2011-12 USC ROWING SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time October 29, 2011 Head of the American Lake TBA November 6, 2011 Newport Autumn Festival (Novice Only) Newport Beach, CA TBA March 31, 2012 San Diego Crew Classic Mission Bay, CA TBA April 1,2012 San Diego Crew Classic Mission Bay, CA TBA April 14, 2012 Princeton and Yale Princeton, NJ TBA April 21, 2012 Notre Dame & Michigan St. Redwood Shores, CA TBA May 1, 2012 UCLA Dual Marina Del Rey, CA TBA May 12, 2012 Pacific Coast Championships Lake Natoma, CA TBA May 13, 2012 Pac-10 Championships Lake Natoma, CA TBA May 25, 2012 NCAA Championship Lake Mercer, West Windsor, NJ TBA May 26, 2012 NCAA Championship Lake Mercer, West Windsor, NJ TBA May 27, 2012 NCAA Championship Lake Mercer, West Windsor, NJ TBA 2012 USC ROWING USC QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Location: ............................................................. Los Angeles, California Table of Contents / Quick Facts .............................................................. 1 Founded: .............................................................................................. 1880 2012 Season Outlook .............................................................................. 2-3 Enrollment: ....................................... 33,500 (16,500 undergraduates) Zenon Babraj, Director of Rowing / Head Coach ............................ 4-5 Size: ............................................................................................... 150 Acres Coaching Staff .............................................................................................. 6 President: ......................................................................... C.L. Max Nikias 2012 Varsity and Novice Roster ............................................................... 7 Athletic Director: ..................................................................... Pat Haden Varsity Rower Profiles .......................................................................... 8-18 Senior Women’s Administrator: ........................ Dr. Donna C. Heinel 2011 Results & Lineups ..................................................................... 19-21 National Affliliation: .................................................. NCAA Division I All-Time Pac-10 Championships Results ....................................... 22-24 Conference: ...................................................................................... Pac-12 All-Time San Diego Crew Classic Results ...................................... 25-27 Nickname: .......................................... Trojans / Women of Troy / Troy All-Time NCAA Championships Results ...................................... 28-29 Fight Songs: ............................ Fight On / Tribute to Troy / Conquest The Crosstown Rivalry All-Time Results ............................................. 30 Colors: .............................................................................. Cardinal & Gold Awards and Honors .................................................................................. 31 Home Course: ........................ Port of Los Angeles (San Pedro, Calif.) All-Time Varsity Letterwinners .............................................................. 32 Rowing Terminology ............................................................................... 33 ROWING INFORMATION Director of Rowing / Co-Head Coach: ........................ Zenon Babraj CREDITS Alma Mater: .................................. Academy of Physical Education ‘78 The 2012 USC Women’s Rowing Media Guide was written and edited Current Year at USC: ......................................................................... 10th by Chris Roberts. Layout and design by Maggie Oren, MB Design. Coach Babraj’s Contact: ........... [email protected] / (213) 740-3830 Photos by Dan Avila, Kyent Chin, Bob Solorio, Eric Wong and Sam Assistant Coach: ................. Ligita Kaviere (USC, ‘08), fourth season Haythorn. Kaviere’s Contact: ........................ [email protected]/(213) 740-3830 Assistant Coach: ...................... Megan Biging (USC, ‘03), first season Biging’s Contact: ........................................................... (213) 740-3830 MEDIA RELATIONS Women’s Rowing SID: ...................................................... Chris Roberts SID Phone: ....................................................................... (213) 740-8480 SID Fax: ............................................................................ (213) 740-7584 E-mail: ........................................................ [email protected] Website: .................................................................... www.usctrojans.com Sports Information Address: ................... HER-103, L.A, CA 90089 2012 Captains: Helen Tinkus and Jennah Blau 2012 Seniors USCTrojans.com 1 2012 SEASON OUTLOOK HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH THE BEST Last season the USC women’s rowing team had one of its most suc- be the frontrunners to move up to the Varsity Eight. cessful seasons in school history, winning two titles at the San Diego “There are some spots that are open, but many are solidified,” said Crew Classic, qualifying three boats for the Grand Finals at the team’s Babraj. Dionne, Anna, Lenka, and Helen, are the leaders of the boat fifth NCAA Championship and finishing the season ranked No. 5 in and will not give up their positions, but there are 3-4 positions that the nation. Tenth-year Trojans rowing head coach Zenon Babraj likes could be open. Some of our athletes from the Second Varsity Eight and his chances with the current crop of talented athletes that comprise this some from the Varsity Four will be considered for the positions during year’s team and feels that they again have a shot to go head-to-head with March camp in Sacramento.” the nation’s top programs. With 2012 being an Olympic year, the Trojans lost some talented pieces from their 2011 roster. Iskra Angelova ( Bulgaria), Ivana Filipo- vic (Serbia) and Maria Wilgotsson (Sweden) were key contributors o n last year’s Varsity Eight and each has returned to their native country to train for the summer games. Despite the loss, Babraj expects their posi- tions to be filled with hungry and capable replacements. “We lost three members from the Varsity Eight which is a hit to our team, but at the same time opens the door for some of the less expe- rienced athletes from the other boats,” said Babraj. “If they make that step, and it looks like some of them will, our team will progress nicely. “We are still in the process finalizing lineups and the beginning of this season may be a little slower, but if all the pieces come together by Pac- 12’s we should be in full swing.” Last year’s co-captain Dionne Licudine returns to coxswain’s seat along with senior starboard and 2012 co-captain Helen Tinkus to guide USC’s No. 1 boat. The Women of Troy also return strong veteran expe- rience from seniors Magda Janicka, Anna Wierzbowska and All-Ameri- can Lenka Vrecnikova who will be relied upon heavily as she takes over the No. 6 seat vacated by Filipovic. The Trojans appear to be ready to reload the remaining open spots as they promote from within and wel- come a crop of talented new comers. Juniors Marlena Adamska and Melanie Grindle along with standout sophomore Vineta Moca look to 2 2012 USC Rowing Media Guide 2012 SEASON OUTLOOK While determining the Varsity Eight lineup is a top priority, coach- but in our sport if you don’t go to the Olympics the moral goes down... es will still need to round out the Second Varsity Eight and Varsity Four motivation goes down. If they do well, they bring back a whole new boats with winning combinations for the Trojans to be competitive as attitude and confidence to our team. It’s part of building a solid and a team in 2012. dominant program.” Last year’s Varsity Four boat that placed third in the Grand Final of Competing in the Pac-12 amongst the best teams in the country the NCAA Championship will most likely not remain intact as mem- makes building a perennial contended a necessity. The Trojans have no bers could be shifted to other boats. Grinlde, Gabriela Zarate-DeMace- easy road in front of them in the 2012 season as they are tested often do, Caroline Sederowsky, Rachel Moll and cox Caroline Trawick all re- and early by not only the conference’s top teams such as California, turn for the 2012 season to give USC depth and flexibility. Washington, Stanford, and UCLA but east coast national powers Vir- Returning from the Trojans Second Varsity Eight boat are Moca, ginia and Princeton amongst others. Adamska, Jelena Miladinovic, Kajsa Olsson, Anna Janicka, Ewa Tymo- “I think the schedule evens out a little because all the top schools szewska and cox Tanya Ouyang. Mixed with incomers Madelyn Wal- are in the same boat and losing rowers to the Olympics,” said Babraj. ters, Elizabeth Turner, Kate Gleadow, Vanessa Tyson and Eglit Vosu “At the same time, at USC we still don’t have the depth of a Princeton. the USC staff will have a variety of interesting boat arrangements in the As far as the Varsity Eight boats across the country, it will be interesting coming season. to see how it plays out because our eight is as good as anyone’s. We have While many coaches may see losing team members to the Olym- a tough schedule with the San Diego Crew Classic, going across the pics and reshuffling lineups as a burden, Barbaj chooses to look at it in country to face Princeton and Yale as well as Michigan State and Notre terms of what the situation