed ... Has three siblings: Sydney, Shelby and

Savannah ... Psychology major.

Spring 2010:


... Finished sixth in the “B” finals after placing third in the preliminary heat at the

South/Central Regionals ... Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Champi-

onship ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championship as a member of the first varsity

eight at the five seat ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA Championships at the five

seat ... Defeated Alabama and Old Dominion in a tri-meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala., at the

five seat ... Placed second in the Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic at the five seat

... Defeated Kansas State at the seven seat and UCF at the five seat in dual racing at

the Longhorn Invitational ... Rowed at the stroke position to record wins over Tulsa,

SMU, Creighton and Kansas in dual racing at the OU Invitational.

Fall 2009:

Rowed at the bow position as a member of the first varsity eight that placed first

against SMU ... Finished sixth in the collegiate eight stampede qualifier and second

in the Grand Final at the bow position at the Boot of the Oklahoma ... Placed fourth

in the collegiate four stampede qualifier at the Boot of the Oklahoma ... Rowed three

seat to finish 32nd at the Head of the Charles with the championship eight ... Placed

12th at the three seat in championship eight at the Head of the Hooch ... Placed 14th

in the open two at the Head of the Hooch ... Finished 11th at the bow position in the

championship four at the Head of the Hooch ... Finished sixth in the open eight at the

Head of the Colorado at the three seat and second in the open four at the bow seat.

High School:

Member of the Tempe Junior Crew for two years ... Team captain 2008-09 ... Named

Novice of the Year 2007-08 ... Placed sixth at Youth Nationals in varsity double in

2008 ... Placed fifth at Youth Nationals in varsity quad in 2009 ... Placed first at Club

Nationals in varsity quad in 2009 ... Placed first at Club Nationals in varsity double in

2009 ... Placed third at Club Nationals in varsity single.

Personal:

Full name is Meghan Elizabeth Farrell ... Parents are Echo and Bob Farrell ... Has one

sibling, Maddie ... Health and exercise science major.


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TULSA, OKLA.BISHOP KELLEY HSFRESHMANPORT/STARBOARD

NICOLEFURMANEK

BELLEVILLE, ILL.ALTHOFF CATHOLIC HSJUNIORPORT/STARBOARD

High School:

Rowed for two years with the Tulsa Junior Rowing Club.

Personal:

Full name is Ashlee Anne Fitzpatrick ... Parents are John and Luanne Fitzpatrick

... Has one sibling, Kelli ... Biochemistry major ... Grandfather rowed at the

University of California at Berkeley.

Awards and Honors:

2010 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... Named to the

Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll two semesters.

Spring 2010:

Placed seventh overall in the south region at the NCAA South/Central Region-

als ... Finished sixth in the “B” finals after placing third in the preliminary heat

at the South/Central Regionals ... Member of the second-place team at the Big

12 Championship ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championship as a member

of the first varsity eight at the four seat ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA

Championships at the four seat ... Defeated Alabama and Old Dominion in a

tri-meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala., at the four seat ... Placed second in the Cal Cup

at the San Diego Crew Classic at the four seat ... Rowed three seat to defeat

Kansas State and UCF in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational ... Rowed four

seat to record wins over Tulsa, SMU, Creighton and Kansas in dual racing at the

OU Invitational.

Fall 2009:

Rowed at the three seat to place first against SMU with the varsity four ...

Rowed three seat to place sixth in the collegiate eight stampede qualifier

and second in the Grand Final at the Boot of the Oklahoma ... Placed fourth

in the collegiate four at the three seat ... Rowed five seat to finish 19th in the

championship eight at the Head of the Hooch ... Finished sixth in the open

eight at the three seat and second in the open four in the bow position at the


At Murray State University:

Placed second at the Head of the Hooch ... Placed third at SIRAs.

High School:

Participated in swimming, soccer and basketball ... Captain of swim team

... Given the Joe Dressler Sportsmanship-Citizen award, Young Woman of

Achievement award for community service and the Rotary Club Service award

... State runner-up in soccer in 2008 ... Member of the honor roll.

Personal:

Parents are Celeste and Phil Furmanek ... Has two siblings, Erin and Erik ...

Grandfather, Ray Sonnemberg, played basketball for St. Louis University ...

Elementary education major.

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MEAGANHARRELL

NORFOLK, VA.GREAT BRIDGE HSSENIORPORT/STARBOARD

ALLYGRAY

VALRICO, FLA.BLOOMINGDALE HSSENIORPORT/STARBOARD

Awards and Honors:

Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll four semesters.

Spring 2010:


... Finished fourth in the “C” finals after placing first in the “C/D” semifinal at the

NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Member of the second-place team at the Big

12 Championship ... Placed third at the Big 12 Championship as a member of

the second varsity eight at the seven seat ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA

Championships at the stroke position ... Rowed seven seat to defeat Alabama

and Old Dominion in a tri-meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... Placed first in the third

final at the San Diego Crew Classic at the seven seat ... Defeated Kansas State at

the stroke position with the second varsity eight and UCF with the first varsity

eight at the bow seat in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational ... Rowed

seven seat to record wins over SMU and Kansas at the OU Invitational.

Fall 2009:

Rowed three seat to finish first against SMU as a member of the first varsity

eight at the three seat ... Placed 12th in the collegiate eight stampede qualifier

and fourth in the Petite Final at the Boot of the Oklahoma at the five seat

... Placed 21st in the collegiate four stampede qualifier at the Boot of the

Oklahoma at the three seat ... Placed 19th at the seven seat in the champion-

ship eight and rowed bow seat to place 20th in the open two at the Head of the

Hooch ... Rowed seven seat to place sixth in the open eight and three seat to

finish fifth in the open four at the Head of the Colorado.


Did not compete.

At Central Florida:

Was a member of the first novice eight that went 38-4 during the season ...

Won duals over Texas, Virginia, Michigan State, UCLA, Washington State, Stan-

ford and Miami ... Won a bronze medal at the South/Central NCAA Regionals,

becoming the first medaling crew in UCF novice program history.

Personal:

Full name is Alexandra Nicole Gray ... Parents are Ellen Toon and Gary Gray ...

Has two siblings, Michael and Grant ... Economics and psychology major.

Awards and Honors:2010 All-Conference USA selection ... Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll four semesters.

Spring 2010:Placed seventh overall in the south region at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Finished sixth in the “B” finals after placing third in the preliminary heat at the South/Central Regionals ... Raced as a member of the first varsity eight all season ... Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championship at the six seat ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA Championships at the six seat ... Rowed six seat to defeat Alabama and Old Dominion in a tri-meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... Placed second in the Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic at the six seat ... Defeated Kansas State and UCF in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational at the six seat ... Recorded wins over Tulsa, SMU, Creighton at the six seat and Kansas at the five seat in dual racing at the OU Invitational.

Fall 2009:Placed first against SMU with the varsity eight at the stroke position ... Rowed at the stroke position to place sixth in the collegiate eight stampede qualifier and second in the Grand Final at the Boot of the Oklahoma ... Placed ninth in the collegiate four stampede qualifier at the bow seat at the Boot of the Oklahoma ... Finished 32nd at the six seat at the Head of the Charles ... Placed 12th in the championship eight at the six seat and 11th in the championship four at the Head of the Hooch ... Rowed at the bow seat to place 11th in the open two at the Head of the Hooch ... Placed third in the open eight at the six seat and first in the open four at the two seat at the Head of the Colorado.

Spring 2009:Posted regular season wins over Iowa, Central Florida, San Diego State and University of San Diego in varsity four... Won the varsity four race at the Big 12 Championship ... Advanced to the Grand Finals at the NCAA South/Central Regionals in varsity four ... Advanced to the “B” final in varsity eight at the SIRA Championships.

Fall 2008:Placed third at Head of Colorado in varsity four.

Central Florida:Recorded four straight wins against Iowa, Kansas State, Duke and Texas in the 2006-07 season as a freshman at Central Florida ... Placed first at the Petrakis Cup, won the second varsity eight at SIRA Championship ... Stroked varsity eight at Head of Oklahoma to a fifth-place finish before taking medical hardship the rest of the year with a wrist injury as a UCF sophomore.

Personal:Parents are Lori and Bob Harrell ... Has three siblings: Chris, Jeff and Parker ... Multi-disciplinary studies major.


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EDMOND, OKLA.HERITAGE HALL HSSOPHOMOREPORT/STARBOARD

Awards and Honors:


Spring 2010:

Placed seventh overall in the South region at the NCAA South/Central Regionals

... Placed first in the “C/D” semifinal to advance and finish fourth in the “C” final

at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Member of the second-place team at

the Big 12 Championship ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championship as a

member of the first novice eight at the stroke position ... Earned a silver medal

at the SIRA Championships as a member of the second varsity eight at the

five seat ... Rowed four seat with the second varsity eight to defeat Alabama


final at the San Diego Crew Classic at the two seat with the second varsity

eight ... Rowed three seat with the 2V8 to defeat Kansas State in dual racing

at the Longhorn Invitational ... Recorded wins over SMU and Kansas at the OU

Invitational at the five seat with the second varsity eight.

Fall 2009:

Placed 16th in the collegiate eight stampede qualifier at the seven seat and

second in the novice eight at the seven seat at the Boot of the Oklahoma ...

Rowed seven seat to finish third at the Hood of the Hooch in novice eight ...

Placed sixth in the open eight at the five seat at the Head of the Colorado.

High School:

Member of the Chesapeake Junior Crew for three years ... Placed third at

Head of the Hooch in women’s four in 2007 ... U.S. Rowing Junior National

Champions in women’s double and quad in 2008 ... Participated in volleyball

and soccer ... State champions in volleyball 2005 and 2006 ... State runner-up

in soccer in 2005 ... Played club volleyball for five years with Oklahoma Peak

Performance Volleyball Club ... Placed fifth at Junior Nationals in 2006 with

volleyball club team ... Was a Heritage Hall Merit Scholar ... Member of the

National Honor Society and National French Honor Society ... Member of the

Cum Laude Society.

Personal:

Full name is Brooke Elizabeth Holleman ... Parents are Stacy and Bill Holleman

... Has two siblings, Brett and Michael ... Cousin, Zac Reynolds, was a member

of the Oklahoma State golf team ... Cousin, Kaitlyn Youtz, was a swimmer at UC

Santa Cruz ... Mother, Stacy, played softball and volleyball at Oklahoma Baptist

University ... Geography major.

Awards and Honors:


Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll four semesters.

Spring 2010:

Led the second varsity eight all season as the coxswain ... Placed seventh overall

in the South region at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Finished fourth in

the “C” finals after placing first in the “C/D” semifinal at the NCAA South/Central

Regionals ... Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Championship

... Placed third at the Big 12 Championship ... Earned a silver medal at the

SIRA Championships ... Defeated Alabama and Old Dominion in a tri-meet in

Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... Placed first in the third final at the San Diego Crew Classic ...

Defeated Kansas State in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational ... Recorded

wins over SMU and Kansas at the OU Invitational.

Fall 2009:

Was the coxswain with the varsity four and varsity eight during the fall season

... Placed second against SMU with the varsity four ... Finished 12th in the

collegiate eight stampede qualifier and fourth in the Petite Final at the Boot of

the Oklahoma ... Placed fourth in the collegiate four stampede qualifier at the

Boot of the Oklahoma ... Led the team to a 12th-place finish in the champion-

ship eight at the Head of the Hooch ... Placed first in the open four at the Head

of the Colorado.


Did not compete.

At Central Florida:

Was a member of first novice eight that went 38-4 during the season ... Won

duals over Texas, Virginia, Michigan State, UCLA, Washington State, Stanford

and Miami ... Won a bronze medal at the South/Central NCAA Regionals.

Personal:

Parents are Christine and Bob Hoffman ... Geography major.

AMANDAHOFFMAN

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Awards and Honors:


Spring 2010:


... Placed second in the “C/D” semifinal to advance and finish sixth in the “C”

final at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Member of the second-place team

at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed third at the Big 12 Championship as a

member of the second varsity eight at the four seat ... Earned a silver medal at

the SIRA Championships at the four seat ... Rowed three seat to defeat Alabama


final at the San Diego Crew Classic at the three seat ... Recorded wins over SMU

and Kansas at the OU Invitational at the two seat.

Fall 2009:

Placed second as a member of the varsity four at the stroke position against

SMU ... Placed 12th in the collegiate stampede qualifier and fourth in the

Petite Final at the bow seat at the Boot of the Oklahoma ... Finished 21st in the

collegiate four stampede qualifier at the bow seat at the Boot of the Oklahoma

... Placed 19th in the championship eight at the three seat at the Head of the

Hooch ... Placed eighth in the open four at the three seat at the Head of the

Colorado.

Spring 2009:

Advanced to the “B” final at the SIRA Championships in second novice eight ...

Placed second at the Big 12 Championship in second novice eight ... Advanced

to the “C” final at the NCAA South/ Central Regional.

Fall 2008:

Placed second in third novice eight in Novice-2 event at Head of Colorado and

ninth in second novice eight at Head of the Hooch.

Personal:

Full name is Brooke Ashley Homer ... Parents are Whitney Twiehause and Blair

Homer ... Has five siblings: Zach, Tyler, Gwen, Shelby and Riley ... Cousin, Jared

Homer, played football at Northwestern State University ... Health and exercise

science major.

Awards and Honors:

Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the spring 2010 semester.

Spring 2010:

Placed seventh overall in the south region at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ...

Placed first in the “C/D” semifinal to advance and finish fourth in the “C” final at the

NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Member of the second-place team at the Big 12

Championship ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championship with the first novice

eight at the three seat... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA Championships at the bow

seat ... Rowed bow seat to defeat Kansas State, Louisville and UCF in dual racing at

the Longhorn Invitational ... Recorded wins over Tulsa, Kansas and Creighton at the

OU Invitational at the bow seat.

Fall 2009:

Rowed at the three seat to place fourth in the varsity eight against SMU ... Placed

sixth in the collegiate eight stampede qualifier at the three seat at the Boot of the

Oklahoma ... Finished third in the novice eight at the bow seat at the Head of the

Hooch ... Placed second in the novice eight at the seven seat at the Head of the

Colorado.

High School:

Member of the Austin Rowing Club ... Team captain 2008-09 ... Central District

regional champions in lightweight double ... Placed fifth at youth nationals in

lightweight double in 2008 ... Central District regional champions in quads ... Placed

sixth at youth nationals in quads ... Named Texas champion in quads and placed fifth

at club nationals in doubles in 2009... Also participated in volleyball, soccer and track

... Soccer team was regional champions in 2006.

Personal:

Full name is Heather Ann House ... Parents are Katherine and Dwain House ... Has

one sibling, Holly ... Political science major.

BROOKEHOMER

MUSTANG, OKLA.MUSTANG HSSENIORPORT

HEATHERHOUSE

AUSTIN, TEXASLAKE TRAVIS HSSOPHOMOREPORT/STARBOARD


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KAYLEEJOHNSON

SAND SPRONGS, OKLA. CHARLES PAGE HSSOPHOMOREPORT/STARBOARD

SARAHKELLE

PONCA CITY, OKLA. PONCA CITY HSJUNIORPORT/STARBOARD

LISAJETT

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS A&M CONSOLIDATED HSSENIORPORT/STARBOARD

Awards and Honors:

Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll four semesters.

Spring 2010:

Placed seventh overall in the south region at the NCAA South/Central Re-

gionals ... Finished sixth in the “B” final after placing third in the preliminary

heat at the South/Central Regionals ... Rowed as a member of the first

varsity eight all season ... Member of the second-place team at the Big 12

Championship ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championship at the three

seat ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA Championships at the three seat ...

Rowed at the bow seat to defeat Alabama and Old Dominion in a tri-meet

in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... Placed second in the Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew

Classic at the three seat ... Defeated Kansas State and UCF in dual racing at

the Longhorn Invitational at the four seat ... Rowed three seat to record wins

over Tulsa, SMU, Creighton and Kansas in dual racing at the OU Invitational.

Fall 2009:

Rowed four seat to finish first against SMU in the varsity eight ... Placed sixth

in the collegiate eight stampede qualifier and second in the Grand Final in

the four seat at the Boot of the Oklahoma ... Placed fourth in the collegiate

four stampede qualifier in the stroke position at the Boot of the Oklahoma

... Placed 19th in the championship eight in the six seat at the Head of the

Hooch ... Rowed six seat to finish sixth in the open eight and the two seat to

place second in the open four at the Head of the Colorado.

Spring 2009:

Recorded regular season wins over Texas and Iowa with first novice eight ...

Advanced to the Grand Final as the only non-Pac 10 team at the San Diego

Crew Classic in first novice eight ... Advanced to the “B” Final at the SIRA

Championships in varsity eight ... Won the first novice eight race at the Big

12 Championships ... Advanced to the Grand Final at the NCAA South/ Central

Regional in first novice eight.

Fall 2008:

Placed second in first novice eight at Head of Colorado and fifth at Head of

the Hooch.

High School:

Team captain of basketball team in high school ... Honorable mention in Cen-

tennial Conference ... Member of Team Oklahoma in Diamond Head Classic.

Personal:

Full name is Sarah Lynn Kelle ... Parents are Josette and Don Kelle ... Has one

sibling, David ... Health and exercise science major.

Awards and Honors:


Spring 2010:

Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed second at

the Big 12 Championship as a member of the second novice eight at the bow seat

... Earned a gold medal at the SIRA Championships at the bow seat ... Rowed three

seat to defeat Creighton in dual racing at the OU Invitational.

Fall 2009:

Rowed at the bow seat to place fifth in novice eight at the Head of the Colorado.

High School:

Attended Charles Page High School ... Participated in soccer four years ... Team

captain for soccer as a senior ... Drumline section leader in band.

Personal:

Parents are Jody and Janet Johnson ... Has two siblings, Kortni and Kellie ...

Anthropology major.

Spring 2010:


Finished sixth in the “B” final at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Member of

the second-place team at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed second at the Big 12

Championship as a member of the second novice eight at the six seat ... Earned a

gold medal at the SIRA Championships at the four seat.

High School:

Lettered in volleyball, soccer, track and field and basketball.

Personal:

Parents are Jim and Gina Jett ... Has four siblings: Julie, Jennifer, Jimmy and

Ashley ... Sister, Ashley, played soccer at Arizona ... Brother, Jimmy, played football

at Tulsa.

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MARILYNKOZLOWSKI

NORMAN, OKLA.NORMAN HSFRESHMANPORT/STARBOARD

ASHLEYLAFOLLETTE

MUSKOGEE, OKLA. MUSKOGEE HSJUNIORPORT/STARBOARD

KATIEKLASSEN

NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIOA.N. MYER SSFRESHMANPORT/STARBOARD

Summer 2010:

Member of Canadian Junior National Development team for CanAmMex ...

Won bronze in the junior women’s pair at U.S. Club Nationals ... Won gold in the

junior women’s pair at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta.

High School:

Rowed for four years at Eden High School ... Ontario Ergometer Champion ...

Placed second in junior women’s four at The Royal Canadian Henley in 2009 ...

Oarswoman of the Year recipient in 2008 ... gold at Canadian Secondary School

Rowing Championship four in 2008 ... bronze at CSS Rowing Championship four

in 2009 ... Won bronze in the senior women’s double at the Stotesburg Cup Re-

gatta ... Junior women’s silver double at Head of the Fish in 2009 ... Won bronze

in the senior women’s 63kg pair at the Canadian Secondary School Champion-

ship in 2010 ... Junior women’s four gold at Ontario Championship in 2009 with

Ridley Graduate Boat Club ... Named team MVP in 2008 and 2010.

Personal:

Full name is Katherine Anne Klassen ... Parents are Rudy and Gerda Klassen...

Has three siblings, Daniel, Isaiah and Jonathon ... Daniel is a heavyweight rower

at Yale ... Health and exercise science major.

High School:

Participated in basketball and jazz band at Norman High School ... School

mascot 2009-2010 ... AP Scholar ... Named valedictorian in 2010.

Personal:

Full name is Marilyn Beth Kozlowski ... Parents are Eric and Ellen Kozlowski ...

Has two siblings, Alyssa and Jill ... Health and exercise science major.

Spring 2010:


Finished fourth in the “C” finals after placing first in the “C/D” semifinal at the NCAA

South/Central Regionals ... Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Champi-

onship ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championship as a member of the first novice

eight at the bow seat ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA Championships at the

stroke position ... Finished second in the Grand Final at the San Diego Crew Classic at

the seven seat ... Rowed at the seven seat to defeat Kansas State, Louisville and UCF

in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational.

Fall 2009:

Rowed at the two seat to place second in varsity four against SMU ... Placed 12th

in the collegiate eight stampede qualifier and fourth in the Petite Final at the three

seat at the Head of the Oklahoma ... Finished 23rd in the collegiate four stampede

at the bow seat at the Head of the Oklahoma ... Finished 32nd at the bow seat at the

Head of the Charles ... Placed 12th in the championship eight at the bow seat at the

Head of the Hooch ... Placed third in the open eight at the bow seat at the Head of

the Colorado.

High School:

Member of the Westerville Rowing Club for five years ... Team captain 2008-09 ...

Placed fifth at youth nationals in 2006-07 ... Placed 10th at youth nationals in 2007-

08 ... Placed 12th at youth nationals in 2008-09 ... Also participated in swimming ...

A member of the honor roll and merit roll all four years of high school.

Personal:

Parents are Danette and Bob LaFollette ... Has two siblings, Abbey (twin) and

Andrew ... Father wrestled at Taylor University ... Anthropology major.


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EMMALANIER

KATY, TEXAS CINCO RANCH HSFRESHMANPORT/STARBOARD

MAUREENLEWIS

EL RENO, OKLA. EL RENO HSSENIORPORT/STARBOARD

TERESALE

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. WESTMOORE HSFRESHMANPORT/STARBOARD

Awards and Honors:



Spring 2010:

Placed seventh overall in the South region at the NCAA South/Central

Regionals ... Placed second in the “C/D” semifinal to advance and finish

sixth in the “C” final at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Member of the

second-place team at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed third at the Big 12

Championship as a member of the varsity four at the three seat ... Earned a

bronze medal at the SIRA Championships at the bow seat ... Rowed at the

three seat to defeat Kansas State in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational

... Recorded wins over SMU and Creighton at the OU Invitational at the stroke

position.

Fall 2009:

Placed fourth in the varsity eight in the five seat against SMU ... Placed 16th

in the collegiate eight stampede qualifier in the five seat at the Boot of the

Oklahoma ... Rowed at the bow seat to place eighth in the open four at the


Spring 2009:

Advanced to the “C” final at the NCAA South/ Central Regional with the

second novice eight.

Fall 2008:

Placed second in third novice eight in Novice-2 event at Head of Colorado.

High School:

Made all-state tennis in 2008 ... A four-time state qualifier in tennis ...

