2016 american athletic conference rowing championship program

The American Athletic Conference will crown its third team champion in women’s rowing Saturday as seven schools send representatives to

the third annual American Athletic Conference Women’s Rowing Championships on Lake Natoma in Gold River, California, at the Sacramento

State Aquatic Center.

The American Athletic Conference Championships will feature crews from seven institutions in Gold River as UCF, UConn, Sacramento State,

San Diego State, SMU, Temple and Tulsa compete for the conference title.

The American Digital Network coverage will include live and on-demand finals coverage of all races from Saturday’s championship, including

the post-event awards ceremony.

For complete coverage of the American Athletic Conference Women’s Rowing Championship, visit The American’s Championship Central at

www.theamerican.org/rowing and follow on Twitter at @American_Rowing.

The 2016 American Athletic Conference Women’s Rowing ChampionshipsMay 14 • Lake Natoma • Gold River, Calif.

Schedule of EventsFinals

11:10 a.m. 3rd Varsity Four – Final

11:20 a.m. 2nd Varsity Four – Final

11:30 a.m. 3rd Varsity Eight – Final

11:40 a.m. Varsity Four – Final

11:50 a.m. 2nd Varsity Eight – Final

12:00 p.m. Varsity Eight – Final

12:50 p.m. Awards Ceremony

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Lake Natoma • Sacramento State Aquatic Center

The Sacramento State Aquatic

Center is a cooperative operation

of the Associated Students Inc.

of California State University,

Sacramento, the University Union

of Sac State, California Department

of Boating and Waterways, and

the California Department of

Parks and Recreation. The center

was established in 1981 and has

provided instruction to thousands

of students.

The center offers university

kinesiology classes, leisure

classes for the general public,

competitive teams, and a series

of progressive summer camps

and youth programs. The center

was established to augment

the academic curriculum at

Sacramento State. The Aquatic

Center is open to students,

faculty, staff , and alumni of Sac

State as well as the general

public. All students, faculty, staff ,

and alumni of Sac State receive

a discount with their Sac State

identification card. Our facility

occupies eight acres of land

and is one of the finest in the

state. Features include: beach

area, picnic tables, barbeques,

four docks, classrooms, and

convenient parking.

As the Aquatic Center begins

its 25th year of operation, it

has been the cooperative eff ort

of California State University,

S a c r a m e n t o , A s s o c i a t e d

Students Inc., The University

Union, California Department

of Boating and Waterways,

California Department of Parks

and Recreation, Bureau of

Reclamation, and the Community

that has made us a nationally

recognized facility.


Name Class Height Hometown/Last SchoolBrianne Addison Sr. 5-10 St. Catharines, Ontario/Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School

Lauren Aiello Jr. 5-10 Welland, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary School

Emily Alvarez Fr. 5-9 Miami, Fla./A.J. Sheppard

Vitoria Artmann Fr. 5-6 Apopka, Fla./Lake Brantley

Jasmine Blais Jr. 5-7 Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College

Ashleigh Boyd Jr. 5-7 Jacksonville, Fla./Ponte Vedra HS

Christine Bralich Fr. 5-5 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Palm Beach Virtual School

Dani Burton So. 5-7 Bradenton, Fla./Southeast HS

Melissa Candela So.

Julia Chase Jr. 5-8 Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant HS

Amy Compare Sr. 5-9 Palm City, Fla./South Fork HS

Erin Corrigan Sr. 5-8 Albany, N.Y./Bethlehem Central HS

Taylor Day Jr. 5-7 Navarre, Fla./Navarre High School

Danielle De La Pascua Fr. 5-3 Merritt Island, Fla./Merritt Island

Aly Derksen Fr. 5-9 Grimsby, Ontario/Grimsby Secondary

Rachel diMonda Sr. 5-7 Fleming Island, Fla./Fleming Island HS

Courtney Diver Fr. 5-3 Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips High School

Allie Gordon Sr. 5-7 Jacksonville, Fla./Providence School

Sarah Gordon Fr. 6-0 Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek

Elizabeth Guzman Sr. 5-7 Melbourne, Fla./Viera HS

Leonie Hamel Jr. 5-8 Cork, Ireland/Mount Mercy College Cork

Catherine Harms So. 5-2 Jacksonville, Fla./Creekside HS

Sydney Hays Fr. 5-10 Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lyman HS

Andrea Hebditch Sr. 6-2 Miami, Fla./Dade Christian School

Melissa Hebel Fr. 4-11 Dover, Del./Dover High School

Olivia Hecimovich Jr. 5-3 Fonthill, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary School

Jillian Jernas Fr. 5-2 Maumee, Ohio/Anthony Wayne HS

Erica Jimenez Fr. 4-11 Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek

Catherine Johnston Fr. 5-5 Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lake Brantley

Rachael Klunder Jr. 5-10 Smithville, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary School

Zana Krakic So 5-8 Sveta Nedelja, Croatia/Sportska gimnazija Zagreb

Ivana Krkljus So 5-11 Vukovar, Croatia/Ekonomska skola

Kathleen Kuesters Fr. 5-6 Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter HS

