2007USC Rowing

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University Information Table of Contents / Quick Facts ...... 1 Location: ...... Los Angeles, California 2007 Season Outlook ...... 2 Founded: ...... 1880 USC Boathouse / Port of Los Angeles ...... 3 Enrollment: ...... 33,000 (17,500 undergraduates) Zenon Babraj, Director of Rowing / Co-Head Coach ...... 4 Size: ...... 150 Acres Kelly Babraj, Co-Head Coach ...... 5 President: ...... Dr. Steven Sample Craig Webster, Assistant Coach & Sarah Pomeroy ...... 6 Athletic Director: ...... Mike Garrett 2007 Varsity and Novice Roster ...... 7 Senior Women’s Administrator: ...... Carol Dougherty Varsity Rower Profi les ...... 8 National Affl iliation: ...... NCAA Division I Novice Rowers / Pronounciation Guide ...... 19 Conference: ...... Pacifi c 10 2006 Results & Lineups ...... 21 Nickname: ...... Trojans / Women of Troy / Troy All-Time Pac-10 Championships Results ...... 24 Fight Songs: ...... Fight On / Tribute to Troy / Conquest All-Time San Diego Crew Classic Results ...... 26 Colors: ...... Cardinal & Gold The Crosstown Rivalry All-Time Results ...... 28 Home Course: ...... Port of Los Angeles (San Pedro, Calif.) All-Time NCAA Championships Results ...... 29 Awards and Honors ...... 30 Rowing Information All-Time Varsity Letterwinners ...... 31 Director of Rowing / Co-Head Coach: ...... Zenon Babraj Rowing Terminology ...... 32 Alma Mater: ...... Academy of Physical Education ‘78 The USC Experience ...... I - XVI Current Year at USC: ...... Fifth Z. Babraj’s Contact: ...... [email protected] / (213) 740-3830 On The Cover Co-Head Coach: ...... Kelly Babraj All-American junior port Ligita Kaviere and junior coxswain Lauren Alma Mater: ...... UCLA ‘85 Cowan, USC’s Varsity Eight at the 2006 Pac-10 Championships on Current Year at USC: ...... Fifth Lake Natoma in Rancho Cordova, Calif. K. Babraj’s Contact: ...... [email protected] / (213) 740-3830 Asst. Coach: ...... Craig Webster Credits Asst. Coach Contact: ...... [email protected] / (213) 740-3831 The 2007 USC Women’s Rowing Media Guide was written and prepared by Jeremy Wu, Sports Information Graduate Assistant. Media Relations Special thanks to Sports Information Director Tim Tessalone for edit- ing contributions, and Paul Goldberg. Dan Avila for team and group Women’s Rowing SID: ...... Jeremy Wu shots, Figge Photography for headshots, Bob Solorio for action shots SID Phone: ...... (213) 740-8480 / (213) 440-4173 and Sam Haythorn for cover shots and practice shots. Cover design SID Fax: ...... (213) 740-7584 and production by Jeremy Wu. Printing by Prographics. E-mail: ...... [email protected] Website: ...... www.usctrojans.com To Purchase This Guide Sports Information Address: ...... Heritage Hall 103 Copies of the 2007 USC Women’s Rowing Media Guide may be Los Angeles, CA 90089 purchased for $5. Send checks payable to USC Sports Information at 3501 Watt Way, HER 103, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0601.

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USC’s Varsity Eight at the 2006 Pac-10 Championships on Lake Natoma, Calif.

1 2007Season Outlook

here is a new buzz around the USC women’s row- diffi cult to put a fi nger on who will be the featured performer this ing program this year. As coach Zenon and Kelly season. With such a young crew last year, the expectations are Babraj enter their fi fth season at the helm, the col- high for the team this year. The level of competition in practice lection of talent they have assembled is unrivaled has been elevated with the arrival of a number of world-class re- by any previous USC crew. All eight of the recruits cruits and transfer rowers. Even though the infusion of new talent that the coaches set after have arrived and begun comes at a fast pace, the Trojans are taking every measure to bond training with a solid core of returning rowers. the new crew as tightly as it can. The Women of Troy will enter 2007 as one of the most expe- The strong core of experienced rowers returning for the Tro- Trienced and deepest crews in the Pac-10 with seventeen returning jans include many of whom have NCAA championship experi- letterwinners from 2006 and one from 2005. Only a year ago, even ence. Most notably, the crew will have the services of a duo of though the Trojans won nearly all of their races, the close calls and returning All-American selections in juniors Tatiana Boldyreva a disappointing fi nish to the season could have been attributed to (Lipetsk, Russia) and Ligita Kaviere (Valmiera, Latvia). Boldy- inexperience and a lack of depth. reva enjoyed an extremely productive 2006, occupying the stroke Although the Trojans were not able to secure a team bid to seat in all of the Trojans’ races. Holding down the No. 6 seat all the NCAA Championships in 2006, the at-large bid received by season, Kaviere returns stronger and more mature than a year the Varsity Eight boat extends the run of USC appearances in the ago, and now as a co-team captain. NCAA Championships to nine consecutive seasons. That Var- The senior class is stacked with power on both sides of the sity Eight boat brings back six out of eight rowers including two boat with Kinga Marciszewska (Warsaw, Poland), Anna Efremo- All-Americans. Entering 2006, coaches knew they would endure va (Moscow, Russia) and Laura McDaniel (Chicago, Ill.) all bring- growing pains as the crew bid farewell to much of the talent that ing their own brand of strength and fi nesse to the squad. Mar- led them in 2005. The impressive record the Varsity Eight com- ciszewska received her second consecutive Pac-10 All-Academic piled last year was more than a pleasant, yet somehow expected team selection in 2006 while serving as a captain and leading the surprise. JV Eight boat from the stroke position all season. Efremova will In 1998, the Trojans’ debut in the NCAA Championships, the be an integral piece to team success this season bringing with her, Varsity Four would claim the National Championship in their three years of varsity experience. event. In 2005, the rowing team received its fi rst ever team-bid Both McDaniel and senior co-captain Jessica Smith (Mission to the NCAA Championships. With the level of talent gathered Viejo, Calif.) will be in the varsity mix, adding to what already is at Troy, coaches, and rowers have many believing that this is the shaping up to be a fi ercely competitive bunch of rowers. Senior year that USC will break through. coxswain Anna Liberovsky (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) will help The crew has also developed a truly international visage shore up the coxswain depth. with the division of domestic rowers and international recruits With eleven juniors on the roster, the Women of Troy know an evenly balanced fi fteen to fi fteen. Trojan rowers represent the that their prospects for the future are as bright as ever. Anchoring countries of Sweden, Serbia, Latvia, Bulgaria, Russia, Poland and the juniors will be the All-American pair but the talent behind the the Czech Republic; although because many of the rowers have duo is a vastly improved group from just a year ago. Transfers competed against each other on the international level, there is a Nana Gagatsovi (Krasnodar, Russia) and Anna Specjalska (Wlo- comfortable familiarity amongst the crew. clawek, Poland) are ready to prove themselves as solid contribu- Crossing the fi nish line fi rst nearly every single time it took to tors after building up respectively impressive personal resumes the water, the Varsity Eight was a dominant force to be reckoned on international waters. with in 2006. Led by coxswain Liz O’Neill, and All-American After red-shirting the 2006 season, the Trojans will once again stroke, Boldyreva, there was little opponents could do to keep up benefi t from the presence of junior starboard Bara Varekova with the speedy Trojans. (Olomouc, Czech Republic). A former All CRCA and All Pac-10 The Trojans warmed up early in the season with scrimmages selection, Varekova won’t likely go unnoticed as Trojan rowers against the University of San Diego, Sacramento State and Loyola- jockey for positions in the varsity boats. Joining Varekova is red- Marymount cruising to unoffi cial victories in those matches. The shirt junior coxswain Lauren Cowan (Los Angeles, Calif.) who crew would realize that its speed was legitimate as it easily dis- will be coxing the Varsity Eight boat in 2007 with the departure patched of Clemson on Mar. 25 in San Pedro, Calif. The women of Liz O’Neill. Junior starboard rowers Diana Ivanova (Rousse, followed up that performance by taking second place at the San Bulgaria) and Dunja Pejcic (Novi Sad, Serbia) also return as part Diego Crew Classic in Mission Bay, Calif. of a boiler room trio that kept the Trojans in front most of last sea- After that, the Trojans maintained their winning ways, snatch- son. Juniors Nichole Fischbach (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.), Phebe ing victories from Michigan and Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, Greenwood (Richmond, Va.), and Shelley Koskovich (Los Ange- the crews’ only major regular season road-trip of 2006. Upon re- les, Calif.), each will be in the varsity shuffl e, possibly contribut- turning to Los Angeles, the Women of Troy got some home-cook- ing from the Varsity Four boat. ing and pulled out a tight race with the Bruins in the annual USC The sophomore class is also poised to make some noise this vs. UCLA dual match at the Port of Los Angeles. That win extends season, some of whom are moving up from the novice ranks. Cox- the Trojan streak of victories over UCLA to fi ve consecutive dat- swains Lisa Sabalvaro (San Francisco, Calif.) and Denise Koba- ing back to 2002. shikawa (Honolulu, Hawaii) fi gure to be neck-and-neck to cox The Varsity Eight continued its impressive performance at the second Varsity Eight boat, although whoever ends up coxing the Pac-10 Championships taking fi rst in the preliminary round the Varsity Four will have a more than formidable group of row- of races and third in the Grand Final to earn an at-large bid to ers to work with. the NCAA Championships. The Trojans faced stiff competition Sophomore port Robin Hextrum (Stinson Beach, Calif.) has at the NCAA Championships, coming in tied for third in a dead impressed coaches with her strength and will be in a battle this heat with Yale and eventually earning the right to compete in the season to stroke the Varsity Eight. Starboard Magda Madziewicz Petite Final. There, the Women of Troy would have to settle for a (Wloclawek, Poland) is a year more experienced and her comfort fi fth place fi nish, this time one and a half seconds behind Yale for level in the program is apparent. Other sophomore rowers to keep an overall fi nish of eleventh. an eye on this season are Julia McIlvaine (Burbank, Calif.), Cassie Ask the coaches about 2007 and they will tell you that it is Richardson (Yucaipa, Calif.), Claire Tenscher (Mount Shasta, Ca-

2 2007Season Outlook

lif.) and Annie Smythe (San Rafael, Calif.). will travel to Sacramento, Calif. for its annual spring camp on The Trojans received commitments from six incoming fresh- Lake Natoma and conclude that week with a scrimmage against men this year. Four out of that group enrolled in the fall and began Sacramento State on March 18. In their only home-water race, the training with the crew right away. Ewelina Nowak (Bydgoszcz, Trojans will take on Loyola Marymount on March 24 at the Port Poland), Gabriela Varekova (Olomouc, Czech Republic), Andrea of Los Angeles in San Pedro, Calif. Vehovec (Belgrade, Serbia) and Michelle Taft (Tacoma, Wash.) Next, the crew will participate in the 34th Annual San Diego each bring a fresh new competitive spirit to the crew. Varekova is Crew Classic in Mission Bay, Calif. on March 31 and April 1. Later the younger sister of Bara Varekova. She is eager to test her mettle in April (14-15), the team will travel across the country to race in on a crew after compiling one of the most impressive personal re- the Charles River Challenge in Boston, Mass. Upon their return, sumes in the world, most recently capturing her third world title the Women of Troy will do battle with the Lady Bruins in the in the summer of 2006. sixth annual Lexus Gauntlet USC-UCLA dual races to be held in The remaining two members of this group of much-heralded Marina Del Rey, Calif. on April 28. freshmen join the crew in the spring. Carin Andersson (Stroms- The Pac-10 Rowing Championships will return to Lake Nato- tad, Sweden) and Liene Bertasjus (Jurmala, Latvia) will help an- ma, Calif. for the fourth consecutive season in 2007, taking place chor a strong freshman class. on Saturday, May 13. Team performances at these Pac-10 races The Women of Troy will get their fi rst chance to test out their will determine the automatic and at-large bids awarded for par- speed in a scrimmage against the University of San Diego and San ticipation in the 2007 NCAA Rowing Championships, which will Diego State University on Feb. 24 in San Diego, Calif. The team be held May 25-27 in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Junior port Tatiana Boldyreva Junior port Ligita Kaviere Sophomore port Robin Hextrum

USC BOATHOUSE The Port of Los Angeles

he Women of Troy train at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro, Calif., just a short, 20-minute drive from the USC Tcampus. The USC Boathouse is located just steps from the water and contains 10 racing eights, fi ve fours, six pairs and several singles. The port experiences great weather year-round (60s and 70s in the winter months and 70s and 80s in the early fall and spring) and calm water. With very little boat traffi c and 12 miles to row on, the Port of Los Angeles provides an almost fl awless rowing environment. USC shares the Port with Hollywood, as many fi lms have been shot where the Women of Troy practice. The Port’s most prevalent landmark, the Vincent Thomas Bridge, can easily be spotted in blockbuster fi lms such as “Face Off,” “The Usual Suspects” and “The Terminator.”

Directions to USC Boathouse From USC: Take 110 South (pass 105 and 405 freeways). Exit “C” Street. Make a RIGHT at the stop sign at “Figueroa”. Make a LEFT on “Harry Bridges”. Make a RIGHT on “Avalon”. Make a LEFT on “Water Street”. Make a RIGHT on “Yacht St”. The boathouse is on the left past the fi re station.