Girl’s State delegate ... Valedictorian and an Oklahoma Academic Scholar ...

Member of National Honor Society.

Personal:

Full name is Maureen Michelle Lewis ... Parents are Rachel and Richard Lewis

... Has three siblings: John, Michael and David ... Zoology major.

High School:

Participated in wrestling at Cinco Ranch High School ... Team captain 2008-2010

... Named all-state in 2009.

Personal:

Full name is Emma Elizabeth Lanier ... Parents are Jerry and Donna Lanier ... Has

two siblings, Anne and John ... Public relations major.

High School:

Attended Westmoore High School ... Named valedictorian in 2010 ... National

Merit Scholar ... Oklahoma academic all-state scholar.

Personal:

Full name is Teresa Dan Tuyen Le ... Parents are Minh and Mai Le ... Has two

siblings, Jennifer and Melinda ... Biochemistry major.

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KERIANNEMAY

FORT WORTH, TEXASFORT WORTH ACADEMY OF FINE ARTSFRESHMANPORT/STARBOARD

KAYTIEMARKFORT

THE WOODLANDS, TEXASFIRST COLONIAL HSSOPHOMOREPORT/STARBOARD

TAWNALITTLE

SEMINOLE, OKLA. SEMINOLE HSSENIORPORT/STARBOARD

High School:

Participated in marching band, swimming and diving, and cheerleading in high

school ... Attended Stratford High School as a junior and senior ... Attended Gross-

mont High School previous two years.

Personal:

Full name is Elise Ann McCarthy ... Parents are Corrine and Joe Gallup, and Gary

McCarthy ... Has one sibling, Olivia ... Microbiololgy major.

High School:

Participated in basketball and track and field at Seminole High School ... Partici-

pated in mixed martial arts at Conan’s Academy.

Personal:

Full name is Tawna Marie Little ... Mother is Karen Little ... Has four siblings,

Micah, Shaunday, Alisa, and Lindsey ... Native American studies major.

High School:

National Honor Society president in 2009 at Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts ...

National Merit Scholar.

Personal:

Full name is Kerianne Keiko May ... Parents are Chris and Emily May ... Has two

siblings, Jared and Katie ... Biochemistry major.

High School:

Rowed at First Colonial High School ... Contributed to a first-place finish in the

varsity four at the Broad Bay Regatta in 2006.

Personal:

Full name is Kaytie Markfort ... Parents are David and Tambre Markfort ... Has two

siblings, Alyssa and Jacob ... Psychology major.

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SAN DIEGO, CALIF.STRATFORD HSSENIORPORT/STARBOARD


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SAN DIEGO, CALIF.WEST SPRINGFIELD HSSENIORPORT/STARBOARD

ELIZABETHMIDDLETON

COLCHESTER, CONN.BACON ACADEMYSOPHOMOREPORT/STARBOARD

Awards and Honors:


Spring 2010:


als ... Finished sixth in the “B” final at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ...

Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed

second at the Big 12 Championship as a member of the first novice eight at

the two seat ... Earned a gold medal at the SIRA Championships at the five

seat ... Rowed at the seven seat to defeat Creighton in dual racing at the OU

Invitational.

Fall 2009:

Rowed at the three seat to place fifth in the novice eight at the Head of the

Colorado.

High School:

Participated in soccer, basketball and track ... All-state in soccer in 2008 ...

Team captain in soccer and track in 2009 ... Helped soccer team to division

championships in 2008 and 2009 ... Earned high honors in academics all four

years of high school.

Personal:

Parents are David and Patricia Middleton ... Has three siblings: Daniel, Taylor

and Christine ... Sister, Christine, was a track and field athlete at Sacred Heart

University ... Zoology major.

Awards and Honors:

Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll three semesters ... One of Four

Oklahoma student-athletes selected to attend the Big 12 Leadership summit in

2010.

Spring 2010:


als ... Finished fourth in the “C” final after placing first in the “C/D” semifinal at

the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Member of the second-place team at the

Big 12 Championship ... Placed third at the Big 12 Championship as a member

of the second varsity eight at the stroke position ... Earned a silver medal at the

SIRA Championships at the two seat ... Defeated Alabama and Old Dominion in a

tri-meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala., at the stroke position ... Rowed at the stroke position

to place first in the third final at the San Diego Crew Classic ... Defeated Kansas

State at the seven seat with the second varsity eight and UCF as a member of the

first varsity eight at the two seat in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational ...

Rowed at the bow seat with the first varsity eight to record wins over Tulsa, SMU,

Creighton and Kansas in dual racing at the OU Invitational.

Fall 2009:

Rowed at the stroke position to place first in the varsity four against SMU ...

Placed 12th in the collegiate eight stampede qualifier and fourth in the Petite

Final at the stroke position at the Boot of the Oklahoma ... Placed 32nd at the two

seat at the Head of the Charles ... Finished 12th in the championship eight at the

two seat and 20th at the stroke position of the open two at the Head of the Hooch

... Placed third at the two seat of the open eight and second at the three seat of

the open four at the Head of the Colorado.


Did not compete.

At Central Florida:

Was a member of first novice eight that went 38-4 during the season ... Won duals

over Texas, Virginia, Michigan State, UCLA, Washington State, Stanford and Miami

... Won a bronze medal at the South/Central NCAA Regionals.

High School:

An All-American in 2005 and four-year all-state selection in swimming ... Named

Patriot District’s Sportswoman of the Year in 2007 ... A member of the PVS/USA

Junior National Team from 2003 to 2006.

Personal:

Full name is Melea Adrianna McCreary ... Parents are Maria and T. McCreary ... Has

one sibling, J.T. ...Broadcasting and electronic media major.

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AUBREYMYERS

MOORE, OKLA. WESTMOORE HSSOPHOMOREPORT/STARBOARD

HEATHERMORRIS

DAVENPORT, IOWA BETTENDORF HSFRESHMANPORT/STARBOARD

High School:

Participated in gymnastics, track and field, cross country and swimming and

diving at Westmoore High School.

Personal:

Full name is Aubrey Elizabeth Myers ... Parents are Richard and Deborah Myers

... Has four siblings, Darrell, Jim, Jeff, and Rachel ... Special Education major ...

Sister, Rachel, is a cheerleader at OU.

High School:

Participated in basketball and tennis at Bettendorf High School.

Personal:

Full name is Heather Nicole Morris ... Parents are David and Phyllis Morris, Heidi

and Steve Milford ... Has four siblings, Dani, Gregory, Megan and Emily ... Zool-

ogy major.

Awards and Honors:


Spring 2010:


Finished sixth in the “B” final at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Rowed as a

member of the first novice eight all season ... Member of the second-place team at

the Big 12 Championship ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championship at the seven

seat ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA Championships at the three seat ... Finished

second in the Grand Final at the San Diego Crew Classic at the five seat ... Rowed at

the five seat to defeat Kansas State, Louisville and UCF in dual racing at the Longhorn

Invitational ... Recorded wins over Tulsa, Kansas and Creighton at the five seat at the

OU Invitational.

Fall 2009:

Placed second in the novice eight at the three seat at the Boot of the Oklahoma ...

Finished 14th at the five seat at the Head of the Hooch ... Rowed at the bow seat to

place second in the novice eight at the Head of the Colorado.

High School:

Participated in basketball, softball, track and cross country ... A state qualifier in track

and cross country ... Named high school region’s female Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Personal:

Full name is Kelsey Katherine O’Grady ... Parents are Stephen and Jill O’Grady ... Has

two siblings, Jennifer and Collin ... Anthropology major.

KELSEYO’GRADY

ADA, OKLA. BYNG HSSOPHOMOREPORT/STARBOARD


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DALLAS, TEXASHIGHLAND PARK HSJUNIORPORT/STARBOARD

Awards and Honors:

2010 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... Named to the Big

12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll two semesters.

Spring 2010:

Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed third at

the Big 12 Championship as a member of the second varsity eight at the three

seat ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA Championships at the bow seat ... Placed

second in the Grand Final as a member of the first novice eight at the three seat

at the San Diego Crew Classic ... Rowed at the four seat to defeat Kansas State in

dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational ... Recorded wins over SMU and Kansas at

the three seat at the OU Invitational.

High School:

Participated in club gymnastics for Aspire Gymanstics.

Personal:

Born in Dresden, Germany ... Parents are Gudrun and Matthias Passlack ... Has one

sibling, Jessica ... Mechanical engineering major.

Awards and Honors:

Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll three semesters.

Spring 2010:

Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed

second at the Big 12 Championship as a member of the second novice eight

at the stroke position ... Earned a gold medal at the SIRA Championships

at the stroke position ... Rowed at the two seat to defeat Creighton in dual

racing at the OU Invitational.

Fall 2009:

Was the coxswain for the varsity eight and varsity four teams during the fall

season ... Placed fourth in the varsity eight against SMU ... Placed 23rd in the

collegiate four stampede qualifier at the Boot of the Oklahoma.

High School:

Won first place at the St. Louis Sprints and first in the novice eight ... Placed

fifth at Head of the Hooch women’s double ... Placed third at the U.S. Rowing

Youth National Championship in women’s lightweight four in 2007... Placed

second at the Head of the Colorado in women’s junior novice four in 2006.

Personal:

Full name is Kiley Frazier Poppino ... Parents are Shannon and Al Poppino ...

Has one sibling, Alex ... Multi-disciplinary studies major.

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MAGGIESCHAEFER

MARIETTA, GA.GEORGE WALTON COMPREHENSIVE HSFRESHMANPORT/STARBOARD

RACHELSANTSCHI

FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS CORAM DEO ACADEMYJUNIORPORT/STARBOARD

KATHERINERABE

BROKEN ARROW, OKLA. BROKEN ARROW HSSENIORPORT/STARBOARD

High School:

Participated in volleyball, basketball, softball and track and field at Coram Deo

Academy ... Named volleyball team captain in 2007.

Personal:

Full name is Rachel Nicole Santschi ... Parents are Greg and Jeannie Santschi ... Has

one sibling, Blake ... Journalism major.

Awards and Honors:



Spring 2010:


... Finished fourth in the “C” finals after placing first in the “C/D” semifinal at

the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Rowed as a member of the second varsity

eight all season ... Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Champion-

ship ... Placed third at the Big 12 Championship at the six seat ... Earned a silver

medal at the SIRA Championships at the seven seat ... Rowed at the six to defeat

Alabama and Old Dominion in a tri-meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... Placed first in the

third final at the San Diego Crew Classic at the six seat ... Rowed at the five seat

to defeat Kansas State in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational ... Recorded

wins over SMU and Kansas at the OU Invitational at the four seat.

Fall 2009:

Rowed at the two seat to place fourth against SMU in the varsity eight ... Placed

23rd in the varsity eight at the six seat at the Head of the Oklahoma ... Finished

eighth in the open four at the Head of the Colorado.

Spring 2009:

Advanced to the “B” final at the SIRA Championships with the second novice

eight ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championships with the second novice

eight ... Advanced to the “C” final at the NCAA South/ Central Regional with the

second novice eight.

Fall 2008:

Placed ninth at Head of the Hooch and seventh at Head of Colorado in second

novice eight.

High School:

Participated in debate and played bass in orchestra in high school ... Member of

National Honor Society and Oklahoma Honor Society.

Personal:

Full name is Katherine Lynn Rabe ... Parents are Elizabeth and Peter Rabe ... Has

four siblings: Ava, Max, William and George ... Leading Petty Officer of unit in

U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps ... Golden Key National Honor fraternity ... Chemistry

and biochemistry major.

High School:

Member of the Atlanta Junior Rowing Association for four years ... Team co-captain

2009-2010 ... Placed third at Head of the Hooch in 2007 and 2008 ... Placed 15th at

Junior Club Nationals ... Contributed to second-place finishes at Georgia Tech Univer-

sity’s erging competition in 2007 and 2008 and a first-place finish in 2009.

Personal:

Full name is Margaret Ward Schaefer ... Parents are John and Mary Schaefer ... Has

three siblings, Mary Glenn, Jack and Caleb ... Politcal science major.


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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. PUTNAM CITY NORTH HSFRESHMANPORT/STARBOARD

BROOKESHEPPARD

LAWTON, OKLA.EISENHOWER HSSENIORPORT/STARBOARD

Awards and Honors:Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll two semesters.

Spring 2010:Led the first novice eight all season as the coxswain ... Placed seventh overall in the south region at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Finished sixth in the “B” final at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championship ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA Championships ... Finished second in the Grand Final at the San Diego Crew Classic ... Defeated Kansas State, Louisville and UCF in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational ... Recorded wins over Tulsa, Kansas and Creighton at the OU Invitational.

Fall 2009:Coxswain for the novice eight during the fall season ... Placed second at the Boot of the Oklahoma ... Finished third at the Head of the Hooch ... Placed second at the Head of the Colorado.

High School:Member of the Steel City Rowing Club for five years ... A member of the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society.

Personal:Full name is Carly Rae Schueler ... Parents are Jeanne Elbicki and James Schueler

... Has one sibling, Lauren ... Zoology major.

Awards and Honors:2010 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll four semesters.

Spring 2010:Placed seventh overall in the south region at the NCAA South/Central Region-als ... Finished fourth in the “C” finals after placing first in the “C/D” semifinal at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed third at the Big 12 Championship as a member of the second varsity eight at the five seat ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA Championships at the six seat ... Raced at the five seat to defeat Alabama and Old Dominion in a tri-meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... Placed first in the third final at the San Diego Crew Classic ... Defeated Kansas State in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational ... Recorded wins over SMU and Creighton at the OU Invitational as a member of the varsity four at the two seat.

Fall 2009:Rowed at the five seat with the varsity eight that placed first against SMU ... Placed sixth in the collegiate eight stampede qualifier and second in the Grand Final at the five seat at the Boot of the Oklahoma ... Placed ninth in the collegiate four stampede qualifier at the two seat at the Boot of the Okla-homa ... Placed 32nd at the Head of the Charles in the championship eight at the five seat ... Finished 12th in the championship eight at the five seat at the Head of the Hooch ... Placed third in the open eight at the five seat and first in the open four at the bow seat at the Head of the Colorado.

Spring 2009:Posted regular season wins over Texas and Iowa with first novice eight ... Advanced to the Grand Final as the only non-Pac 10 team at the San Diego Crew Classic in first novice eight ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA Championships in novice four ... Won the first novice eight race at the Big 12 Championships ... Advanced to the Grand Final at the NCAA South/Central Regional in first novice eight ... Selected to attend the U.S. Rowing National freshman team camp.

Fall 2008:Placed second at Head of Colorado in first novice eight and fifth at Head of the Hooch in first novice eight.

High School:Participated in volleyball, swimming, track and field in high school ... A National Merit Scholar finalist and academic all-stater ... U.S. Presidential Scholar and Valedictorian ... Named Outstanding Key Club Lt. Governor.

Personal:Parents are Drs. Cindy and Ernest Sheppard ... Has two siblings, Scott and Wade ... Father was a quarterback for Texas Tech ... Aunt, Jill Berg, played tennis at OU ... Human resources management and finance major.

High School:Participated in volleyball at Putnam City North High School.

Personal:Full name is Valerie Mary Senkowski ... Mother is Christine Senkowski ... Has four

siblings, Jennifer, Steven, Victoria, and Veronica ... Nutritional science major.

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PHEONIX, ARIZ.PINNACLE HSSOPHOMOREPORT/STARBOARD

MELISSASIMPSON

PACIFICA, CALIF. CALIFORNIA VIRTUAL ACADEMYFRESHMANPORT/STARBOARD

SARASHERRER

BALTIMORE, MD. MARYVALE PREPARATORY SCHOOLSOPHOMOREPORT/STARBOARD

Spring 2010:


... Finished sixth in the “B” final at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Rowed

with first novice eight all season ... Member of the second-place team at the Big

12 Championship ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championship at the two seat

... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA Championships at the five seat ... Finished

second in the Grand Final at the San Diego Crew Classic at the six seat ... Raced

at the six seat to defeat Kansas State, Louisville and UCF in dual racing at the

Longhorn Invitational ... Recorded wins over Tulsa, Kansas and Creighton at the

OU Invitational in the two seat.

Fall 2009:

Placed fourth in the varsity eight at the stroke position against SMU ... Finished

23rd in the collegiate eight stampede qualifier at the stroke position at the Boot

of the Oklahoma ... Rowed at the two seat to place third in the novice eight at

the Head of the Hooch.

High School:

Member of the Baltimore Rowing Club ... Qualified for nationals in varsity

double in 2008 ... Qualified for nationals in varsity pair in 2009 ... Participated in

swimming, soccer and gymnastics.

Personal:

Full name is Sara Christina Sherrer ... Parents are Joann and Curtis Sherrer ...

Has two siblings, Kyla and Ross ... Mother played basketball and field hockey at

Loyola College (Md.) ... Health and exercise science major.

Spring 2010:


Finished sixth in the “B” final at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Member of

the second-place team at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed second at the Big 12

Championship as a member of the first novice eight at the five seat ... Earned a gold

medal at the SIRA Championships with the second novice eight at the three seat.

High School:

Three-year letterwinner at Pinnacle High School in soccer... Led Pinnacle High School

to Arizona state finals in 2005-2006 ... Named team MVP in 2006-2007 season ...

Two-time all-state honoree (2005-06, 2006-07) ... Helped club team `91 Sereno

win three straight state championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... Member of the

National Honor Society.

Personal:

Full name is Olivia Brianne Staff ... Born in Vancouver, B.C. ... Daughter of Brian Staff

and Valerie McQuaid ... Twin sister, Rebecca, also attends OU and is a member of the

rowing team ... A dual-sport athlete at OU, competing in soccer and rowing ... Has

dual citizenship in Canada and Great Britain ... Mechanical engineering major.

High School:

Member of the NorCal Crew for four years ... Received coaches’ award for 2008-2009

season ... Grand finalist at the 2009 Southwest Junior Regional Championships ...

Placed 15th out of 74 in 2009 Head of the Charles Regatta.

Personal:

Full name is Melissa Simpson ... Parents are Laure and Tim Simpson ... Has two

siblings, Michelle and Summer ... Meteorology major.


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FLOWER MOUND, TEXASDANA HILLS HSJUNIORPORT/STARBOARD

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PHEONIX, ARIZ.PINNACLE HSSOPHOMOREPORT/STARBOARD

BELLESTIXROOD

PLANO, TEXASPLANO WEST HSFRESHMANPORT/STARBOARD

Awards and Honors:

2010 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association All-South Region ... 2010 All-

Conference-USA team ... Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll four

semesters.

Spring 2010:


... Finished sixth in the “B” finals after placing third in the preliminary heat at

the South/Central Regionals ... Rowed as a member of the first varsity eight all

season ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championship ... Earned a silver medal at

the SIRA Championships ... Defeated Alabama and Old Dominion in a tri-meet

in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... Placed second in the Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic

... Defeated Kansas State and UCF in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational ...

Recorded wins over Tulsa, SMU and Kansas in dual racing at the OU Invitational at

the seven seat.

Fall 2009:

Placed first against SMU with the varsity eight at the six seat ... Rowed at the six

seat to place sixth in the collegiate eight stampede qualifier and second in the

Grand Final at the Boot of the Oklahoma ... Placed ninth in the collegiate four

stampede qualifier at the three seat at the Boot of the Oklahoma ... Finished 32nd

at the stroke position at the Head of the Charles ... Placed 12th in the champion-

ship eight at the stroke position and 11th in the championship four at the Head

of the Hooch ... Rowed at the stroke position to place 14th in the open two at the

Head of the Hooch ... Placed third in the open eight at the seven seat and first in

the open four at the stroke position at the Head of the Colorado.

High School:

Member of the Tempe Junior Crew ... Named co-captain in 2008-09 ... Placed fifth

at U.S. Youth Nationals in Quad in 2009 ... Placed first at Canadian Junior World

Trials in singles in 2009 ... Placed eighth at Crash-B Indoor World Championships

in 2009 ... Participated in basketball and volleyball ... State runner-up in basket-

ball in 2006-07 and 2007-08 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... On the

honor roll all four years of high school.

Personal:

Parents are Valerie McQuaid and Brian Staff ... Has two siblings, Natalie, and twin

sister Olivia, a member of the rowing team and the OU soccer team ... Has dual

citizenship in Canada and Great Britain ... Selected to participate in Great Britain’s

“Tall and Talented” program to identify potential national team members ...

Psychology major.

High School:

Played softball at Plano West Senior High School ... Played volleyball and

basketball at Shepton High School 2006-2008 ... Basketball co-captain fresh-

man and sophomore year ... Academic achievement award recipient in 2007.

Personal:

Full name is Belle Stixrood ... Parents are David and Laurie Stixrood ... Has

three siblings, Sally, Alex and Kendall ... Broadcast and electronic media major.

At Arizona State:

Swam for one year ... Named most improved freshman before transferring.

High School:

Swam at Marcus HS 2003-2006 ... Transferred and swam at Dana Hills HS

2006-2007.

Personal:

Full name is Ashley Nicole Stephens ... Parents are Richard and Terry Stephens

... Has two siblings, Sasha and Hannah ... Twin sister Sasha swims at Iowa...

Marketing major.

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PATRICIAVANSCOY

BROKEN ARROW, OKLA.BROKEN ARROW HSSENIORPORT/STARBOARD

CHLOETROUTT

PARIS, TEXAS NORTH LAMAR HSSOPHOMOREPORT/STARBOARD

Spring 2010:

Led the second novice eight all season as the coxswain ... Member of the second-

place team at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championship

... Earned a gold medal at the SIRA Championships ... Defeated Creighton in dual

racing at the OU Invitational.

Fall 2010:

Coxswain for the novice eight during the fall season ... Placed 11th at the Head of the

Hooch ... Finished fifth at the Head of the Colorado.

Personal:

Full name is Patricia Lynn Vanscoy ... Parents are Steve and Julie Vanscoy ... Has two

siblings, Joey and Kaci ... Philosophy major.

Awards and Honors:

Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2009 fall semester.

Spring 2010:


... Finished sixth in the “B” final at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Earned a

gold medal at the SIRA Championships as a member of the second varsity eight

at the six seat.

Fall 2009:

Rowed with novice eight during the fall season ... Placed second at the four seat

at the Boot of the Oklahoma ... Finished third at the four seat at the Head of the

Hooch ... Rowed at the four seat to place second at the Head of the Colorado.

High School:

Participated in golf, tennis, track and basketball ... District champions in vol-

leyball in 2007, basketball in 2008 and golf in 2009 ... Member of the National

Honor Society in 2009 ... A Texas Scholar in 2009.

Personal:

Full name is Chloe Brin Troutt ... Parents are Tim and Bonnie Troutt ... Has

two siblings, Ethan and Abby ... Father Tim played football and baseball at

Northwestern Oklahoma State University ... Cousin Amanda played basketball at

Lewis and Clark State College ... Zoology major.