Grace Lindberg Fr. 5-9 Yulee, Fla./Yulee HS

Anna Mahoney Jr. 5-8 Boca Raton, Fla./West Boca High School

Ashley Martin Fr. 5-10 Tampa, Fla./Academy of the Holy Names

Marija Medelinskaite Fr. 5-10 Kaunas, Lithuania/Kaunas

Danielle Mikell Jr. 5-1 Chuluota, Fla./Hagerty High School

Edvina Nesukaityte Fr. 5-8 Kaunas, Lithuania/Kaunas Santaros Gymnasium

Laney Palmquist Fr. 5-8 Fort Myers, Fla./Cypress Lake High School

Paula Parks Fr. 5-7 Lima, Peru/Colegio Pestalozzi

Shannon Perry Fr. 5-7 Orlando, Fla./Hagerty

Alison Ponce Sr. 5-7 Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park HS

Rachel Rabinowitz Fr. 5-5 Wellington, Fla./Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Abigail Rose Fr. 5-8 Odessa, Fla./Sickles High School

Courtney Schleifer Fr. 5-7 Tampa, Fla./Cambridge Christian

Viktorija Senkute So. 5-7 Trakai, Lithuania/Traku Vytauto Didziojo gimnazija

Jazmin Sepulveda Jr. 5-9 Deltona, Fla./Pine Ridge High School

Olivia Staples Sr. 5-10 Smithville, Ontario/Blessed Trinity Catholic HS

Danielle Taylor Jr. 5-3 Edmond, Okla./Santa Fe HS

Kristen Taylor Jr. 5-1.5 Ocoee, Fla./Ocoee HS

Camila Velez Fr. 5-3 Orlando, Fla./Freedom HS

Lauren Wasko Sr. 5-9 Newark, Del./St. Mark’s HS

Head CoachBecky Cramer

Assistant Coaches Conny Kirsch, Megan Mitchell

Graduate Assistant: Kristen Larson | Volunteer Coach: Kayla Thieken

UCF Knights


Name Class Hometown/Last SchoolAnna Alvarado So. Shelton, Conn.

Kervelle Baird So. Trinidad, W.I.

Maja Barnouw Fr. Seattle, Wash.

Caroline Bemis Fr. West Hartford, Conn.

Christine Black So. Amherst, N.H.

Taylor Bonadies Fr. Tolland, Conn.

Kate Boudreau Jr. Madison, Conn.

Hayley Brant So. Durham, Conn.

Molly Bugos Fr. Hartford, Conn.

Rachel Calabro Fr. Robbinsville, N.J.

Norelis Collado So. Danbury, Conn.

Brenna Conrad Sr. Staatsburg, NY

Alexandra Coults Sr. Beverly, Mass.

Shannon Cox So. Millbrook, N.Y.

Courtney Dawless So. West Greenwich, R.I.

Megan Duva Sr. Glastonbury, Conn.

Kristen Esposito Fr. Ashland, Mass.

Madeline Farrell Fr. Westbrook, Conn.

Abigail Fudge So. Bay Shore, N.Y.

Emily George Fr. Laconia, N.H.

Sydney Gibbs Fr. Kingston, Wash.

Mae Hanson So. Branford, Conn.

Alexandra Hill So. South Windsor, Conn.

Alyssa Hopson Sr. Windsor, Conn.

Mikayla Hudson Sr. Windsor, Conn.

Lena Karotkin So. Stonington, Conn.

Audrey Kelley Sr. Simsbury, Conn.

Nikoline Laidlaw So. Dunblane, Scotland

Katherine Lavrentios So. Needham, Mass.

Sierra Mazur So. Avon, Conn.

Chisom Mokwuah Sr. Staten Island, N.Y.

Bridget Murphy Fr. Weston, Conn.

Sara Nelson So. Shrewsbury, Mass.

Sarah Norman Jr. South Glastonbury, Conn.

Heather Norris Sr. Brookfield, Conn.

Micaela Nowacki Fr. Sandy Hook, Conn.

Lydia Pfisterer Fr. Mystic, Conn.

Emily Powers Sr. Lyme, Conn.

Katherine Ratcliff e Fr. Westport, Conn.

Amy Robinson So. Middletown, Conn.

Arielle Sherman-Golembeski Jr. Old Lyme, Conn.

Caitlyn Siegman Fr. Milford, Conn.

Rachel Signor So. Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Kathryn Stevens So. Colchester, Conn.

Jun Takeda Fr. Ridgefield, Conn.

Katie Ullinger Jr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Mai Walters Jr. Mystic, Conn.

Laura Webster Sr. Seymour, Conn.

Katherine Wheatley Jr. Beverly, Mass.

Michela Zunino Fr. Simsbury, Conn.

Head CoachJennifer Wendry

Assistant CoachesAlison Abrams, Allyson Zoppa

Graduate AssistantLeslie Greer

UConn Huskies


Name Class Height Hometown/Last SchoolDimari Aldridge Jr. 5-11 Palmdale, Calif.

Cheyenne Amaro Sr. 5-6 Roseville, Calif.

Amber Anderson-Wells Fr. 5-10 Sacramento, Calif.

Melinda Anthony So. 5-9 Oakley, Calif.

Natasha Bazzo Jr. 5-7 Pasadena, Calf.

Megan Boggs Sr. 5-6 Petaluma, Calif.

Cassidy Bouchard Fr. 5-5 Ventura, Calif.

Jennie-Marie Britton Fr. 5-10 Acton, Calif.

Sarah Buchter So. 6-0 Richmond, Calif.

Alexa Cantley Sr. 5-2 Cypress, Calif.

Susana Contreras Fr. 5-7 Indio, Calif.

Stuti Desai Jr. 5-6 Cypress, Calif.

Elizabeth Ditoiu So. 5-10 Elk Grove, Calif.