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ZENON BABRAJ • HEAD COACH/DIRECTOR OF ROWING

ith a long list of accomplish- Zenon was hired as an assistant ments at the international coach at Brown University and in Zenon Babraj’s Wand national levels, Zenon 1986 led his freshman crews to the Career Highlights Babraj begins his fi fth season as director Intercollegiate Rowing Association and head coach of the USC women’s (IRA) Championship in the eight • Coached U.S. National Team, rowing program. and four events. That summer, 1986-90, 1999 Babraj and his wife, Kelly, were Zenon returned to the U.S. National hired as co-head coaches of the Trojans’ Team where he coached the pre- Men’s rowing program director program in June of 2002. The pair took elite crews to gold and silver medals • at UCLA, 1987-91 over as only the second coaching staff at the U.S. Olympic Festival. in USC history since rowing was fi rst During the summer of 1986, adopted as a scholarship sport at Troy he was hired as the men’s rowing • Led Bruins to three Pac-10 in 1996. program director at UCLA and Championships (1987-89) “This was a great challenge for took over a fl oundering program. us,” said Zenon. “We know that with hard work, we will be able to bring this In his fi ve years with the Bruins • Three-time Pac-10 Coach of program to a very high level.” (1987-91), he led the men to an the Year (1987-89) In just their fi rst season, the Babrajs gave USC fans a glimpse of what was unprecedented three straight Pac- to come. The Women of Troy fi elded three competitive boats at the 2003 Pac-10 10 Championships (1987-89) and Head freshman coach at Championships and the Varsity Eight crew earned its fi fth-straight at-large bid earned Pac-10 Coach of the Year • Brown (1986) and led 8s and 4s to the NCAA Championships. At the NCAA’s, USC placed sixth in the fi eld; accolades each season. UCLA’s to IRA Championship second only to their program-best fourth-place fi nish in 2001. 1987 Pac-10 Championship was the In 2004, USC’s Varsity Eight returned to the NCAA Championships for school’s fi rst in 17 years, while the its sixth-straight appearance. Then in 2005, the Varsity Four clinched the Pac-10 1988 title marked the fi rst repeat in • Director of the Cincinnati Row- Championship, and the Varisty Eight fi nshed third. These key performances the 55-year history of the program. ing Club, 1986 allowed the USC Rowing team to qualify for its fi rst-ever team bid for the NCAA In 1990, Zenon guided the Bruins Championsips. The Trojans fi nished 11th overall, and the Varisty Eight fi nished to a bronze medal at the Collegiate • Polish National Team Coach 12th. In 2006, although the Women of Troy fell short of earning consecutive National Championships, marking and Director of the Olympic NCAA team bids, the Varsity Eight boat still represented the Trojans at the the highest fi nish ever by a UCLA Training Center, 1978-1984 championships, stretching USC’s run of NCAA appearances to nine. crew. A native of Warsaw, Poland, Zenon was a member of the Polish National While at UCLA, he produced An oarsman for the Polish Team for 10 years (1969-78) as both a sweep oarsman and sculler. In 1978 he seven National Team athletes and • National Team, 1969-78 was named head coach of the SKRA Warsaw club program and director of the three Olympians. In 1987, Zenon Olympic Training Center. During his tenure, he led his crews to nine national was an assistant coach for the U.S. championships and saw 15 of his athletes selected to Poland’s National and at the World Championships in • Head coach at Hobart College, Olympic teams. Copenhagen, Denmark, helping 2000-02 In 1984, under martial law, Zenon defected to the United States and lead the eights to a gold medal. In made his fi rst stop in Seattle, Wash. There he served as a volunteer assistant 1989 he served as head coach for • Led the Statesmen to two coach at Washington under legendary Husky head coach Dick Erickson for the World University Games held undefeated seasons one season. in Duisburg, Germany. (2001-02) He moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in the spring of 1985 where he directed When the UCLA varsity the Cincinnati Rowing Club. During this time, the CRC became a designated program was cut in 1992, Zenon National Training Center and Zenon helped organize the National and Kelly moved to Alaska and opened the Alaska Sports Academy, training Championship Regatta. In the summer of 1986, he accepted his fi rst position individuals and teams in several sports at the high school, collegiate, and elite with the U.S. National Team as an assistant coach. level. Together, they coached a number of athletes who went on to compete on U.S. National teams in their respective sports. The pair left Alaska in 1999 when Zenon was again hired as an assistant rowing coach with the U.S. National Team in preparation for the World Championships. Zenon turned down a permanent position with the National Team in 2000 to instead rebuild a struggling program at Hobart College in Geneva, N.Y. At the same time, Kelly accepted the head coaching position at William Smith College (Hobart, a men’s private college, is a brother school to William Smith, a women’s private college), where the pair spent three years (2000-02). Zenon led the Statesmen to two undefeated seasons (2001-02) and his crews fi nished as the top Division III team at the 2002 Head of the Charles and Stonehurst Invitational. Zenon holds a master’s degree in physical education and a rowing coaching diploma from the Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw. He earned a general certifi cate of education from the Engineering College in Warsaw in 1974. In 1973, while attending Engineering College, he was honored with the City of Warsaw Award for saving a woman’s life. Zenon also served in the Polish Special Forces and was named a top cadet in 1979. Born in Warsaw on Sept. 1, 1954, he and Kelly currently reside in Rancho Palos Verdes with their two children, Arianna (11) and Konrad (6). Zenon is the 1985 World Master’s Champion in rowing and the 1997 U.S. Master’s National Champion in cross country skiing.

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KELLY BABRAJ • HEAD COACH

elly Babraj, a native of South- In 2000, Kelly helped ern California with over 20 Derith Hart become William years of coaching experience, Smith’s fi rst-ever rowing All- K Kelly Babraj’s was named head coach of the USC American. women’s rowing program in June of In her three years in Ge- Career Highlights 2002 and is entering her fi fth season neva, she led her Varsity Eight at Troy. She and her husband, Zenon, crews to the 2000 New York • Head Coach at UCLA, share coaching duties, while Zenon State Rowing Championships 1986-91 also serves as program director. and two NCAA appearances “USC is a first-class (2000 and 2002; before 2002, two • Three-time Pac-10 Coach of institution with an incredible group Division III teams were invited the Year, 1989-91 of coaches, athletes and staff,” said annually to compete in an all- Kelly. “We feel very honored to be divisions championship). • Guided Bruins to Pac-10 part of such a wonderful tradition of Kelly graduated from Championships and top-4 fi n- excellence and look forward to the challenge of developing winning crews with UCLA in 1985 with a bachelor ishes at NCAAs in each day.” of arts degree in psychology. 1990 and 1991 In just their fi rst season, the Babrajs gave USC fans a little taste of what- As a senior captain of the crew they were capable of. The Women of Troy fi elded three competitive boats at the team, competing under her • Rowed at UCLA and led the 2003 Pac-10 Championships and the Varsity Eight crew earned its fi fth-straight maiden name of Kelly Martz, Bruins to the 1985 National Col- at-large bid to the NCAA Championships. At the NCAAs, USC placed sixth in she helped lead the Varsity legiate Championship the fi eld -- second only to their program-best fourth-place fi nish in 2001. Fours to the 1985 National In 2004, USC’s Varsity Eight returned to the NCAA Championships for Collegiate Championship • Head Coach at William Smith its sixth-straight appearance. Then in 2005, the Varsity Four clinched the Pac-10 and a silver medal at the U.S. College, 2000-02 Championship, and the Varisty Eight fi nshed third. These key performances National Championships later allowed the USC Rowing team to qualify for its fi rst-ever team bid for the NCAA that summer. She was invited • Guided Herons to third-place Championsips. The Trojans fi nished 11th overall, and the Varisty Eight fi nished to the U.S. National Team camp fi nish at 2002 NCAA Division III 12th. In 2006, although the Women of Troy fell short of earning consecutive in 1985 and won the gold medal Championships NCAA team bids, the Varsity Eight boat still represented the Trojans at the in the pairs at the U.S. Olympic championships, stretching USC’s run of NCAA appearances to nine. Festival that summer. Kelly’s coaching career began in 1986 as an assistant coach at UCLA Kelly prepped at Palos (1986), but after only one year she was named head coach of the struggling Verdes (Calif.) High where she Bruin program. By 1990, she had led UCLA to victories at the prestigious San was a team captain and all-league basketball player and swimmer. She also Diego Crew Classic and the program’s fi rst Pac-10 Championship. won several triathlons including the Malibu and Yuma triathlons and the USTS In her fi ve seasons (1987-91) at the helm of the Bruin program, Kelly led Bonelli Lake Series. In 1978 she became the fi rst female lifeguard ever hired at UCLA to top-4 fi nishes at the NCAA Championships in 1990 and 1991, while Newport Beach after fi nishing her training among the top 10 in a fi eld of over winning the Pac-10 Championships both seasons. The Bruins’ Pac-10 titles 200 men. marked the only time a school other than Washington had won the cham- Kelly was born on May 15, 1962, in Monrovia, Calif. She and Zenon pionship and, as a result, she earned three straight Pac-10 Coach of the Year currently reside in Rancho Palos Verdes with their two children, Arianna (11) awards (1989, 1990 and 1991). UCLA’s third-place fi nish at the 1991 national and Konrad (6). A year after the birth of Arianna, Kelly won a gold, silver and championships marked the highest fi nish ever for the Bruins. bronze medal at the Master’s National Cross Country Ski Championships. That same year, the Bruin varsity crew produced three rowers and a coxswain who were selected to compete at the Pan-Am Games in Cuba and captured a gold medal. Three other members of the squad captured gold medals at the Olympic Sports Festival that year. While at UCLA, Kelly also placed eight athletes on U.S. National and Olympic Teams, including two world champions. In 1989, she served as the women’s sculling coach for the U.S. Junior National Team where she coached several promising athletes, including future World Champion and Olympic medalist Sarah Garner. Kelly left UCLA at the end of the 1991 season when the program was cut by the athletic department. In 1992, Kelly and Zenon moved to Alaska and opened the Alaska Sports Academy, training individuals and teams in several sports at the high school, collegiate, and elite level. Together they coached a number of athletes who went on to compete on U.S. National teams in their respective sports. The pair left Alaska in 1999 when Zenon was hired as an assistant rowing coach with the U.S. National Team in preparation for the World Championships. The following year Kelly accepted the head coaching position at William Smith College in Geneva, N.Y., and Zenon took over as head coach at Hobart College (Hobart, a men’s private college, is a brother school to William Smith, a women’s private college), where the pair spent the three years (2000-02) prior to arriving at USC. Kelly directed the steady improvement of the William Smith rowing program and her efforts led the 2002 squad to a third-place team fi nish at the fi rst-ever NCAA Division III Rowing Championships. William Smith also had four rowers named to the 2002 CRCA All-America teams.

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CRAIG WEBSTER •ASSISTANT COACH

raig Webster enters his fifth He spent four seasons at UCLA (1992-95) then accepted the head coach- season as an assistant coach ing position at Chapman University in February of 1996. He helped build the for the USC women’s rowing Chapman program from the ground up. The inaugural 1997 squad fi nished program. third in the women’s novice four at the California State Championships and C A former head coach at UCLA with seventh in the men’s eight at the Pacifi c Coast Rowing Championships. In 1999, over ten years of collegiate coaching experi- the men’s eight won a silver medal at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing As- ence, Webster is primarily responsible for sociation (WIRA) Championships. coaching the Trojans’ novice squad and the Webster moved to Atlanta, Ga. in the summer of 1999 and accepted a Varsity Fours. position as director and head coach of the Saint Andrew Junior Rowing Club In his first four seasons with the coaching both the boys and girls teams. His boys eights crew qualifi ed for the Women of Troy, Webster has led the novice Youth Nationals three consecutive years (2000-02) and the boys fours qualifi ed squads to great success. His Novice Eight twice (2000, 2002). In 2001 the girls fi nished third at Head of the Schuylkill and crew posted a best-ever ninth place fi nish eighth at the Youth Nationals, marking the club’s highest fi nish ever. at the 2003 San Diego Crew Classic and the As an undergraduate at UCLA, Webster rowed four seasons (1986-89). He Novice Four captured the 2003 Pacifi c Coast was a member of the Varsity Eight that won the 1988 San Diego Crew Classic Rowing Championship at the end of the Copley Cup, the 1988 Pac-10 Championship and placed fourth overall and season. In 2004, the Novice Eight made its fi rst-ever Grand Final appearance second among collegiate teams at the 1988 Head of the Charles. His 1988 crew at the Pac-10 Championships. Last season, the Novice Eight again qualifi ed also competed at the Henley Regatta in Thames, England, one of the world’s for the Grand Final at the Pac-10 Championships and the Varsity Four charged most famous sporting events. In 1989, Webster paired with former UCLA oars- through Washington and Cal in the second thousand to capture the Pac-10 title. man Mike Still to race nationally and internationally in the straight pair. They The Varsity Four fi nished off the season with a sixth place fi nish at the NCAA fi nished fourth at the U.S. National Championships in 1989 and 1990 and won Championships. the trials for the 1989 World University Games. Webster and Still represented Webster began his collegiate coaching career at UCLA as the Bruins’ the U.S. at the 1989 University Games in Duisburg, Germany, fi nishing sixth. freshman/novice coach for his fi rst two seasons (1992-93). After leading his Racing together in 1990, they again fi nished fourth at the U.S. National Cham- squads to a fourth-place fi nish at the San Diego Crew Classic and consecutive pionships and were training for the World Championship trials when a back appearances in the grand fi nal of the Pacifi c Coast Rowing Championships, injury ended Webster’s competitive career. Webster was named UCLA’s head coach in the summer of 1993. The Bruins’ Webster graduated from UCLA in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in program was reverted to a club sport in 1992 and in 1994, Webster coached biochemistry. He is an NSCA Certifi ed Strength and Conditioning Specialist the fi rst UCLA squad with non-scholarship rowers and without transitional (CSCS) and USA Weightlifting Certifi ed Club Coach. Born on Jan. 12, 1967, in funding, yet remained competitive against Pac-10 crews. Bellfl ower, Calif., he currently resides in San Pedro.

SARAH POMEROY Graduate Assistant Coach

arah Pomeroy enters her second season on the Trojans’ coaching staff. As the graduate assistant Scoach, she will work mainly with the novice rowers. Pomeroy was a three-year letterwinner on the USC rowing team (2003-05) and in 2002 rowed at William Smith under current USC head coach Kelly Babraj. Among her many USC career highlights, she led the second Varsity Eight to a fourth-place fi nish at Pac-10 Championships and a tenth place fi nish at NCAA Championships in 2005. She also was a member of the 2005 eleventh place NCAA squad, the fi rst crew in USC history to receive a team bid to the NCAA champoinships. Pomeroy led the Trojans to a third-place fi nish at Pac-10 Championships and a twelfth-place fi nish at NCAA Championships in 2004, and a fi fth-place Pac-10 fi nish and sixth-place NCAA fi nish in 2003. While at William Smith she rowed with the Varsity Eight that fi nished second at the 2002 Division III NCAA Championships. As a team, William Smith fi nished third. In recognition of her achievments, Pomeroy was named a 2002 CRCA Division III second team All-American. During the summer of 2004, Pomeroy competed with the Riverside Boat Club (Cambridge, Mass) and earned a fi rst place fi nish in Women’s Senior Eights at the Canadian Henley (Ontario, Calif.) and second-place fi nish in Women’s Open EIghts at the Cromwell Cup Regatta (Cambridge). She also captured gold medals in Women’s Senior/Elite 4+ and 4-, and a silver medal in Elite Pairs at the U.S. Rowing Club Nationals (Camden, N.J.). In the summer of 2003, Pomeroy competed with the Riverside Boat Club (Cambridge, Mass), as the crew won the Women’s Open Fours at the Independence Day Regatta (Philadelphia, Pa.) and captured the Females Points Trophy at the US Rowing Club Naitonals.