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SAYRE, OKLA.SAYRE HSSOPHOMOREPORT/STARBOARD

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WASHINGTON, OKLA.WASHINGTON HSSOPHOMOREPORT/STARBOARD

Awards and Honors:

Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the fall 2009 semester.

Spring 2010:


... Finished fourth in the “C” final after placing first in the “C/D” semifinal at the

NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Rowed as a member of the first novice eight

all season ... Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Championship ...

Placed second at the Big 12 Championship at the six seat ... Earned a silver medal

at the SIRA Championships at the six seat ... Finished second in the Grand Final at

the San Diego Crew Classic at the bow seat ... Rowed at the three seat to defeat

Kansas State, Louisville and UCF in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational ...

Recorded wins over Tulsa, Kansas and Creighton at the OU Invitational at the three

seat.

Fall 2009:

Rowed at the three seat to place third in the novice eight at the Head of the

Hooch ... Finished second in the novice eight at the three seat at the Head of the

Colorado.

High School:

Participated in basketball, golf, track and softball ... Named all-conference, all-

region and all-state alternate in basketball ... State qualifier in golf and track ...

Basketball team was named academic state champions.

Personal:

Full name is Morgan Nicole Whinery ... Parents are Kent and Sandy Whinery ... Has

one sibling, Landon ... Political science major.

Spring 2010:


... Finished sixth in the “B” finals after placing third in the preliminary heat at

the South/Central Regionals ... Member of the second-place team at the Big

12 Championship ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championship as a member

of the first varsity eight in the two seat ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA

Championships in the two seat ... Rowed in the two seat to defeat Alabama and

Old Dominion in a tri-meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... Placed second in the Cal Cup at

the San Diego Crew Classic in the two seat ... Rowed in the bow seat to defeat

Kansas State in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational ... Recorded wins over

Tulsa, SMU, Creighton and Kansas in dual racing at the OU Invitational in the two

seat.

Fall 2009:

Rowed in the five seat to finish third in the novice eight at the Head of the

Hooch.

High School:

Participated in basketball and track ... Placed sixth at the state track meet in

discus throw in 2009 ... Regional champion in discus in 2008 ... Basketball team

won state titles in 2004 and 2005.

Personal:

Full name is Rebecca Nicole Winchester ... Parents are Mike and Pam Winchester

... Has four siblings: Carolyn, James, Emily and Kaitlyn ... Father played football at

OU... Sister, Carolyn, played basketball at OU ... Brother, James, plays football at

OU ... Health and exercise science major.

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TULSA, OKLA.HOLLAND HALL HSJUNIORPORT/STARBOARD

KELSEYWITTEN

SPRINGFIELD, MO.GLENDALE HSSENIORCOXSWAIN

Awards and Honors:

Named to the 2010 College Sports Information Directors of America at-large and

Academic All-District first team ... 2010 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association

Scholar-Athlete ... 2010 Conference-USA All-Academic team ... Named to the Big

12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll four semesters.

Spring 2010:

Led the first varsity eight all season as the coxswain ... Placed seventh overall in

the south region at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Finished sixth in the “B”

finals after placing third in the preliminary heat at the South/Central Regionals

... Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed sec-

ond at the Big 12 Championship ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA Champion-

ships ... Defeated Alabama and Old Dominion in a tri-meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ...

Placed second in the Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic ... Defeated Kansas

State and UCF in dual racing at the Longhorn Invitational ... Recorded wins over

Tulsa, SMU, Creighton and Kansas in dual racing at the OU Invitational.

Fall 2009:

Was the coxswain for the varsity eight and varsity four during the fall season ...

Placed second in the varsity four against SMU ... Finished 16th in the collegiate

eight stampede qualifier at the Boot of the Oklahoma ... Led the varsity eight to

a 32nd-place finish at the Head of the Charles ... Placed 19th in the champion-

ship eight at the Head of the Hooch ... Earned a third-place finish in the open

eight and a fifth-place finish in the open four at the Head of the Colorado.

Spring 2009:

Posted regular season wins over Texas and Iowa with first novice eight ...

Advanced to the Grand Final as the only non-Pac 10 team at the San Diego Crew

Classic in first novice eight ... Earned a silver medal at the SIRA Championships

in novice four ... Won the first novice eight race at the Big 12 Championships ...

Advanced to the Grand Final at the NCAA South/Central Regional in first novice

eight.

Fall 2008:

Placed second at the Head of the Colorado in first novice eight.

High School:

A seven-time state qualifier in gymnastics ... Member of National Honor Society.

Personal:

Full name is Kelsey Nicole Witten ... Parents are Dan Witten and Gena Wells ...

Has one sibling, Carlye ... Former editor of Sooner Yearbook and is an OU Honors

Scholar ... Journalism major.

High School:

Participated in soccer, cross country, and volleyball at Holland Hall High School.

Personal:

Full name is Jennifer Lynne Winters ... Parents are Tim and Sue Winters and

Marcia Winters ... Has six siblings: Andrew, Justin, Brandon, Lindsay, Matt and

Derrick ... Environmental engineering major.


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LETTERWINNERS

-B-Bladow, Nicole .................................. 2010

Blanche, Elizabeth ....................................... 2010

Bowers, Cara ............................................... 2009

Brannin, Caroline ........................................ 2009

Brown, Brandi ............................................. 2009

Brown, Haley............................................... 2010

Burguiere, Jeneva ........................................ 2009

-D-Dodd, Ashley ............................................... 2009

Dwyer, Teddi................................................ 2009

-E-Eagle Road, Lena .............................. 2010

Engles, Elena ............................................... 2009

-F-Fahed, Samantha ............................. 2010

Farrell, Meghan ................................ 2010

Furmanek, Nicole .............................. 2010

-G-Gaines, Monique ................................2009, 2010

Gero, Paige .................................................. 2010

Gray, Alexandra ................................ 2010

-H-Harrell, Meagan ....................... 2009, 2010

Hemmingway, Lindsey ................................ 2009

Hoffman, Amanda ............................ 2010

Holasek, Laurel ........................................... 2009

Holleman, Brooke ............................. 2010

Homer, Brooke ........................ 2009, 2010

House, Heather ................................. 2010

-K-Kelle, Sarah ............................. 2009, 2010

-L-La Follette, Abigail ...................................... 2010

Lee, Mackenzie ............................................ 2010

Lewis, Maureen ....................... 2009, 2010

-M-McCreary, Melea ............................... 2010

McDonald, Heather ..................................... 2009

Middleton, Elizabeth ................................... 2010

Moore, Chelsea ...................................2009, 2010

-O-O’Grady, Kelsey ................................. 2010

-P-Passlack, Katrin ................................ 2010

Poppino, Kiley ......................... 2009, 2010

Price, Lauren ......................................2009, 2010

-R-Rabe, Katherine ...................... 2009, 2010

Randolph, Madelyn ..................................... 2009

Rowley, Taylor ............................................. 2010

-S-Schueler, Carly .................................. 2010

Sheppard, Brooke .................... 2009, 2010

Sherrer, Sarah .................................. 2010

Smith, Erin .................................................. 2009

Staff, Rebecca ................................... 2010

Stewart, Izzy ............................................... 2009

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Troutt, Chloe ................................................ 2010

-W-Whinery, Morgan .............................. 2010

Winchester, Rebecca ......................... 2010

Witten, Kelsey ......................... 2009, 2010

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Coaching Staff


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A proven winner in the rowing community, Leeanne Crain has brought immediate success

to the University of Oklahoma rowing program. Named the program’s first head coach,

Crain came to OU after four seasons at the University of Central Florida. She was previously

the head coach at the University of San Diego for 10 years.

In just the program’s second year, Crain led the Sooners to a second-place finish at the Big

12 Championship. Rebecca Staff and Chelsea Moore were named to the Collegiate Rowing

Coaches Association All-South Region team. Three Sooners earned All-Conference USA

honors in 2010.

In the inaugural season of Sooner rowing, OU finished no lower than second in events

entered at the first Big 12 Rowing Championship. OU placed fifth in the varsity four and

sixth in the novice eight at the NCAA South/Central Region meet.

Sooner rowers have fared well in the classroom with 11 CRCA Scholar-Athletes in her tenure

at OU. Moore and Kelsey Witten were named to the Conference USA All-Academic team

and Witten earned a spot on the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic

All-District first team.

At UCF, Crain developed the Knights into one of the nation’s premier programs. During her

four seasons, UCF rowers compiled two All-America honors and seven all-region honors,

while 20 Knights earned CRCA National Scholar-Athlete recognition, including a nation-

leading seven honorees in 2006.

Her 2006-07 team recorded the best season in UCF history, opening the season with nine

consecutive victories and earning the school’s first NCAA Championships berth. The squad

also claimed the overall trophy at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Champi-

onships and earned UCF’s highest all-time national ranking (No. 9) in the US Rowing/ CRCA

Coaches Poll.

Crain’s 2005-06 varsity eight squad earned the program’s first top-20 ranking in the US

Rowing/CRCA Coaches Poll and claimed the team’s ninth Florida Intercollegiate Rowing

Association Championship while finishing fourth in its region at the South/Central Regional

Coming to OU...

“Building a program from the ground up at a premier Division I institution is a unique opportunity. To be a

part of an athletics department with such a rich tradition of excellence is an incredible experience. Once I

stepped on campus, I knew I wanted to be a Sooner.”

Initial interest in rowing:

“Our primary goal is to establish the expectations and culture that will guide us in future years as we strive

to develop a winning tradition in our sport. We hope to attract the most talented prospects in the country

and abroad so that we can quickly become a national powerhouse in rowing.”

Coaching Style:

“My coaching idol is the legendary John Wooden. I’ve had a lot of great coaches in my time, and I think

I’ve learned something from each of them. My own style is pretty laid back, but I’m very competitive. I do

my best to draw that competitive nature out in the student-athletes I coach. I believe balance is the key to

success, and I see it as my responsibility to educate my teams on the importance of excelling in all areas

of their lives - in the classroom, on the water and in their personal lives. I want them to be prepared and

ready for success at all times.”

HEAD COACH LEEANNE CRAIN

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THE CRAIN FILE Championships. The Knights also claimed the

program’s first All-American in Krystina Sarff.

During the 2004-05 season, Crain’s team

received its first ranking in the NCAA South

Region Poll, won the Petrakis Cup and Metro Cup

regattas and won the overall points trophies at

the FIRA and SIRA Championships.

In her first season at the helm, UCF’s varsity eight

team earned a the silver medal at both the FIRA

and SIRA Championships, while the lightweight

eight finished third at the San Diego Crew Classic

and advanced to the finals of the Intercollegiate

Rowing Association Championship.

Not only were Crain’s team successful in the

competitive realm, they were strong academi-

cally. Women’s rowing had the highest grade

point average of all 17 teams at UCF in 2006.

In the fall of 2007, five of the team members

carried 4.0 GPAs, while 14 were on the dean’s

list and 33 of the 44 listed on the varsity roster

made athletic director’s honor roll.

Prior to her arrival at Central Florida, Crain spent

10 seasons as head coach at the University of

San Diego where she was named West Coast

Conference Coach of the Year in 1997 and 2003.

While at USD, she coached two All-Americans

and had two rowers named to the CRCA All-

Region Team.

Her student-athletes accounted for 15 All-WCC

honors and six Western Intercollegiate Rowing

Association all-conference honors. In addition,

16 earned WCC All-Academic distinctions, 13

received CRCA National Scholar-Athlete recogni-

tion and two were named All-Americans by the

National Strength and Conditioning Association.

At USD, Crain coached 2004 Olympic silver

medalist Ali Cox, a four-time U.S. National Team

member who competed in the women’s eight at

the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

Crain began her coaching career in 1990 as an

assistant coach at UCLA, helping the Bruins to a

Pac-10 title.

She joined the UCLA coaching staff after an

outstanding four-year career as a member of the

Bruins’ varsity team from 1985-88. As a senior,

Crain was named team captain and was selected

to the Pac-10 All-Conference Team.

A two-time member of the U.S. National Team,

she won a gold medal in the women’s four at the

1988 Cadbury International Regatta in Australia

and was a grand finalist in the women’s pair at

the 1990 World Championship Trials.

An active member of the rowing community,

Crain served on the NCAA Rowing Committee

from 2001-05, and has been chair of both the

NCAA West (2001-03) and South (2003-07)

Regional Advisory Committees. She also served

as Vice President of the FIRA from 2003-04, the

WIRA Board of Stewards from 2002-03, and the

SIRA Board of Directors from 2003-07.

Crain earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology

from UCLA in 1988. She received her Level III US

Rowing Coaching Certification in 2001.

EDUCATIONUCLA , 1988

Bachelor of Arts in psychology

COACHING EXPERIENCE2008-present, Oklahoma Head Coach

2003-08, Central Florida Head Coach

1993-2003, San Diego Head Coach

1990-91, UCLA Assistant Coach

ROWING EXPERIENCE1988, 1990, U.S. National Team

1985-88, UCLA

ACCOMPLISHMENTSTwo CRCA Division I All-Region Selections (OU)

First place at 2009 Big 12 Championship (Oklahoma Varsity Four)

2007 NCAA Championship Appearance (UCF)

2006 No. 2 NCAA Regional Ranking - Varsity Eight (UCF)

2006 Florida State Championship Team Overall Points Champion (UCF)

2005 Florida State Championship Team Overall Points Champion (UCF)

Seven CRCA Division I All-Region Selections (UCF)

Two CRCA Division I All-Americans (UCF)

1997, 2003, West Coach Conference Coach of the Year (USD)

15 WCC All-Conference Selections (USD)

Two Division I All-Region Selections (USD)

One Division I All-American (USD)

Crain at practice with the Sooners.

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ASSISTANT COACH EMMA GRESSON

Emma Gresson, a native of Hamilton, New Zealand, joined the Oklahoma rowing staff as an assistant

coach in August. Gresson previously worked with the Orlando (Fla.) Area Rowing Society (OARS), assisting with the junior girls’ program and coaching and co-coordinating the men’s masters program.

“I am thrilled to have Emma on board as a member of our coaching staff,” said Oklahoma head coach Leeanne Crain. “I know she will do a great job guid-ing our novice athletes in their first year of collegiate rowing. She is a perfect fit for our program. Her passion, enthusiasm, and love of the sport will factor significantly in the growth and development of our novice team.”

While with OARS, the junior girls’ won two state titles, added a regional win and a second-place finish at the regional championship. In both roles with the junior girls’ and men’s masters, she taught new athletes basic rowing skills and technique as well as developing competitive crews.

In addition to her position at OARS, Gresson worked in the athletics academics office at her alma mater, the University of Central Florida.

Gresson competed collegiately at UCF and was successful as a member of the varsity eight. She graduated with a degree in psychology from UCF in 2009. Gresson is a two-time Conference USA Com-missioner’s Academic Medal recipient.

In her native New Zealand, Gresson attended Otago University and was a member of the university’s varsity squad. While there, she was selected for the Otago Regional Performance Center. In 2006, Gresson placed first in the New Zealand National Champion-ship regatta in the U21 eight. She was chosen for the New Zealand University team, where she competed in a Trans-Tasman dual against Australia. That same year, she placed second at New Zealand National Championship regatta in the women’s club eight.

“To work with Coach Crain at the University of Okla-homa is the opportunity of a lifetime,” Gresson said. “Crain has great experience with successful programs all over the country and the OU rowing team has the support and backing that programs require to be successful at the NCAA level.”

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Former Sooner Chelsea Moore joined the women’s rowing

coaching staff as a graduate as-sistant in August after competing under Head Coach Leeanne Crain since OU’s inaugural season in 2008.

“Chelsea will do a great job in her new role as a graduate assistant coach” Crain said. “As a former Sooner standout and team cap-tain, she knows what it takes to be successful and she’ll be a very positive role model for the team.”

Moore competed for two years at the varsity level, contributing to a win in the varsity four at the Big 12 Championship in 2009, as well as advancing to the Grand finals at the NCAA South/Central Regional in the varsity four in 2009.

As a member of the varsity eight

team, Moore contributed to second-place finishes in both the Big 12 Championship and the Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic in 2010.

Moore was a two-time Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) National Scholar-Athlete, selected to the CRCA All-Region, second team and Conference USA all-conference team. She was also consistently on the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll. She is currently working towards a master’s degree in adult and higher education.

Moore has had experience coaching corporate league rowing at the Chesapeake Boathouse. Throughout her time with Oklahoma Crew, OU’s club rowing organization, she assisted in the development of the rowers as a team captain for two years.

“Switching from rower to rowing coach will give me a unique ad-vantage when coaching,” Moore said, “I am familiar with Coach Crain’s style of coaching and know the difference that it can make in a crew. I hope my previous experience as a student-athlete will be a resource for the team if they come across any struggles this year.”

The Yukon, Okla. native will assist in guiding the newly selected novice team with assistant coach Emma Gresson.

“I have seen great potential in this year’s novices,” Moore added. “The athleticism and size are impressive in this group. With hard work and good attitudes, we will do great things this year. I expect this year’s novice team to turn heads.”

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Eby Krebs, a Kansas native, is in her first season with the OU women’s rowing

program. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training at the University

of Kansas in 2010.

Last year, Krebs earned her NATABOC certification and a Oklahoma medical

licensure. In fall 2010, she began an graduate assistantship at OU. She is currently

working on her masters in human relations.

Ryan Lawrence joins the Oklahoma rowing program as an assistant director of

equipment operations. Lawrence is responsible for all equipment and apparel or-

dering, distribution and storing for the women’s basketball and rowing teams. He

also works closely with Nike, the official apparel supplier of Oklahoma Athletics.

Additionally, Lawrence oversees the undergraduate manager staff for those sports.

At Navy, Lawrence was in charge of both the men’s and women’s basketball teams.

Proir to Navy, he was a manager for the Washington State women’s basketball pro-

gram for three seasons, where he graduated with a degree in sport management.

Nancy Derrick is in her third season at OU and works directly with softball, volley-

ball and rowing. Previously, she was an assistant strength coach at the University

of Louisiana-Monroe (2006-08) and a graduate assistant at Auburn (2004-06).

Derrick received a bachelor’s in science and health promotion in 2004 and a

master’s degree in exercise physiology from Auburn. Derrick was a member of the

Auburn women’s basketball team for four years.

Desiree Taylor is in her third year as an athletic academic advisor. Taylor works with

women’s rowing, women’s soccer and softball.

Taylor received her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a master’s of

business administration from the University of Oklahoma. Taylor played for the OU

women’s basketball team from 1997-2001.

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Shelley Harmon is in her 20th year with the OU athletics department and third year with the

rowing team. In addition to rowing, Harmon provides clerical support to nine other sports teams. In

that role, she handles correspondence for all the coaches, interacts with other department staff on

behalf of the teams and performs other duties as needed.

For Harmon though, her dedication to OU athletics and its student-athletes goes beyond the usual

job duties. Fall 2008, she led the effort among her co-workers to raise the money to place a bench

near the McCasland Field House in memory of Javier Restrepo, youngest son of Sooner volleyball

coach Santiago Restrepo and his wife, Heidi. Known as Javi by all, the child died in the summer of

2009 after a courageous battle with Leukemia

Harmon and her husband, Mike, have been married for 36 years and have two children, Amy

(33) and Jason (30). A gifted artist, Harmon’s cross stich and embroidery are popular gifts for the

children of department emplyees and she is most willing to be an on-site “grandparent” for the

coaches’s children.

Lori Kemmet is in her 15th year as the Sooner’s pom coach and ninth year as

the coordinator for all spirit groups at the University of Oklahoma. She was a

member and captain of the OU pom squad from 1987-1990.

Kemmet holds a bachelor’s in Spanish from OU and a master’s in Spanish

literature from the University of Kansas. In addition to her work as the spirit

coordinator, Kemmet is a member of the athletics marketing team.

Nikkole Zwolenik is a senior majoring in Public Relations. This is her first year

as an intern for OU athletics communications, currently serving as a student

assistant for volleyball and softball.

A native of Frisco, Texas, Zwolenik is the daughter of Jeff and Teresa Zwole-

nik. She has one sister, Erikka (19).

Lori Schwanhausser, M.A. is an intern at PROS (Psychological Resources

for OU Student-Athletes). She will graduate with her doctorate in Clinical

Psychology from La Salle University (Phila., PA) in 2011. Lori graduated from

Northwestern University in 2005 with her B.S. in Education and Social Policy,

after competing as a student-athlete on the Wildcats’ swim team.

Lori offers psychological and performance-enhancement services for OU

Student-Athletes with a specialized interest in eating disorders and body

image issues in student-athletes.


David L. Boren, who has served Oklahoma as governor and U.S.

senator, became the thirteenth president of the University of

Oklahoma in November 1994. He is the first person in state history to

have served in all three positions.

Boren is widely respected for his academic credentials, his longtime

support of education, and for his distinguished political career as

a reformer of the American political system. A graduate of Yale

University in 1963, Boren majored in American history, graduated

in the top one percent of his class and was elected Phi Beta Kappa.

He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and earned a master’s degree in

politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University, England,

in 1965.

In 1968, he received a law degree from the University of Oklahoma

College of Law, where he was on the Law Review, elected to the Order

of the Coif, and won the Bledsoe Prize as the outstanding graduate by

a vote of the faculty.

As Oklahoma’s governor from 1974 through 1978, Boren promoted

key educational initiatives that have had an enduring impact on

Oklahoma. Established during his tenure were the Oklahoma Arts

Institute, the Scholar-Leadership Enrichment Program, and the

Oklahoma Physicians Manpower Training Program, which provides

scholarships for medical students and medical personnel who commit

to practice in underserved rural areas. Also, the first state funding

for Gifted and Talented classes was provided in 1976 and, from

1976 through 1978, Oklahoma ranked first among all states in the

percentage increases of funding for higher education.

One of Boren’s most far-reaching projects in promoting quality

education at all levels is the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence,

which he founded in 1985. The foundation recognizes outstanding

public school students and teachers and helps establish private local

foundations to help give academic endowment grants to local public

schools. As a senator, he was the author of the National Security

Education Act in 1992, which provides scholarships for study abroad

and for learning additional languages, as well as legislation to restore

the tax deductibility of gifts of appreciated property to universities in

1993.

Boren, also a former state legislator, spent nearly three decades in

elective politics before becoming the president of the University of

Oklahoma. Boren was the youngest governor in the nation when he

served from 1974 to 1978. Known as a reformer, Boren campaigned

with a broom as his symbol. During his term, he instituted many

progressive programs, including conflict-of-interest rules, campaign-

financing disclosure, stronger open meeting laws for public bodies,

more competitive bidding on state government contracts, and reform

of the state’s prison system, including expanded education programs

for first-time offenders and the largest expansion of the work-release

program in state history.