Elena Galvez So. 5-11 Porterville, Calif.

Bailey Greenslit Fr. 5-6 Ojai, Calif.

Migle Griskelyte Jr. 6-2 Vilnius, Lithuania

Lexi Haynes So. 6-1 Rocklin, Calif.

Anica Hernandez Fr. 5-5 Ventura, Calif.

Alexus Hewitt So. 5-9 Orangevale, Calif.

Melissa Kepler Sr. 6-1 Simi Valley, Calif.

Erin Kothlow Fr. 5-7 Riverside, Calif.

Leanne Krautheim So. 5-5 Petaluma, Calif.

Anna Listmann Fr. 5-10 Pacifica, Calif.

Gabrielle Luebben Jr. 5-7 Cypress, Calif.

Carissa Macias Jr. 6-2 West Sacramento, Calif.

Cassandra Macias Jr. 6-2 West Sacramento, Calif.

Kaylin Mallery Jr. 5-7 Rocklin, Calif.

Emily Mauer Sr. 5-2 Pacifica, Calif.

Bryanna McIntyre Jr. 5-7 Walnut Creek, Calif.

Jill Modean Jr. 5-10 Phoenix, Ariz.

Courtney Owen Sr. 5-9 Murrieta, Calif.

Olivia Oydna Jr. 5-9 San Diego, Calif.

Chelscie Pacheco Fr. 5-6 Lodi, Calif.

Lia Patrinellis Fr. 6-0 Granite Bay, Calif.

Claire Perez Fr. 5-9 Sacramento, Calif.

Melissa Pollard Jr. 5-6 Sacramento, Calif.

Shamon Pollard Jr. 5-8 San Diego, Calif.

Paige Poulin Jr. 5-2 Torrance, Calif.

Carli Preston Jr. 5-9 Shaft er, Calif.

Paulina Rak Fr. 5-6 Castro Valley, Calif.

Kayley Rasmussen Jr. 5-6 Angels Camp, Calif.

Shannon Rauls Sr. 5-8 Chino Hills, Calif.

Vjollca Rexhepi So 5-5. Walnut Creek, Calif.

Sierra Robershaw Fr. 5-5 Temecula, Calif.

Callie Senna Jr. 5-7 Sacramento, Calif.

Anne Smolenski So. 6-1 Oak Hills, Calif.

Danielle Stout Sr. 5-7 San Bernardino, Calif.

Kennedi Sullivan Fr. 5-10 Bakersfield, Calif.

Nika Szyrynski Sr. 5-9 Elk Grove, Calif.

Jasmine Taylor Jr. 5-7 Oakland, Calif.

Valeria Torres Jr. 5-4 Heber, Calif.

Raelyn Troche Fr. 5-8 Newark, Calif.

Ashley Velasquez So. 5-6 Visalia, Calif.

Deyanira Ventura Jr. 5-5 Placerville, Calif.

Samantha Walker Jr. 5-10 Bakersfield, Calif.

Emily Zimmerman Jr. 5-7 Clovis, Calif.

Head Coach Mike Connors

Assistant Coaches George Jenkins, Elizabeth Danielson

Volunteer AssistantsErika Mitchell

Student AssistantSandra Freeman, Katie Koehler, Carly Hartman

Sacramento State Hornets


Name Class Height Hometown/Last SchoolOona Albertson Fr. 5-10 San Francisco, Calif. (Gateway HS)

Lauren Allen So. 5-7 Omaha, NE (Eastlake HS)

Amelia Anderson So. 5-11 San Luis Obispo, Calif. (San Luis Obispo HS)

Sara Avery So. 5-7 Pinon Hills, Calif. (Serrano HS)

Madeline Bernard Fr. 5-6 Melbourne, Australia (Methodist Ladies College)

Gina Bourke So. 5-7 Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington Girls’ College)

Haley Brock Fr. 5-5 Turlock, Calif. (John H. Pitman HS)

Julia Brockherde Sr. 5-10 Duisburg, Germany (St. Hildegardis Gymnasium)

Vera Brockherde Sr. 5-10 Duisburg, Germany (St. Hildegardis Gymnasium)

Haley Burton Sr. 5-9 Santee, Calif. (Santana HS)

Yvonne Bustamante Sr. 5-8 El Centro, Calif. (Grossmont College)

Christa Carrillo Jr. 5-10 Chino Hills, Calif. (Ayala HS)

Sydney Cornish Fr. 5-9 Dallas, Texas (Carroll Senior HS)

Cynthia Corpus Fr. 5-5 San Diego, Calif. (Montgomery HS)

Cynthia Corpus Fr. 5-5 San Diego, Calif. (Montgomery HS)

Brynn Danvers So. 5-8 North Vancouver, B.C., Canada (Collingwood School)

Jamie Darling Jr. 5-5 Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor HS)

Tarynnie Dockstader Fr. 5-6 Seattle, Wash. (Bio Med Academy)

Elizabeth Edmonds Sr. 5-7 Saratoga, Calif. (Prospect HS)

Charlene Flournoy So. 5-8 Fairfield, Calif. (Vanden HS)

Hannah Gasser So. 5-10 Sacramento, Calif. (St. Francis Catholic HS)

Nicole Guerra So. 5-4 Antelope, Calif. (Antelope HS)

Paige Gugino Jr. 6-0 El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge HS)

Justine Hamner Sr. 5-10 San Diego, Calif. (Granite Hills HS)