6 2007 Rosters

VARSITY ROWERS Varsity Rowers Name Position Hgt. Yr. (Exp.) Hometown (Last School) Carin Andersson Port 5-9 Fr. (HS) Stromstad, Sweden (Sports School) By Athletic Class Liene Bertasjus Starboard 6-0 Fr. (HS) Jurmala, Latvia (Murjanu Sports Gymnasium) Seniors Tatiana Boldyreva Port 6-1 Jr. (2V) Lipetsk, Russia (Middle School No. 2) Anna Efremova Lauren Cowan Coxswain 5-1 RS Jr. (2V) Los Angeles, Calif. (Concord HS) Anna Liberovsky* Anna Efremova Port 6-0 Sr. (3V) Moscow, Russia (School of Olympic Reserve No. 2) Kinga Marciszewska Laura McDaniel Nichole Fischbach Port 6-1 RS Jr. (Nov) Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (Santa Fe Christian HS) Jessica Smith Nana Gagatsovi Starboard 6-0 Jr. (Transfer) Krasnodar, Russia (School of Sport and Tourism) Phebe Greenwood Port 6-0 Jr. (2V) Richmond, Va. (Groton School, Mass.) Juniors Robin Hextrum Port 5-8 So. (1V) Stinson Beach, Calif. (Tamalpais HS) Tatiana Boldyreva Diana Ivanova Starboard 6-1 Jr. (2V) Rousse, Bulgaria (Sports School) Lauren Cowan* Nichole Fischbach* Ligita Kaviere Port 6-2 Jr. (2V) Valmiera, Latvia (Murjanu Sports Gymnasium) Nana Gagatsovi Denise Kobashikawa Coxswain 5-3 So. (Nov) Honolulu, Hawaii (Maryknoll School, Hawaii) Phebe Greenwood Shelley Koskovich Starboard 5-11 Jr. (2V) Los Angeles, Calif. (Notre Dame Academy) Diana Ivanova Anna Liberovsky Coxswain 5-7 RS Sr. (3V) Rockville Centre, N.Y. (South Side HS, N.Y.) Ligita Kaviere Shelley Koskovich Magda Madziewicz Starboard 5-11 So. (1V) Wloclawek, Poland (High School No. 4) Dunja Pejcic Kinga Marciszewska Starboard 5-10 Sr. (3V) Warsaw, Poland (J.W. Goethe HS) Anna Specjalska Laura McDaniel Port 5-8 Sr. (3V) Chicago, Ill. (Hinsdale South HS, Ill.) Bara Varekova* Julia McIlvaine Starboard 5-7 So. (Nov) Burbank, Calif. (Deerfi eld Academy, Mass.) Ewelina Nowak Port 5-11 Fr. (HS) Bydgoszcz, Poland (Sports High School) Sophomores Robin Hextrum Dunja Pejcic Starboard 6-0 Jr. (2V) Novi Sad, Serbia (Belgrade Mechanical School) Denise Kobashikawa Cassie Richardson Starboard 5-11 So. (Nov) Yucaipa, Calif. (Yucaipa HS) Magda Madziewicz Lisa Sabalvaro Coxswain 5-2 So. (Nov) San Francisco, Calif. (Mercy HS) Julia McIlvaine Jessica Smith Starboard 5-6 Sr. (3V) Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS) Cassie Richardson Lisa Sabalvaro Annie Smythe Port 5-9 So. (Nov) San Rafael, Calif. (Redwood HS) Annie Smythe Anna Specjalska Port 6-1 Jr. (Transfer) Wloclawek, Poland (Univ. of Humanities & Econ.) Claire Tenscher Michelle Taft Port 5-8 Fr. (HS) Tacoma, Wash. (Bellarmine Preparatory School) Claire Tenscher Port 5-7 So. (Nov) Mount Shasta, Calif. (Mount Shasta HS) Freshmen Bara Varekova Starboard 5-11 RS Jr. (2V) Olomouc, Czech Republic (Gymnazium Hejcin) Carin Andersson Liene Bertasjus Gabriela Varekova Port 5-10 Fr. (HS) Olomouc, Czech Republic (Gymnazium Hejcin) Ewelina Nowak Andrea Vehovec Starboard 6-0 Fr. (HS) Belgrade, Serbia (Chemical Food Process Tech.) Michelle Taft Gabriela Varekova Director of Rowing: Zenon Babraj (Academy of Physical Education ‘78) - fi fth season Andrea Vehovec Head Coach: Kelly Babraj (UCLA ‘85) - fi fth season Assistant Coach: Craig Webster (UCLA ‘92) - fi fth season Graduate Assistant Coach: Sarah Pomeroy (USC ‘05) - second season

Novice Rowers NOVICE ROWERS (first-year rowers) By Athletic Class Name Position Hgt. Year Hometown (Last School) Juniors Blair Bartlett Port 5-9 Fr. La Mesa, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) Natalia Goldenberg Erin Christovale Starboard 5-5 Fr. Long Beach, Calif. (Polytechnic HS) Kathleen Hambel Nicole Chuang Starboard 5-7 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Lawrence Academy, Mass) Freshman Paige DiStanislao Coxswain 5-10 Fr. San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) Blair Bartlett Natalia Goldenberg Starboard 5-9 Jr. Lake Mary, Fla. (University of Judaism) Erin Christovale Lisa Greenwood Port 5-10 Fr. Richmond, Va. (Saint Gertrude HS, Va.) Nicole Chuang Paige DiStanislao Kathleen Hambel Port 5-5 Jr. Saugus, Calif. (San Diego State University) Lisa Greenwood Kacey Maher Starboard 5-6 Fr. Reno, Nev. (Reno HS, Nev.) Kacey Maher Emma Ongaro Port 5-11 Fr. Sunland, Calif. (Verdugo Hills HS) Emma Ongaro Leah Pace Leah Pace Port 5-8 Fr. Washington D.C. (The Madeira School, Va.) Alexandra Tapley Alexandra Tapley Starboard 5-8 Fr. North Yorkshire, England (Kent School, Conn.) Gigi Terril Gigi Terril Starboard 5-10 Fr. St. Charles, Mo. (St. Joseph’s Academy, Mo.) * Used up redshirt year

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At USC: Fresh off a solo gold-medal performance at the 2006 Ratzeburg U23 Regatta in Germany, Carin Andersson enters her fi rst season in the USC program.

Rowing Highlights: Andersson was a member of the Kungalus Roddklubb for seven years (1999-2006)... a four-time medalist at the Swedish National Regatta, twice as a junior (gold in 2002, silver in 2003) and twice as a senior (silver in 2005, bronze in 2006)... a four-year member of the Swedish RF National Team (2002-2004, 2006) competing in doubles at the Junior World Championships in 2003 and 2004 and solo at the U23 World Championships.

Personal: Carin Matilda Andersson was born in Gothenberg, Sweden... a 2006 graduate of the Stromstad Rowing School in Stromstad, Sweden... has two sisters, Camille and Christine... both parents rowed for the Swedish National Team during the 1950’s... would like to visit Kenya one day... hopes to work professionally with athletes after she is done with school.

At USC: A powerful, yet graceful starboard, Liene Bertasjus enters her fi rst season in the USC program.

Rowing Highlights: Bertasjus was a member of the Majori Rowing Club in Latvia (2002-2006)... winning gold in the fours at the 2003 Baltic Cup... won gold medals in both singles at 2006 Latvian Nationals and doubles at the 2006 Amber Oars International Regatta... a member of the Latvian National team, earning bronze in the single scull at the 2005 U18 Junior World Championships... gold medal at the 2006 Baltic Regional in the double scull event.

Personal: Liene Bertasjus was born in Priekule, Latvia... a 2006 graduate of the Murjanu Sports Gymna- sium in Jurmala, Latvia... has one brother, Armands and one sister, Sintija... grandmother, Velta Zarina, played volleyball for the Latvian National team... her biggest sports hero is Jelena Prokop- cuka (winner of the 2005 and 2006 New York Marathon)... lists her favorite food as pancakes and her favorite TV show as America’s Funniest Home Videos.

At USC: 2006 All-American, Tatiana Boldyreva enters her third season in the USC program... named to the 2006 CRCA All-West Region First Team, 2006 CRCA Pocock All-America Second Team and 2006 All Pac-10 Team... held the stroke position in the Varsity Eight boat in 2006, leading the crew to victories over Clemson, Michigan, Ohio State and UCLA... guided the Varsity Eight to a second place fi nish at the San Diego Crew Classic, and a third place fi nish in the Pac-10 Cham- pionship Grand Final, earning an at-large berth in the NCAA Champi- onships... in 2005, rowed with the Varsity Eight at the No. 5 and No. 6 seats on the way to a team NCAA Championship berth, placing fi rst in all but one race including a fi rst place fi nish at Pac-10 prelims and a third place fi nish in the Pac-10 Grand Final... rowed to a tenth place fi nish overall at the NCAA Championships in the No. 6 seat... a member of the eleventh place NCAA squad, the fi rst USC women’s crew in history to receive a team bid to the NCAA Championships.

Rowing Highlights: Competed at both the 2004 Munich Regatta and the 2003 Hamburg Regatta.

Personal: Tatiana Boldyreva was born in Lipetsk, Russia... a 2003 graduate of Mid- dle School No. 2 in Lipetsk, Russia... majoring in International Relations.

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At USC: Lauren Cowan is proof that big things can come in small packages as she enters her fourth season in the USC program and third with the varsity squad... as the Trojans’ most experienced coxswain, Cowan will provide valuable leadership to the Varsity Eight boat... coxed the winning boat in the fours competition at the 2006 Head of the American Regatta... coxed the second Varsity Eight in 2006 to a victory over Clemson and a sixth place fi nish at the Pac-10 Championships... a medical redshirt in 2005... coxed the Novice Eight crew in 2004 as a co-team captain.

Rowing Highlights: Cowan coxed in the Vesper Pre-Elite training program in 2006... leading her boat to a fi rst place fi nish in the Junior B Eight, second in the Champion Eight, third in the Senior Eight and fourth in the 500-meter dash... took fi rst in the 2006 Independence Day Regatta Open Eight... in 2004, competed with the Vesper Boat Club (Philadelphia, Pa.) earning fi rst place fi nishes in Eights at the Schuylkill Navy Regatta (Philadelphia), and in Eights and Fours at the Independence Day Regatta (Philadelphia)... placed fi rst in Women’s Senior B Eights and second in Women’s Senior Eights at the Royal Canadian Henley (Ontario, Canada) in 2004... a three-year coxswain with the Marina Aquatic Center and the Los Angeles Rowing Club masters program (2000-03)... coxed LARC crew at 2002 Head of the Charles... one of only fi ve coxswains selected to attend the U.S. Junior National Team Selection Camp in 2002 and 2003... recently invited to the 2006 U23 National Team Summer Camp.

Personal: Lauren Erin Cowan was born in Palm Springs, Calif... a 2003 gradu- ate of Concord High in Santa Monica, Calif... has one brother, Ian and one sister, Rachel... twice was awarded the Governor’s Scholar- ship Award (2000, 2001) and selected to attend the National Student Leadership Conference, National Young Leadership Conference and the National Youth Leadership Forum... majoring in Neuroscience... would like to pursue a career in physical therapy.

At USC: A steady senior infl uence, Anna Efremova enters her fourth season in the USC program... her boats took fi rst place in both the pairs and fours events at the 2006 Head of the American Regatta... dur- ing the 2006 season, rowed every race with the Varsity Eight boat from the No. 4 seat on the way to victories in all but one competition... in 2005, rowed with the Varsity Eight from the No. 4 seat, helping lead the crew to a third place fi nish at the Pac-10 Championships and a tenth place fi nish overall at the NCAA Championships... a member of the eleventh place NCAA squad, the fi rst USC women’s crew in history to receive a team bid to the NCAA Championships... in 2004, rowed with the JV Eight and Varsity Four... taking the JV Eight to a fourth place fi nish at Pac-10 Champion- ships from the No. 4 seat.

Rowing Highlights: Efremova was a two-year member of the Russian Junior National Team... competed at the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Aviron (FISA’s - Junior World Rowing Championships) in 2002 and placed sixth in the Coxless Fours... rowed with the Red October rowing club for fi ve years... fi nishing among the top three at all high school level competitions and winning three Russian Championships in the Coxless Fours (2000-02).

Personal: Anna Leonidovna Efremova was born in Moscow, Russia... a 2002 graduate of the School of Olympic Reserve No. 2 in Moscow, Russia... has one brother, Fyodor and one sister, Varvara...lists learning new languages as one of her hobbies, currently working on her Farsi (Per- sian)... majoring in Accounting... aspires to be a CPA.

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At USC: A former middle-blocker in volleyball, Nichole Fischbach changes it up as she enters her second season in the USC program... in 2006, stroked the Varsity Four boat... occupied the No. 6 seat in the Novice Eight boat... a 2006 Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention.

Personal: Nichole Marie Fischbach was born in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif... a 2003 gradu- ate of Santa Fe Christian High in Solana Beach, Calif... has one brother, Adam... played two years of varsity volleyball in high school, earning the Leadership Award in 2002... served as the editor of the yearbook... a member of the Trojan Real Estate Association (TREA)... majoring in Business Adminis- tration.

At USC: Having collected numerous personal accolades, Nana Gagatsovi brings her determined style to the Women of Troy as she enters her fi rst season in the USC program... bronze medal winner in doubles at the 2006 Head of the American Regatta, helping her boat to a silver medal fi nish in the fours.

Rowing Highlights: Gagatsovi has been rowing since the age of 16, amassing an impressive array of awards in solo sculling events... a six time Russian Junior Sculling Champion (1999-2004)... the 2001 World Ju- nior Champion... placed fi rst and third in separate events at the 2004 Junior International Friend- ship Regatta in Lithuania... took second place at the 2004 World Championship U23 Regatta in Belgzad, Yugoslavia.

Personal: Nana Davidovna Gagatsovi was born in Krasnodar, Russia... a 2003 graduate of Liceum No. 69 in Krasnodar, Russia... comes to the Trojans as a transfer from the Russian State School of Sport and Tourism... lists the squirrel as her favorite animal and Madonna as her favorite singer... majoring in International Relations.

At USC: Always calm and collected, Phebe Greenwood enters her third season in the USC program... rowed with the JV Eight from the No. 4 seat in 2006... in 2005, rowed with the Varsity Four and JV Eight, helping lead the Varsity Four crew to a Pac-10 Championship and a sixth place fi nish at the NCAA Championships... a member of the eleventh place NCAA squad, the fi rst USC women’s crew in history to receive a team bid to the NCAA Champion- ships.

Rowing Highlights: Greenwood was a three-year rowing letterwinner as a prep at the Groton School... helped lead her team to the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association (NEIRA) Team Championship in 2004... rowed in the fours, fi n- ishing fourth and fi rst, at NEIRA in her junior and senior years respectively

Personal: Phebe Browning Greenwood was born in Santa Clara, Calif.... a 2004 graduate of the Groton School in Groton, Mass.... lettered in basketball all four years in high school... both parents at- tended Stanford... her father, Douglas, lettered in track & fi eld... has two younger sisters, Eliza- beth (Lisa) is a novice rower at USC, Hannah, is ranked No. 14 in the state of Virginia’s under 14 bracket in tennis... majoring in Biomedical Engineering... would like to work in the medical devices industry.

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At USC: As a former cross country and track athlete, making the transition to the water has been smooth sailing for Robin Hextrum as she enters her sec- ond season with the USC program... her boats each took second place in the doubles and fours at the 2006 Head of the American Regatta... rowed with the JV Eight from the No. 2 seat in 2006.

Personal: Robin Hilary Hextrum was born in Hayward, Calif.... a 2005 graduate of Tamalpais High in Mill Valley, Calif.... a four-year letterwinner and senior captain (2003-2004) in cross country and a three-year letterwinner and team MVP in track at Tamalpais High... her father, Chuck, played football for California (1973-1975)... older sister Kirsten, is a senior rower at Cali- fornia and twin sister Shannon attends Dartmouth... played fl ute in the Trojan Marching Band in 2005... majoring in Fine Arts.

At USC: Diana Ivanova enters her third season in the USC program... both of her boats fi nished second in the pairs and fours at the 2006 Head of the American Regatta... in 2006, rowed with the Varsity Eight from the No. 3 seat helping take the crew to victories over Clemson, Michigan, Ohio State and UCLA, a second place fi nish at the San Diego Crew Classic, and a third place fi nish in the Pac- 10 Championship Grand Final, earning an at-large berth in the NCAA Championships... in 2005, rowed with the Varsity Eight from the No. 5 seat, helping lead the crew to a third place fi nish at the Pac-10 Championships and a tenth place fi nish overall at the NCAA Cham- pionships... a member of the eleventh place NCAA squad, the fi rst USC women’s crew in history to receive a team bid to the NCAA Championships.

Rowing Highlights: Ivanova was a six-year member of the Locomotive Rowing Club (1999-2004) and six-time Bulgarian national champion... a three-year member of the Bulgarian Junior National Team leading her crews to a seventh place fi nish at the 2003 World Junior Rowing Championships and sixth place in 2002.

Personal: Diana Dimitrova Ivanova was born in Rousse, Bulgaria... a 2003 graduate of the Sports School in Rousse, Bulgaria... married to former USC basketball walk-on, Edward Chang... majoring in Psychology.

At USC: As a co-team captain and one of the crews’ fi ercest competitors, All-American Ligita Kaviere enters her third season in the USC program... named to the 2006 CRCA All-West Region First Team, 2006 CRCA Pocock All-America First Team and 2006 All Pac-10 Team... rowed from the No. 6 seat in the Varsity Eight boat in 2006, leading the crew to victories over Clemson, Michigan, Ohio State and UCLA... guided the Varsity Eight to a second place fi nish at the San Diego Crew Classic, and a third place fi nish in the Pac-10 Championship Grand Final, earning an at-large berth in the NCAA Championships... named to the 2005 CRCA All-West Region First Team... in 2005, rowed with the Varsity Eight at the No. 6 seat on the way to a team NCAA Championship berth, placing fi rst in all but one race including a fi rst place fi nish at Pac-10 prelims and a third place fi nish in the Pac-10 Grand Final... rowed to a tenth place fi nish overall at NCAA Championships in the No. 6 seat... a member of the eleventh place NCAA squad, the fi rst USC women’s crew in history to receive a team bid to the NCAA Championships.