During his time in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1994, Boren served on

the Senate Finance and Agriculture Committees and was the longest-

serving chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

From his days as a state legislator and governor of Oklahoma to

Washington, Boren carried a commitment to reform, leading

numerous efforts to make government work better for American

citizens. As chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, he

strengthened oversight of secret government programs and reformed

the procedures for Presidential notice of such programs to Congress.

For more than 10 years, he led the fight for congressional campaign

finance reform and for legislation discouraging administration and

congressional staff from cashing in on government experience and

contacts by becoming lobbyists. In addition, he introduced legislation

seeking to limit gifts and travel subsidies that government workers,

including members of Congress, can receive from lobbyists. Boren also

chaired the special 1992-93 Joint Committee on the Organization of

Congress, which produced proposals to make Congress more efficient

and responsive by streamlining congressional bureaucracy, reducing

staff sizes and reforming procedures to end legislative gridlock.

Boren left the U.S. Senate in 1994 with an approval rating of 9l percent

after being reelected with 83 percent of the vote in 1990, the highest

percentage in the nation in a U.S. Senate contest in that election year.

Boren served from 1988 to 1997 as a member of the Yale University

Board of Trustees. His university experience also includes four years

on the faculty of Oklahoma Baptist University, where he was chairman

of the Department of Political Science and chairman of the Division

of Social Sciences. In 1993, the American Association of University

Professors presented Boren with the Henry Yost Award as Education

Advocate of the Year.

In April 2004, Boren received the Mory’s Cup from the Mory’s

Association at Yale University. In making the presentation to Boren

it was noted that he was the first Yale graduate in the university’s

history extending over three centuries to have served as a Governor,

U.S. Senator and President of a major university.

Under Boren’s leadership, the University of Oklahoma has developed

and emerged as a “pacesetter university in American public

higher education,” with 20 major new programs initiated since his

inauguration. They include establishment of the Joe C. and Carole

Kerr McClendon Honors College, the Charles M. Russell Center for the

Study of Art of the American West, a new expository writing program

for freshmen modeled on the program at Harvard, an interdisciplinary

religious studies program, the Artist-in-Residence Program, the

International Programs Center, and the Faculty-in-Residence Program

putting faculty family apartments in student residence halls. The

Retired Professors Program has been started, bringing 50 retired full

professors back to the University to teach freshmen.

The number of new facilities started or completed on the campus

during the Boren years has matched the explosion in new programs.

Since 1994, almost $1.9 billion in construction projects have been

completed or are under way on OU’s three campuses. Among the

largest of the recent projects are the $67 million National Weather

Center on OU’s Norman campus, the $90 million OU Cancer Institute

on OU’s Health Sciences Center campus in Oklahoma City and the $35

million OU-Tulsa Schusterman Center Clinic .

Presidential Travel Scholarships, students from 111 countries on

campus, more reciprocal international exchange agreements than

any other university and the new International Programs Center are

all making OU more international. The new Honors College helps to

assure that no students need to leave Oklahoma to find an educational

experience to match their potential.

In 1995, Boren launched the “Reach for Excellence” fundraising

campaign with a five-year goal of $200 million, which was twice

as large as any fundraising drive in Oklahoma history. The drive

exceeded $500 million, raising OU into the top 15 public universities

in the United States in private endowment per capita. Since 1994,

endowed professorships have increased from 100 to 557 and the OU

donor base has grown from 18,000 to more than 125,000 friends and

alumni. During the first 10 years of Boren’s tenure over $1 billion in

private gifts were donated to the university.

Above all, the Boren years have been marked by an emphasis on

putting students first. There is not a university president in the country

that is more committed to students as his number one priority. He

teaches a freshman-level course in political science each semester and

is one of the few presidents of major universities to teach.

Boren is married to Molly Shi Boren, a former judge and English

teacher. Mrs. Boren is President Emeritus of the Oklahoma Arts

Institute, which provides education programs in nine arts disciplines

for high school students from across the state who are gifted in the

arts. Molly Boren has two degrees from the University of Oklahoma,

a master’s degree in English and a Juris Doctorate from the OU College

of Law. A native of Seminole, Boren has two children, Carrie Christine

Boren, an Episcopal minister, and David Daniel Boren, a member of

the United States Congress from Oklahoma. Devoting much of his life

to public service, Boren drew from the example of his parents, the late

Congressman Lyle H. Boren and Christine Boren.

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DAVID L. BOREN

President David L. Boren and Molly Shi Boren

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Principle Centered Leader …Visionary ... Passionate Advocate

for Student-Athletes ... Establishes Standards of Excellence &

Cultural Values ... Builder of Championship Programs

Excellence is a word that is often overused yet, when The University

of Oklahoma is mentioned with the word excellence, the meaning

comes through. From one of the best universities in the nation to

a department of intercollegiate athletics that is second to none,

excellence is the norm. As successful at the last 10 years have been,

on campus and in competition, a new standard has been set and

leading that effort is Joe Castiglione, the Sooner AD since 1998.

Castiglione’s Sooner team has created a place where competitive

dreams come true and academic goals are the expectations,

not the exceptions. Through his leadership and the support of

the University’s administration, there is a department-wide

commitment, involving student-athletes, coaches and staff, to that

standard.

With the support of OU President David L. Boren and OU’s seven-

member Board of Regents and Castiglione’s leadership, the OU

athletics department represents a climate that creates lofty goals,

high standards and a commitment to ethical behavior that is

second to none.

For Castiglione, though, it’s not just about the championships and

trophies. The victories that he celebrates with his Sooners include

graduation rates that continue to climb, record-setting grade point

averages and academic honors. The true measure of achievement

for Castiglione and, by extension, the department’s coaches and

staff, is measured in the success of the student-athletes in relation

to the department’s mission statement “Inspiring champions today

… Preparing leaders for tomorrow”

Since arriving at OU in 1998 after an outstanding administrative

career at Missouri, Castiglione has seen the Sooners finish in the

top 30 of the Learfield Director’s Cup in 10 of the last 12 years. OU

finished 12th after the 2009-10 academic year, a position that

marked an all-time best performance in the annual ranking of

programs that succeed across the board. Through his insistence that

daily and long-term decisions be made in a financially responsible

manner, the department has closed the books in the black in each

of the last 12 years. His understanding of how the department fits

into the University’s academic mission led to a decision in June

2009 to increase the direct support provided by the department on

an annual basis to $4 million dollars. Through direct and indirect

support, OU Athletics, under Castiglione’s leadership, provides more

than $7 million annually to OU’s Academics Budget.

The 11th director of athletics in University of Oklahoma history,

Castiglione is quick to give full credit to the student-athletes and

coaches, the staff, OU President David L. Boren, the OU Board of

Regents, the donors and the fans for the success experienced

during his tenure. It was that commitment to a team approach

emphasis that was one of the many qualities that that the search

committee recognized when they recommended Castiglione to

university administration in 1998.

In recognition of the performance of OU’s teams on the field and

in the classroom, of the fiscal stability created during his tenure,

the dramatic increases in donor giving, facility construction and

renovations, and the cutting-edge programs that the department

has begun during his tenure, Castiglione was named National

Athletic Director of the Year in May 2009 by the Sports Business

Journal.

That award was one of several earned by Castiglione and the

department. The 2007 PRISM Award winner, presented by the

School of Sports Management at the University of Massachusetts,

OU was just the second Division I winner and all of the programs

recognized by the selection panel were started under Castiglione’s

leadership with the full support of university administration.

His peers have honored him for the department’s achievements

as well. In October 2004, the Bobby Dodd Foundation named

him Athletics Director of the Year. In 2003, he was inducted into

the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators

Hall of Fame. In June 2001, he received the General Robert R.

Neyland Athletic Director Award for lifetime achievement from

the All-American Football Foundation. The National Association of

Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) named him Central Region

AD of the Year in 2000.

The achievement that may bring him the most pride, though,

came in May 2007 when he completed his master’s of education

degree from OU. To understand the need for education and lifelong

learning, OU’s student-athletes just have to look at their AD who

started and completed his master’s degree while running the

department and maintaining his priorities to his family. He quickly

put his experience to use as an adjunct professor in the College of

Education, teaching graduate classes in Marketing Development

and Leadership in Higher Education.

Castiglione was instrumental in the athletics department’s major

campaign, Great Expectations: The Campaign For Sooner Sports.

The campaign ended in November of 2003 with more than $125

million raised. The figure has grown to more than $220 million

since then as funds continue to be raised for facility improvements

and scholarship endowments. The largest fund-raising effort in

OU athletics history includes projects that impact each of OU’s

nearly 500 student-athletes and has become a national model for

intercollegiate athletics.

Hired on April 30, 1998, Castiglione joined the Sooner family

after serving as athletics director at Missouri. In his 17-year

career with the Tigers, Castiglione, who was named director of

athletics at Missouri on Dec. 15, 1993, was credited with rebuilding

sports programs, hiring outstanding coaches, implementing

an innovative master plan for facilities, inspiring record-setting

increases in fund-raising and balancing the budget in each of his

five years as athletics director.

A 1979 Maryland graduate, Castiglione received the University’s

Distinguished Alumnus Award in April 2007. He began his career

as the sports promotions director at Rice. He then worked a year as

director of athletic fund-raising at Georgetown before being hired

in 1981 at Missouri as director of communications and marketing.

His commitment to the success of student-athletes has gone

beyond the Norman campus and he has served at national and

conference level. He chairs the NCAA’s Football Academic Progress

Rate (APR) Working Group and is currently serving on the Gatorade

Collegiate Advisory Board and the National Football Foundation

and College Football Hall of Fame Board of Directors. He served

two previous terms and is the current chair of the Big 12 Board

of Athletics Directors and is a past president of both the Division

I-A Athletic Directors Association and NACDA. He served a four-

year term on the NCAA Championship/Competition Cabinet and

the NCAA Baseball Committee and is a past member of the NCAA

Football Special Events Certification Committee. He recently served

on the NCAA Diversity Leadership Strategic Planning Committee

and the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Discussion Group. A

member of the Phi Delta Theta Foundation Board of Trustees, he is

a highly requested speaker at annual conventions and continuing

education institutes.

His involvement in the local community has led to service with civic

clubs, churches and charities, including the United Way of Norman.

Castiglione served his third term as OU’s campus co-chair this past

year, which resulted in the highest recorded contributions ever by

faculty, staff and students to the United Way of Norman’s annual

campaign.

A native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Castiglione is married to the

former Kristen Bartel, a 1990 graduate of the University of Missouri.

They are the parents of two sons, Joseph Robert, Jr. and Jonathan

Edmund.

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS JOE CASTIGLIONE

Joe Castiglione and Family

Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione

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LARRY NAIFEHExecutive Associate Athletics Director

DR. NICKI MOORESenior Associate AD/ Senior Woman Administrator

MATT ROBERTSAssistant AD for Development

DR. BRANDON MARTINSenior Associate AD for Administration

Rowing Administrator

GREG PHILLIPSSenior Associate AD/Chief Financial Officer

LINDY ROBERTSAssistant AD for Event Management

CHARLIE TAYLORAssistant AD for Marketing

CONNIE DILLONFaculty Athletics Representative

MERV JOHNSONSpecial Assistant to the Athletics Director

GREG TIPTONAssistant AD / Lloyd Noble Center General Manager

LUTHER LEEAssistant AD for Business

JASON LEONARDExecutive Director of Compliance

KENNY MOSSMANSenior Associate AD for Communications

JOE WASHINGTONExecutive Director, Varsity O Association/Special Assistant

to the Athletics Director

OU ATHLETICS PHONE DIRECTORY

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Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8231

Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8561

24 Hour Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6479

Development & Sooner Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8000

Toll Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (866) 766-6372

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8379

Events & Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8235

Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8290

Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2345

Graphic Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8223

Golf, Men’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8342

Golf, Women’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8343

Gymnastics, Men’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8341

Gymnastics, Women’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8333

Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7811

Medical Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8332

O-Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8224

Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8367

Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8296

Softball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8361

SoonerSports.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4274

Sooner Sports Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2148

SoonerVision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8261

Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8366

Strength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8330

Tennis, Men’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8362

Tennis, Women’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8325

Ticket Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2424

Toll Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 456-4668

Track & Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8361

Volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8364

Wrestling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8209

ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION

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SUNNY GOLLOWAYBaseball - Seventh Year

SHERRI COALEWomen’s Basketball - 15th Year

BOB STOOPSFootball - 12th Year

VERONIQUE DROUINWomen’s Golf - Second Year

K.J. KINDLERWomen’s Gymnastics - Fifth Year

JEFF CAPELMen’s Basketball - Fifth Year

MARTIN SMITHCross Country/Track & Field - Sixth Year

RYAN HYBLMen’s Golf - Second Year

MARK WILLIAMSMen’s Gymnastics - 12th Year

NICOLE NELSONSoccer - Third Year

JOHN RODDICKMen’s Tennis - Second Year

PATTY GASSOSoftball - 17th Year

DAVID MULLINSWomen’s Tennis - Third Year

SANTIAGO RESTREPOVolleyball - Seventh Year

JACK SPATESWrestling - 18th Year

Philosophy

The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department promotes excellence in athletics without

compromising excellence in academics or integrity in its commitment to rules or conduct. Student-

athletes are encouraged by the coaching and administrative staff to maintain a balance between

athletics, academics, and the social aspects of college.

It is believed that athletic participation gives an added dimension to the student’s overall college

experience and provides an opportunity for social, moral, emotional, and cultural growth and

development.

The athletic programs strive to create traits that once acquired will carry over and benefit student-

athletes in their personal and professional endeavors. The University of Oklahoma maintains a

tradition of excellence in intercollegiate sports.

The Athletics Department continues to uphold this tradition by striving to make each athletic team

and individual of championship caliber. Its staff members work to instill in student-athletes an ap-

preciation for hard work, perseverance, and pride in accomplishment. It is believed these attributes

will be utilized throughout the student-athlete’s life.

OU ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT

The mission of the University of Oklahoma Athletics Department is to inspire cham-

pions today and prepare leaders for tomorrow by providing an excellent environment

to enable student-athletes to achieve their highest academic, athletic and personal

aspirations.

Core Values

LEEANNE CRAINWomen’s Rowing - Third Year

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2010 Review


“FALL REVIEW

Head of the Oklahoma (10/8)

Oklahoma fielded 15 boats in the collegiate

eight, collegiate four, open four, collegiate

pair and open single events in the first

regatta of the fall season. Oklahoma picked

up sixth-, 11th- and 15th- place finishes

to advance to the Grand and Petite finals in

the collegiate eights. The Sooners notched

eighth-, 15th- and 21st- place finishes in

the collegiate four race, with the top two

boats heading to the Grand and Petite finals

respectively.

The Oklahoma collegiate eight boats took

first and third place in the Petite finals,

while the collegiate four boat took third. The

collegiate eight boat finished third and the

collegiate four boat finished fourth in the

Grand final. The two collegiate singles placed

back-to-back in fourth and fifth place. Three

of the four open pair boats finished in the top

10 picking up fourth, fifth, ninth and 14th

place. The Sooners finished out the weekend

picking up second and fourth in the open

four event.

Head of the Charles (10/24)

Oklahoma made its second appearance ever

at the historic Head of the Charles event,

fielding one boat in the championship eight

event in Boston. The boat, led by coxswain

Kelsey Witten with rowers Rebecca Staff,

Meghan Farrell, Nicole Furmanek, Katie

Klassen, Sarah Kelle, Amber Coyne,

Morgan Whinery and Meagan Harrell,

finished 15th with a time of 16 minutes and

48.612 seconds.

Head of the Colorado (10/31)

The Sooners headed to Austin for the Head

of the Colorado, also known as the Pump-

kinhead Regatta. Of the 12 boats fielded,

11 finished in the top six. Four boats took

second, third, fourth and eighth place in the

open eight event. All of the open four boats

in the field finished in the top six, claiming

the second-, third-, fifth- and sixth- place

spots. The novice team made its first appear-

ance of the fall season, picking up a silver in

the novice four, a fourth-place finish in the

second novice eight event, and fifth- and

sixth- place finishes in the first novice eight

event.

Head of the Hooch (11/6-11/7)

The Sooners traveled to Tennessee for the

final regatta of the fall season. The cham-

pionship eight boats claimed a sixth-place

finish with the “B” and “C” boats following in

28th and 29th place. Two of the varsity four

boats finished in the top 10, taking the sev-

enth- and 10th- place spots with the other

two finishing back-to-back in 27th and 28th.

Every novice boat finished in the top 20 with

the two novice eight boats taking 11th and

12th and the novice four boat finishing 19th.

The Sooners raced six boats on the final day,

with two finishing in the top 10. Both boats

in the championship singles event finished in

the top 20, taking the 11th- and 16th- place

spots. Two of the four open pairs finished in

the top 10, with the “A” and “B” boats plac-

ing fourth and ninth. The “C” and “D” boats

finished 14th and 27th, respectively.

Our fall results indicate that we are on the right path. We have increased the depth of our

squad and when you have athletes competing for seats, you begin to build speed in all of the

lineups.

-Leeanne Crain”

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FALL RESULTS

HEAD OF THE OKLAHOMAOklahoma City, Okla. - Oklahoma RiverOctober 9-10

Collegiate Eight Qualifiers1.Stanford ............................................... 13:47.2282.Washington State “A” ............................ 14:04.0443. Texas “A” .............................................. 14:12.2194. Washington State “B”........................... 14:17.2195. Iowa “A” ............................................... 14:18.3116. Oklahoma “A” ............................14:33.5047. Tulsa ........................................................ 14:34.78. Texas “C” ............................................. 14:37.2819. Texas “B” .............................................. 14:47.29210. Kansas State ...................................... 14:51.86511. Oklahoma “B” ..........................14:55.63215. Oklahoma “C” ..........................15.17.19422. Oklahoma “D” ..........................15:46.798

Collegiate Eight Petite Finals1.Oklahoma “B” ................................. 1:28.22.Tulsa ........................................................... 1:32.03.Oklahoma “C” .................................. 1:35.84.Kansas ........................................................ 1:37.35.Iowa “B” ..................................................... 1:39.86.SMU .............................................................. DNS

Collegiate Eight Grand Finals1.Washington State “A” .................................. 1:31.32.Stanford ..................................................... 1:31.43.Oklahoma “A” .................................. 1:35.84.Iowa “A” ...................................................... 1:37.35.Washington State “B” ................................. 1:40.66. Tulsa .......................................................... 1:41.5

Collegiate Four Qualifiers1.Texas “B” ............................................... 15:15.1372.Stanford ............................................... 15:31.0763.Texas “A” ............................................... 15:32.5424. Washington State “A” ........................... 15:34.2875.Tulsa “A” ................................................ 15:43.1376. Washington State “B”........................... 15:45.7527.Texas “C” ............................................... 15:52.6988.Oklahoma “A” .............................15:57.8649. Tulsa “B” ............................................... 16:01.32210.Kansas State ....................................... 16:10.39215. Oklahoma “B” ..........................16:26.83721. Oklahoma “C” ..........................16:59.601

Collegiate Four Petite Finals1.Tulsa “C” ..................................................... 1:51.72.Kansas ........................................................ 1:52.33. Oklahoma “B” ............................................ 1:55.94. Iowa .......................................................... 1:58.15.SMU .............................................................. DNS6.Kansas State .................................................. DNS

Collegiate Four Grand Finals1.Tulsa “A” ...................................................... 1:46.92. Washington State “A” ................................. 1:48.53. Stanford .................................................... 1:50.34. Oklahoma “A” ................................. 1:50.45.Washington State “B” ................................. 1:50.66.Tulsa “B” ..................................................... 1:52.8

Collegiate Singles 1.Oklahoma City “A” ..................................... 17:40.92.Winnipeg Rowing Club “A” ................... 18:04. 9823. Oklahoma City “B” ............................... 18:07.2144. Oklahoma “A” ............................18:12.2605. Oklahoma “B” ............................18:39.0046. Kansas “B” ........................................... 18:42.2647. Winnipeg Rowing “B” .......................... 18:45.4598. Kansas “C” ........................................... 18:51.7809. Kansas “A” ............................................ 19:17.53010. Kansas “D” ......................................... 19:18.431

Open Pairs 1. Washington State “B”........................... 16:52.7602. Iowa “B” ............................................... 17:08.8383. Iowa “C” ............................................... 17:16.0634. Oklahoma “A” ............................17:23.8955. Oklahoma “B” ............................17:27.2896. Iowa “A” ............................................... 17:32.1717. Oklahoma City ..................................... 17:43.6698. Mile High Rowing Club ........................ 17:45.2869. Oklahoma “C” ............................17:46.72010. Washington State “C” ......................... 17:55.91814. Oklahoma “D” ..........................18:14.916

Open Four 1. Washington State “A” ........................... 15:22.4972. Oklahoma “A” ............................15:49.4973.Washington State “B” ........................... 16:07.0094. Oklahoma “B” ............................16:24.1775. Kansas “A” ............................................ 16:30.8476. Kansas “B” ........................................... 17:00.0107. Kansas “C” ............................................ 17:15.4458. Oklahoma City .................................... 17:29.5779. Colorado State ..................................... 18:39.904

Lineups:Collegiate EightBoat “A”: Kelsey Witten (cox), Meghan Farrell (stroke), Meagan Harrell (7), Nicole Furmanek (6), Rebecca Staff (5), Brooke Sheppard (4), Sarah Kelle (3), Amber Coyne (2), Katie Klassen (bow) Boat “B”: Amanda Hoffman (cox), Kat Rabe (stroke), Ashley LaFollette (7), Nicole Bladow (6), Morgan Whinery (5), Paige Gero (4), Melissa Simpson (3), Markayla Adam (2), Kelsey O’Grady (bow) Boat “C”: Carley Schueler (cox), Melea McCreary (stroke), Brooke Holleman (7), Chloe Troutt (6), Elizabeth Middleton (5), Brooke Homer (4), Kaylee Johnson (3), Lena Eagle Road (2), Taylor Rowley (bow) Boat “D”:

Tricia Vanscoy (cox), Sam Fahed (stroke), Maureen Lewis (7), Elizabeth Blanche (6), Mary Cox (5), Belle Stixrood (4), Sara Sherrer (3), Kiley Poppino (2), Heather House (bow)

Collegiate FourBoat “A”: Amanda Hoffman (cox), Kat Rabe (stroke), Ashley LaFollette (3), Nicole Bladow (2), Morgan Whinery (bow) Boat “B”: Carley Schueler (cox), Paige Gero (stroke), Melissa Simpson (3), Markayla Adam (2), Kelsey O’Grady (bow) Boat “C”: Tricia Vanscoy (cox), Melea McCreary (stroke), Brooke Holleman (3), Chloe Troutt (2), Katrin Passlack (bow)

Collegiate SinglesBoat “A”: Rebecca StaffBoat “B”: Meghan Farrell

Open PairsBoat “A”: Nicole Furmanek, Megan HarrellBoat “B”: Brooke Sheppard, Sarah KelleBoat “C”: Amber Coyne, Katie KlassenBoat “D”: Kat Rabe, Brooke Holleman