Brooke Hepner Fr. 5-8 Orange, Calif. (El Modena HS)

Hailey Horan Fr. 5-9 San Diego, Calif. (Westview HS)

Cassandra Houy Jr. 5-1 Washington, D.C. (St. John’s College HS)

Nadirah Jamaludin Fr. 5-0 Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia (Methodist Ladies College)

Ariel Latzer Fr. 5-3 Agoura Hills, Calif. (Agoura HS)

Nicole Lee Fr. 5-7 Auburn, Calif. (Placer HS)

Hannah Liddle Fr. 6-0 San Jose, Calif. (Leigh HS)

Alyssa Lua Jr. 5-2 Los Alamitos, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS)

Katherine MacElwee So. 5-11 Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley HS)

Katie McKibbin Sr. 5-8 Huntington Beach, Calif. (Orange Coast College)

Danielle McMahon Fr. 5-10 San Diego, Calif. (Point Loma HS)

Lauren Mitchell Fr. 6-0 Sarasota, Fla. (Florida Virtual School)

Tara Montgomery So. 5-10 Chicago, Ill. (University of Tennessee)

Mackenzie Morgan Sr. 5-10 Kirkland, Wash. (Lake Washington HS)

Mikayla Moss Fr. 5-5 Rohnert Park, Calif. (Rancho Cotete HS)

Kaylyn Murray Fr. 5-10 Lafayette, Calif. (Campolindo HS)

Samantha Nizinski Fr. 5-6 Los Angeles, Calif. (Granada Hills Charter HS)

Hannah Norris Fr. 5-6 Brisbane, Australia (Brisbane Girls Grammar School)

Maria Ordonez So. 5-8 Mexico City, Mexico (Clairemont Senior HS)

Katherine Paciolla So. 5-10 Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley HS)

Isabelle Paul So. 5-10 Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington Girls’ College)

Kelbi Redquest Fr. 5-5 San Diego, Calif. (Patrick Henry HS)

Hanna Rogers Fr. 5-10 Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS)

Iliana Romero So. 5-5 Corona, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS)

Stephanie Schulman Sr. 5-4 Honolulu, Hawaii (Kamehameha Kapalama HS)

Sierra Stillwater So. 5-5 San Diego, Calif. (Patrick Henry HS)

Megan Stone So. 5-7 Fall River, Mass. (B.M.C. Durfee HS)

Kayleigh Todo Fr. 5-9 Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS)

Emaleigh White Fr. 5-9 Auburn, Calif. (Placer HS)

Cassie Wilson Sr. 6-0 Redlands, Calif. (Redlands HS)

Amanda Zizzo So. 5-6 San Jose, Calif. (Ann Sobrato HS)

Head CoachBill Zack

Assistant CoachesDaniel Duxbury, Joeri Bruschinski

San Diego State Aztecs


Name Class Height Hometown/Last SchoolStephanie Carr Fr. 5-9 Walnut Creek, Calif./Carondelet

Melissa Chambers Fr. 4-11 San Ramon, Calif./California HS

Dominique Conley Sr. 5-10 Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor

Bobbie Cooney Fr. 5-9 Telluride, Colo./Telluride Mountain School

Brittany Courteau Jr. 5-9 Grand Rapids, Mich./Culver Academy

Hannah Dart So. 5-9 Melbourne, Australia/Methodist Ladies College

Emily Fogg Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla./Casady

Gel Greene So. 5-6.5 Jacksonville, Fla./Fleming Island

Hayden Hemphill Fr. 5-8 Raleigh, N.C./Needham B. Broughton

Anna Horowitz Fr. 5-5 Allen, Texas/Allen

Madeline Horton So. 5-5 Houston, Texas/Memorial

Samantha Kurtz Fr. 5-9 Westport, Conn./Staples

Emily MacAdam Fr. 5-9 Winnetka, Ill./New Trier Township

Kelly McGowan So. 5-8 Philadelphia, Pa./The Episcopal Academy

Savannah Moody Jr. 5-11 Long Beach, Calif./Los Alamitos

Adelaide Moore Fr. 5-5 Dallas, Texas/Ursuline Academy of Dallas

Molly O’Connell Jr. 5-6 Seal Beach, Calif./Los Alamitos

Eki Olumese So. 5-8 Gaithersburg, Md./Poolesville

Paige Papesch So. 5-7 Cleveland, Ohio/Hathaway Brown

Jo Parmer Sr. 5-3 Austin, Texas/Belton

Alyssa Randall Jr.

Brittany Rigg Fr. 5-11 Sherman, Texas/Kent School

Maddy Rueda So. 4-11 Methuen, Mass./Central Catholic

Alyssa Sands So. 5-10 Carrollton, Texas/Homeschooled

Courtney Schumacher Fr. 6-0 Plano, Texas/John Paul II

Caroline Snyder Fr. 5-8 Bellevue, Wash./Newport

Danielle Tatro Fr. 5-9 Liberty Hill, Texas/Liberty Hill

Coco Tautkus So. 5-6 York, Pa./The Taft School

Moyra Tran Jr. 5-4 Pflugerville, Texas/Pflugerville

Lauren Vanek So. 5-9 St. Louis, Mo./Westminster Christian Academy

Ashley Wagner So. 5-5 Dallas, Texas/Trinity Christian

Miranda Zsigmond Sr. 5-11 Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos High School