Rowing Highlights: Kaviere rowed for the Latvian Olympic Union for three years in double scull... a seven-year member of the SASS Rowing Club, while rowing in high school... a two-time Latvian Junior Champion and fi ve-time Latvian Champion... won gold in the double scull at the 2002 World Junior Rowing Cham- pionships in Trakai, Lithuania... won bronze in the fours at the 2003 World Rowing Championships in Belgrad, Yugoslavia... fi nished fourth in double scull at the 2004 World Championships, and seventh at the 2003 and fi fth at the 2001 Junior Championships... during the summer of 2005, Kaviere helped lead Latvia to a seventh place fi nish in the double scull at the World Rowing U23 Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Personal: Ligita Kaviere was born in Cesis, Latvia... a 2004 graduate of the Murjanu Sports Gymnasium Ju- rmala Branch in Jurmala, Latvia... has two younger brothers, Janis and Ugis, also a rower... lists Jelena Rublevska, Latvia’s 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the modern pentathlon, as her biggest sports hero... majoring in Urban Planning. 11 Varsity Rowers

At USC: Denise Kobashikawa enters her fi rst season on varsity and second season in the USC program... coxed the second place boat in the fours at the 2006 Head of the American Regatta... coxed the Novice Eight to a victory over UCLA and a ninth place fi nish at the Pac-10 Championships in 2006.

Rowing Highlights: Kobashikawa was a 2004 ILH (Interscholastic League of Hawaii) All-Star selection as the steersper- son in both canoe paddling and sailing (2002-2005)... her high school mixed crew placed third at state fi nals... paddled with the Outrigger Canoe Club and the Hawaii Yacht Club for eight years (1998-2005) leading her team to a second place fi nish at the National Regatta in 2002... paddling over 300 miles in two years, selected to train as a future voyaging canoe crew member with Kapu Na Keiki (Polynesian Voyaging Society) of Hokule’a... trained for three years in celestial navigation , most recently with Nainoa Thompson to become Hawaii’s next non-instru- ment navigator in preparation to sail to Tahiti in 2009

Personal: Denise Davis Kobashikawa was born in Honolulu, Hawaii... a 2005 gradu- ate of the Maryknoll School in Honolulu, Hawaii... an avid surfer, her grandfather, Don Davis graduated from USC in 1952... father Fred, was a swimmer, once competing in Olympic trials at the Coliseum... would like to one day steer in the Moloka’i Hoe Challenge (an international Hawaiian ca- noe competition)... placed second in 2006 in both the girls 18 division and tandem surfi ng competition at the Kaipo Bay Classic (Hawaii)... majoring in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention... would like to be a pharmacist.

At USC: Shelley Koskovich enters her third season in the USC program... rowed with the JV Eight from the No. 7 seat and the No. 5 seat in 2006...rowed with the Varsity Four in 2005... contributed to a Pac- 10 Championship and a sixth place fi nish at the NCAA Championships... a member of the eleventh place NCAA squad, the fi rst USC women’s crew in history to receive a team bid to the NCAA Cham- pionships.

Rowing Highlights: Koskovich rowed with the Marina Aquatic Center club team for two years (2003-2004)... a 2004 invitee to the Junior National Team Selection Camp... fi nished fi rst in her division at the 2004 Long Beach (Calif.) Erg Sprints... fi nished fi fth in Varsity Pairs at the 2004 Southwest Junior Regional in Sacramento, Calif.

Personal: Shelley Ann Koskovich was born in Los Angeles, Calif.... a 2004 graduate of Notre Dame Academy in Los Angeles, Calif....a two-year letterwinner in swimming, leading her swim team to consecutive Sunshine League Championships (2001-2002)... a four-year Califor- nia Scholastic Federation honoree... lists going to sporting events as her favorite pastime... majoring in Neuroscience and Psychology.

At USC: The eldest Trojan on the crew, Anna Liberovsky enters her third season with the Varsity squad in her fi fth season in the USC program...a valuable team member, Liberovsky did not see competitive waters in 2006 as she transitioned from rower to coxswain... rowed with the Novice Eight in 2004... a medical redshirt in 2003.

Rowing Highlights: Liberovsky rowed with the Sagamore Rowing Association in 2004.

Personal: Anna Liberovsky was born in New York, N.Y.... a 2002 graduate of South Side High in Rockville Centre, N.Y.... a member of the National Honor Society and a National Merit Scholarship Student... a member of the USC Concert Band and Concert Orchestra... majoring in Aerospace Engineering... would like to train to be an astronaut.

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At USC: Rowing from the No. 7 seat, Magda Madziewicz enters her second season in the USC program... her boats took fi rst place in both the pairs and fours events at the 2006 Head of the American Regatta... during the 2006 spring season, rowed every race with the Varsity Eight boat from the No. 7 seat on the way to victories in all but one competition and an at-large berth in the NCAA Cham- pionships.

Rowing Highlights: Madziewicz was a member of the WTW/Wloclawek rowing club for seven years (1999-2005)... led her team to a second and third place fi nish at the Polish Junior Championships in the coxless four and eights in 2001... gold medal winner of the 2002 Polish Junior Championships in pairs and third place in eights...a member of the 2003 Polish Junior Champi- onship team in coxless fours... a member of the Junior Polish National Team in 2004, leading the team to a third place fi nish at the Junior World Championships in the eights... rowed with the Polish National Team to a bronze medal fi nish in the fours at the 2006 U23 World Championships in Belgium... won gold and silver medals in the pairs and fours at the 2006 Polish Senior Championships.

Personal: Magdalena Madziewicz was born in Wloclawek, Poland... a 2005 graduate of High School No. 4 in Wloclawek, Poland... has one brother, Marcin... chose to attend USC because she wanted a new and exciting experience in a different country while continuing to pursue her rowing career... majoring in Sociology, with a minor in Forensics and Criminology.

At USC: A true constant amongst the Women of Troy, Kinga Marciszewska enters her fourth season in the USC program... voted 2006 captain by the crew... a 2006 Pac-10 All-Academic First Team selec- tion... rowed at stroke for the JV Eight in 2006, advancing to the Grand Final at the Pac-10 Cham- pionships... rowed at the stroke seat with the Varsity Four in 2005, leading the crew to a Pac-10 Championship and a sixth place fi nish at the NCAA Championships... a member of the eleventh place NCAA squad, the fi rst USC women’s crew in history to receive a team bid to the NCAA Cham- pionships...named to the 2005 Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team... rowed with the JV Eight in 2004... helped lead crew to a fourth place fi nish at Pac-10 Championships in the stroke seat.

Rowing Highlights: Marciszewska rowed with the Warsaw Rowing Association (WTW Warszawa) for ten years (1997-2007)... a six-time Polish Champion in fours (2000-03, 2005) earning gold, silver and bronze medals at the Polish Championships in doubles... a four-year member of the Polish Junior National Team (1999- 2000, 2002-03) leading the team to a third place fi nish at the 1999 Slovakia Olympic Hopes Races, a fourth place fi nish in 2002 at Munich and a fi fth place fi nish at the 2000 Baltic Cup in Estonia... placed seventh in the 2002 World Junior Championships in Traki, Lithuania... represented Poland in the 2005 World Rowing U23 Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the coxless four.

Personal: Kinga Marciszewska was born in Warsaw, Poland... a 2003 graduate of J.W. Von Goethe High in Warsaw, Poland... on the Marshall School of Business Dean’s List... majoring in Accounting and Business Administration... would like to pursue a Mas- ters in Business Administration or Accounting.

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At USC: An all-around athlete, Laura McDaniel enters her third varsity season and fourth in the USC pro- gram ... rowed from the No. 6 seat for the JV Eight in 2006, advancing to the Grand Final at the Pac-10 Championships... rowed at the No. 2 seat with the Varsity Eight in 2005, helping guide the crew to a third place fi nish at the Pac-10 Championships and a tenth place fi nish overall at the NCAA Championships... a member of the eleventh place NCAA squad, the fi rst USC women’s crew in history to receive a team bid to the NCAA Championships... rowed with the novice crew in 2004.

Rowing Highlights: McDaniel rowed at the No. 6 seat with the Vesper Pre-Elite training program in 2006... helping lead her boat to a fi rst place fi nish in the Junior B Eight, second in the Champion Eight, third in the Senior Eight and fourth in the 500-meter dash... took fi rst in the 2006 Independence Day Regatta Open Eight... rowed with Vesper Boat Club (Philadelphia, Pa.) in 2005, helping lead the Senior Eight boat to a fi rst place fi nish at the Schuyllall Navy Regatta... led the Senior B Eight crew to a fi rst place fi nish and the Senior Eight to a third place fi nish at the Canadian Henley Regatta... rowed with the Chicago Rowing Center Club in 2004... fi nished fi rst in Eights and Fours at the 2004 Gateway Regatta in St. Louis, Mo... won the Chicago Sprints and reached the grand fi nal at the U.S. Rowing Club Nationals.

Personal: Laura Ann McDaniel was born in Chicago, Ill... a 2003 graduate of Hinsdale South High in Darien, Ill... lettered in swimming and track and fi eld in high school, an All-West Suburban Conference selec- tion in both sports... a four-year member of the Hinsdale South Dean’s List, graduating with honors... lists sky-diving as something she would like to experience... majoring in Political Science.

At USC: After a year with the novice crew, Julia McIlvaine enters her fi rst season on varsity and second season in the USC program... in 2006, rowed at the No. 7 seat with the novice crew, defeating UCLA in the annual dual.

Personal: Julia Fenno McIlvaine was born in Denver, Colo.... a 2005 graduate of Deerfi eld Academy in Deerfi eld, Mass.... has two brothers, Jon and Will and a sister, Leigh... father, William, played soccer for Stanford in 1974... a U.S. fi nalist in the International Debating Championship in Canada, quali- fi ed and placed at the World Debating Championships in Nicosia, Cyprus... an active member of USC theater... lists Law & Order and Seinfeld as her favorite television shows... majoring in History.

At USC: Ewelina Nowak enters her fi rst season in the USC program... bronze medal winner in doubles at the 2006 Head of the American Regatta, also helping her boat take silver in the fours.

Rowing Highlights: Nowak rowed with RTW Bydgostia Bydgoszcz for six years (2000-2006)... a steady winner at the Polish Junior Championships, winning doubles gold in 2004, gold in the coxless four and bronze in doubles in 2005, bronze in the coxless four and silver in fours in 2006... a member of the 2005 Pol- ish Junior National Team, fi nishing seventh in women’s eight at the World Junior Championships.

Personal: Ewelina Nowak was born in Bydgoszcz, Poland... a 2006 graduate of the Sports High School in Walcz, Poland... aspires to become an Olympic athlete... lists techno and house music as her favor- ite... majoring in International Relations.

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At USC: Dunja Pejcic enters her third season in the USC program... rowed with the Varsity Eight boat at the No. 5 seat in 2006 providing a strong battery in victories over Clemson, Michigan, Ohio State and UCLA... helped guide the Varsity Eight to a second place fi nish at the San Diego Crew Clas- sic, and a third place fi nish in the Pac-10 Championship Grand Final, earning an at-large berth in the NCAA Championships... in 2005, rowed with the Varsity Eight at the No. 4 seat on the way to a team NCAA Championship berth, placing fi rst in all but one race including a fi rst place fi nish at Pac-10 prelims and a third place fi nish in the Pac-10 Grand Final... led the JV Eight to a tenth place fi nish at the NCAA Championships... a member of the eleventh place NCAA squad, the fi rst USC women’s crew in history to receive a team bid to the NCAA Championships.

Rowing Highlights: Pejcic rowed with the Red Star Rowing Club for six years (2000-05)... a three-time Serbian national champion in both the single and double scull (2001-03)... placed second in the double scull petite fi nal at the 2002 World Rowing Championships and seventh in fours at the 2003 World Rowing Championships.

Personal: Dunja Pejcic was born in Novi Sad, Serbia... a 2004 graduate of the Bel- grade Mechanical School in Belgrade, Serbia... has one older sister, Lana and two younger brothers, Svetislav and Strahinja... majoring in Sociology with a minor in Art History... would like to work with kids after college.

At USC: Cassie Richardson enters her fi rst season on varsity and second season in the USC program... in 2006, rowed at the No. 5 with the Novice Eight to begin the season and fi nished the season holding the No. 3 spot in the Varsity Four boat... rowed in both the Varsity Four and Novice Eight boats in the UCLA dual.

Personal: Cassie Jean Richardson was born in San Dimas, Calif.... A 2005 gradu- ate of Yucaipa High in Yucaipa, Calif.... has one brother, Cory... lists oatmeal raisin cookies as her favorite thing to eat and Grey’s Anatomy as her favorite TV show... writes news stories for Annenberg TV News, the USC campus news station... majoring in Broadcast Journalism and Psychology... aspires to work in broadcasting or become a speech therapist.

At USC: After gaining valuable varsity experience coxing the fours, Lisa Sabalvaro enters her fi rst full season on varsity and second season in the USC program... in 2006, coxed the Novice Eight in the San Diego Crew Classic to a second place fi nish in the petite fi nal... coxed the Varsity Four against Michigan, Ohio State and UCLA and in the 2006 Pac-10 Championships in which they won the petite fi nals.

Rowing Highlights: Sabalvaro coxed the light eight boat and fours with the nationally ranked Pacifi c Rowing Club in the Southwest Junior Rowing Conference for three years (2002-2005).

Personal: Lisa Marie Sabalvaro was born in San Francisco, Calif... a 2005 graduate of Mercy High in San Francisco, Calif... has one brother, Robert... a life member of both the National Honor Society and the California Scholar- ship Federation... lists her mother’s home cooking as her favorite thing to eat... her favorite movie is Remember the Titans... would like to visit Italy, Greece and Australia... majoring in Communications... hopes to pursue a career in the sports industry. 15 Varsity Rowers

At USC: One of the co-team captains, Jessica Smith enters her fourth season in the USC program... a 2006 Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention... rowed from the No. 3 seat in the JV Eight boat in 2006 for all races except UCLA and the Pac-10 Championships in which she rowed from the No. 7 position... in 2005, rowed with the Varsity Four and JV Eight boats... helped lead her boat to a fourth place fi nish at the Pac-10 Championships and a tenth place fi nish at the NCAA Champion- ships in the No. 3 seat... a member of the eleventh place NCAA squad, the fi rst USC women’s crew in history to receive a team bid to the NCAA Championships.

Personal: Jessica Meyers Smith was born in Mission Viejo, Calif.... a 2003 graduate of Capistrano Valley High in Mission Viejo, Calif.... a member of the cheer- leading squad as a sophomore, junior and senior, leading her squad to the COA (Cheerleaders of America) Championship in 2002... listed among the 2003 Who’s Who Among America’s High School Students, a three-year member of the National Honors Society (2000-03) and seven-year mem- ber of the National Charity League (1997-2003)... her father, Doug Smith, played football for Bowling Green (1978) and the NFL’s then-Los Angeles Rams (1978-91)... majoring in Sociology with a minor in Advertising.

At USC: Annie Smythe enters her fi rst season on varsity in her second season in the USC program... helped guide the Novice Eight to a fi rst place fi nish at the 2006 Head of the American Regatta from the No. 3 seat... rowed with the novice crew in 2006.

Rowing Highlights: Smythe rowed with the Marin Rowing Association for three years (2003-2005)... helping guide her crew to fi rst place fi nishes at the Southwest Regional Championships in both 2004 and 2005... led the Novice Eight to a fi rst place fi nish at SRC in 2004... member of a gold-medal winning JV Eight and bronze-medal winning JV Four in 2005.