Open FourBoat “A”: Kelsey Witten (cox), Rebecca Staff (stroke), Nicole Furmanek (3), Meagan Harrell (2), Meghan Farrell (bow) Boat “B”: Amanda Hoffman (cox), Katie Klassen (stroke), Brooke Sheppard (3), Sarah Kelle (2), Amber Coyne (bow)

HEAD OF THE CHARLESBoston, Mass. - Charles RiverOctober 23-24

Championship Eight 1.Princeton ............................................. 15:48.3142.Virginia ................................................ 15:56.8173. Brown ................................................. 15:58.0624. Yale...................................................... 15:58.4675. Northeastern ....................................... 16:12.1716. Vesper Boat Club ................................. 16:17.2767. Washington ......................................... 16:17.4448. Virginia ............................................... 16:21.9779. Stanford .............................................. 16:22.00010.Tennessee .......................................... 16:24.63415. Oklahoma ...............................16:48.612

Lineups:Collegiate EightBoat “A”: Kelsey Witten (cox), Rebecca Staff (stroke), Meghan Farrell (7), Nicole Furmanek (6), Katie Klassen (5), Sarah Kelle (4), Amber Coyne (3), Morgan Whinery (2), Meagan Harrell (bow)

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FALL RESULTS

HEAD OF THE COLORADOAustin, Texas - Lady Bird LakeOctober 30

Open Eight 1.Texas ........................................................ 17:07.02.Oklahoma “A” ................................ 17:24.33. Oklahoma “B” ............................... 18:19.44. Oklahoma “C” ............................... 18:26.25. SMU “A”.................................................... 18:26.86. Austin Rowing Club “A” ............................ 18:44.17. SMU “B” ................................................... 18:48.38. Oklahoma “D” .............................. 18:57.19. Austin Rowing Club “B”............................ 19:35.910.Texas Crew ............................................. 19:44.5

Open Four1.Texas ........................................................ 20:04.12.Oklahoma “A” ................................ 20:14.43. Oklahoma “B” ............................... 21:05.54. Austin Rowing Club ................................. 21:08.35. Oklahoma “C” ............................... 21:23.26. Oklahoma “D” .............................. 21:27.07. SMU “A”.................................................... 21:41.38. Texas Crew ............................................... 22:55.39. SMU “B” ................................................... 23:31.310.Texas A&M at Galveston ......................... 24:24.1

Novice-1 Eight1.SMU “A” .................................................... 19:20.42.Texas “A” ................................................... 19:37.83. Texas “B” .................................................. 20:08.14. Texas “C” .................................................. 20:46.15. Oklahoma “A” ............................... 21:23.36. Oklahoma “B” ............................... 22:10.87. SMU “B” ................................................... 21:41.38. Baylor ...................................................... 22:55.39. Texas Rowing Center ................................ 23:31.310.Texas Crew ............................................. 24:24.1

Novice-2 Eight1.Texas “A” ................................................... 22:03.32.Texas “B” ................................................... 20:05.33. Texas “C” .................................................. 23.33.04. Oklahoma .................................... 23.45.15. Texas A&M ............................................... 25.43.7

Novice Four1.Texas “A” ................................................... 22:21.62.Oklahoma “A” ................................ 24:00.13. Texas “B” .................................................. 24:15.74. Baylor ...................................................... 24:18.15. Texas “C” .................................................. 24:32.76. SMU “A”.................................................... 24:54.37. Texas A&M at Galveston .......................... 27:41.28. Texas A&M ............................................... 30:11.39. SMU “B” ................................................... 31:49.0

Lineups:Open EightBoat “A”: Kelsey Witten (cox), Rebecca Staff (stroke), Meghan Farrell (7), Nicole Furmanek (6), Katie Klassen (5), Sarah Kelle (4), Amber Coyne (3), Morgan Whinery (2), Meagan Harrell (bow) Boat “B”: Amanda Hoff-man (cox), Brooke Sheppard (stroke), Nicole Bladow (7), Ashley LaFollette (6), Kat Rabe (5), Katrin Passlack (4), Markayla Adam (3), Melissa Simpson (2), Paige Gero (bow) Boat “C”:Carly Schueler (cox), Melea McCreary (stroke), Ally Gray (7), Elizabeth Blanche (6), Kelsey O’Grady (5), Chloe Troutt (4), Maggie Schaefer (3), Brooke Holleman (2), Taylor Rowley (bow) Boat “D”: Tricia Vanscoy (cox), Samantha Fahed (stroke), Maureen Lewis (7), Sara Sherrer (6), Rebecca Win-chester (5), Heather House (4), Lena Eagle Road (3), Kiley Poppino (2), Elizabeth Middleton (bow)

Open FourBoat “A”: Kelsey Witten (cox), Rebecca Staff (stroke), Meghan Farrell (3), Sarah Kelle (2), Nicole Furmanek (bow) Boat “B”: Amanda Hoffman (cox), Katie Klassen (stroke), Amber Coyne (3), Meagan Harrell (2), Morgan Whinery (bow) Boat “C”: Carly Schueler (cox), Kat Rabe (stroke), Brooke Sheppard (3), Nicole Bladow (2), Ashley LaFollette (bow) Boat “D”: Tricia Vanscoy (cox), Paige Gero (stroke), Melissa Simpson (3), Markayla Adam (2), Katrin Passlack (bow)Novice -1 EightBoat “A”: Kellie Mogg (cox), Elizabeth Biggs (stroke), Ashlee Fitzpatrick (7), Kristen Clift (6), Meagan Hase-nyager (5), Wava Denito (4), Ashley Nanni (3), Valerie Senkowski (2), Britney Schumacher (bow) Boat “B”: Teresa Le (cox), Aubrey Myers (stroke), Heather Morris (7), Ivy Brown (6), Chelsea Brown (5), Kelcie Jo Scott (4), Chelsea Downs (3), Danielle Landrum (2), Kaytie Markfort (bow)

Novice -2 EightBoat “A”: Jenny Winters (cox), Kiersten Johnson (stroke), Leah Smith (7), Rachel Santschi (6), Tawna Little (5), Angela Entwisle (4), Kerianne May (3), Rebecca Beu (2), Kristen Anthis (bow)

Novice FourBoat “A”: Caitlyn Duckworth (cox), Elizabeth Biggs (stroke), Ashlee Fitzpatrick (3), Wava Denito (2), Meagan Hasenyager (bow)

HEAD OF THE HOOCHChattanooga, Tenn. - Tennessee RiverNovember 6-7

College and Club Novice Eight 1.Miami ...................................................... 17:50.92.Texas “A” ................................................... 18:02.33. Texas “B” .................................................. 18:04.4

4. North Carolina ......................................... 18:17.15. Alabama .................................................. 18:17.56. Tennessee ................................................ 18:18.57. Tulsa “A” ................................................... 18:18.98. UCF ......................................................... 18:28.79. Texas “C” .................................................. 18:32.010. Louisville ............................................... 18.45.211. Oklahoma “A” ............................. 18:52.512. Oklahoma “B” ............................. 18:57.2

Championship Eight 1. Texas “A”................................................... 16:01.12.Tennessee ................................................ 16:05.13. Duke ........................................................ 16:07.84. Clemson .................................................. 16:10.35. UCF .......................................................... 16:17.96. Oklahoma “A” ............................... 16:20.77. Louisville ................................................. 16:25.78. Alabama ................................................. 16:26.99. Texas “B” .................................................. 16:29.510. Tulsa ...................................................... 16:31.928. Oklahoma “C” ............................. 17:20.429. Oklahoma “B” ............................. 17:22.2

College and Club Novice Four1. Duke “A” ................................................... 18:19.02. Miami “A” ................................................. 19:10.83. Duke “B” .................................................. 19:18.04. Tulsa ........................................................ 19:21.85. Miami “B” ................................................ 19:25.26. Texas ....................................................... 19:40.07. Kansas ..................................................... 19:40.98. Georgia State .......................................... 19:44.69. Emory ...................................................... 19:50.610. Louisville ............................................... 19:52.919. Oklahoma .................................. 21:22.8

Championship Four1. Texas “A”................................................... 17:33.02.Louisville .................................................. 17:35.33. Clemson “A” ............................................. 17:42.44. Tulsa ........................................................ 17:42.95. Tennessee ................................................ 17:43.76. Duke ........................................................ 17:47.77. Oklahoma “A” ............................... 17:53.08. Clemson “B” ............................................ 17:57.79. Texas “B” .................................................. 18:04.610. Oklahoma “B” ............................. 18:08.127. Oklahoma “C” ............................. 18:46.428. Oklahoma “D” ............................. 18:52.0

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Championship Single 1. Duke “A” ................................................... 20:09.52.Oklahoma City .......................................... 20:20.23. Kansas “A” ................................................ 20:31.74. Duke “B” .................................................. 20:40.95. Kansas “B” ............................................... 20:56.86. Kansas “C” ................................................ 21:00.07. Tennessee ................................................ 21:07.88. Kansas “D” .............................................. 21:16.59. Tennessee ................................................ 21:20.310. Duke ...................................................... 21:27.511. Oklahoma “A” ............................. 21:42.116. Oklahoma “B” ............................. 23:26.4

Open Pair 1. Texas “A”................................................... 18:14.92.Duke ......................................................... 18:32.03. Texas “B” .................................................. 18:41.14. Oklahoma “A” ............................... 19:04.35. Texas “C” .................................................. 19:07.76. Texas “D” .................................................. 19:12.77. Texas “E” .................................................. 19:16.28. Texas “F” ................................................. 19.19.09. Oklahoma “B” ............................... 19:22.210. Texas “G” ................................................ 19:25.514. Oklahoma “D” ............................. 19:54.727. Oklahoma “C” ............................. 21:08.3

Lineups:College and Club Novice EightBoat “A”: Kellie Mogg (cox), Elizabeth Biggs (stroke), Heather Morris (7), Chelsea Bonnett (6), Belle Stixrood (5), Ashlee Fitzpatrick (4), Chelsea Downs (3), Wava Denito (2), Rebecca Beu (bow) Boat “B”: Teresa Le(cox), Ashley Nanni (stroke), Megan Hasenyager (7), Kristin Clift (6), Ivy Brown (5), Katie Markfort (4), Valerie Senkowski (3), Britney Schumacher (2), Aubrey Myers (bow)

Championship EightBoat “A”: Kelsey Witten (cox), Rebecca Staff (stroke), Meghan Farrell (7), Nicole Furmanek (6), Katie Klassen (5), Sarah Kelle (4), Ashley LaFollette (3), Morgan Whinery (2), Nicole Bladow (bow) Boat “B”: Amanda Hoffman (cox), Brooke Sheppard (stroke), Meagan Harrell (7), Amber Coyne (6), Kat Rabe (5), Katrin Passlack (4), Markayla Adam (3), Melissa Simpson (2), Paige Gero (bow) Boat “C”:Carly Schueler (cox), Melea McCreary (stroke), Ally Gray (7), Chloe Troutt (6), Kelsey O’Grady (5), Brooke Holleman (4), Maggie Schaefer (3), Elizabeth Blanche (2), Taylor Rowley (bow)

College and Club Novice FourBoat “A”: Kellie Mogg (cox), Elizabeth Biggs (stroke), Chelsea Bonnett (3), Chelsea Downs (2), Wava Denito (bow)

Championship FourBoat “A”: Kelsey Witten (cox), Rebecca Staff (stroke), Meghan Farrell (3), Sarah Kelle (2), Nicole Furmanek (bow) Boat “B”: Amanda Hoffman (cox), Katie Klassen (stroke), Ashley LaFollette (3), Nicole Bladow (2), Morgan Whinery (bow) Boat “C”: Carly Schueler (cox), Meagan Harrell (stroke), Brooke Sheppard (3),Kat Rabe (2), Amber Coyne (bow) Boat “D”: Tricia Vanscoy (cox), Paige Gero (stroke), Katrin Passlack (3), Markayla Adam (2), Melissa Simpson (bow)

Championship SingleBoat “A”: Melea McCreary Boat “B”: Heather House

Open PairBoat “A”: Rebecca Staff (stroke), Meghan Farrell (bow) Boat “B”: Nicole Furmanek (stroke), Sarah Kelle (bow) Boat “C”: Brooke Sheppard (stroke), Meagan Harrell (bow)Boat “D”: Amber Coyne (stroke), Katie Klassen (bow)

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2010 SEASON REVIEW

The University of Oklahoma rowing team

completed its second season in spring

2010 with 35 athletes named to the Big

12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for their

academic performance. Nine rowers were

named scholar athletes by the Collegiate

Rowing Coaches Association, which is an

honor bestowed on only the most committed

of female collegiate rowers. The CRCA also

named freshman Rebecca Staff to the 2010

All-South Region first team. Senior Chelsea

Moore earned second team honors. Kelsey

Witten and Moore were also named to the

2010 Conference USA All-Academic Team

for their classroom success as well as their

contributions to the team.

“The team showed tremendous poise for a

young squad during the 2010 season,” Head

Coach Leeanne Crain said. “ We had a lot

of second-place showings at the premiere

regattas in the first varsity eight –San Diego

Crew Classic, Big 12 Championships, and

SIRAs, and some big wins against Texas,

Alabama, and UCF. Sometimes coming close

to victory teaches us more than winning. We

learned a great deal throughout the season.”

The Sooners opened up the season with the

OU Invitational in Oklahoma City March 12-

14, racking up 14 wins against Tulsa, SMU,

Kansas and Creighton. The first varsity eight

and first novice eight went undefeated over

the weekend, competing in four races each.

The second novice eight racked up another

three wins for Oklahoma. The varsity four

went 2-2 with wins over SMU and Creighton,

and the second novice eight claimed one win

over Creighton.

At the Longhorn Invitational, Oklahoma

took seven wins from Kansas State, UCF and

Louisville. The first novice eight finished the

weekend with three wins. The first varsity

eight went 2-2, claiming wins from Kansas

State and UCF. Both the varsity four and the

second varsity eight claimed one win each

over Kansas State.

The San Diego Crew Classic proved to be

successful for Oklahoma rowers, who claimed

second and third place finishes in two events.

The first varsity eight finished first in the

preliminary heat to move on to the Grand

final where they finished in second place. The

first novice eight also advanced to the Grand

final after a second-place finish in the pre-

liminaries. The Sooners finished third overall

behind Washington State and UCLA. The

second varsity eight finished fifth in its heat

to advance to the third final where Oklahoma

defeated Loyola and Kansas State.

The Sooners then headed to Oak Ridge,

Tenn., for the SIRA Championships where all

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race. The first and second varsity eight boats claimed silver in the

Grand final after finishing first in their preliminary heat, while the

varsity four took third in both the preliminaries and Grand final.

Both novice teams also performed well, with the first novice eight

taking second and the second novice eight taking first.

Oklahoma returned to Oklahoma City for the Big 12 Championships

and the Sooners continued their streak of finishing in the top three.

The first varsity eight, the first novice eight and the second novice

eight all finished second in their respective races, while the second

varsity eight and varsity four finished third. Oklahoma took second

in the team championship.

The NCAA South/Central Regional in Oak Ridge, Tenn., was the final

regatta for the Sooners. The first varsity eight finished third in the

preliminary heat behind Ohio State and Tennessee to advance to

the “A/B” semifinal where the Sooners finished sixth. Oklahoma

was the only Big 12 school to advance to either an “A” or “B” final,

finishing sixth in the “B” final.

The second varsity eight finished fourth in its heat to advance to

the “C/D” semifinal where they claimed first over Indiana and Tulsa.

The Sooners then finished fourth in the “C” final. The varsity four

made a similar run, finishing fourth in its preliminary race to move

on to the “C/D” semifinal where OU took first over Alabama and

Kansas State. Oklahoma went on to claim fourth in the “C” final.

The open four finished fourth in the preliminary heat to advance

to the “C/D” semifinals where Oklahoma finished second to earn a

spot at the “C” final. The open four then claimed sixth in the final.

The first novice eight finished sixth ahead of Kansas to advance to

the “B” final. The Sooners finished sixth in the final.

Oklahoma finished in seventh in the South Region and 14th

overall. The regional also served as the Conference USA Champion-

ship and the Sooners took fourth. Moore, junior Meagan Harrell

and Staff also received C-USA All-Conference team honors for their

performance at the meet.

“As a coach, it’s gratifying to see the growth and maturity of the

athletes, especially in a program that’s in its infancy,” Crain said.

“We will definitely continue to build on the lessons learned from

last year as we approach the 2011 season.”

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OU INVITATIONALOklahoma City, Okla. - Oklahoma RiverMarch 12-14

First Varsity Eight1.Oklahoma ..................................... 7:04.892.Tulsa ......................................................... 7:13.77

1. Oklahoma ...................................... 7:02.9 2. SMU .......................................................... 7:13.5

1.Oklahoma ....................................... 7:11.02.Kansas ........................................................ 7:30.6

1.Oklahoma ..................................... 7:01.512.Creighton ................................................ 7:34.95

Second Varsity Eight1.Tulsa ........................................................... 7:19.32.Oklahoma ....................................... 7:23.9

1.Oklahoma ....................................... 7:03.72.SMU ......................................................... 7:12.93

1.Oklahoma ..................................... 7:29.682. Kansas ..................................................... 7:32.58

1.Oklahoma ..................................... 7:35.652. Kansas (3N8) ........................................... 8:05.33

Varsity Four1.Tulsa “A” .................................................... 8:09.962.Oklahoma ..................................... 8:15.393.Tulsa “B” ................................................... 8:37.46

1.Oklahoma ..................................... 8:13.872.SMU ......................................................... 8:29.33

1.Kansas “A” ................................................... 8:12.72.Oklahoma ..................................... 8:17.633.Kansas “B” .................................................. 8:48.2 1.Oklahoma ..................................... 8:19.962.Creighton ................................................. 9:11.26

First Novice Eight1.Oklahoma ..................................... 7:17.052.Tulsa ......................................................... 7:24.69

1. Oklahoma ...................................... 7:16.12. Creighton .................................................. 7:53.0

1.Oklahoma ..................................... 7:27.862.Kansas ...................................................... 7:47.64

1.Oklahoma ..................................... 7:15.442.Tulsa Lwt. ................................................ 7:23.71

Second Novice Eight1.Kansas “A” ................................................. 7:49.932.Kansas “B” .................................................. 7:52.13. Oklahoma .................................... 8:05.24

1. Kansas ....................................................... 7:51.92. Oklahoma .................................... 7:58.18

1.Kansas ...................................................... 8:04.122.Oklahoma ..................................... 8:11.03

1.Oklahoma ..................................... 8:05.332.Creighton (1N8). ...................................... 8:09.76

Lineups:1V8+: Kelsey Witten (cox), Meghan Farrell (stroke), Rebecca Staff (7), Chelsea Moore (6), Meagan Harrell (5), Nicole Furmanek (4), Sarah Kelle (3), Rebecca Winchester (2), Melea McCreary (bow); Race 4: Kelsey Witten (cox), Meghan Farrell (stroke), Meagan Harrell (7), Chelsea Moore (6), Nicole Bladow (5), Nicole Furmanek (4), Sarah Kelle (3), Rebecca Winchester (2), Melea McCreary (bow)

2V8+:Amanda Hoffman (cox), Sam Fahed (stroke), Ally Gray (7), Nicole Bladow (6), Brooke Holleman (5), Kat Rabe (4), Kat Passlack (3), Brooke Homer (2), Mau-reen Lewis (bow); Race 2-3: Amanda Hoffman (cox), Sam Fahed (stroke), Ally Gray (7), Nicole Bladow (6), Brooke Holleman (5), Kat Rabe (4), Kat Passlack (3), Brooke Homer (2), Monique Gaines (bow); Race 4: Amanda Hoffman (cox), Sam Fahed (stroke), Ally Gray (7), Kat Rabe (6), Brooke Holleman (5), Brooke Homer (4), Kat Passlack (3), McKenzie Lee (2), Monique Gaines (bow)

1V4+: Haley Brown (cox), Monique Gaines (stroke), Taylor Rowley (3), Brooke Sheppard (2), Paige Gero (bow); Race 2-4: Haley Brown (cox), Maureen Lewis (stroke), Taylor Rowley (3), Brooke Sheppard (2), Paige Gero (bow)

1N8+: Carly Schueler (cox), Elizabeth Blanche (stroke), Ashley LaFollette (7), Abbey LaFollette (6), Kelsey O’Grady (5), Lena Eagle Road (4), Morgan Whinery (3), Sara Sherrer (2), Heather House (bow)

2N8+: Tricia Vanscoy(cox), McKenzie Lee (stroke), Elizabeth Middleton (7), Olivia Coleman (6), Mary Cox (5), TBD (4), Kaylee Johnson (3), Kiley Poppino (2), Ashlyn Hartquist (bow)

LONGHORN INVITATIONALAustin, Texas. - Lady Bird LakeMarch 19-21

First Varsity Eight1.Oklahoma ....................................... 7:31.52.Kansas State ............................................. 7:39.27

1. Texas ......................................................... 6:24.4 2. Oklahoma ...................................... 6:27.4

1. Lousiville ................................................... 6:37.42. Oklahoma ...................................... 6:45.4

1.Oklahoma ....................................... 6:40.82.UCF.......................................................... 6:42.47

Second Varsity Eight1. Oklahoma ...................................... 7:53.32. Kansas State .............................................. 8:08.4

1.Texas .......................................................... 6:45.22.Oklahoma ....................................... 6:50.7

1 Louisville .................................................... 6:54.92. Oklahoma ...................................... 6:55.5

1. UCF ............................................................ 6:50.82. Oklahoma .................................... 6:54.81

Varsity Four1. Oklahoma ...................................... 9:28.32. Kansas State .............................................. 9:37.8

1.Texas .......................................................... 7:40.42.Oklahoma ....................................... 7:51.1

1 Louisville .................................................... 7:58.42. Oklahoma ...................................... 8:09.7

1. UCF ............................................................ 7:51.82. Oklahoma .................................... 8:00.46

First Novice Eight1.Oklahoma ....................................... 8:14.12.Kansas State ............................................... 8:28.2

1. Texas ......................................................... 6:53.9

2. Oklahoma ...................................... 7:04.7

1. Oklahoma ...................................... 7:15.6

2. Louisville ................................................... 7:53.9

1.Oklahoma ....................................... 7:05.7

2.UCF............................................................ 7:11.8

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Second Novice Eight1.Texas .......................................................... 7:54.92.Oklahoma ....................................... 8:16.0

1. UCF ............................................................ 7:38.42. Oklahoma .................................... 7:59.92

Second Novice Four1.Texas .......................................................... 8:15.32.Oklahoma ....................................... 8:26.4

Lineups:1V8+: Kelsey Witten (cox), Rebecca Staff (stroke), Meghan Farrell (7), Meagan Harrell (6), Chelsea Moore (5), Sarah Kelle (4), Nicole Furmanek (3), Nicole Bladow (2), Rebecca Winchester (bow). Race 4: Kelsey Witten (cox), Rebecca Staff (stroke), Chelsea Moore (7), Meagan Harrell (6), Meghan Far-rell (5), Sarah Kelle (4), Nicole Furmanek (3), Melea McCreary (2), Ally Gray (bow).