Head CoachDoug Wright

Assistant CoachesJessi Hooper, Paige Love

SMU Mustangs


Name Class Height Hometown/Last SchoolCasey Alameno So. 5-6 Norristown, Pa./Archbishop Carroll High School

Emma Alford Fr. 6-0 Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile

Janie Augustyn Sr. 5-10 West Chester, Pa./B. Reed Henderson High School

Jenna Bahel Jr. 5-9 Kennett Square, Pa./Kennett High School

Geena Bevenour So. 5-5 Wayne, Pa./Pope John Paul II

Victoria Brooks Fr. 5-5 Lansdowne, Pa./Monsignor Bonner Archbishop Prendergast Catholic

Caroline Buckley Fr. 5-6 Philadelphia, Pa./Saint Basil Academy

Reese Cogswell Fr. 5-7 Montpelier, Ohio /North Central

Tess Cremers Fr. 5-11 Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts

Sierra Derti Jr. 5-9 Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland High School

Amber Dutcher So. 5-8 Lititz, Pa./Warwick Senior High School

Hannah Erfle Fr. 5-6 West Chester, Pa./West Chester East

Dominique Evans Fr. 5-8 Washington, D.C./Duke Ellington School of the Arts

Charlotte Forman So. 6-1 Hampton Bays, N.Y./Hampton Bays High School

Brittany Fowler So. 5-3 Havertown, Pa./Haverford Senior High School

Meghan Fowler So. 5-11 Havertown, Pa./Haverford High School

Kelsey Franks Sr. 5-1 Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional High School

Catie Gackowski Fr. 5-10 Midland Park, N.J./Bergen Technical

Megan Gleason So. 5-7 Margate, N.J./Holy Spirit

Meghan Graham Fr.

Mary Margaret Gresham Fr. 5-7 Raleigh, N. C./Raleigh Charter

Kaitlin Grisanti Jr. 5-8 Nesconset, N.Y./Smithtown High School East

Kellan Hirschler Fr. 5-8 Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights

Louise Huuki So. 5-5 Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East

Caylin Jenkins Fr. 5-11 Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville Area

Rachel Kelley Fr. 5-1 Upper Black Eddy, Pa./Mainland Regional

Grace Kroner Sr. 5-8 Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin High School

Emily Leyland Sr. 5-9 Cheltenham, Pa./Little Flower

Madison Lojeski Fr. 5-5 Ambler, Pa./Upper Dublin

Maureen McClelland Fr. 5-6 Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West

Kelly McGee So. 5-6 Drexel Hill, Pa./Upper Darby High School

Emilie Mehler Sr. 5-9 Jenkintown, Pa./Abington High School

Aimee Meissner Sr. 5-6 Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg High School

Elizabeth Milbourne Fr. 5-6 Horsham, Pa./Hatboro Horsham

Lea Millio Jr. 5-7 Drexel Hill, Pa./Archbishop Prendergast

Allie Nussbaum Fr. 5-3 Andover, Mass./Andover

Ciara O’Sullivan Fr. 5-7 Upper Darby/Archbishop Carroll

Danielle Ober Fr. 5-9 Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central

Emily Opperman Sr. 5-3 Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic High School

Anna Pansky Fr. 5-7 Richboro, Pa./Council Rock HS North

Lily Papaleo Sr. 5-6 Chicago, Ill./Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School

Emma Quinn Fr. 5-4 Madison TWP, Pa./North Pocono

Jenna Rosado Fr. 5-5 Northfield, N. J./Mainland Regional

Sarah Scanlin So. 5-6 Bristol, Pa./Archbishop Ryan

Nicole Stark Sr. 5-3 Wexford, Pa./North Catholic High School

Amanda Tang Fr. 5-6 Chadds Ford, Pa./Upper Darby

Gabriela Thomas Fr. 5-8 Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast

Mariel Tucker Fr. 5-6 Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts

Victoria Verrekia So. 4-11 Broomall, Pa./Archbishop Carroll High School

Madison Weis So. 5-8 River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley High School

Angelina Wex Fr. 5-5 Baden-Württemberg, Germany/Roert-Bosch-Gymnasium

Danielle White So. 5-9 Huntington, N.Y./St. Anthony’s High School

Maxine Whitney Fr. 5-9 Brooklyn, N.Y./Bard HS Early College

Amanda Wolfgang So. 5-7 Pipersville, Pa./Central Bucks High School West

Head CoachRebecca Smith Grzybowski

Assistant Coaches: Alyssa O’Donnell, Claire Kuehnel | Volunteer Assistant: Natalie Carlone

Temple Owls


Name Class Height Hometown/Last SchoolSam Barber Fr. 5-2 Oak Ridge, Tenn. /Atomic Rowing Club

Jerusha Blankenship Sr. 5-8 Tulsa, Okla./Homeschooled

Audrey Brown Fr. 5-3 Spring, Texas/Parati Competitive Rowing Club

Jessica Burke So. 5-0 Bartlesville, Okla./Bartlesville HS

Stephanie Call So. 5-2 Tulsa, Okla./Union HS

Jennifer Casson Jr. 5-9 Kingston, Ontario/Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute

Adrianna Catalanotto Jr. 5-7 Northport, N.Y./Sagamore Rowing Association

Marissa Catalanotto Sr. 5-5 Northport, N.Y./Sagamore Rowing Association

Kristy Covre So. 5-10 St. Catharines, Ontario/St. Catharines Rowing Club

Madison Crane Sr. 5-4 Little Rock, Ark./Arkansas Boathouse Club

Lindsay Crute Jr. 5-6 Augusta, Ga./John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School