Personal: Annie Smythe was born in Larkspur, Calif.... a 2005 graduate of Redwood High in Larkspur, Ca- lif.... an avid horse rider and snow boarder... lists macaroni and cheese as her favorite thing to eat, Lost and Heroes as her favorite TV shows... would like to visit Italy one day... majoring in Sociology with a minor in Cinema-Television.

At USC: No stranger to the medal podium, Anna Specjalska hopes to bring her winning ways to the Women of Troy as she enters her fi rst season in the USC program.

Rowing Highlights: Specjalska was a nine-year member of the Wloclawslue Tomarystro Wioslavskie Rowing club (1998- 2006)... led her crew to a third place fi nish at the 2003 Junior World Championships... a four-year member of the Polish National Team... took fi rst place in doubles at the 2003 U23 World Champi- onships in Athens, Greece... rowed to a fi rst place fi nish in doubles at the 2001 and 2002 Junior Polish Championships... a fi rst place fi nish in the fours and second place in the doubles at the 2003 Junior Polish Championships... had a three-year gold medal run at the U23 Polish Championships (2004-2006)... a consistent medal winner in the doubles at the Polish Senior Championships win- ning gold in 2005, silver in 2004... fi nished in eighth in doubles at the 2005 U23 World Champion- ships... fi nished tenth in the fours at the 2004 U23 World Championships.

Personal: Anna Marlena Specjalska was born in Lipno, Poland... a 2004 graduate of High School Mikolaj Kopernik in Wloclawek, Poland... transferred to USC from the University of Humanities and Eco- nomics... has one sister, Ewelina... lists The Green Mile as her favorite movie... would like to one day visit Japan, China, Mexico and Spain... aspires to work with children when she completes her education.

16 Varsity Rowers

At USC: The only member of the Women of Troy hailing from the Pacifi c Northwest, Michelle Taft enters her fi rst year in the USC program.

Rowing Highlights: Taft rowed with the Commencement Bay Rowing Club for four years (2003-2006)... named MVP of the CBRC women’s varsity crew in 2005 and 2006.

Personal: Michelle Suzanne Taft was born in Tacoma, Wash.... a 2006 graduate of the Bellarmine Preparato- ry School in Tacoma, Wash....is the eldest of fi ve siblings, with two sisters, Julia and Kara and two brothers, Brandon and John... played club soccer with the Nortac Football Club... names her high school coach, Kattie Baurichter as her biggest sports hero... enjoys eating seafood, sushi and Thai food... an active member of the Alpha Phi sorority... majoring in Business Administration.

At USC: Claire Tenscher enters her second season in the USC program and fi rst with varsity... in 2006, rowed with the Novice Eight at the No. 2 seat in the San Diego Crew Classic and in a victory against UCLA... rowed from the No. 4 spot in the Pac-10 Championships.

Personal: Claire Roxann Tenscher was born in Mount Shasta, Calif... attended Mount Shasta High and West Linn High, but did not complete her senior year in order to enroll early at USC... ran cross country in high school... has one brother, Sean and one sister, Sabrina... her grandfather, James attended USC in the 1950’s... a high school National Merit Scholar... lists curry, Ramen noodles and frozen yogurt amongst her favorite foods... an active resident advisor in her dorm.

At USC: After redshirting her junior year, Bara Varekova returns to the Women of Troy for her third season in the USC program... a 2005 CRCA All-West Region First Team selection and 2005 All Pac-10 Team selection, rowed with the Varsity Eight from the No. 7 position... helped guide the crew to a team NCAA Championship berth, placing fi rst in all but one race including a fi rst place fi nish at Pac-10 prelims and a third place fi nish in the Pac-10 Grand Final... rowed to a tenth place fi nish overall at NCAA Championships in the No. 7 seat... a member of the eleventh place NCAA squad, the fi rst USC women’s crew in history to receive a team bid to the NCAA Championships... in 2004, helped take the Varsity Eight crew to a third place Pac-10 fi nish and a twelfth place fi nish at the NCAA Championships.

Rowing Highlights: Varekova has rowed with VK Prerov Rowing Club for seven years (1999- 2006) and VK Olomouc for two years (1998-1999)... an 18-time Czech Republic champion in both the single and double sculls at various international regattas... earned three Prerov Athlete of the Year honors (2000, 2002, 2003)... a 2004 Czech Academic National Team selection, helped huide the crew to a seventh place fi n- ish at the Academic World Championships... received special recognition from the Czech Republic Ministry of Education and Sport in 2002... a three-year member of the Czech Republic National Team (1999-2002)... fi nished fi rst at the 2002 Junior World Rowing Championships in 2002... fi nished sixth at the Junior World Rowing Championships in both 2001 and 2000.

Personal: Barbora Varekova was born in Olomouc, Czech Republic... a 2002 graduate of Gymnazium Hejcin in Olomouc, Czech Republic... is the eldest of four children... younger sister Gabriela is a freshman port side rower for the Trojans; younger sister Alexandra and younger brother Viktor still reside in the Czech Republic ... is a majoring in Economics with a minor in International Relations.

17 Varsity Rowers

At USC: Boasting an astonishing solo performance record, Gabriela Varekova enters her fi rst season in the USC program... her fours boat fi nished fi rst at the 2006 Head of the American Regatta.

Rowing Highlights: Varekova rowed with VK Prerov for seven years (2000-2006)... named MVP of the VK Prerov crew four years in a row (2003-2006)... a member of the Junior Czech Republic National Team for four years (2002-2005) and a member of the Senior Czech Republic National Team starting in 2006... captured her third World Championship title at the 2006 U23 World Rowing Championships in Hazewinkel, Belgium... was the 2004 and 2005 World Rowing Junior Champion in double sculls... 25-time Czech Republic National Rowing Champion as a junior and senior rower from 2000-2006... earned best junior crew honors in 2004 and 2005 and best U23 crew in 2006 while with VK Pre- rov... named Prerov City Athlete of the Year in 2005... helped her doubles boat take seventh place at the 2006 World Senior Rowing Championships in Eton, England and third place in the 2006 World Rowing Cup in Munich... took fourth place at the 2006 World Rowing Cup in Lucerne, Swit- zerland and seventh place at the 2006 World Rowing Cup in Poznan, Poland.

Personal: Gabriela (Gabi) Varekova was born in Sternberk, Czech Republic... a 2006 graduate of Gymnazium Hejcin in Olomouc, Czech Republic... graduated with honors... is the second of four children, the eldest of which, Bara is also a rower at USC... younger sister Alexandra and younger brother Viktor still reside in the Czech Republic... lists chocolate as her favorite food and Australia as a place she would like to visit... would like to become a doctor.

At USC: A deceptively powerful starboard rower, Andrea Vehovec enters her fi rst season in the USC pro- gram.

Rowing Highlights: Vehovec rowed with the Red-Star Belgrade Rowing Club for four years (2003-2006)... a two-year member of the Serbian Junior National Team (2004-2005)... won the Balkan Championships in doubles in 2004 and 2005... took fi rst in the pairs in 2004 and second place solo in 2005 at the International Regatta in Szegedin, Hungary... placed fi rst in three different pairs races at the 2005 Serbian National Cup.

Personal: Andrea Vehovec was born in Belgrade, Serbia... a 2006 graduate of the Chemical Food Processing Technological School in Belgrade, Serbia... has one older sister, Ana... majoring in International Relations.

18 Novice Rowers

Blair Bartlett Erin Christovale Nicole Chuang Paige DiStanislao Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman 5’9 | Port 5’5 | Starboard 5’7 | Starboard 5’10 | Coxswain La Mesa, Calif. Long Beach, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

2007 Novice Rowers

Natalia Goldenberg Lisa Greenwood Junior Freshman 5’9 | Starboard 5’11 | Port Lake Mary, Fla. Richmond, Va.

Front Row: Kacey Maher, Nicole Chuang, Emma Ongaro, Erin Christovale.

Second Row: Grad. Asst. Coach Sarah Pomeroy, Kathleen Hambel, Paige DiStanislao, Athena Meshkin (no longer with team), Blair Bartlett, Gigi Terril, Asst. Coach Craig Webster.

Kathleen Hambel Back Row: Natalia Goldenberg, Lisa Greenwood, Alexandra Tapley, Michelle Kacey Maher Junior Taft, Annie Smythe, Leah Pace. Freshman 5’5 | Port 5’6 | Starboard Saugus, Calif. Reno, Nev.

Emma Ongaro Leah Pace Alexandra Tapley Gigi Terril Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman 5’11 | Port 5’8 | Port 5’8 | Starboard 5’10 | Starboard Sunland, Calif. Washington, D.C. North Yorkshire, England St. Charles, Mo.

19 Pronunciation Guide

Varsity Andersson, Carin kuh-RINN Bertasjus, Liene ber-TAH-shoos, lee-ANN-uh Boldyreva, Tatiana bold-RAY-vuh, tah-tee-AW-nuh Cowan, Lauren COW-en Efremova, Anna EFF-rem-OH-vuh, AW-nuh Fischbach, Nichole FISH-bock, nih-COLE Gagatsovi, Nana gah-gut-SOH-vee, NAW-nuh Greenwood, Phebe FEE-bee Hextrum, Robin HEX-drum Ivanova, Diana EYE-van-OH-vah, dee-ANN-uh Kaviere, Ligita kah-vee-AIR-ee, luh-GEE-tuh Kobashikawa, Denise ko-BAH-shih-KAH-wah Koskovich, Shelley KOSS-koh-vich Liberovsky, Anna lib-ur-OV-skee Madziewicz, Magda mat-YAY-vich, MAG-duh Marciszewska, Kinga mar-chih-SHEV-skuh, KING-guh McDaniel, Laura LORE-uh McIlvaine, Julia MACK-ill-vain Nowak, Ewelina NO-vack, eh-vell-EE-nuh Pejcic, Dunja PEH-chick, DUNE-yah 2007 coxswains (l to r): Denise Kobashikawa, Lauren Cowan, Richardson, Cassie CASS-ee Lisa Sabalvaro and Anna Liberovsky Sabalvaro, Lisa sah-BALL-vah-row, LEE-sah Smythe, Annie sm-EYE-th Specjalska, Anna spets-YAL-skuh, AW-nuh Tenscher, Claire TEN-sher Varekova, Bara var-eck-OH-vah, BAR-uh Varekova, Gabriela var-eck-OH-vah, gah-bree-ELL-uh Vehovec, Andrea veh-HOE-veck, on-DRAY-uh

Novice Christovale, Erin chris-toe-VALL, air-in Chuang, Nicole ch-WANG DiStanislao, Paige dee-stan-iss-LAH-oh, PAGE Goldenberg, Natalia nuh-TALL-ee-uh Hambel, Kathleen HAM-bull, cath-LEAN Maher, Kacey mah-WER, KAY-see Ongaro, Emma ON-guh-row Pace, Leah LEE-uh Tapley, Alexandra TAP-lee Terril, Gigi TAIR-ull

Coaches Babraj, Zenon buh-BRY, zeh-non Babraj, Kelly buh-BRY Women of Troy at practice on the waters of the Port of Pomeroy, Sarah PAW-mer-oy Los Angeles in San Pedro, Calif.

2006 Varsity Eight at USC vs. UCLA dual race in San Pedro, Calif. 20 2006 Results

Head of the American USC vs. Clemson San Diego Crew Classic Lake Natoma, Calif. San Pedro, Calif. San Diego, Calif. (Mission Bay) Oct. 29, 2005 Mar. 25, 2006 Apr. 1-2, 2006

Women’s Open Eight+ Varsity Eight Jessop-Whittier Cup 1. USC “A” ...... 16:47 1. USC ...... 6:20.59 Women’s Varsity Eight Grand Final 2. Cal “A” ...... 17:25 2. Clemson ...... 6:37.62 1. California ...... 6:52.10 3. Cal “B” ...... 17:26 2. USC ...... 6:54.29 4. Sacramento State “A” ...... 17:32 Varsity Eight Lineup 3. Washington State ...... 6:57.83 5. Stanford “B” ...... 17:36 Liz O’Neill (cox), Tatiana Boldyreva (stroke), 4. Notre Dame ...... 6:58.66 6. Stanford “A” ...... 17:38 Magda Madziewicz, Ligita Kaviere, Dunja 5. UCLA ...... 7:01.97 7. Cal “C” ...... 18:09 Pejcic, Anna Efremova, Diana Ivanova, Simone 6. Wisconsin ...... 7:05.81 8. UC Davis ...... 18:13 Manhold, Megan Biging (bow) 9. USC “B” ...... 18:27 Varsity Eight Lineup 10. Sacramento State “A” ...... 18:36 Liz O’Neill (cox), Tatiana Boldyreva (stroke), JV Eight Magda Madziewicz, Ligita Kaviere, Dunja Varsity Eight “A” Lineup 1. USC ...... 6:34.72 Pejcic, Anna Efremova, Diana Ivanova, Simone Liz O’Neill (cox), Tatiana Boldyreva (stroke), 2. Clemson ...... 6:58.11 Manhold, Megan Biging (bow) Magda Madziewicz, Ligita Kaviere, Diana Ivanova, Anna Efremova, Megan Biging, JV Eight Lineup Simone Manhold, Kinga Marciszewska (bow) Lauren Cowan (cox), Kinga Marciszewska Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness (stroke), Shelley Koskovich, Laura McDaniel, Memorial Trophy Varisty Eight “B” Lineup Michaellyn Blando, Phebe Greenwood, Jessica Lisa Sabalvaro (cox), Lauren Derby (stroke), Smith, Robin Hextrum, Lauren Derby (bow) JV Eight Grand Final Jessica Smith, Erin Kellogg, Kristen Souza, 1. California ...... 6:54.80 Golden Broughton, Lanita Campbell, Lyndsay 2. Washington State ...... 6:55.42 Price, Amy Sellmyer (bow) 3. Stanford ...... 6:59.31 4. USC ...... 7:00.99 5. Wisconsin ...... 7:01.23 Women’s Open Four+ 6. Texas ...... 7:04.89 1. USC “A” ...... 19:16 2. Cal “A” ...... 19:59 JV Eight Lineup 3. Cal Lights ...... 20:24 Lauren Cowan (cox), Kinga Marciszewska 4. Sacramento State ...... 21:14 (stroke), Shelley Koskovich, Laura McDaniel, 5. Sonoma State RC ...... 21:32 Michaellyn Blando, Phebe Greenwood, Jessica 6. Cal Maritime ...... 24:35 Smith, Robin Hextrum, Lauren Derby (bow) 7. Long Beach State “B” ...... (Pen) 23:35 8. Long Beach State “Nov B” ...... (Pen) 26:33 Women’s Novice Eight Petite Final USC Varsity Four “A” Lineup (to determine places 7-12) Lauren Cowan (cox), Laura McDaniel (stroke), 1. Notre Dame ...... 7:17.90 Shelley Koskovich, Phebe Greenwood, 2. USC ...... 7:21.79 Michaellyn Blando (bow) 3. Washington State ...... 7:22.61 4. UC San Diego “A” ...... 7:30.59 5. San Diego State ...... 7:37.56 6. Loyola Marymount ...... 7:48.68

Novice Eight Lineup Lisa Sabalvaro (cox), Lauren Klak (stroke), Julia McIlvaine, Nichole Fischbach, Cassie Richardson, Courtney Porter, Cali Munoz, Claire Tenscher, Angie DePetrillo-Bucci (bow)