2V8+: Amanda Hoffman (cox), Ally Gray (stroke), Melea McCreary (7), Brooke Sheppard (6), Kat Rabe (5), Kat Passlack (4), Brooke Holleman (3), Monique Gaines (2), Abbey LaFollette (bow). Race 4: Amanda Hoffman (cox), Brooke Sheppard (stroke), Nicole Bladow (7), Rebecca Winchester (6), Kat Rabe (5), Kat Passlack (4), Brooke Holleman (3), Monique Gaines (2), Abbey LaFollette (bow).

1V4+: Haley Brown (cox), Brooke Homer (stroke), Maureen Lewis (3), Paige Gero (2), Taylor Rowley (bow).

1N8+: Carly Schueler (cox), Elizabeth Blanche (stroke), Ashley LaFollette (7), Sara Sherrer (6), Kelsey O’Grady (5), Lena Eagle Road (4), Morgan Whinery (3), McKenzie Lee (2), Heather House (bow).

SAN DIEGO CREW CLASSICSan Diego, Calif. - Mission BayMarch 27-28

First Varsity Eight- Heat1.Oklahoma ..................................... 7:05.102.St. Joseph’s ............................................... 7:12.283. Trinity CT ................................................. 7:16.894. St. Mary’s ................................................. 7:27.985. OCC .......................................................... 7:40.106. Santa Clara .............................................. 7:52.267.Arizona State ........................................... 9:27.89

Grand Final1.San Diego ................................................. 7:05.102.Oklahoma ..................................... 7:07.293. Sacramento State .................................... 7:11.664. Stanford LW ............................................. 7:16.735. St. Joseph’s .............................................. 7:22.056. Tulsa ........................................................ 7:22.39

Second Varsity Eight- Heat1.Virginia “A”.................................................. 7:02.82.UCLA ........................................................ 7:07.233.SMU ......................................................... 7:22.894. USD ......................................................... 7:23.815.Oklahoma ..................................... 7:26.55

Third Final1.Oklahoma ..................................... 7:15.502.Loyola ...................................................... 7:20.973.Kansas State ............................................. 7:21.02

First Novice Eight- Heat1.Washington State ..................................... 7:33.902. Oklahoma .................................... 7:48.683. USD ......................................................... 7:50.934. KSU ......................................................... 7:54.415. UCD ......................................................... 8:03.336. Cal LW ..................................................... 8:45.34

Grand Final1. Washington State .................................... 7:17.202. UCLA ....................................................... 7:22.453. Oklahoma .................................... 7:27.764. Minnesota ............................................... 7:28.315. Sacramento State .................................... 7:38.976. USC .......................................................... 7:39.40

Lineups:1V8+: Kelsey Witten (cox), Rebecca Staff (stroke), Chelsea Moore (7), Meagan Harrell (6), Meghan Farell (5), Nicole Furmanek (4), Sarah Kelle (3), Rebecca Winchester (2), Nicole Bladow (bow)

2V8+:Amanda Hoffman (cox), Melea McCreary (stroke), Ally Gray (7), Kat Rabe(6), Brooke Sheppard (5), Abbey LaFollette (4), Brooke Homer(3), Brooke Holleman (2), Monique Gaines (bow)

1N8+: Carly Schueler (cox), Taylor Rowley (stroke), Ashley LaFollette (7), Sara Sherrer (6), Kelsey O’Grady (5), McKenzie Lee (4), Kat Passlack (3), Elizabeth Blanche (2), Morgan Whinery (bow)

SIRA CHAMPIONSHIPSOak Ridge, Tenn. - Melton Hill LakeApril 17-18

First Varsity Eight- Heat1.Oklahoma ..................................... 6:37.402.Indiana ..................................................... 6:38.383. Alabama .................................................. 6:40.564. Jacksonville ............................................. 6:59.835. SMU ........................................................ 7:01.45Grand Final1. Purdue..................................................... 6:50.602. Oklahoma .................................... 6:55.093. Indiana .................................................... 6:56.054. Grand Valley ............................................ 6:56.435. Tulsa ........................................................ 7:00.746. Alabama .................................................. 7:03.99

Second Varsity Eight- Heat1.Oklahoma ..................................... 6:47.002.Purdue ..................................................... 6:51.473. Kansas State ............................................ 7:02.334. Jacksonville ............................................. 7:17.825. Ohio ........................................................ 8:18.81

Grand Final1.Indiana ..................................................... 7:11.602. Oklahoma .................................... 7:16.893. Purdue..................................................... 7:20.084. Tulsa ........................................................ 7:23.385. Alabama .................................................. 7:27.976. Kansas State ............................................ 7:36.84

Varsity Four1. Alabama .................................................. 7:39.102. Indiana .................................................... 7:39.893.Oklahoma ..................................... 7:41.854. Nova SE ................................................... 8:10.185.SMU ......................................................... 8:14.22

Grand Final1. Alabama .................................................. 6:47.002. Tulsa ........................................................ 6:51.473. Oklahoma .................................... 7:02.334. Kansas State ............................................ 7:17.825. Purdue..................................................... 8:16.316. Indiana .................................................... 8:28.43

First Novice Eight-Grand Final1.Washington State ..................................... 7:33.902. Oklahoma .................................... 7:48.683. USD ......................................................... 7:50.934. KSU ......................................................... 7:54.415. UCD ......................................................... 8:03.336. Cal LW ..................................................... 8:45.34

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SIRA Championship (Cont.)Second Novice Eight-Grand Final1. Oklahoma .................................... 7:26.502. Alabama .................................................. 7:34.053. Purdue..................................................... 7:48.674. William and Mary .................................... 8:22.36

Lineups1V8+: Kelsey Witten (cox), Rebecca Staff (stroke), Chelsea Moore (7), Meagan Harrell (6), Meghan Farell (5), Nicole Furmanek (4), Sarah Kelle (3), Rebecca Winchester (2), Nicole Bladow (bow)

2V8+:Amanda Hoffman (cox), Ally Gray (stroke), Kat Rabe(7), Brooke Sheppard(6), Brooke Holleman (5), Brooke Homer(4), Abbey LaFollette(3), Melea McCreary (2), Kat Passlack (bow)

1V4+:Lauren Price (cox), Taylor Rowley (stroke), Sam Fahed(3),Paige Gero (2), Maureen Lewis (bow)

1N8+: Carly Schueler (cox), Ashley LaFollette (stroke), McKenzie Lee (7), Morgan Whinery (6), Sara Sherrer (5), Lena Eagle Road (4),Kelsey O’Grady (3), Elizabeth Blanche (2), Heather House (bow)

2N8+:Tricia Vanscoy (cox), Kiley Poppino (stroke), Mary Cox (7), Chloe Troutt (6), Elizabeth Middleton (5), Lisa Jett (4), Olivia Staff(3), Olivia Coleman(2), Kaylee Johnson (bow)

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPSOklahoma City, Okla.- Oklahoma RiverMay 1

First Varsity Eight1.Texas ........................................................ 6:41.122.Oklahoma ..................................... 6:41.863. Kansas State ............................................ 6:55.174. Kansas ..................................................... 7:06.12

Second Varsity Eight1.Texas ........................................................ 6:54.612.Kansas ........................................................ 6:55.43. Oklahoma ...................................... 7:02.74. Kansas State ............................................ 7:04.97

Varsity Four1.Texas ........................................................ 7:41.012.Kansas ...................................................... 7:44.873. Oklahoma .................................... 7:47.114. Kansas State ............................................ 7:51.09

First Novice Eight1.Texas .......................................................... 7:00.72.Oklahoma ....................................... 7:04.43. Kansas ..................................................... 7:07.17

4. Kansas State ............................................ 7:19.15Second Novice Eight1.Texas ........................................................ 7:25.392.Oklahoma ....................................... 7:30.73. Kansas ....................................................... 7:34.8


2V8+:Amanda Hoffman (cox), Melea McCreary (stroke), Ally Gray (7), Kat Rabe(6), Brooke Sheppard (5), Brooke Homer (4), Kat Passlack(3), Abbey LaFol-lette (2), Monique Gaines(bow)

1V4+:Lauren Price (cox), Sam Fahed(stroke), Mau-reen Lewis (3),Paige Gero (2), Taylor Rowley (bow)

1N8+: Carly Schueler (cox),Brooke Holleman (stroke), Kelsey O’Grady (7), Morgan Whinery (6), Olivia Staff (5), Elizabeth Middleton (4),Heather House(3), Sara Sherrer (2), Ashley LaFollette (bow)

2N8+:Tricia Vanscoy (cox), Kiley Poppino (stroke), Mary Cox (7), Lisa Jett (6), Olivia Coleman (5), Lena Eagle Road (4), Ashlyn Hartquist (3), McKenzie Lee 2), Kaylee Johnson (bow)

NCAA SOUTH/CENTRAL REGIONALSOak Ridge, Tenn.- Melton Hill LakeMay 1

First Varsity Eight- Preliminary Heat1.Ohio State ................................................ 6:48.002.Tennessee ................................................ 6:49.263. Oklahoma .................................... 6:54.844. Texas ....................................................... 6:59.305. Miami ...................................................... 7:11.666. Kansas ..................................................... 7:21.48

First Varsity Eight- A/B Semifinal1.Virginia .................................................... 6:28.802.Wisconsin ................................................. 6:34.813. Clemson .................................................. 6:36.624. Ohio State ............................................... 6:41.595. Notre Dame ............................................. 6:44.796. Oklahoma .................................... 6:55.46

First Varsity Eight- B Final1. Ohio State ............................................... 6:40.202. Louisville ................................................. 6:41.723. Iowa ........................................................ 6:42.324. Notre Dame ............................................. 6:44.525. Minnesota ............................................... 6:47.366. Oklahoma .................................... 6:54.94

Second Varsity Eight- Preliminary Heat1. Wisconsin ................................................ 6:52.102. Notre Dame ............................................. 7:03.033. Minnesota ............................................... 7:03.554. Oklahoma .................................... 7:06.595. Duke ........................................................ 7:14.63Second Varsity Eight- C/D Semifinal1. Oklahoma .................................... 7:03.502. Indiana .................................................... 7:10.053. Tulsa ........................................................ 7:12.254. Alabama .................................................. 7:16.775.SMU ......................................................... 7:28.35

Second Varsity Eight- C Final1. Indiana .................................................... 6:53.602. Louisville ................................................. 6:54.593. Duke ........................................................ 6:59.234. Oklahoma .................................... 7:00.065. Kansas ..................................................... 7:00.566. Tulsa ........................................................ 7:06.40

Varsity Four- Preliminary Heat1. Virginia .................................................... 7:30.902. Minnesota ............................................... 7:40.463. Tennessee ................................................ 7:58.224. Oklahoma .................................... 8:05.685. Indiana .................................................... 8:16.70

Varsity Four- C/D Semifinal1. Oklahoma .................................... 7:56.502. Alabama .................................................. 8:00.943. Kansas State ............................................ 8:08.124. Louisville ................................................. 8:33.345. SMU ........................................................ 8:41.68

Varsity Four- C Final1. Tulsa ........................................................ 7:34.202. Kansas ..................................................... 7:40.553. Alabama .................................................. 7:44.304. Oklahoma .................................... 7:51.265. Kansas State ............................................ 7:55.636. Indiana .................................................... 8:03.92

Open Four- Preliminary Heat1. Virginia “A” ............................................... 7:37.902. Ohio State ............................................... 7:48.503. Notre Dame “B”........................................ 7:58.234. Oklahoma .................................... 8:07.145. Tennessee “A” ........................................... 8:18.55

Open Four- C/D Semifinal1. Iowa ........................................................ 7:58.702. Oklahoma .................................... 8:02.243. UCF .......................................................... 8:04.654. Alabama .................................................. 8:05.21

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Open Four- C Final1. Notre Dame ............................................. 7:42.502. Tulsa “B” ................................................... 7:45.923. Tulsa “A” ................................................... 7:46.454. Iowa ........................................................ 7:52.555. UCF .......................................................... 7:55.806. Oklahoma .................................... 8:07.91

First Novice Eight- Preliminary Heat1. Wisconsin “A” ........................................... 6:57.202. Notre Dame ............................................ 7:06.283. Michigan State ........................................ 7:08.124. Alabama .................................................. 7:15.405. Tennessee ................................................ 7:15.866. Oklahoma .................................... 7:20.857. Kansas ..................................................... 7:28.06

First Novice Eight- Repechage 11. Michigan ................................................. 7:03.102. Notre Dame ............................................. 7:05.913. Wisconsin “B” ........................................... 7:07.914. Oklahoma .................................... 7:15.655. Alabama .................................................. 7:22.186. Kansas State ............................................ 7:41.00

First Novice Eight- B Final1. Wisconsin ................................................ 7:02.002. UCF .......................................................... 7:03.533. Alabama .................................................. 7:06.194. Indiana .................................................... 7:07.625. Tennessee ................................................ 7:08.076. Oklahoma .................................... 7:11.74


2V8+:Amanda Hoffman (cox), Ally Gray (stroke), Melea McCreary (7), Brooke Sheppard(6), Abbey LaFollette (5), Kat Passlack(4), Morgan Whinery(3), AshleyLaFollette (2), Kat Rabe(bow)1V4+:Lauren Price (cox), Brooke Holleman (stroke), Heather House(3), Elizabeth Blanche (2), Monique Gaines (bow)

OV4+: Haley Brown (cox), McKenzie Lee(stroke), Maureen Lewis (3), Sam Fahed (2), Brooke Homer (bow)

1N8+: Carly Schueler (cox),Taylor Rowley (stroke),Chloe Troutt (7), Elizabeth Middleton (6), Lisa Jett (5), Olivia Staff (4),Paige Gero (3), Kelsey O’Grady (2), Sara Sherrer (bow)

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2008-2009Competition Date Event Time Place

Head of the Oklahoma 10/4/08 Open Four 17:07.049 9/32

Oklahoma City, Okla. 10/5/08 Open Pair 21:03.731 14/14

Head of the Colorado 10/25/08 First Novice Eight 19:58.400 2/20

Austin, Texas 10/25/08 First Novice Eight 21:39.100 7/20

10/25/08 Second Novice Eight 24:28.300 3/5

10/25/08 Open Four 20:45.100 3/20

Head of the Hooch 11/1/08 Championship Four 20:12.900 21/28

Chattanooga, Tenn. 11/1/08 Novice Eight 18:25.100 5/17

11/1/08 Novice Eight 19:10.200 9/17

Longhorn Invitational 3/20/09 First Novice Eight 7:48.100 2/2

Austin, Texas 3/20/09 Varsity Four 8:21.900 1/2

3/21/09 First Novice Eight 7:04.500 1/2


3/21/09 Varsity Four 7:32.500 2/2

San Diego Crew Classic 4/3/09 Varsity Four 7.37.080 1/3

San Diego, Calif. 4/4/09 First Novice Eight 7:21.510 2/7

4/4/09 Second Novice Eight (H) 7:21.510 2/7

4/5/09 First Novice Eight (GF) 7:47.330 4/6

SIRA Championships 4/18/09 Varsity Eight (H) 6:58.040 5/6

Oak Ridge, Tenn. 4/18/09 Novice Eight (H) 7:30.020 5/6

4/18/09 Novice Four (H) 8:18.600 1/6

4/19/09 Varsity Eight (PF) 7:08.000 2/6

4/19/09 Second Novice Eight (PF) 7:45.000 4/6

4/19/09 Novice Four (GF) 8:09.300 2/6

Big 12 Championships 5/2/09 Second Novice Eight 7:21.300 2/4

Wyandotte, Kan. 5/2/09 First Novice Eight 6:51.400 1/4

5/2/09 Varsity Four 7:24.600 1/4

NCAA South Central/Regional 5/16/09 Second Novice Eight (H) 7:22.500 6/6

Oak Ridge, Tenn. 5/16/09 First Novice Eight (H) 6:50.690 4/5

5/16/09 First Novice Eight (S) 6:37.300 3/6

5/16/09 Varsity Four (H) 7:21.680 3/5

5/16/09 Varsity Four (S) 7:12.940 3/5

5/17/09 Second Novice Eight (GF) 7:03.000 4/4


5/17/09 Varsity Four (GF) 7:09.900 5/6


Boot of the Oklahoma 10/3/09 Collegiate Eight 14:52.128 6/20

Oklahoma City, Okla. 10/3/09 Collegiate Eight 15:26.956 12/20

10/3/09 Collegiate Eight 15:46.964 16/20

10/3/09 Collegiate Four 16:50.418 4/29

10/3/09 Collegiate Four 17:00.186 9/29

10/3/09 Collegiate Four 18:23.350 21/29

10/3/09 Collegiate Four 18:35.260 23/29

10/3/09 Novice Eight 17:05.290 2/4



Head of the Charles 10/18/09 Championship Eight 19:25.311 32/32

Boston, Mass.

Head of the Colorado 10/31/09 Open Eight 16:12.400 3/11

Austin, Texas 10/31/09 Open Eight 16:28.000 6/11

10/31/09 Novice Eight 17:27.400 2/11

10/31/09 Novice Eight 19:07.200 5/11

10/31/09 Open Four 17:43.100 1/14

10/31/09 Open Four 18:00.300 2/14

Head of the Colorado (Cont.) 10/31/09 Open Four 18:39.100 5/14

10/31/09 Open Four 18:57.900 8/14

Head of the Hooch 11/7/09 Championship Eight 14:58.800 12/33

Oak Ridge, Tenn. 11/7/09 Championship Eight 15:18.500 19/33

11/7/09 Novice Eight 15:18.200 3/16

11/7/09 Novice Eight 16:49.000 11/16

11/7/09 Novice Eight 17:45.000 13/16

11/7/09 Championship Four 16:28.000 11/40

11/8/09 Open Pair 16:54.300 11/29

11/8/09 Open Pair 17:02.400 14/29

11/8/09 Open Pair 17:44.300 20/29

OU Invitational 3/13/10 First Varsity Eight 7:04.890 1/2

Oklahoma City, Okla. 3/13/10 First Varsity Eight 7:02.900 1/2

3/13/10 Second Varsity Eight 7:23.900 2/2


3/13/10 Varsity Four 8:15.390 2/3

3/13/10 Varsity Four 8:13.87 1/2





3/14/10 First Varsity Eight 7:11.000 1/2




3/14/10 Varsity Four 8:17.630 2/3

3/14/10 Varsity Four 8:19.960 1/2





Longhorn Invitational 3/19/10 First Varsity Eight 7:31.500 1/2

Austin, Texas 3/19/10 Second Varsity Eight 7:53.300 1/2

3/19/10 Varsity Four 9:28.300 1/2






3/20/10 Varsity Four 7:51.100 2/2

3/20/10 Varsity Four 8:09.700 2/2




3/20/10 Second Novice Four 8:26.400 2/2



3/21/10 Varsity Four 8:00.460 2/2



San Diego Crew Classic 3/27/10 First Varsity Eight (H) 7:05.100 1/7

San Diego, Calif. 3/27/10 Second Varsity Eight (H) 7:26.550 5/5

3/27/10 Second Varsity Eight (CF) 7:15.500 1/3

3/27/10 First Novice Eight (H) 7:48.680 2/6

3/28/10 First Varsity Eight (GF) 7:07.290 2/6


SIRA Championship 4/17/10 First Varsity Eight (H) 6:37.400 1/5

Oak Ridge, Tenn. 4/17/10 Second Varsity Eight (H) 6:47.000 1/5

4/17/10 Varsity Four (H) 7:41.850 2/6

4/18/10 First Varsity Eight (GF) 6:55.090 2/6

4/18/10 Second Varsity Eight (GF) 7:16.890 2/6

4/18/10 Varsity Four (GF) 7:02.330 3/6

4/18/10 Second Novice Eight (GF) 7:26.500 1/4


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Big 12 Championship 5/1/10 First Varsity Eight 6:41.860 2/4

Oklahoma City, Okla. 5/1/10 Second Varsity Eight 7:02.700 3/4

5/1/10 Varsity Four 7:47.110 3/4



NCAA South/Central Regionals 5/15/10 First Varsity Eight (H) 6:54.840 3/6

Oak Ridge, Tenn. 5/15/10 First Varsity Eight (S) 6:55.440 6/6

5/15/10 Second Varsity Eight (H) 7:06.590 4/5

5/15/10 Second Varsity Eight (S) 7:03.500 1/5

5/15/10 Varsity Four (H) 8:05.680 4/5

5/15/10 Varsity Four (S) 7:56.500 1/5

5/15/10 Open Four (H) 8:07.140 4/5

5/15/10 Open Four (S) 8:02.240 2/4

5/15/10 First Novice Eight (H) 7:20.850 6/6

5/15/10 First Novice Eight (R) 7:15.650 4/6

5/16/10 First Varsity Eight (BF) 6:54.940 6/6

5/16/10 Second Varsity Eight (CF) 7:00.060 4/6

5/16/10 Varsity Four (CF) 7:51.260 4/6

5/16/10 Open Four (CF) 8:07.910 6/6

5/16/10 First Novice Eight (BF) 7:11.740 6/6


Head of the Oklahoma 10/9/10 Collegiate Eight 14:33.504 6/26

Oklahoma City, Okla. 10/9/10 Collegiate Eight 14:55.632 11/26






10/9/10 Collegiate Four 15:57.864 8/32

10/9/10 Collegiate Four 16:26.837 15/32

10/9/10 Collegiate Four 16:59.601 21/32

10/9/10 Collegiate Four 1:55.900 3/6

10/9/10 Collegiate Four 1:50.400 4/6

10/10/10 Open Four 15:49.497 2/9

10/10/10 Open Four 16:24.177 4/9

10/10/10 Open Pair 17:23.895 4/14

10/10/10 Open Pair 17:27.289 5/14

10/10/10 Open Pair 17:46.720 9/14

10/10/10 Open Pair 18:14.916 14/14

10/10/10 Collegiate Singles 18:12.260 4/14

10/10/10 Collegiate Singles 18:39.004 4/14

Head of the Charles 10/23/10 Championship Eight 16:48.612 15/30

Boston, Mass.