Barbie DeClercq Fr. 5-9 Arlington, Texas/Arlington HS

Taylah Eder Fr. 5-7 Christchurch, New Zealand/Saint Margaret’s

Abigail Elggren Jr. 5-6 Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island HS

Hannah Emnett Sr. 5-11 St. Louis, Mo./Cor Jesu Academy

Danielle Engles So. 5-8 Sapulpa, Okla./Sapulpa HS

Emily Farrar Sr. 5-10 Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Crew

Maria Gearing Jr. 5-9 Fenwick, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary

Micah Gibbons Fr. 5-6 Jenks, Okla./Tulsa Youth Rowing Association

Colleen Giesbrecht Fr. 5-6 St. Catharines, Ontario/St. Catharines Rowing Club

Betsy Govig Sr. 5-6 Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier Preparatory Crew

Alexandra Griffi th Fr. 5-11 Roland, Ark./Arkansas Boathouse Club

Julia Herrel Fr. 5-6 Broadview Heights, Ohio/Saint Joseph Academy

Sarah Jactel So. 5-3 Atlanta, Ga./Atlanta International School

Ashley Lane Sr. 5-10 Olympia, Wash./Olympia Area Rowing

Skylar Luttjehuizen Jr. 5-10 Dunnville, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary/South Niagara Rowing Club

Madeline Lyons So. 5-6 Seattle, Wash./Mount Baker Junior Crew

Annie Martin Fr. 5-7 Marietta, Ga./Atlanta Junior Rowing Association

Elizabeth McCabe Fr. 6-0 Brockville, Ontario/Brockville Collegiate Institute

Anna McHenry Jr. 5-6 Salina, Kan./Salina HS

Phoebe Mulligan Jr. 5-9 Northern Ireland, UK/Portora Boat Club

Elizabeth Natho So. 5-2 Saint Charles, Mo./St. Louis Rowing Club

Madeline Oleksiak Fr. 5-6 Brigantine, N.J./Holy Spirit HS

Kristin Palilionis So. 5-9 Inverary, Ontario/Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute

Sarah Palilionis Jr. 5-10 Inverary, Ontario/Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute

Rachel Parks So. 5-5 Oklahoma City, Okla./Oklahoma City Riversport

Janelle Payne So. 5-6 Ontario, Canada/St. Francis Catholic Secondary

Sarah Ringler Sr. 5-8 Folsom, Calif./Capital Crew Rowing Club

Sarah Robinson Jr. 5-2 Leesburg, Va./Bishop O’Connell HS

Chaselyn Ruff aner-Hanson So. 5-8 Corrales, N.M./Cibola HS

Kaitlyn Schneider Sr. 5-0 Lake View, N.Y./Frontier HS/West Side Rowing Club

Emalia Seto Sr. 5-4 El Dorado Hills, Calif./St. Francis HS/Capital Crew Rowing Club

Katie Shin Fr. 5-2 Owasso, Okla./Owasso HS

Jules Soper Fr. 5-8 Audubon, N.J./South Jersey Rowing Club

Leah Suleski Sr. 5-5 Buff alo, N.Y./City Honors School/West Side Rowing Club

Sam Tober Sr. 5-11 Fonthill, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary/South Niagara Rowing Club

Eva Trabucco So. 5-1 St. Catharines, Ontario/St. Francis Catholic Secondary

Gabriela Tucker So. 5-7 Grosse Pointe, Mich./Detroit Boat Club

Lauren Turner Jr. 5-7 Absecon, N.J./Holy Spirit HS

Mary Turney Fr. 5-10 Eureka, Mo./Notre Dame HS

Lauren Vander Hoeven So. 5-7 St. Catharines, Ontario/St. Catharines Rowing Club

Marcia Vidaurri Jr. 5-1 Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetto Senior HS

Hannah Vissers So. 5-8 Kingston, Ontario/Kingston Rowing Club

Head CoachKevin Harris

Assistant CoachesRodney Mot, Richard Ruggieri, Kerry Hassall

Graduate AssistantArielle Tillou

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

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In the course of its first two seasons, the American Athletic Conference has taken a place at the fore-front of intercollegiate athletics, earning a collec-tion of national team and individual championships and football postsea-son wins that place The American among the elite Division I conferences.

The American consists of 12 prestigious institutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of

Cincinnati, East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the U.S. Naval Academy (in football only), the University of South Florida, Southern Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa.

Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, the American Athletic Conference has writ-ten an impressive list of accomplishments, both in and out of the competitive arena.

The league has produced three NCAA champi-onship teams – UConn men’s basketball in 2014 and UConn women’s basketball in 2014 and 2015 – and two individuals who have won NCAA titles, most recently SMU’s Bryson Dechambeau, who was the 2015 national champion in men’s golf. Additionally, American Athletic Conference teams have advanced to the College World Series, the semifinal and final rounds of the NIT and the match play round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. Half of the conference’s baseball-playing members reached the NCAA Championship in 2015, while The American had the best men’s basketball postseason record of any conference in 2014, when conference teams were a combined 13-4. Teams from The American have registered top-10 national rankings in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, men’s soccer and men’s golf.

The American is quickly making its mark in profes-sional sports as well, beginning with the selection of UCF quarterback Blake Bortles by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the No. 3 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.