Ligita Kaviere, Magda Madziewicz and Anna Efremova

21 2006 Results

USC vs. Ohio State, USC vs. UCLA San Pedro, Calif. Michigan & Tennessee April 29, 2006 Columbus, Ohio (Griggs Reservoir) Apr. 8, 2006 Varsity Eight Varsity Eight 1. USC ...... 6:21.05 2. UCLA ...... 6:24.91 (Morning Session) 1. USC ...... 6:23.40 Varsity Eight Lineup 2. Ohio State ...... 6:23.93 Liz O’Neill (cox), Tatiana Boldyreva (stroke), Magda Madziewicz, Ligita Kaviere, Dunja (Afternoon Session) Pejcic, Anna Efremova, Diana Ivanova, Simone 1. USC ...... 6:21.40 Manhold, Megan Biging (bow) 2. Michigan ...... 6:23.24

Varsity Eight Lineup Liz O’Neill (cox), Tatiana Boldyreva (stroke), JV Eight Magda Madziewicz, Ligita Kaviere, Dunja 1. UCLA ...... 6:24.64 Pejcic, Anna Efremova, Diana Ivanova, Simone 2. USC ...... 6:28.36 Manhold, Megan Biging (bow) JV Eight Lineup Lauren Cowan (cox), Kinga Marciszewska JV Eight (stroke), Jessica Smith, Laura McDaniel, Shel- ley Koskovich, Phebe Greenwood, Michaellyn Kinga Marciszewska (Morning Session) Blando, Robin Hextrum, Lauren Derby (bow) 2006 Pac-10 All-Academic First Team 1. Ohio State ...... 6:31.30 2. USC ...... 6:39.32

(Afternoon Session) Varsity Four 1. Michigan ...... 6:29.20 1. UCLA ...... 7:15.40 2. USC ...... 6:31.90 2. USC ...... 7:18.78

JV Eight Lineup Varisty Four “A” Lineup Lauren Cowan (cox), Kinga Marciszewska Lisa Sabalvaro (cox), Nichole Fischbach (stroke), Cassie Richardson, Lyndsay Price, (stroke), Shelley Koskovich, Laura McDaniel, Amy Sellmyer (bow) Michaellyn Blando, Phebe Greenwood, Jessica Smith, Robin Hextrum, Lauren Derby (bow) Novice Eight Varsity Four “A” 1. USC ...... 6:46.41 2. UCLA ...... 6:50.41 (Morning Session) 1. Ohio State ...... 7:28.50 Novice Eight Lineup 2. USC “A” ...... 7:44.06 Denise Kobashikawa (cox), Lauren Klak (stroke), Julia McIlvaine, Nichole Fischbach, (Afternoon Session) Cassie Richardson, Courtney Porter, Cali 1. Michigan ...... 7:37.40 Munoz, Claire Tenscher, Angie DePetrillo- 2. USC “A” ...... 7:47.69 Bucci (bow) Varisty Four “A” Lineup Lisa Sabalvaro (cox), Nichole Fischbach (stroke), Cassie Richardson, Lyndsay Price, Amy Sellmyer (bow)

Varsity Four “B” Ligita Kaviere (Morning Session) 2006 All-American 1. Ohio State ...... 7:34.20 2. Tennessee ...... 7:46.92 3. USC “B” ...... 7:51.38

(Afternoon Session) 1. Ohio State ...... 7:28.40 2. Tennessee ...... 7:38.98 3. USC “B” ...... 7:41.32

Lauren Cowan 22 2006 Results

Pac-10 Championships NCAA Championships Lake Natoma, Calif. West Windsor, N.J. May 14, 2006 (Finn Casperson Rowing Center) May 26, 2006 Varsity Eight Varsity Four 1. Cal ...... 6:29.00 1. Cal ...... 7:23.40 Varsity Eight 2. Washington State ...... 6:29.90 2. Washington State ...... 7:26.70 Heat 1 (May 26) 3. USC ...... 6:30.30 3. Stanford ...... 7:28.70 1. Brown ...... 6:41.49 4. Washington ...... 6:36.60 4. Washington ...... 7:30.60 2. Ohio State ...... 6:43.37 5. Stanford ...... 6:39.00 5. UCLA ...... 7:45.00 3. USC ...... 6:44.81 6. UCLA ...... 6:43.80 6. Oregon State ...... 7:49.50 4. Yale ...... 6:44.81 7. Oregon State ...... 6:44.10 7. USC ...... 7:53.10 5. Washington vv ...... 6:52.99 8. Loyola Marymount ...... 6:45.10 8. Loyola Marymount ...... 8:08.60 6. Stanford ...... 6:58.89 9. Sacramento State ...... 6:46.00 9. San Diego State ...... 8:17.90 10. Gonzaga ...... 6:48.20 Semifi nal #1 (May 27) 11. San Diego State ...... 6:50.40 Varisty Four “A” Lineup 1. Princeton ...... 6:20.85 12. Saint Mary’s College ...... 6:55.30 Lisa Sabalvaro (cox), Nichole Fischbach 2. Brown ...... 6:26.35 (stroke), Cassie Richardson, Lyndsay Price, 3. Washington State ...... 6:27.42 Varsity Eight Lineup Amy Sellmyer (bow) 4. Minnesota ...... 6:28.82 Liz O’Neill (cox), Tatiana Boldyreva (stroke), 5. Yale ...... 6:30.37 Magda Madziewicz, Ligita Kaviere, Dunja 6. USC ...... 6:33.77 Pejcic, Anna Efremova, Diana Ivanova, Simone Novice Eight 7. Stanford ...... 6:46.01 Manhold, Megan Biging (bow) 1. Gonzaga ...... 6:48.10 2. Washington ...... 6:51.10 Petite Final (May 28) 3. Cal ...... 6:55.60 (to determine places 7-13) JV Eight 4. Oregon State ...... 6:58.40 1. Notre Dame ...... 6:47.55 1. Cal ...... 6:40.40 5. Sacramento State ...... 7:09.60 2. Minnesota ...... 6:48.53 2. UCLA ...... 6:42.40 6. Stanford ...... 7:18.90 3. Washington ...... 6:49.15 3. Washington State ...... 6:44.90 7. Washington State ...... 6:54.00 4. Yale ...... 6:49.67 4. Washington ...... 6:46.80 8. UC Davis ...... 7:15.20 5. USC ...... 6:51.16 5. Stanford ...... 6:48.50 9. USC ...... 7:16.80 6. UCLA ...... 6:56.32 6. USC ...... 6:54.70 10. Sonoma State ...... 7:19.00 7. Stanford ...... 7:02.37 7. Oregon State ...... 6:58.30 11. UCLA ...... 7:23.80 8. San Diego State ...... 7:03.60 Varsity Eight Lineup 9. Loyola Marymount ...... 7:04.10 Novice Eight Lineup Liz O’Neill (cox), Tatiana Boldyreva (stroke), 10. Sacramento State ...... 7:06.90 Denise Kobashikawa (cox), Lauren Klak Magda Madziewicz, Ligita Kaviere, Dunja (stroke), Julia McIlvaine, Courtney Porter, Cali Pejcic, Anna Efremova, Diana Ivanova, Simone JV Eight Lineup Munoz, Claire Tenscher, Angie DePetrillo- Manhold, Megan Biging (bow) Lauren Cowan (cox), Kinga Marciszewska Bucci, Calie Carter, Leilani Dimond (bow) (stroke), Jessica Smith, Laura McDaniel, Shel- ley Koskovich, Phebe Greenwood, Michaellyn Blando, Robin Hextrum, Lauren Derby (bow)

Simone Manhold Laura McDaniel 2004 CRCA Second Team All-American 2005 CRCA First Team All-American

23 Pac-10 Championships All-Time Results

1988 1998 Sacramento, Calif. Lake Natoma, Calif. JV Eight Grand Final May 17, 1998 1. Washington ...... 7:25.70 Varsity Eight 2. California ...... 7:31.60 1. Washington ...... 6:50:79 Varsity Eight Grand Final 3. USC ...... 7:36.50 2. California ...... 7:13:00 1. Washington ...... 6:27:00 4. Washington State ...... 7:46.00 3. UCLA ...... 7:15:00 2. California ...... 6:37:20 5. Oregon State ...... 7:51.50 4. Stanford ...... 7:26:00 3. Oregon State ...... 6:38:20 6. San Diego State ...... 8:14.00 5. USC ...... 7:31:00 4. Washington State ...... 6:42:60 5. USC ...... 6:50:00 Varsity Four Petite Final 6. Stanford ...... 6:53:90 1. Saint Mary’s ...... 8:26.70 1989 2. UC Davis ...... 8:35.50 Varsity Four Grand Final 3. USC ...... 8:42.40 Sacramento, Calif. 1. USC ...... 7:23:80 4. San Diego State ...... 9:07.30 2. Washington ...... 7:29:20 Varsity Eight 3. Sacramento State ...... 7:35:90 Novice Eight 3 Final 1. Washington ...... 6:45:00 4. Washington State ...... 7:39:90 1. San Diego State ...... 7:37.70 2. Stanford ...... 6:48:00 5. Oregon State ...... 7:40:80 2. Humbolt State ...... 7:45.30 3. UCLA ...... 6:49:00 6. UC Davis ...... 7:54:90 3. Stanford ...... 7:49.90 4. California ...... 6:53:00 4. USC ...... 7:55.70 5. USC ...... 7:16:00 JV Eight Petite Final 5. Santa Clara ...... 8:02.40 1. Orange Coast ...... 7:14:48 6. UCLA ...... 8:27.00 2. Gonzaga ...... 7:22:22 1990 3. USC ...... 7:23:26 Sacramento, Calif. 4. Sacramento State ...... 7:43:15 2001 Lake Natoma, Calif. Varsity Eight Novice Eight Grand Final May 13, 2001 1. UCLA ...... 6:54:10 1. Washington ...... 6:44:90 2. Stanford ...... 6:57:60 2. California ...... 6:44:30 Varsity Eight Grand Final 3. California ...... 6:58:00 3. Oregon State ...... 6:56:30 1. Washington ...... 6:40.60 4. Washington ...... 7:01:20 4. Pacifi c Lutheran ...... 7:04:40 2. USC ...... 6:43.70 5. Washington State ...... 7:22:30 5. USC ...... 7:10:90 3. Cal ...... 6:51.00 6. USC ...... * 7:20:80 6. Stanford ...... 7:15:40 4. Stanford ...... 6:58.39 7. Oregon State ...... * 7:30:70 5. Washington State ...... 7:05.00 * Did not compete in grand fi nal 6. Oregon State ...... 7:11.60 1999 Lake Natoma, Calif. JV Eight Grand Final 1991 May 16, 1999 1. Washington ...... 7:06.79 Sacramento, Calif. 2. Washington State ...... 7:10.39 Varsity Eight Grand Final 3. Cal ...... 7:11.60 Varsity Eight 1. Washington ...... 6:30:90 4. USC ...... 7:21.29 1. UCLA ...... 6:44:40 2. California ...... 6:32:00 5. Oregon State ...... 7:25.29 2. California ...... 6:52:70 3. USC ...... 6:34:90 6. Stanford ...... 7:42.20 3. Washington ...... 6:57:60 4. Oregon State ...... 6:44:60 4. Stanford ...... 7:00:80 5. San Diego State ...... 6:46:80 Novice Eight Petite Final 5. USC ...... 7:11:80 (to determine places 7-14) 6. Oregon State...... 7:16:70 JV Eight Grand Final 1. San Diego State ...... 7:39.70 1. Washington ...... 6:57:50 2. Sacramento State ...... 7:39.89 2. California ...... 7:02:50 3. Santa Clara ...... 7:47.79 1997 3. Washington State ...... 7:03:40 4. San Diego ...... 7:50.29 4. USC ...... 7:13:10 5. UCLA ...... 7:54.70 Lake Natoma, Calif. 5. Oregon State ...... 7:18:00 6. Oregon ...... 8:01.50 May 18, 1997 7. USC ...... 8:03.60

Varsity Eight Varsity Four Petite Final 1. Washington ...... 71 2000 (to determine places 7-14) Lake Natoma, Calif. 2. Oregon State...... 55 1. San Diego ...... 8:13.00 May 14, 2000 3. California ...... 50 2. UC San Diego ...... 8:14.29 4. Washington State ...... 48 3. USC ...... 8:19.50 5. Stanford ...... 40 Varsity Eight Grand Final 4. Santa Clara ...... 8:28.10 6. Gonzaga ...... 24 1. Washington ...... 6:27.50 5. Western Washington ...... 8:34.79 7. USC ...... 14 2. California ...... 6:29.60 6. UCLA ...... 8:37.79 8. Oregon ...... 9 3. Oregon State ...... 6:39.80 7. UC Davis ...... 8:43.79 9. UCLA ...... 2 4. USC ...... 6:43.10 5. Washington State ...... 6:50.80 6. Sacramento State ...... 6:54.60

24 Pac-10 Championships All-Time Results

2002 2004 2006 Lake Natoma, Calif. Lake Natoma, Calif. Lake Natoma, Calif. May 19, 2002 May 16, 2004 May 14, 2006

Varsity Eight Grand Final Varsity Eight Grand Final Varsity Eight Grand Final 1. Washington ...... 6:46.40 1. Cal ...... 6:43.80 1. Cal ...... 6:29.00 2. California ...... 6:54.10 2. Washington ...... 6:47.60 2. Washington State ...... 6:29.90 3. Washington State ...... 6:54.90 3. USC ...... 6:50.40 3. USC ...... 6:30.30 4. Stanford ...... 6:55.20 4. Stanford ...... 6:53.10 4. Washington ...... 6:36.60 5. USC ...... 7:00.40 5. Washington State ...... 6:56.10 5. Stanford ...... 6:39.00 6. Oregon State ...... 7:06.00 6. UCLA ...... 7:08.10 6. UCLA ...... 6:43.80

Junior Varsity Eight Petite Final JV Eight Grand Final JV Eight Grand Final 1. USC ...... 7:30.90 1. Cal ...... 6:48.40 1. Cal ...... 6:40.40 2. Sacramento State ...... 7:33.40 2. Washington State ...... 6:50.10 2. UCLA ...... 6:42.40 3. San Diego State ...... 7:34.60 3. Washington ...... 6:54.50 3. Washington State ...... 6:44.90 4. UCLA ...... 7:36.40 4. USC ...... 7:04.90 4. Washington ...... 6:46.80 5. UC Santa Barbara ...... 7:44.60 5. Oregon State ...... 7:05.90 5. Stanford ...... 6:48.50 6. Santa Clara ...... 7:48.40 6. UCLA ...... 7:17.70 6. USC ...... 6:54.70

Novice Eight Petite Final Varsity Four Grand Final Varsity Four Petite Final (to determine places 7-11) 1. Washington ...... 7:43.70 (to determine places 7-9) 1. UC Davis ...... 7:49.00 2. Cal ...... 7:51.30 1. USC ...... 7:53.10 2. Chapman College ...... 7:58.50 3. Oregon State ...... 7:53.30 2. Loyola Marymount ...... 8:08.60 3. USC ...... 8:06.40 4. Washington State ...... 7:59.10 3. San Diego State ...... 8:17.90 4. Oregon ...... 8:11.70 5. Stanford ...... 8:05.80 5. Humbolt State ...... 8:20.70 6. USC ...... 8:06.00 Novice Eight Petite Final (to determine places 7-11) Varsity Four Petite Final Novice Eight Grand Final 1. Washington State ...... 6:54.00 (to determine places 7-10) 1. Cal ...... 6:58.70 2. UC Davis ...... 7:15.20 1. USC ...... 8:21.60 2. Washington ...... 7:01.70 3. USC ...... 7:16.80 2. San Diego State ...... 8:27.60 3. Oregon State ...... 7:03.00 4. Sonoma State ...... 7:19.00 3. Sacramento State ...... 8:36.80 4. Washington State ...... 7:04.20 5. UCLA ...... 7:23.80 4. Santa Clara ...... 8:49.00 5. UCLA ...... 7:11.90 6. USC ...... 7:24.30