Head of the Colorado 10/30/10 Open Eight 17:24.300 2/11

Austin, Texas 10/30/10 Open Eight 18:19.400 3/11

10/30/10 Open Eight 18:26.200 4/11

10/30/10 Open Eight 18:57.100 8/11

10/30/10 Open Four 20:14.400 2/14

10/30/10 Open Four 21:05.500 3/14

10/30/10 Open Four 21:23.200 5/14

10/30/10 Open Four 21:27.000 6/14




10/30/10 Novice Four 24:00.100 2/9

Head of the Hooch 11/6/10 Championship Eight 16:20.700 6/35

Chattanooga, Tenn. 11/6/10 Championship Eight 17:20.400 28/35

11/6/10 Championship Eight 17:22.200 29/35




Head of the Hooch (Cont.) 11/6/10 Championship Four 18:52.000 28/42

11/6/10 Novice Eight 18:52.500 11/46

11/6/10 Novice Eight 18:57.200 12/46

11/6/10 Novice Four 21:22.800 19/37

11/7/10 Open Pair 19:04.300 4/32

11/7/10 Open Pair 19:22.200 9/32

11/7/10 Open Pair 19:54.700 14/32

11/7/10 Open Pair 21:08.300 27/32

11/7/10 Championship Single 21:42.100 11/18

11/7/10 Championship Single 23:26.400 16/18

RACE-BY-RACE RESULTS

EVENT KEY

(H)- Preliminary Heat

(S)- Semi-final

(R)- Repechage

(PF)- Petite Final

(GF)- Grand Final

(DF)- “D” Final

(CF)- “C” Final

(BF)- “B” Final

(AF)- “A” Final


RESULTS BY OPPONENT

Opponent Date Location Event Time Place OU Finish Time OU Place

Alabama 11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Four 19:39.100 15/28 20:12.9 21/28

11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Four 19:20.700 13/28 20:12.9 21/28

11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Eight 18:03.700 1/17 18:25.1/19:10.2 5 and 9/17


4/18/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Four (H) 9:01.350 5/6 8:18.60 1/6

4/18/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Eight (H) 6:56.730 4/6 6:58.04 5/6

4/19/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Eight (PF) 7:09.600 3/6 7:08.00 2/6

5/16/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Second Novice Eight (H) 6:49.890 3/6 7:22.500 6/6

4/3/10 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Varsity Eight 6:46.100 2/3 6:37.500 1/3

4/3/10 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Second Varsity Eight 7:08.400 2/3 7:05.500 1/3

4/3/10 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Varsity Four 7:58.500 1/4 8:07.900 3/4


4/3/10 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Novice Eight 7:01.000 1/2 7:02.100 2/2

4/3/10 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Second Novice Eight 7:34.400 1/2 7:40.900 2/2


4/17/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Four (H) 7:39.100 1/5 7:41.850 3/5

4/18/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Eight (GF) 7:03.990 6/6 6:55.090 2/6

4/18/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Second Varsity Eight (GF) 7:27.970 5/6 7:16.890 2/6

4/18/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Four (GF) 6:47.000 1/6 7:02.330 3/6

4/18/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight (GF) 7:20.100 2/6 7:28.760 4/6

4/18/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Second Novice Eight (GF) 7:34.050 2/4 7:26.500 1/4

5/15/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Second Varsity Eight (S) 7:16.770 4/5 7:03.500 1/5

5/15/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Four (S) 8:00.940 2/5 7:56.500 1/5

5/15/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Open Four (S) 8:05.210 4/4 8:02.240 2/4

5/15/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. First Novice Eight (H) 7:15.400 4/7 7:20.850 6/7

5/15/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. First Novice Eight (R) 7:22.180 5/6 7:15.650 4/6


5/16/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. First Novice Eight (BF) 7:06.190 3/6 7:11.740 6/6

10/23/10 Boston, Mass. Championship Eight 17:41.086 29/30 16:48.612 15/30

11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Eight 16:26.900 8/35 16:20.700/17:20.400/17:22.200 6,28 and 29/35



11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Four 18:08.300 11/42 17:53.000/18:08.100/18:46.400/18:52.000 7,10,27 and 28/42





Alabama-Huntsville 11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Four 22:37.500 26/37 21:22.800 19/37

Auburn 11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Eight 21:13.900 33/46 18:52.500/18:57.200 11 and 12/46

11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Four 21:33.500 22/37 21:22.800 19/37

Austin Rowing Club 10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla Open Four 16:37.507 5/32 17:07.049 9/32

10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla Open Four 18:31.411 27/32 17:07.049 9/32

10/25/08 Austin, Texas Open Four 20:02.500 2/20 20:45.1 3/20

10/31/09 Austin, Texas Open Four 18:48.600 6/14 17:43.100/18:00.300/18:39.100/18:57.900 1,2,5 and 8/14

10/31/09 Austin, Texas Open Eight 16:17.600 4/11 16:12.400/16:28.000 3 and 6/11


10/30/10 Austin, Texas Open Eight 18:44.100 6/11 17:24.300/18:19.400/18:26.200/18:57.100 2, 3, 4 and 8/11


10/30/10 Austin, Texas Novice Eight 24:09.500 11/12 21:13.300/22:10.800 5 and 6/12

10/30/10 Austin, Texas Open Four 21:08.300 4/14 20:14.400/21:05.500/21:23.200/21:27.00 2, 3, 5 and 6/14


Arizona State 3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Varsity Eight (H) 9:27.890 7/7 7:05.10 1/7

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Baylor Rowing Club 10/25/08 Austin, Texas Open Four 22:47.700 11/20 20:45.1 3/20

10/25/08 Austin, Texas Novice 1 Eight 23:42.900 10/12 19:58.4/21:39.1 2 and 7/20

10/31/09 Austin, Texas Novice Eight 21:40.100 10/11 17:27.400/ 19:07.200 2 and 5/11




10/30/10 Austin, Texas Novice Four 24:18.100 4/9 24;00.100 2/9


Berry College 11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Four 22:58.700 31/37 21:22.800 19/37


Boston College 10/23/10 Boston, Mass. Championship Eight 17:18.881 23/30 16:48.612 15/30

Boston University 10/23/10 Boston, Mass. Championship Eight 16:41.496 14/30 16:48.612 15/30


Boulder Community 10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla Open Four 18:02.585 22/32 17:07.049 9/32

10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla Open Four 18:11.427 25/32 17:07.049 9/32

Brown 10/23/10 Boston, Mass. Championship Eight 15:58.062 3/30 16:48.612 15/30


Brown Rowing Club 10/23/10 Boston, Mass. Championship Eight 16:52.164 16/30 16:48.612 15/30

California 3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Novice Eight (H) 8:45.340 6/6 7:48.680 2/6

Cal State Long Beach 4/4/09 San Diego, Calif. Second Novice Eight (H) 8:25.940 7/7 7:32.68 2/7

Central Florida 11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Eight 21:55.000 39/46 18:52.500/18:57.200 11 and 12/46

Central Oklahoma 10/25/08 Austin, Texas Open Four 22:34.900 10/20 20:45.1 3/20




10/25/08 Austin, Texas Second Novice Eight 23:36.000 5/5 24:28.3 3/5

10/3/09 Oklahoma City, Okla. Collegiate Eight 15:57.594 19/20 14:52.128/15:26.956/15:46.964 6,12,and16/20

10/3/09 Oklahoma City, Okla. Collegiate Four 19:44.638 26/29 16:50.418/17:00.186/1823.350/18:35.260 4,9,21 and 23/20



10/9/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Collegiate Eight 16:02.309 26/26 14:33.504/14:55.632/15:17.192/15:46.798 6,11,15 and 22/26

10/9/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Collegiate Four 17:45.268 28/32 15;57.864/16:26.837/16:59.601 8, 15 and 21/32


Charleston 4/18/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Four (H) 8:22.550 2/6 8:00.50 1/6

4/19/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Four (GF) 8:48.000 6/6 8:09.30 2/6





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Cincinnati 11/7/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Open Pair 21:00.800 25/32 19:04.300/19:22.200/19:54.700/21:08.300 4,9,14 and 27/32

Clemson 11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Four 18:08.200 1/28 20:12.9 21/28






5/16/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight (H) 6:46.980 3/5 6:50.69 4/5


11/7/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Championship Eight 14:16.900 1/33 14:58.800/15:18.500 12 and 19/33



11/7/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight 14:56.000 2/16 15:18.200/16:49.000/17:45.000 13,11 and 13/16

11/8/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Open Pair 16:20.500 2/29 16:54.300/17:02.400/17:44.300 11,14 and 20/29

11/8/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Championship Four 15:36.500 1/40 16:28.000 11/40



5/15/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Eight (S) 6:36.620 3/6 6:55.460 6/6












Colorado 4/4/09 San Diego, Calif. Novice Eight 8:06.510 6/7 7:27.51 2/7

Colorado State 10/9/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Collegiate Four 18:36.545 32/32 15;57.864/16:26.837/16:59.601 8, 15 and 21/32

10/10/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Four 18:39.904 9/9 15:49.355/16:24.177 2 and 4/9

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Creighton 10/3/09 Oklahoma City, Okla. Collegiate Four 20:29.670 29/29 16:50.418/17:00.186/1823.350/18:35.260 4,9,21 and 23/20

10/3/09 Oklahoma City, Okla. Novice Four 21:05.932 4/4 17:05.290 2/4

3/13/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Novice Eight 7:53.000 2/2 7:16.100 1/2

3/14/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Varsity Eight 7:34.950 2/2 7:01.51 1/2

3/14/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Varsity Four 9:11.260 2/2 8:19.960 1/2


Duke 11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Four 19:07.600 11/28 20:12.9 21/28



5/17/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight 6:37.700 5/6 7:42.20 6/6







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5/15/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Second Varsity Eight (H) 7:14.630 5/5 7:06.590 4/5

5/16/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Second Varsity Eight (CF) 6:59.230 3/6 7:00.600 4/6











11/7/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Open Pair 18:32.000 2/32 19:04.300/19:22.200/19:54.700/21:08.300 4,9,14 and 27/32

11/7/10 Chattanooga Tenn. Championship Singles 20:09.500 1/18 21:42.100/23:26.400 11 and 16/18




Davidson 11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Four 23:14.000 32/37 21:22.800 19/37

Emory 11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Four 20:25.800 23/28 20:12.9 21/28





Eastern Michigan 11/7/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Championship Eight 15:17.400 18/33 14:58.800/15:18.500 12 and 19/33






Florida 11/7/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Championship Eight 15:41.200 28/33 14:58.800/15:18.500 12 and 19/33







Georgetown 10/23/10 Boston, Mass. Championship Eight 16:56.338 18/30 16:48.612 15/30

George Washington 10/23/10 Boston, Mass. Championship Eight 17:23.623 25/30 16:48.612 15/30

Georgia 11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Eight 19:09.400 14/46 18:52.500/18:57.200 11 and 12/46






Georgia State 11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Four 19:44.600 8/37 21:22.800 19/37

Georgia Tech 11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Four 19:59.500 12/37 21:22.800 19/37



Grand Valley 4/18/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Eight (GF) 6:56.430 4/6 6:55.090 2/6


Indiana 4/18/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight (H) 7:07.000 1/6 7:30.02 5/6












5/16/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Four (CF) 8:03.920 6/6 7:51.260 4/6

5/16/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight (BF) 7:07.620 4/6 7:11.740 6/6

Iowa 3/20/09 Austin, Texas Varsity Four 8:56.100 2/2 8:21.900 1/2

3/21/09 Austin, Texas Novice Eight 7:36.500 2/2 7:35.600 1/2


5/16/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Eight (BF) 6:42.320 3/6 6:54.940 6/6

5/16/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Open Four (CF) 7:52.550 4/6 8:07.910 6/6



10/9/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Collegiate Eight 1:39.800 5/5 1:28.200/1:35.800 1 and 3/5

10/9/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Collegiate Eight 1:37.500 4/6 1:34.700 3/5



10/9/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Collegiate Four 1:58.100 4/4 1:55.900 3/4

10/10/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Pair 17:08.838 2/14 17:23.895/17:27.289/17:46.720/18:14.916 4, 5, 9 and 14



Jacksonville 11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Four 19:06.500 10/28 20:12.9 21/28




4/19/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Eight (PF) 8:04.000 5/6 7:45.00.00 4/6










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Kansas 10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Four 17:07.655 10/32 17:07.049 9/32

10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Four 17:44.953 19/32 17:07.049 9/32


4/18/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Four (H) 8:30.910 3/6 8:00.50 1/6




5/2/09 Kansas City, Kan. Novice Eight 7:09.700 4/4 6:51.4 1/4

5/2/09 Kansas City, Kan. Second Novice Eight 7:36.600 3/4 7:21.3 2/4

5/2/09 Kansas City, Kan. Varsity Four 7:36.400 2/4 7:24.6 1/4















3/14/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Varsity 1 Eight 7:30.600 2/2 7:11.000 1/2

3/14/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Second Varsity Eight 7:32.580 2/2 7:29.680 1/2




3/14/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Novice 1 Eight 7:47.640 2/2 7:27.860 1/2

3/13/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Second Novice Eight 7:49.930 1/3 8:05.240 3/3

























10/10/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Collegiate Singles 18:42.264 6/15 18:12.260/18:39.004 4 and 5/15







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Kansas (Cont.) 10/10/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Collegiate Singles 21:43.455 15/15 18:12.260/18:39.004 4 and 5/15
















Kansas State 3/20/09 Austin, Texas Novice Eight 7:41.500 1/2 7:48.1 2/2


5/2/09 Kansas City, Kansas Novice Eight 6:57.600 2/4 6:51.4 1/4

5/2/09 Kansas City, Kansas Second Novice Eight 7:42.500 4/4 7:21.3 2/4

5/2/09 Kansas City, Kansas Varsity Four 7:41.600 4/4 7:24.6 1/4




3/19/10 Austin, Texas Varsity Eight 7:39.270 2/2 7:31.500 1/2

3/19/10 Austin, Texas Second Varsity Eight 8:08.400 2/2 7:53.300 1/2

3/19/10 Austin, Texas Varsity Four 9:37.800 2/2 9:28.300 1/2


3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Second Varsity Eight 7:21.020 3/3 7:15.500 1/3

3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Novice Eight 7:54.410 4/6 7:48.680 2/6



















Lehigh 10/23/10 Boston, Mass. Championship Eight 19:08.238 30/30 16:48.612 15/30

Louisville 11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Four (A) 18:21.100 2/28 20:12.9 21/28

11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Four (B) 18:41.900 7/28 20:12.9 21/28

11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Four (C) 20:21.900 22/28 20:12.9 21/28

11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Eight (A) 20:02.600 15/17 18:25.1/19:10.2 5 and 9/17



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3/20/10 Austin, Texas Novice 1 Eight 7:53.900 2/2 7:15.600 1/2












Loyola 3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Second Varsity Eight 7:20.970 2/3 7:15.500 1/3

Miami 10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Four (A) 16:32.549 3/32 17:07.049 9/32

10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Four (B) 17:17.551 12/32 17:07.049 9/32













Miami Rowing Club 11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Eight 17:50.900 1/46 18:52.500/18:57.200 11 and 12/46


Michigan 5/16/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight (H) 6:39.800 2/6 7:22.500 6/6



5/15/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight (R) 7:03.100 1/6 7:15.650 4/6

Michigan State 4/18/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Four (H) 8:47.680 3/6 8:18.60 1/6


5/16/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight (S) 6:40.500 5/6 6:37.30 3/6


Mile High Rowing Club 10/10/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Pair 17:45.286 8/14 17:23.895/17:27.289/17:46.720/18:14.916 4, 5, 9 and 14

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Minnesota 4/4/09 San Diego, Calif. Novice Eight (GF) 7:39.160 4/7 7:27.51 2/7

4/4/09 San Diego, Calif. Second Novice Eight (H) 7:21.700 1/7 7:32.68 2/7

3/28/10 San Diego, Calif. Novice Eight (GF) 7:28.310 4/6 7:27.760 3/6




MIT 10/23/10 Boston, Mass. Championship Eight 17:21.070 24/30 16:48.612 15/30

Murray State 4/18/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Four (H) 8:34.160 2/6 8:18.60 1/6





Navy 10/23/10 Boston, Mass. Championship Eight 17:03.934 21/30 16:48.612 15/30

Newfoundland 11/8/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Open Pair 18:27.700 24/29 16:54.300/17:02.400/17:44.300 11,14 and 20/29


11/7/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Singles 22:18.500 14/18 21:42.100/23:26.400 11 and 16/18

North Carolina 11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Four 18:37.600 5/28 20:12.9 21/28













11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Eight 1656.500 15/35 16:20.700/17:20.400/17:22.200 6,28 and 29/35











Northeastern 10/23/10 Boston, Mass. Championship Eight 16:12.171 5/30 16:48.612 15/30


Northwestern 10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Four 19:01.101 28/32 17:07.049 9/32

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Northwestern State 4/18/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Four (H) 8:48.270 4/6 8:18.60 1/6


Notre Dame 5/16/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight (S) 6:43.600 6/6 6:37.30 3/6




5/15/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Open Four (H) 7:58.230 3/5 8:07.140 4/5





Nova Southeastern 4/17/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Four (H) 8:10.180 4/5 7:41.850 3/5

Ohio 4/17/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Second Varsity Eight (H) 8:18.810 5/5 6:47.000 1/5

Ohio State 5/16/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Four (S) 7:11.550 2/6 7:12.94 3/6








Old Dominion 11/7/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight 14:50.400 1/16 15:18.200/16:49.000/17:45.000 13,11 and 13/16



4/3/10 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Varsity Eight 6:57.500 3/3 6:37.500 1/3

4/3/10 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Second Varsity Eight 7:12.300 3/3 7:05.500 1/3





OKC Riversport 11/7/10 Chattanooga Tenn. Championship Singles 20:20.200 2/18 21:42.100/23:26.400 11 and 16/18

Oklahoma City 10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Four 18:26.691 26/32 17:07.049 9/32

10/5/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Pair 18:29.357 9/14 21:03.731 14/14














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Oklahoma City (Cont.) 10/10/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Collegiate Singles 18:07.214 3/15 18:12.260/18:39.004 4 and 5/15




Oklahoma Crew 10/25/08 Austin, Texas Open Four (A) 25:57.400 19/20 20:45.1 3/20

Oklahoma State 10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Four (A) 19:37.035 31/32 17:07.049 9/32

10/25/08 Austin, Texas Open Four (A) 22:16.800 9/20 20:45.1 3/20

10/25/08 Austin, Texas Open Four (B) 27:15.400 20/20 20:45.1 3/20

Orange Coast 3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Varsity Eight (H) 7:40.100 5/7 7:05.10 1/7

Oregon State 4/5/09 San Diego, Calif. Novice Eight (GF) 7:18.630 2/6 7:47.33 5/6

Pennsylvania 10/23/10 Boston, Mass. Championship Eight 16:35.716 11/30 16:48.612 15/30

Princeton


Purdue 4/18/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Eight (H) 6:46.470 2/6 6:58.04 5/6









Radcliffe 10/23/10 Boston, Mass. Championship Eight 16:54.651 17/30 16:48.612 15/30


Rhode Island 10/23/10 Boston, Mass. Championship Eight 17:00.597 20/30 16:48.612 15/30

Rice 10/25/08 Austin, Texas Open Four (A) 24:54.500 18/20 20:45.1 3/20


Rocky Mountain RC 10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Four 17:45.859 20/32 17:07.049 9/32

Rollins 11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Four 20:48.100 24/28 20:12.9 21/28








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Sacramento State 3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Varsity Eight (H) 7:11.660 3/6 7:07.290 2/6

3/28/10 San Diego, Calif. Varsity Eight (GF) 7:11.66 3/6 7:07.290 2/6


San Diego 4/3/09 San Diego, Calif. Varisty Four 7:58.450 3/3 7:37.08 1/3


3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Varsity Eight (H) 7:05.100 1/6 7:07.290 2/6

3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Second Varsity Eight (H) 7:23.810 4/5 7:26.500 5/5

3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Novice Eight (H) 7:50.930 3/6 7:48.680 2/6


San Diego State 4/3/09 San Diego, Calif. Varsity Four 7:56.470 2/3 7:37.08 1/3


Santa Clara 4/4/09 San Diego, Calif. Novice Eight (GF) 7:54.680 5/7 7:27.51 2/7

3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Varsity Eight (H) 7:52.260 6/7 7:05.10 1/7

Sewanee 11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Four 23:44.100 27/28 20:12.9 21/28




SMU 10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Four 17:21.343 15/32 17:07.049 9/32








9/19/09 Dallas, Texas Varsity Eight 29:26.000 2/4 28:52.000/31:22.000 1 and 4/4

9/19/09 Dallas, Texas Varsity Eight 30:15.000 2/4 28:52.000/31:22.000 1 and 4/4

9/19/09 Dallas, Texas Varsity Four 36:11.000 3/3 32:34.000/32:46.000 1 and 2/3

























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SMU (Cont.) 10/9/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Collegiate Four 16:26.931 16/32 15;57.864/16:26.837/16:59.601 8, 15 and 21/32









South Florida 11/8/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Open Pair 19:00.500 27/29 16:54.300/17:02.400/17:44.300 11,14 and 20/29


St. Edward’s 10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Four (A) 18:09.027 23/32 17:07.049 9/32

10/25/08 Austin, Texas Novice 1 Eight(A) 24:03.100 11/12 19:58.4/21:39.1 2 and 7/20




St. Joseph’s 3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Varsity Eight (H) 7:12.280 2/7 7:05.10 1/7


St. Louis Rowing Club 11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Eight 22:59.300 41/46 18:52.500/18:57.200 11 and 12/46


St. Mary’s 3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Varsity Eight (H) 7:12.280 2/7 7:05.10 1/7

Stetson 11/7/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight 19:12.700 16/16 15:18.200/16:49.000/17:45.000 13,11 and 13/16


Stanford 3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Varsity Eight (H) 7:05.100 1/6 7:07.290 2/6







Tampa 4/18/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Four (H) 8:54.940 5/6 8:00.50 1/6

Tennessee 11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship Four 18:28.000 3/28 20:12.9 21/28











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UTC 11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Eight 23:33.900 44/46 18:52.500/18:57.200 11 and 12/46


Tennesee Crew 11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Eight 19:47.300 23/46 18:52.500/18:57.200 11 and 12/46


Texas 10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Four 16:32.013 6/32 17:07.049 9/32


10/5/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Pair 1/14 21:03.731 14/14























5/2/09 Kansas City, Kan. Novice Eight 6:59.300 3/4 6:51.4 1/4

5/2/09 Kansas City, Kan. Second Novice Eight 7:07.800 1/4 7:21.3 2/4

5/2/09 Kansas City, Kan. Varsity Four 7:41.200 3/4 7:24.6 1/4








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Texas (Cont.) 10/31/09 Austin, Texas Novice Eight 17:53.700 3/11 17:27.400/ 19:07.200 2 and 5/11




