More recently, a number of American Athletic

Conference athletes have been selected in the first round of the professional entry drafts in football, basketball, baseball and soccer. UConn’s Cyle Larin was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 Major League Soccer SuperDraft as he was chosen by Orlando City SC. UCF’s Romario Williams was taken by the Montreal Impact at No. 3, giving The American two of the top three picks in the draft. UConn’s Sergio Campbell went at No. 19 to the Columbus Crew as the third pick from the conference in the first round.

In the 2015 NFL Draft, UCF’s Breshad Perriman and UConn’s Byron Jones were selected consecutively in the first round – Perriman to the Baltimore Ravens at No. 26 overall and Jones to the Dallas Cowboys at No. 27. It was the second straight year in which The American had at least two first-round selections.

UConn’s Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was selected by the Seattle Storm with the No. 3 pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft, while UConn’s Kiah Stokes went 11th overall to the New York Liberty.

Cincinnati outfielder Ian Happ, the 2015 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year, was chosen by the Chicago Cubs with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.

In football, two American Athletic Conference football teams were ranked in the top 15 of the final 2013 Associated Press poll, while Memphis finished the season in the top 25 of the 2014 polls as Tigers tied UCF and Cincinnati for the conference title. Six of the 12 teams that compete in The American in 2015 played in bowl games to cap the 2014 season as Memphis, Houston and Navy earned postseason victories.

Teams in The American have enjoyed almost unprecedented success since the conference’s for-mation. Memphis finished with 10 wins in football for the first time since 1938. SMU advanced to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship for the first time since 1993. UCF and Houston have both achieved top-10 rankings in baseball in the past two years. USF finished the 2014-15 season at No. 8 in the final men’s golf national ranking.The UConn women’s basketball team won its NCAA-record ninth and 10th national championships as a member of The American.

The American Athletic Conference holds media rights partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which give the conference outstanding national exposure on the two industry leaders in sports tele-

vision. The football portion of the contract calls for nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played Dec. 5, 2015, will be carried on either ABC or ESPN on Championship Saturday.

In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all conference-controlled games to be televised, with more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a minimum of 107 games. The entire postseason tournament will be televised, including the championship game, which will be on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the American’s wom-en’s basketball games will be carried on national cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3, while the conference has a multi-year agreement with CBS Sports Network for coverage of select baseball games.

American Athletic Conference teams have access to the pinnacle of college football’s postseason structure. An American representative would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams in the CFP selection committee’s final ranking. Otherwise, the league would place its champion in either the Vizio Fiesta Bowl or the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl if it is ranked higher than the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference.

Additionally, The American holds primary or sec-ondary partnerships with 12 bowls for the current six-year cycle, ensuring multiple annual matchups against the nation’s top conferences and providing desirable postseason destinations to member insti-tutions and their fans.

The American Athletic Conference administers to its membership from a state-of-the-art office locat-ed in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minute from T.F. Green Airport – gives the conference easy access to its member-schools. The conference headquarters is equipped with a complete video production studio, serving as the home of the American Digital Network, and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to accom-modate the many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held on-site each year.

Men’s & Women’s Cross CountryOct. 31, 2015

Overton’s Lake Kristi - Grimesland, N.C.

Men’s Champion: Tulsa

Women’s Champion: Tulsa

Women’s SoccerQuarterfinals, Semifinals & Final

Nov. 3-8, 2015

Westcott Field - Dallas, Texas

Champion: Cincinnati

Men’s SoccerQuarterfinals: Nov. 7, 2015 (campus sites)

Semifinals & Final

Nov. 13-15, 2015

Corbett Soccer Stadium -Tampa, Fla.

Champion: Tulsa

FootballDec. 5, 2015

TDECU Stadium - Houston, Texas

Champion: Houston

Men’s & Women’s Swimming & DivingFeb. 17-20, 2016

Campus Recreation & Wellness Center (CRWC)

Natatorium - Houston, Texas

Men’s Champion: East Carolina

Women’s Champion: SMU

Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & FieldFeb. 28-29, 2016

Birmingham Crossplex

Birmingham, Ala.

Men’s Champion: Houston

Women’s Champion: UConn

Women’s BasketballMarch 4-7, 2016

Mohegan Sun Arena

Uncasville, Conn.

Champion: UConn

Men’s BasketballMarch 10-13, 2016

Amway Center

Orlando, Fla.

Champion: UConn

Women’s TennisApril 20-23, 2016

Memphis University School/

The Racquet Club of Memphis

Memphis, Tenn.

Champion: Tulsa

Men’s TennisApril 21-24, 2016

Memphis University School/

The Racquet Club of Memphis

Memphis, Tenn.

Champion: USF

Women’s GolfApril 17-19, 2016

Hammock Beach Golf & Spa Resort

Palm Coast, Fla.

Champion: Houston

Men’s GolfMay 1-3, 2016

Black Diamond Ranch, The Quarry Course

Lecanto, Fla.

Champion: USF

SoftballMay 12-14, 2016

Tulsa Softball Complex

Tulsa, Okla.

Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & FieldMay 12-15, 2016

UCF Soccer & Track Complex

Orlando, Fla.

Women’s RowingMay 14, 2016

Sacramento State Aquatic Center

Sacramento, Calif.

BaseballMay 24-29, 2016

Bright House Field

Clearwater, Fla.