2003 Lake Natoma, Calif. 2005 May 18, 2003 Lake Natoma, Calif. May 15, 2005 Varsity Eight Grand Final 1. Stanford ...... 6:30.30 Varsity Eight Grand Final 2. Washington ...... 6:34.70 1. California ...... 6:20.60 3. Washington State ...... 6:36.30 2. Stanford ...... 6:26.10 4. California ...... 6:36.70 3. USC ...... 6:26.30 5. USC ...... 6:38.40 4. Washington ...... 6:31.00 6. Oregon State ...... 6:44.20 5. UCLA ...... 6:32.40 6. Washington State ...... 6:40.80 JV Eight Grand Final 1. California ...... 6:42.50 JV Eight Grand Final 2. Washington ...... 6:43.10 1. California ...... 6:34.50 3. Stanford ...... 6:46.50 2. UCLA ...... 6:37.10 4. Washington State ...... 6:46.80 3. Washington ...... 6:40.60 5. Oregon State ...... 6:50.20 4. USC ...... 6:40.70 6. USC ...... 6:52.30 5. Stanford ...... 6:46.60 6. Washington State ...... 6:51.20 Varsity Four Grand Final Sarah Pomeroy 1. California ...... 7:29.70 Varsity Four Grand Final 2. Washington ...... 7:38.50 1. USC ...... 7:12.90 3. Washington State ...... 7:40.30 2. Washington ...... 7:17.00 4. Oregon State ...... 7:45.80 3. California ...... 7:18.10 5. Stanford ...... 7:52.20 4. UCLA ...... 7:22.30 6. USC ...... 8:05.70 5. Washington State ...... 7:22.70 6. Oregon State ...... 7:39.10

25 San Crew Diego Classic All-Time Results

1988 1998 2000 Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif. Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif. Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif. Apr. 4-5, 1998 April 1-2, 2000 Varsity Eight: Cal Cup Final 1. UC Santa Barbara ...... 7:38.90 Varsity Eight: Cal Cup Final Varsity Eight: Jessop-Whittier Cup Grand Final 2. San Diego State ...... 7:43.30 1. USC ...... 6:45.80 1. Washington ...... 6:38.40 3. USC ...... 7:43.80 2. Michigan State ...... 6:49.71 2. California ...... 6:44.20 4. UC Davis ...... 7:44.50 3. North Carolina ...... 6:55.14 3. Virginia ...... 6:46.50 5. Santa Clara ...... 7:56.50 4. Sacramento State ...... 7:00.96 4. USC ...... 6:49.90 6. San Diego ...... 8:00.90 5. Temple ...... 7:00.96 5. Michigan ...... 6:51.80 6. Villanova ...... 7:04.61 6. Wisconsin ...... 6:59.70 7. Purdue ...... 7:08.40 1989 JV Eight: Grand Final JV Eight: Petite Final 1. Virginia ...... 6:39.50 Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif. 1. Washington State ...... 7:16.20 2. Washington ...... 6:41.30 2. Penn ...... 7:25.22 3. Michigan ...... 6:47.10 Varsity Eight: Jessop-Whittier Cup Final 3. USC ...... 7:28.65 4. Oregon State ...... 6:56.60 1. Washington ...... 6:57.00 4. Syracuse ...... 7:35.88 5. USC ...... 6:57.80 2. Wisconsin ...... 6:58.80 5. San Diego State ...... 7:37.37 6. Washington State ...... 7:05.50 3. California ...... 6:59.00 4. Yale ...... 7:00.50 5. UCLA ...... 7:06.50 10. USC ...... 7:37.20 1999 2001 Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif. Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif. Mar. 27-28, 1999 April 7-8, 2001 1991 Varsity Eight: Jessop-Whittier Cup Grand Final Varsity Eight: Jessop-Whittier Cup Grand Final Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif. 1. Washington ...... 7:00:00 1. USC ...... 6:52.51 2. Virginia ...... 7:02:54 (Jessop Whittier Cup Champions) Varsity Eight: Cal Cup Final 3. California ...... 7:08:87 2. Washington ...... 6:53.03 1. USC ...... 7:12.30 4. USC ...... 7:09:85 3. Virginia ...... 7:06.73 2. UC Davis ...... 7:16.80 5. Michigan ...... 7:10:87 4. California ...... 7:06.98 3. Sacramento State ...... 7:17.60 5. Clemson ...... 7:13.84 4. Mills ...... 7:22.00 JV Eight: Grand Final 6. Notre Dame ...... 7:17.43 5. Long Beach State ...... 7:23.00 1. Washington ...... 7:19:50 7. Texas ...... 7:17.64 6. UC San Diego ...... 7:27.20 2. Virginia ...... 7:25:85 3. USC ...... 7:35:44 JV Eight: Grand Final 4. Wisconsin ...... 7:45:53 1. Washington ...... 7:05.73 1995 5. Washington State ...... 7:36:10 2. Virginia ...... 7:07.75 Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif. 3. Washington State ...... 7:12.12 4. USC ...... 7:12.63 Varsity Eight: Cal Cup Final 5. Clemson ...... 7:18.97 1. UC Davis ...... 7:04.00 6. Oregon State ...... 7:20.16 2. Sacramento State ...... 7:04.80 3. UC Santa Barbara ...... 7:06.10 4. San Diego ...... 7:11.70 2002 5. USC ...... 7:12.80 Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif. 6. Long Beach State ...... 7:16.60 April 6-7, 2002

Varsity Eight: Petite Final 1996 (to determine places 7-12) Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif. 1. USC ...... 6:45.96 2. Oregon State ...... 6:49.62 Varsity Eight: Cal Cup Final 3. Texas ...... 6:53.52 1. Texas ...... 7:44.90 4. Clemson ...... 6:53.87 2. Williams ...... 7:47.30 5. Miami ...... 6:57.49 3. Pacifi c Lutheran ...... 7:49.20 6. Navy ...... 7:06.43 4. USC ...... 7:57.60 7. Tulsa ...... 7:11.73 5. UC Santa Barbara ...... 7:58.80 6. Santa Clara ...... 8:04.30

1997 Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif.

Varsity Eight competed in opening heats but did Dunja Pejcic not advance to fi nal rounds.

26 San Crew Diego Classic All-Time Results

Novice Eight: Petite Final 2006 (to determine places 7-12) Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif. 1. Wisconsin ...... 7:11.40 Apr. 1-2, 2006 2. Texas ...... 7:13.65 3. USC ...... 7:14.08 Varsity Eight: Jessop-Whittier Cup Grand Final 4. UC Davis ...... 7:15.23 1. California ...... 6:52.10 5. San Diego “A” ...... 7:24.44 2. USC ...... 6:54.29 6. UC Irvine ...... 7:27.61 3. Washington State ...... 6:57.83 4. Notre Dame ...... 6:58.66 Open Eight: Petite Final 5. UCLA ...... 7:01.97 (to determine places 7-12) 6. Wisconsin ...... 7:05.81 1. USC ...... 7:06.18 2. Texas ...... 7:47.51 JV Eight: Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness 3. Blair Island ...... 7:52.26 Memorial Trophy Grand Final 4. Sacramento State ...... 7:54.07 1. California ...... 6:54.80 5. Lake Union ...... 7:57.83 2. Washington State ...... 6:55.42 Lauren Derby 6. UC Irvine Alumni ...... 8:05.40 3. Stanford ...... 6:59.31 4. USC ...... 7:00.99 2003 5. Wisconsin ...... 7:01.23 Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif. 2005 6. Texas ...... 7:04.89 April 5-6, 2003 Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif. April 2-3, 2005 Novice Eight: Petite Final Varsity Eight: Jessop-Whittier Cup Grand Final (to determine places 7-12) 1. California ...... 6:42.50 Varsity Eight: Jessop-Whittier Cup Grand Final 1. Notre Dame ...... 7:17.90 2. Washington ...... 6:42.58 1. California ...... 6:26.43 2. USC ...... 7:21.79 3. Stanford ...... 6:45.65 2. Stanford ...... 6:33.76 3. Washington State ...... 7:22.61 4. USC ...... 6:46.94 3. USC ...... 6:37.42 4. UC San Diego “A” ...... 7:30.59 5. Washington State ...... 6:52.62 4. UCLA ...... 6:38.87 5. San Diego State ...... 7:37.56 6. Oregon State ...... 6:54.06 5. Washington State ...... 6:40.95 6. Loyola Marymount ...... 7:48.68 6. Tennessee ...... 6:42.92 JV Eight: Grand Final 1. Washington ...... 6:48.80 JV Eight: Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness 2. Washington State ...... 6:50.08 Memorial Trophy Grand Final 3. California ...... 6:50.15 1. California ...... 6:51.30 4. USC ...... 7:03.30 2. Washington State ...... 6:56.05 5. Stanford ...... 7:05.52 3. Stanford ...... 6:56.79 6. Minnesota ...... 7:13.71 4. Texas ...... 6:57.67 5. USC ...... 6:58.93 Novice Eight: Petite Final 6. UCLA ...... 7:01.64 (to determine places 7-12) 1. St. Josephs ...... 7:14.30 Novice Eight: Petite Final 2. UC Davis ...... 7:19.05 (to determine places 7-12) 3. USC ...... 7:19.24 1. Notre Dame ...... 7:19.49 4. Stanford ...... 7:21.80 2. USC ...... 7:25.04 5. UC Santa Barbara ...... 7:27.36 3. Sacramento State ...... 7:29.58 6. University of San Diego ...... 7:27.62 4. UC San Diego ...... 7:37.38 5. UC Davis ...... 7:37.51 6. Loyola Marymount ...... 7:51.58 2004 Anna Efremova Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif. Apr. 3-4, 2004

Varsity Eight: Jessop-Whittier Cup Grand Final 1. California ...... 6:57.10 2. Washington ...... 7:00.63 3. Tennessee ...... 7:02.68 4. Washington State ...... 7:04.10 5. Wisconsin ...... 7:06.02 6. USC ...... 7:09.95

JV Eight: Grand Final 1. California ...... 7:04.80 2. Washington ...... 7:10.89 3. Washington State ...... 7:12.69 4. Wisconsin ...... 7:16.07 5. USC ...... 7:19.77 6. Oregon State ...... 7:27.05 Varsity Eight at the 2006 San Diego Crew Classic on Mission Bay

27 The Rivalry Crosstown All-Time Results

The Lexus Gauntlet 2004 USC 6 - UCLA 0 San Pedro, Calif. Presented by the Dual Race Scoring Port of Los Angeles (USC Boathouse) Southern California USC and UCLA each race four boats: Mar. 28, 2004 Lexus Dealer Asso- Varsity Eight, JV Eight, Varsity Four and ciation, the battle for Novice Eight. The dual race winner is de- Varsity Eight (3 points) the Lexus Gauntlet is termined by a point system similar to the 1. USC ...... 6:00.30 a year-long all-sports one used at the Pac-10 Championships. 2. UCLA ...... 6:10.60 competition between With only two boats in each race, three historic crosstown ri- (3) points will be awarded to the Varsity JV Eight (2 points) 1. USC ...... 6:21.70 Eight winner, two (2) to the JV Eight and vals USC and UCLA. 2. UCLA ...... 6:24.40 In medieval times, knights would one (1) apiece to the winners of the Var- challenge one another by throwing one sity Fours and Novice Eights for a total Varsity Four (1 point) of their armored gauntlets to the ground. of seven possible points. 1. USC “A” ...... 6:58.00 If a rival picked up the gauntlet, the two 2. USC “B” ...... 7:01.60 of knights would enter into a duel. 3. UCLA ...... 7:21.50 The term “throwing down the gaunt- USC-UCLA Dual Race let” has come to symbolize the ultimate Novice Eight (0 points) No Contest call to challenge. That is what the Lexus Year-by-Year Results Gauntlet is about: champion rivals com- peting in a wide range of sports for the 2002 ultimate title of number one. The gaunt- 2005 USC 5 - UCLA 2 USC 4 - UCLA 3 let was fi rst thrown at the start of the Wilmington, Calif. (USC Boathouse) Marina Del Rey, Calif. (Ballona Creek) 2001-02 season. The Trojans and Bruins Mar. 30, 2002 Mar. 20, 2005 will challenge for the sixth-annual tro- phy this season. Varsity Eight (3 points) Varsity Eight (3 points) USC and UCLA compete against 1. USC ...... 6:36.00 1. USC ...... 6:26.30 2. UCLA ...... 7:11.90 each other in 18 sports. Five points are 2. UCLA ...... 6:28.09 awarded (10 points in football, men’s JV Eight (2 points) and women’s basketball and women’s JV Eight (2 points) TIE 1. USC ...... 7:11.70 1. USC ...... 6:33.40 volleyball) to the winner of each sport’s 2. UCLA ...... 7:25.60 2. UCLA ...... 6:33.40 season series or, for those sports that do not meet head-to-head (cross country, Varsity Four (1 point) Varsity Four (1 point) men’s and women’s golf), the team that 1. UCLA ...... 8:34.80 1. UCLA ...... 7:05.70 placed higher in the conference champi- 2. USC ...... 8:46.90 2. USC ...... 7:11.02 onship. Novice Eight (1 point) Novice Eight (1 point) In the fi rst fi ve years, the battle for 1. UCLA ...... 7:20.40 the Lexus Gauntlet has been true to the 1. UCLA ...... 7:02.00 2. USC “A” ...... 7:27.00 2. USC ...... 7:21.80 long-standing competitive rivalry be- 3. USC “B” ...... 8:02.60 tween USC and UCLA. While the Trojans captured the inaugural trophy in 2002, the trophy has changed hands each year, 2006 2003 USC 4 - UCLA 3 with the Trojans winning most recently USC 5 - UCLA 2 San Pedro, Calif. to take a 3-2 lead in the Lexus Gauntlet Marina Del Rey, Calif. (Ballona Creek) Port of Los Angeles (USC Boathouse) series. The annual winner is presented May 10, 2003 Apr. 29, 2005 with a 150-pound pewter-gilded trophy. Currently on display at USC’s Heritage Varsity Eight (3 points) Varsity Eight (3 points) 1. USC ...... 6:16.50 Hall, the trophy features a gauntlet and 1. USC ...... 6:21.05 2. UCLA ...... 6:26.16 is engraved with each year’s winner. 2. UCLA ...... 6:24.91 The Southern California Lexus JV Eight (2 points) JV Eight (2 points) Dealer Association is the title sponsor of 1. USC ...... 6:29.70 1. UCLA ...... 6:24.64 every USC-UCLA athletic competition. 2. UCLA ...... 6:55.08 2. USC ...... 6:28.36 This is the fi rst time the two universities have partnered with a corporate entity Varsity Four (1 point) Varsity Four (1 point) for complete rivalry sponsorship. In the 1. USC ...... 7:24.60 1. UCLA ...... 7:15.40 2. UCLA “B” ...... 7:35.76 fall of 2001, the schools signed an initial 2. USC ...... 7:18.78 3. UCLA “A” ...... 7:36.80 four-year contract of undisclosed terms with Lexus, America’s best-selling luxu- Novice Eight (1 point) Novice Eight (1 point) 1. USC ...... 6:46.41 ry automotive manufacturer. 1. UCLA ...... 6:28.70 2. UCLA ...... 6:50.41 2. USC ...... 6:38.17

28 NCAA Championships All-Time Results

1998 2002 2005 Gainesville, Ga. (Lake Lanier) Indianapolis, Ind. (Eagle Creek Park) Rancho Cordova, Calif. (Lake Natoma) May 29-30, 1998 June 2, 2002 May 29, 2005