3/20/10 Austin, Texas Novice 2 Four 8:15.300 1/2 8:26.400 2/2
























10/30/10 Austin, Texas Novice Four 24;32.700 5/9 24;00.100 2/9










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Texas A&M 10/25/08 Austin, Texas Novice 1 Eight 22:20.600 8/12 19:58.4/21:39.1 2 and 7/20







Texas A&M-Galveston 10/25/08 Austin, Texas Open Four 23:54.300 14/20 20:45.1 3/20








Texas Crew 10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Four 17:36.885 18/32 17:07.049 9/32




















Texas Rowing Center 10/30/10 Austin, Texas Novice Eight 23:52.000 9/12 21:13.300/22:10.800 5 and 6/12

Trinity 3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Varsity Eight (H) 7:16.890 3/7 7:05.10 1/7

Tulane 10/25/08 Austin, Texas Open Four 20:52.500 4/20 20:45.1 3/20




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UC Davis 4/4/09 San Diego, Calif. Novice Eight 7:29.280 3/7 7:27.51 2/7


UCF 11/1/08 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Eight 18:24.400 4/17 18:25.100/19:10.200 5 and 9/17


3/21/09 Austin, Texas Varsity Four 8:49.400 8:20.400




























UCLA 4/5/09 San Diego, Calif. Novice Eight (GF) 7:35.960 4/6 7:47.33 5/6



UC San Diego 4/4/09 San Diego, Calif. Novice Eight 8:08.260 7/7 7:27.51 2/7


UC Santa Barbra 4/4/09 San Diego, Calif. Second Novice Eight (H) 7:45.630 4/7 7:32.68 2/7

USC 4/5/09 San Diego, Calif. Novice Eight (GF) 7:56.700 6/6 7:47.33 5/6


Vanderbilt 4/18/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Four (H) 10:15.020 6/6 8:18.60 1/6




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Vesper Boat Club 10/23/10 Boston, Mass. Championship Eight 16:17.276 6/30 16:48.612 15/30

Virginia 5/16/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight (H) 6:39.500 1/5 6:50.69 4/5







3/27/10 San Diego, Calif. Second Varsity Eight 7:02.800 1/5 7:26.500 5/5

5/15/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Eight 6:28.800 1/6 6:55.460 6/6

5/15/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity Four 7:30.900 1/5 8:05.680 4/5

5/15/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Open Four 7:37.900 1/5 8:07.140 4/5



Virginia Tech 4/18/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Four (H) 9:20.390 6/6 8:00.50 1/6

Washington 4/4/09 San Diego, Calif. Novice Eight 7:08.180 1/7 7:27.51 2/7



Washington State 10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Four 16:02.231 1/32 17:07.049 9/32

























Wichita State 10/4/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. Open Four 18:10.257 24/32 17:07.049 9/32







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William and Mary 4/18/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Second Novice Eight (GF) 8:22.360 4/4 7:26.500 1/4

Winnipeg 10/10/10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Collegiate Singles 18:04.982 2/15 18:12.260/18:39.004 4 and 5/15


Wisconson 3/21/09 Austin, Texas Varsity Four 7:32.500 7:33.7

3/22/09 Austin, Texas Varsity Four 7:59.300 7:55.8








5/15/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight (R) 7:07.910 3/6 7:15.650 4/6

5/16/10 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight (BF) 7:02.000 1/6 7:11.740 6/6

West Virginia 4/18/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice Eight (H) 7:25.910 4/6 7:30.02 5/6


4/19/09 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Second Novice Eight (PF) 7:37.900 2/6 7:45:00 4/6

Xavier 11/6/10 Chattanooga, Tenn. Novice Four 26:14.400 37/37 21:22.800 19/37

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EVENT KEY

(H)- Preliminary Heat

(S)- Semi-final

(R)- Repechage

(PF)- Petite Final

(GF)- Grand Final

(DF)- “D” Final

(CF)- “C” Final

(BF)- “B” Final

(AF)- “A” Final


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University Information

Name of School ............................................. University of OklahomaLocation .......................................................................Norman, Okla. Founded ..................................................................................... 1890Enrollment .............................................................................. 29,721Nickname ...............................................................................SoonersSchool Colors ........................................................... Crimson & CreamSchool President ..........................................................David L. BorenDirector of Athletics ....................................................Joe CastiglioneSchool Web site ..............................................................www.ou.edu Athletics Web site...................................................SoonerSports.comConference Web site .................................................Big12sports.com

Oklahoma Staff

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leeanne CrainAlma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UCLA (1988)Head Coach E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emma GressonGraduate Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chelsea MooreOffice Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (405) 325-6961

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Name of Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chesapeake BoathouseLocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oklahoma City, Okla. (Bricktown) Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oklahoma River

KENNY MOSSMANSenior Associate A.D./Communications | Football

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MIKE HOUCKAssociate Director | Men’s Basketball

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JARED THOMPSONAssociate Director | Women’s Basketball

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CRAIG MORANAssistant Director | Baseball, Soccer

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CASSIE CHANCEAssistant Director | Softball, Volleyball

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JASON BODINGraduate Assistant | Wrestling, Men’s Tennis

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LESLIE KOCHGraduate Assistant | Women’s Gymnastics and Women’s Tennis

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MATT WILSONGraduate Assistant | Men’s Gymnastics

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NIKKOLE ZWOLENIKStudent Assistant | Women’s Rowing

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CHRIS JETERStudent Assistant | Men’s Golf

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SCOTT MATTHEWSDirector of Graphic Design

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DEBBIE COPPDirector of Publications

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DAVID BASSITYAssistant Director | Track & Field, Football

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BEN COLDAGELLIStudent Assistant | Women’s Golf

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OKLAHOMA ATHLETICS ON THE WEB

Oklahoma’s official athletics site, SoonerSports.com, ranked in the top five across

the board in the CBS College Sports Network’s rankings of over 175 school and

conference sites for the past year.

The University of Oklahoma, in conjunction with its multimedia rights partner,

Sooner Sports Properties, signed on in 2007 to become a partner of CBS College

Sports Network, the industry leader for online networks. It hosts Oklahoma’s

official athletics website, providing Sooner fans with the most in-depth coverage

and interactive content of OU sports that has ever been available.

The new and improved website, SoonerSports.com, launched on July 1, 2007.

SoonerSports.com was revamped in September, 2009.

The OU Athletics Department and CBS College Sports Network committed

considerable research, planning and design resources in developing the new

SoonerSports.com. OU is recognized as a leader in intercollegiate athletics and

its official site follows in that tradition.

For many, the site serves as the front door to the Sooner experience.

SoonerSports.com also provides an integral link between OU student-athletes,

their families, coaches, Oklahoma students, fans, prospective student-athletes,

alumni, media, donors, corporate partners, the University and peer institutions

in the Big 12 Conference and the NCAA.

The site strengthens Oklahoma’s commitment in bringing its fans the most

extensive coverage of the Sooners direct from Norman. By utilizing the latest

technology including webcasts, live stats, blogs, RSS feeds, wireless services

and more, OU presents fans with unprecedented opportunities to access official

Sooner news, features and multimedia.

In addition to SoonerSports.com, OU manages subsidiary sites including

Oklahoma All-Access, SoonerSportsMedia.com, TheSoonerClub.com and various

championship and promotional sites throughout the year. OU’s official Online

Store, Multimedia Store, Photo Store and online auction platform also give fans

access to a variety of Sooner merchandise in one convenient location.

Sooner Sports Properties is a division of Learfield Sports, which administers

multimedia rights for nearly 35 collegiate institutions and associations including

fellow Big 12 members Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas State, Missouri and Texas

A&M. The Dallas-based company also secures marketing partnerships for the

Black Coaches Association (BCA) and provides exclusive sports programming to

more than 1,000 radio stations throughout the country.

Additionally, Team Services, LLC, a Learfield Sports company, specializes in venue

naming rights, marketing research and sales consultation.

CBS College Sports Network is the leading digital and cable programming

company dedicated to college sports. Connecting more fans to more college

sports than any other company, the network includes more than 175 official

athletic sites. Further information is available at collegenetwork.cbssports.com.

SOONERSPORTSMEDIA.COM

The OU Athletics Department provides an innovative service for media covering

the Sooners. Log on to SoonerSportsMedia.com and download high-resolution

action photos, mug shots, official OU logos, online credentials and more. Visit the

site to request an account for access.

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OU INVITATIONAL | MARCH 11-13 | OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.

The University of Oklahoma hosts the OU Invitational on the Oklahoma River, March 11-13. The Sooners are set to compete against Tulsa, SMU,

Kansas and Creighton during the three-day event.

LONGHORN INVITATIONAL | MARCH 18-20 | AUSTIN, TEXAS

The Sooners travel to Austin, Texas, to compete on Lady Bird Lake. The weekend features host Texas as well as teams from Iowa, Wisconson,

Kansas State, UCF and Louisville.

SAN DIEGO CREW CLASSIC | APRIL 2-3 | SAN DIEGO, CALIF.

The Sooners head west to San Diego for the largest regatta in the world exclusively for eight oar racing competitions. Oklahoma sent the first

varsity eight and the first novice eight to the Grand finals in 2010, where the two took silver and bronze respectively.

MICHIGAN AND INDIANA | APRIL 16 | ANN ARBOR, MICH.

Oklahoma travels north in the middle of April to compete against Michigan and Indiana in Ann Arbor, Mich.

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP | APRIL 30 | LAKE WYANDOTTE, KAN.

Kansas will host the third annual Big 12 Championship in Lake Wyandotte, Kan. Oklahoma, Kansas, Kansas State, and Texas make up the Big 12

Conference rowing teams. Last year, Oklahoma claimed three second- and two third- place finishes to finish second overall at the event.

WINDERMERE CUP | MAY 7 | SEATTLE, WASH.

Oklahoma races Washington at the 25th annual Windermere Cup, which marks the beginning of the boating season in Seattle. The Sooners

match up against Washington and Cambridge for a 2,000-meter race along the Montlake Cut into Lake Union.

C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP | MAY 14 | OAK RIDGE, TENN.

The Sooners face off against the rest of the Conference USA to determine the top program in the south. The Conference USA is comprised of

Alabama, Kansas, Kansas State, SMU, Tennessee, Texas, Tulsa, UCF and Oklahoma.

ACC/BIG EAST CHALLENGE | MAY 15 | OAK RIDGE, TENN.

Oklahoma finishes out the regular season with the ACC/Big East Challenge against teams including Clemson, Duke, Louisville, Notre Dame, UCF

and Virginia.

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While most people have only begun to be aware of rowing in

Oklahoma, it’s been around for longer than you might think. The

first Oklahoma City rowing club was established in the 1970s. Both the

University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University have club crews,

and the University of Tulsa has had a varsity women’s team since 1996.

The Tulsa Rowing Club has been rowing since 1983 with both juniors and

masters programs.

Rowing was first introduced to central Oklahoma in the late seventies by

Bob Stroud, founder and president of the Oklahoma City Rowing Club.

Stroud and the early pioneers of Oklahoma rowing erected a boathouse

on land between the North Canadian River and Lake Overholser. During

the early eighties, the “Dust Bowl Regatta” was staged annually on

the North Canadian River, attracting universities from throughout the

Midwest. Olympic-level rowers have even competed in Oklahoma City

where they were challenged by the Oklahoma wind during the 1989 U.S.

Olympic Festival’s rowing event on Lake Overholser.

In 1996, the framework for a new community rowing organization began

to develop. That spring, former Oklahoma State University rowers Mike

and Tempe Knopp began working to help energize the sport in Oklahoma

City. After assisting Bob Stroud in renovating the “Stroud House” boat-

house, recruitment began and soon rowers could be seen on the North

Canadian River.

Driven by the vision to build a program that could put Oklahoma City on

the map as home to a community rowing organization as diverse and

competitive as any found on the east and west coasts, local rowers Jan

Robb, Robert Wood, Tempe Knopp, Kevin Casey, Jackie Hubbard, Diane

Taylor, and Mike Knopp worked together to form a new community-

based organization: the Oklahoma Association for Rowing (OAR).

With the development of OAR came the start of a juniors program that

helped several rowers earn collegiate athletic scholarships and was the

foundation for one young rower, Carly York, who earned a spot on the

United States Junior National Team. A strong masters program brought

adults together to row recreationally and competitively, winning medals

at races across the region. OAR volunteers also developed an at-risk youth

program to share rowing’s lessons of teamwork and leadership with

disadvantaged children.

Information is courtesy of the Cheasapeake Boathouse website, located at

ChesapeakeBoathouse.org.

Oared vessels began to be used for transport, commerce, fishing, lifesav-

ing and war, but, while there are occassional references in classical texts

to boat racing, rowing primarily for exercise, non-ceremonial recreation

or competition was not common before 1800.

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The first reference to a regatta appeared in Venetian documentation.

The first boat race was held in Australia.

The first college boat club was organized at Oxford University and the first

recorded contest for the Head of the River was won by Brasenose.

The first intercollegiate sporting event in the U.S. was a rowing race

between Harvard and Yale.1852

1875 The oldest surviving organized women’s rowing program was established

at Wellesly College.

1892 The first U.S. women’s rowing club was established in San Diego, Calif. It

was named after four of the founding members - ZLAC.

1903 The American Rowing Association was formed.

The first FISA (Federal Internationale des Societes d’Aviron) world rowing

championships were held in Switzerland.The National Women’s Rowing

Association (NWRA) was formed.1962

1972 The passage of Title IX Omnibus Education Act by Congress changed the

face of women’s rowing in the United States.

Establishes its first women’s rowing team led by Head Coach

Leeanne Crain.

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1997 The NCAA holds first Women’s Rowing Championship.

2008The Big 12 Conference hosts inaugural Rowing Championship. US

Rowing partners with the Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation

and Oklahoma City University to launch a US Rowing National

Hogh Performance Center on the Oklahoma River.

2009The University Of Oklahoma

2010 OU hosts 2010 Big 12 Championship.

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Backsplash

The minor splash that can happen when the rower’s oar blade enters the water at a less than

optimum angle; also a sign of inefficient blade work getting other rowers wet.

Blade

The flat surface of the oar, usually painted in team colors. Approximately seven inches across

and 24 to 30 inches wide.

Bow & Bowball

The bow is the front of the boat and the part that crosses the finish line first. Since rowers are

seated backward, the bow of the boat is behind them. Look for the ball on the tip of the bow.

Catch

One of the three distinct rowing stroke phrases, the “catch” is the point when a rower’s blade

enters the water.

Check

The slight amount of hesitation you’ll see in the boat as it’s being rowed. The rowers’ forward

slide during the recovery interrupts the momentum of the boat. The rowers’ challenge is to

slide forward with such control that the boat never checks.

Coxswain

Often abbreviated “cox,” this member of the crew sits in a small seat either in the bow or the

stern while steering the shell and coaching the rowers during a race.

Crab

The term rowers use when the oar blade gets “caught” in the water. It is caused by a mo-

mentary flaw in oar technique and is very common. It may be minor, allowing the rower to

quickly recover, or it may be so forceful that the rower is ejected from the boat. Often, crews

must cease rowing for the rower to regain control of the oar.

Deck

The deck of the boat includes the covered portion of the bow and stern.

Double (2x)

A two-person sculling shell (each person has two oars). A pair refers to a two-person sweep

boat (each person has one oar).

Drive

One of the three distinct rowing stroke phrases, the “drive” is the point when the rower drives

back with his/her legs and pulls the oar through the water, propelling the shell forward.

Eight

An eight-person sweep boat (each person has one oar). The eight is the fastest boat on the

water and is usually the premiere event at most regattas.

Feathering

The position of the oar blades as they are turned parallel to the face of the water to cut

down on wind resistance during the recover portion of the rowing stroke. Feathering too

soon, before the blade has cleared the water, can result in a crab.

Finish

The final part of the rower’s stroke where the blade comes out of the water; also refers to the

end of a race, or to the way in which a crew completes a race.

Footstretcher

An adjustable bracket in the bottom of the rowing shell. Shoes are attached to the bracket

giving the rower a way to secure his/her feet while rowing.

Four

A four-person sweep boat (each person has one oar).

Gunwale (Gunnel)

The top edge of the shell around the cockpit - the area where the rowers sit. The riggers are

secured to the gunwale with bolts.

Half Pressure

When rowers are rowing at half pressure, the are only pulling half-strength.

Hold Water

Refers to the task when rowers square their oar blades in the water to bring the boat to a

stop as quickly as possible.

Missing Water

A rower’s oar blade isn’t set into the water at an appropriate depth and either partially or

completely misses the water.

Oarlock

A u-shaped swivel mounted at the end of the rigger that holds the oar in position and serves

as the pivot point for the oar.

Port

The left side of the boat when facing the bow. Since rowers are seated facing backward, port

is on the rower’s right.

Power 10

When the coxswain calls a Power 10, rowers are to increase the pressure of their stroke, i.e.

they pull harder.

Quad (4x)

A four-person sculling shell (each person has two oars). It’s not to be confused with a “four”

which refers to a four-person sweep boat (each person has one oar).

Stroke Rate

The number of strokes per minute.

Recovery

The third phrase of the rowing stroke referring to the point in which the rower holds the oar

blades out of the water as they slide forward to the catch.

Rigger

The metal bracing attached to the side of the boat that holds the oarlock. The oar passes

through the oarlock which acts as a pivot point.

Scull

The proper term for a sculling oar; commonly used as a noun to refer to a boat or a verb refer-

ring to the act of rowing with two oar.

Seat

The rowers sit on a seat which slides along a rail and are identified by the seat they occupy.

Shell

Another name for a rowing or sculling boat.

Single (1x)

A single person in a sculling shell (two oars).

Skeg

Short fin on the bottom of the shell that helps it maintain course.

Starboard

The right side of the boat when facing the bow. Since rowers are seated facing backward,

starboard is on the rower’s left.

Stern

The back end of the boat.

Stroke

Can refer to one cycle of the oar or the rower sitting nearest the stern who sets the cadence

for the boat; all the other rowers follow his or her lead.

Sweep Rowing

Rowing where each rower has one oar.

Way Enough

Command to stop rowing.

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Events are divided into two disciplines: sweep rowing and sculling. Most col-legiate programs row only sweep events, including eights, fours, and pairs. In sweep rowing, each athlete has one oar, and is designated as either a port or a starboard. Sweep boats typically carry a coxswain (pronounced cox-n) to steer and call commands to the crew. In sculling events include the single, double and quad. Sculling boats do not carry a coxswain. The eight is the fastest boat on the water.

Athletes are identified by their seat in the boat. The athlete closest to the bow is seat No. 1 (or bow). The person in front of the bow is No. 2, then No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8, a.k.a. the stroke. The stroke of the boat must be a strong rower with excellent technique, since the stroke sets the rhythm and number of strokes per minute the rest of the crew must follow.

THE RACE

All events in the spring “sprint” season are 2,000 meters, or approximately 1.25 miles. The race course is divided into six lanes and each 500-meter section is marked with buoys.

The race begins with all boats aligned at the start in the lanes they’ve been assigned. Individuals in each lane hold the stern of each boat steady while an official, known as the aligner, ensures that each boat is even with the others and squarely facing the course.

Each crew is allowed one false start; two means disqualification. If within the first 100 meters there is legitimate equipment breakage (e.g., an oar snaps in two), the race will be stopped and restarted with repaired equipment.

The stroke rate (the number of rowing strokes per minute that a crew is taking ) is high at the start - maybe 45 to even 50 for an eight. Then, the crew will “settle” or shift into the body of the race and drop the rating down to approximately 38-40 for an eight strokes per minute. There may be pre-determined “moves” in a crew’s race plan or a crew may challenge or respond to an opponent’s move by elevating the stroke rating for a defined number of strokes. Typically, crews will sprint in the last 250 meters, bringing the stroke rating up again to finish the race.

Unlike canoe/kayak competitions, rowers are allowed to leave their lanes without penalty, so long as they do not interfere with anyone else’s opportunity to win. An official follows the crews to ensure safety and fairness.

RACE WATCHING

The crew that’s making it look easy is most likely the one doing the best job. While you’re watching, look for continuous, fluid motion of the rowers. The row-ing motion shouldn’t have a discernible end or beginning.

Synchronization. Rowers strive for perfect synchronization in the boat.

Clean catches of the oarblade. If you see a lot of splash, the oarblades aren’t entering the water correctly. The catch should happen at the end of the recovery, when the hands are as far ahead of the rower as possible. Rowers who uncoil before they drop the oarblades are sacrificing speed and not getting a complete drive.

Even oarblade feathering. When the blades are brought out of the water, they should all move horizontally close to the water and at the same height. It’s not easy, especially if the water is rough.

The most consistent speed. Shells don’t move like a car - they’re slowest at the catch, quickest at the release. The good crews time the catch at just the right moment to maintain the speed of the shell.

Rowing looks graceful, elegant and sometimes effortless when it’s done well. Don’t be fooled. Rowers haven’t been called the world’s most physically-fit athletes for nothing. A 2,000-meter rowing race demands virtually everything a human being can physically bring to an athletic competition - aerobic ability, technical talent, exceptional mental discipline, ability to utilize oxygen effi-ciently and in huge amounts, balance, pain tolerance, and the ability to continue to work when the body is demanding that you stop.

Race times can vary considerably depending upon the course and weather conditions. Tailwinds will improve times, while headwinds and crosswinds will hamper them.

If a crew “catches a crab,” it means the oarblade has entered the water at an angle instead of perpendicularly. The oarblade gets caught under the surface and will slow or even stop a shell.

A “Power 10” is a call by the coxswain for 10 of the crew’s best, most powerful strokes. Good coxswains read the course to know how many strokes remain for their crew to count down to the finish.

Crews are identified by their oarblade design. The USA blades are red on top and blue on the bottom, with a white triangle at the tip.

It doesn’t matter whether you win an Olympic medal or don’t make the finals - each crew still carries their boat back to the rack.

Coxswains from first-place boats worldwide are thrown into the water by their crews.

Coxswains don’t now and probably never did yell “stroke! stroke!” Similar to a jockey, their job is to implement the coach’s strategy during the race, in addition to steering and letting the rowers know where they stand in the race and what they need to do to win.

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SOONER OAR SOCIETY

Letter from Coach Crain

Dear Sooner Rowing Fan,

As the first head coach of the OU rowing program, it is truly a privilege for me to invite you to become a member of the Sooner Oar Society. We are building the program from

the ground up, and your support will play a major role in helping us establish a winning tradition in Sooner Rowing.

In the first few years of the program, we will be acquiring training and racing equipment, constructing first-class facilities, and developing our travel schedule. As a member

of the Sooner Oar Society, your contributions will go toward a variety of projects that will allow us to operate at a level that is second to none in the Big 12, and to be competi-

tive with the nation’s top programs.

It’s an exciting time for the sport and for Sooner fans looking to be a part of building another national championship team at the University of Oklahoma. We are setting lofty

goals for our program, and with your support, we can reach those goals!

BOOMER SOONER,

Leeanne Crain

Head Coach

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