2015-16 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE


2015

Lake Mercer - West Windsor, N.J.Hosted by the American Athletic Conference & PNRAMay 17, 2015

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP - TEAM RESULTS

Place School Total Points 1 UCF 198 2 Tulsa 189 3 Sacramento State 160 4 Temple 107 5 SMU 91 6 San Diego State 88 7 UConn 70 8 Villanova 52

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP - RACE RESULTS

VARSITY EIGHT GRAND FINAL

Place School Time 1 UCF 6:34.255 2 Tulsa 6:41.834 3 Sacramento St. 6:45.144 4 SMU 6:48.499 5 San Diego State 6:55.291 6 Villanova 6:59.808

PETITE FINALPlace School Time

1 Temple 6:50.754 2 UConn 7:05.283

TIME TRIAL (TOP SIX TO GRAND FINAL)Place School Time

1 UCF 6:21.282 2 Sacramento St. 6:30.583 3 Tulsa 6:42.823 4 SMU 6:45.932 5 San Diego State 6:48.181 6 Villanova 6:30.914 ---- ---- ---- 7 Temple 6:31.138 8 UConn 6:33.633

SECOND VARSITY EIGHT GRAND FINAL

Place School Time 1 UCF 6:45.762 2 Tulsa 6:51.280 3 Sacramento St. 6:52.219 4 Temple 7:01.307 5 UConn 7:06.017 6 San Diego State 7:07.132

PETITE FINALPlace School Time

1 SMU 7:15.473 2 Villanova 7:31.556

TIME TRIAL (TOP SIX TO GRAND FINAL)

Place School Time 1 UCF 6:21.654 2 Sacramento St. 6:29.593 3 Tulsa 6:32.970 4 Temple 6:36.145 5 UConn 6:37.332 6 San Diego State 6:39.865 ---- ---- ---- 7 SMU 6:45.636 8 Villanova 7:06.936

VARSITY FOUR

GRAND FINAL

Place School Time 1 Sacramento St. 7:35.962 2 Tulsa 7:40.780 3 Temple 7:41.560 4 UCF 7:46.047 5 San Diego State 7:52.286 6 SMU 8:00.440

PETITE FINAL

Place School Time 1 UConn 7:56.660 2 Villanova 8:01.304


Place School Time 1 Sacramento St. 7:03.527 2 Tulsa 7:13.678 3 San Diego State 7:19.988 4 Temple 7:20.837 5 UCF 7:24.437 6 SMU 7:25.553 ---- ---- ---- 7 Villanova 6:45.636 8 UConn 7:06.936

THIRD VARSITY EIGHT

GRAND FINAL

Place School Time 1 Temple 6:34.255 2 UConn 6:41.834 3 Tulsa 6:45.144 4 UCF 6:48.499

TIME TRIAL

Place School Time 1 Temple 6:21.282 2 Tulsa 6:30.583 3 UConn 6:42.823 4 UCF 6:45.932

SECOND VARSITY FOUR

GRAND FINAL

Place School Time 1 UCF 7:42.029

Championship Records & Results


2 Tulsa 7:49.429 3 Sacramento State 7:54.057 4 UConn 7:55.887 5 Temple 8:17.367 - San Diego State exc.

PETITE FINAL

Place School Time 1 Villanova 8:19.122 2 SMU 9:01.272


Place School Time 1 Tulsa 7:19.944 2 Sacramento State 7:20.299 3 UCF 7:21.201 4 Temple 7:26.945 5 UConn 7:33.106 6 San Diego State 7:33.145 ---- ---- ---- 7 Villanova 7:39.967 8 SMU 8:32.436

THIRD VARSITY FOUR

GRAND FINAL

Place School Time 1 Tulsa 8:05.253 2 Temple 8:08.153 3 UConn 8:17.827 4 UCF 8:19.650

TIME TRIAL

Place School Time 1 Tulsa 7:35.310 2 Temple 7:45.807 3 UCF 7:50.899 4 UConn 7:52.825

2014

Lake Mercer - West Windsor, N.J.Hosted by the American Athletic Conference May 18, 2014

TEAM RESULTS

Place School Total Points 1 Louisville 158 2 UCF 136 3 UConn 111 4 Temple 109 5 Rutgers 101 6 Villanova 69 7 SMU 52

RACE RESULTS

Third Varsity Four Place School Time 1 Louisville 7:51.943

2 Rutgers 8:15.660 3 Temple 8:19.779 4 UCF 8:29.259 5 UConn 8:33.121

Second Varsity Four Place School Time 1 Louisville 7:33.853 2 UCF 7:39.045 3 Rutgers 7:52.741 4 Temple 8:01.538 5 Villanova 8:06.407 6 UConn 8:11.550

Third Varsity Eight Place School Time 1 Louisville 7:06.013 2 UCF 7:16.003 3 Temple 7:16.695 4 Rutgers 7:38.634 5 UConn 7:42.923

Varsity Four Place School Time 1 Louisville 7:28.307 2 Rutgers 7:33.902 3 UCF 7:42.948 4 Temple 7:49.887 5 UConn 7:57.421 6 Villanova 8:04.679

Second Varsity Eight Place School Time 1 Louisville 6:44.430 2 UCF 6:59.828 3 UConn 7:01.723 4 Temple 7:03.609 5 SMU 7:06.777 6 Rutgers 7:12.934 7 Villanova 7:23.866

Varsity Eight Place School Time 1 Louisville 6:36.796 2 UCF 6:43.917 3 UConn 6:45.619 4 Temple 6:52.107 5 Rutgers 6:54.765 6 Villanova 7:01.135 7 SMU 7:03.321

Championship Records & Results


2016 american athletic conference rowing championship program

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