Division I Varsity Four Grand Final Division I Varsity Eight Petite Final Divions I Varsity Eight Petite Final 1. USC ...... 7:52:10 (to determine places 7-12) (to determine places 7-12) 2. Brown ...... 7:55:10 1. Yale ...... 6:39.99 1. Brown ...... 6:24.65 3. North Carolina ...... 7:57:60 2. USC ...... 6:43.71 2. Tennesee ...... 6:26.26 4. Washington ...... 7:59:20 3. Michigan ...... 6:44.31 3. Michigan ...... 6:29.67 5. Williams College (MA) ...... 8:00:90 4. Virginia ...... 6:44.87 4. USC ...... 6:31.71 6. Virginia ...... 8:12:20 5. Syracuse ...... 6:45.73 5. Stanford ...... 6:31.87 6. Harvard ...... 6:47.46 6. Washington ...... 6:34.36 * 1998 Varsity Four champions Division I JV Eight Petite Final 1999 2003 (to determine places 7-12) 1. Washginton ...... 6:38.24 Folsom, Calif. (Lake Natoma) Indianapolis, Ind. (Eagle Creek) 2. Yale ...... 6:39.43 May 28-30, 1999 May 30-June 1, 2003 3. Harvard ...... 6:44.23 4. USC ...... 6:44.81 Division I Varsity Eight Petite Final Division I Varsity Eight Grand Final 5. Princeton ...... 6:45.61 (to determine places 7-12) 1. Harvard ...... 6:26.92 6. Wisconsin ...... 6:46.20 1. Michigan ...... 6:51:79 2. Michigan ...... 6:28.58 2. Boston ...... 6:53:79 3. Stanford ...... 6:29.54 Division I Varsity Four Grand Final 3. Northeastern ...... 6:55:39 4. Washington ...... 6:30.07 1. Virginia ...... 7:18.42 4. Michigan State ...... 6:56:70 5. Virginia ...... 6:31.49 2. Brown ...... 7:20.08 5. Dartmouth ...... 7:00:00 6. USC ...... 6:38.33 3. Washington ...... 7:20.15 6. USC ...... 7:01:60 4. California ...... 7:22.49 5. Wisconsin ...... 7:23.53 2004 6. USC ...... 7:25.26 2000 Rancho Cordova, Calif. (Lake Natoma) Camden, N.J. (Cooper River) May 30, 2004 * USC received a team bid to the 2005 NCAA May 26-28, 2000 Championships. The fi rst in USC history. Division I Varsity Eight Petite Final Division I Varsity Eight Petite Final (to determine places 7-12) (to determine places 13-19) 1. Washington ...... 6:37.80 2006 1. Yale ...... 6:36.39 2. Harvard ...... 6:38.40 West Windsor, N.J. 2. USC ...... 6:39.79 3. Virginia ...... 6:38.60 (Finn Casperson Rowing Center) 3. Oregon State ...... 6:40.39 4. Tennessee ...... 6:41.10 May 26, 2006 4. UC Davis ...... 6:50.50 5. Notre Dame ...... 6:44.00 5. Williams ...... 6:53.50 6. USC ...... 6:44.10 Division I Varsity Eight Petite Final 6. William Smith ...... 6:53.70 (to determine places 7-13) 7. Wesleyan ...... 7:08.10 1. Notre Dame ...... 6:47.55 2. Minnesota ...... 6:48.53 3. Washington ...... 6:49.15 2001 4. Yale ...... 6:49.67 Gainesville, Ga. (Lake Lanier) 5. USC ...... 6:51.16 May 26-28, 2001 6. UCLA ...... 6:56.32 7. Stanford ...... 7:02.37 Division I Varsity Eight Grand Final 1. Washington ...... 7:04.03 2. Brown ...... 7:05.34 3. Michigan ...... 7:08.45 4. USC ...... 7:09.09 5. Princeton ...... 7:10.12 6. Syracuse ...... 7:19.56

Varsity Eight at the 2005 NCAA Championships on Lake Natoma 29 Awards and Honors

CRCA All-American Pacific 10 Conference All-Academic Team 2001 ...... Ivelina Boteva (1st team) 1993 ...... Maria Salvador 2002 ...... Ivelina Boteva (2nd team) 1994 ...... Noreen Downey ...... Katrin Gleie (2nd team) 1995 ...... Kathy Harvey 2003 ...... Andrea Korom (2nd team) 1996 ...... Christina Gerstenbacher 2004 ...... Andrea Korom (1st team) 1997 ...... Lavina Hall ...... Simone Manhold (2nd team) 1999 ...... Lisa Bartoli 2006 ...... Ligita Kaviere (1st team) 2000 ...... Lisa Bartoli ...... Tatiana Boldyreva (2nd team) 2001 ...... Ivelina Boteva (1st team) 2002 ...... Ivelina Boteva (1st team) CRCA All-Region West Team ...... Marketa Vochoskova (1st team) 2001 ...... Ivelina Boteva (1st team) ...... Melissa Zimel (1st team) ...... Katrin Gleie (2nd team) ...... Zoë Hoskins (Honorable Mention) ...... Amelia White (2nd team) 2003 ...... Marketa Vochoskova (1st team) ...... Rebecca Moneymaker (3rd team) ...... Melissa Zimel (1st team) 2002 ...... Ivelina Boteva (1st team) ...... Jeanne De Lapoyade (2nd team) ...... Katrin Gleie (1st team) ...... Andrea Korom (2nd team) ...... Zoë Hoskins (2nd team) ...... Andria Shook (2nd team) 2003 ...... Andrea Korom (1st team) 2004 ...... Lauren Buford (1st team) ...... April Hudlett (2nd team) ...... Kate Kaso (1st team) 2004 ...... Andrea Korom (1st team) ...... Kathryn Weslow (1st team) ...... Simone Manhold (1st team) ...... Melissa Zimel (1st team) ...... Andria Shook (2nd team) ...... Andrea Korom (2nd team) 2005 ...... Simone Manhold (1st team) ...... Andria Shook (2nd team) ...... Barbora Varekova (1st team) 2005 ...... Kate Kaso (1st team) ...... Ligita Kaviere (2nd team) ...... Kathryn Weslow (1st team) 2006 ...... Ligita Kaviere (1st team) ...... Kinga Marciszewska (2nd team) ...... Tatiana Boldyreva (1st team) ...... Golden Broughton (Honorable Mention) ...... Megan Biging (2nd team) 2006 ...... Kinga Marciszewska (1st team) ...... Lyndsay Price (2nd team) CRCA West Region Scholar-Athlete ...... Jessica Smith (Honorable Mention) ...... Nichole Fischbach (Honorable Mention) 2002 ...... Melissa Zimel * Bold indicates currently active award winners. GTE Academic All-American 1999 ...... Lisa Bartoli

All Pacific 10 Conference Team 1988 ...... Rona Dixon 1989 ...... Margot Jenson 1990 ...... Amy Bunce 1991 ...... Debra Morgan 1992 ...... Eleni Pappas 1993 ...... Lisa Riehn 1996 ...... Lori Guerrero 1997 ...... Lori Guerrero 1998 ...... Ivelina Boteva 1999 ...... Kasey Ryan ...... Ivelina Boteva 2000 ...... Annelisa Gross 2001 ...... Rebecca Moneymaker ...... Amy Pearce 2002 ...... Ivelina Boteva 2003 ...... Andrea Korom 2004 ...... Andrea Korom ...... Andria Shook 2005 ...... Simone Manhold ...... Barbora Varekova 2006 ...... Tatiana Boldyreva ...... Ligita Kaviere

Pacific 10 Conference Medal Winner 2000 ...... Lisa Bartoli 2001 ...... Rebecca Moneymaker 2006 All-Americans Ligita Kaviere and Tatiana Boldyreva

30 All-Time Letterwinners

A • A • A J • J • J T • T • T Aradhya, Shruthi ...... 2002 Jacobs, Courtney ...... 2002 Taylor, Emily ...... 1998-1999 Aura, Amber ...... 2002 Taylor, Raven ...... 2002 K • K • K Toppert, Wes ...... 1999 B • B • B Kaso, Kate ...... 2002-2005 Tovar, Maria ...... 2001-2003 Bamgbose, Sinmi ...... 2006 Kaviere, Ligita ...... 2005-2006 V • V • V Barber, Toni ...... 1999 Kellogg, Erin ...... 2006 Varekova, Barbora ...... 2004-2005 Bartoli, Lisa ...... 1998-2000 Kelly, Maureen ...... 1998 Vochoskova, Marketa ...... 1999, 2001-2003 Beglau, Natalie ...... 2005 Korom, Andrea ...... 2001-2004 Biging, Megan ...... 2003-2006 Koskovich, Shelley ...... 2005-2006 W • W • W Blando, Michaellyn ...... 2004-2006 Walther, Anna ...... 2004 Boteva, Ivelina ...... 1999, 2001-2002 L • L • L Watkins, Candice ...... 2004 Boldyreva, Tatiana ...... 2005-2006 Liberovsky, Anna ...... 2005-2006 Weslow, Kathryn ...... 2003-2005 Bower, Brenda ...... 2003-2004 Lorinczova, Alzbeta ...... 2000-2001 White, Amelia ...... 1999-2001 Brinck, Christina ...... 2003 Lysaght, Jenny ...... 2001 White, Kathryn ...... 2005 Broughton, Golden ...... 2005 Witte, Margeaux ...... 2002-2004 Brown, Amanda ...... 2002 M • M • M Wu, Lisa ...... 2006 Brunzlaff, Julianna ...... 2001 Madziewicz, Magda ...... 2006 Buford, Lauren ...... 2002-2004 Manhold, Simone ...... 2004-2006 Z • Z • Z Buckley, Lisa ...... 2005 Marciszewska, Kinga ...... 2004-2006 Zeanah, Liz ...... 2003-2005 Buhl, Amber ...... 1998-2000 McDaniel, Laura ...... 2005-2006 Zimel, Melissa ...... 2001-2004 McElderry, Stacey ...... 2001 Zobel, Lacy ...... 2004 C • C • C Meade, Sarah ...... 2002-2004 Campbell, LaNita ...... 2005-2006 Mendez, Monica ...... 1999 Campbell, Kelly ...... 1998 Mengler, Sarah ...... 2001 * All-time letterwinners only include rowers Campbell, Rook ...... 1999 Miles, Julia ...... 2002-2004 since 1998, the fi rst year scholarships were Casillas, Raquel ...... 1998 Mohr, Brittany ...... 2003-2005 awarded for women’s rowing at USC. Chalecki, Heather ...... 1998 Molholm, Anne ...... 2003-2005 Chucolowski, Ariadne ...... 2005 Moneymaker, Rebecca ...... 1999-2001 ** Bold indicates current active letterwinners. Cowan, Lauren ...... 2004, 2006 Crafton, Casey ...... 1999 O • O • O Cross, Amanda ...... 2002-2004 O’Neill, Elizabeth ...... 2005-2006 Ooley, Sherelle ...... 1998 D • D • D Ortiz, Jamie ...... 1999 Danielson, Molly ...... 2002 De Lapoyade, Jeanne ...... 2000-2003 P • P • P Derby, Lauren ...... 2004-2006 Patterson, Jessica ...... 2002-2004 Dhallin, Michelle ...... 1998 Pearce, Amy ...... 2000-2001 Donovan, Kate ...... 2003-2005 Pejcic, Dunja ...... 2005-2006 Piffero, Alysia ...... 2001 E • E • E Pomeroy, Sarah ...... 2003-2005 Edouarde, Alanna ...... 1998 Price, Lyndsay ...... 2005-2006 Efremova, Anna ...... 2004-2006 Esselman, Kelli ...... 1998 R • R • R Radley, Christian ...... 2002 F • F • F Reilly, Tasha ...... 1998-1999 Fischbach, Nichole ...... 2006 Richardson, Cassie ...... 2006 Rittenberry, Janece ...... 1999-2000 G • G • G Rosso, Suzanne ...... 1999-2001 Gifford, Kelli ...... 1999 Ryan, Kasey ...... 1998-1999 Gleie, Katrin ...... 2001-2003 Graglia, Emma ...... 2000-2001 S • S • S Greenwood, Phebe ...... 2005-2006 Sabalvaro, Lisa ...... 2006 Gross, Annelisa ...... 1998-2000 Sadalski, Katie ...... 1999-2002 Grubb, Kendra ...... 1998-1999 Schultz, Geraldine ...... 2004 Sellmyer, Amy ...... 2006 H • H • H Senno, Sara ...... 2001 Harts, Kaia ...... 1998 Searles, Amanda ...... 2005 Hextrum, Robin ...... 2006 Shannon, Jessica ...... 2005 Four-year letterwinner Megan Biging Hosek, Kathleen ...... 2000 Shook, Andria ...... 2002-2004 Hoskins, Zoë ...... 2000-2002 Sly, Krystal ...... 2003 Hudlett, April ...... 2000-2003 Smith, Carla ...... 1998 Huffman, Jenny ...... 2000-2001 Smith, Jessica ...... 2005-2006 Hunsicker, Laura ...... 2000 Souza, Kristen “Kanani” ...... 2005-2006 Sturman, Angela ...... 2004 I • I • I Sullivan, Claire ...... 2005 Imbesi, Giovanna ...... 2000-2001 Ivanova, Diana ...... 2005-2006

31 Rowing Terminology

Definitions

Bow: the forward end of the boat or racing shell which crosses the fi nish Stern: the back of the boat; the end which the rowers face during com- line fi rst; the rower in the seat nearest the forward end of a shell typically has petition. a quick catch, stable technique and a short arc to their stroke. Stroke: a complete cycle of moving the shell through the water. Also, the Blade: the end of the oar which prys the boat through the water. designation for the rower closest to the stern.

Catch: an oar blades’ entrance into water at the beginning of a stroke. Stroke Rate: the number of strokes completed per minute.

Coxswain (cox): crew member who steers the shell from a seat located Sweeping: rowing style where each rower uses one oar. in the stern, or from a lying position in the bow. Varsity: a collegiate rower who competes beyond the novice level. Ergometer (ergs): individualized rowing simulators used by rowers to develop strength and conditioning. 8+ and 4+: Eights (8+) and Fours (4+) are the most common collegiate competitions and the two events held at the NCAA Championships. The Feathering: turning the oar blade fl at during the recovery period in plus indicates a coxswain on board. order to lessen wind resistance. 2,000-meter competition: national, world and olympic competitions are Head race: the traditional fall regatta, in which boats cross the starting line 2,000 meters or approximately 1.25 miles. Most courses are divided into at full speed, at roughly 15 second intervals. The course usually involves six bouyed lanes allowing for six boats to participate. If there are more navigating three miles of river, around bends and under bridges. than six crews, heats are run to determine a Petite and Grand Final.

Lightweight: a crew on which each athlete weighs under a specifi ed amount; 130 lbs. for women.

Novice: a rower in their fi rst year of collegiate competition. Boat Layout

Port: the left side of the boat. BOW Power 10 (or 20): a tactical burst of speed consisting of 10 or 20 strokes; (crosses fi nish line fi rst) frequently the stroke rate increases during these bursts.

Recovery: the time between strokes while the oar blade in traveling

through the air. STARBOARD

Release: the point at which the oar blade is leaving the water at the fi nish,

or end of a stroke. PORT

Regatta: the name for rowing events in which several crews compete.

Repechage: a second chance race for crews that do not automatically OARLOCK advance to the fi nals of an event through the heat.

Rigger: the metal carbon fi ber structure attached to the side of the boat RIGGER into which the oar fi ts. (bolted into side of shell and holds the oars) Run: the distance the shell moves during one stroke.

Sculling: rowing style where each rower uses two oars.

Shell: boat used in rowing races; seats nine people for an Eight, fi ve people for a Four, and ranges in length from 45 feet for a Four to 58 feet SLIDING SEAT (on rollers) for an Eight. ROWER’S SHOES (bolted into footrests) Sprints: a race used in collegiate competition, which features a 2000- meter course, with four to six unmarked or buoyed lanes, and a fl oating COXSWAIN or staked start. (Steers the boat and is the on-the-water coach and strategist for the crew. Starboard: the right side of the boat. Must weigh at least 100 lbs. The coxswain may sit in the stem or lie in the bow of the shell.)

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