2008-09 LOUISVILLE ROWING MEDIA GUIDE l University Quick Facts l Table of Contents Location ............................................................ Louisville, Ky. 40292 Quick Facts / Credits / Media Information ....................................... 1 Founded ...................................................................................... 1798 This is Louisville Rowing .................................................................2-3 LOUISVILLE ROWING Enrollment ...............................................................................22,000 Head Coach Laura Fogt ..................................................................... 4 Nickname ..............................................................................Cardinals Assistant Coaches .............................................................................. 5 Colors ........................................................................... Red and Black Academic Services ............................................................................. 6 Affiliation ..................................................................... NCAA Division I Varsity/Novice Rosters....................................................................... 7 Conference ........................................................................... BIG EAST Varsity Rowers ...............................................................................8-16 President ...............................................................Dr. James Ramsey Novice Rowers .................................................................................. 17 Director of Athletics ............................................................Tom Jurich 2007-08 Results ..............................................................................18 Senior Woman Administrator ..................................... Julie Hermann Award Winners ..................................................................................19 Faculty Representative ....................................................Elaine Wise All-Time BIG EAST Results................................................................20 BIG EAST Conference .......................................................................21 Cardinal Boathouse .........................................................................22 l Rowing Quick Facts Marshall Center ................................................................................23 Head Coach ................................................. Laura Fogt, 2nd Season UofL: First Class Facilities .......................................................... 24-25 Alma Mater ...........................................................North Carolina ‘01 Cardinal Athletics by the Numbers ............................................ 26-27 Rowing Office Phone ................................................(502) 852-3325 L-CARE ......................................................................................... 28-29 E-Mail ...........................................................laura.fogt@louisville.edu University of Louisville .....................................................................30 Assistant Coach .............................................Odette Mitchell-Servilio City of Louisville................................................................................31 Alma Mater .....................................................................Syracuse ‘02 Director of Athletics Tom Jurich .......................................................32 E-Mail ...................................................odette.servilio@louisville.edu President Dr. James Ramsey ...........................................................33 Assistant Coach ..............................................................Andrea Buch Support Staff ....................................................................................34 Alma Mater ....................................................................... Kansas ‘02 Oars Club ..........................................................................................35 LOUISVILLE ROWING E-Mail ..................................................... [email protected] Rowing 101 .......................................................................................36 Graduate Assistant ........................................................Becky Wohrle Rowing Office Fax .....................................................(502) 852-4932 l Facility ................................................................. Cardinal Boathouse Credits The 2008-09 University of Louisville Rowing Media Guide was designed and edited by Garett Wall. Editorial assistance by Lori Korte, l Kimberli Pemberton and Kathy Tronzo. Photography for this publication Support Staff was provided by Dave Klotz and Shelly Feller. Covers designed by Dave Assistant SID (Rowing Contact) ........................................Garett Wall Klotz and Shelly Feller. Office Phone .............................................................(502) 852-3088 Fax ............................................................................. (502) 852-7401 Mobile Phone ...........................................................(502) 553-8030 l Media Information E-Mail ........................................................... [email protected] This publication has been written to provide assistance to members Academic Counselor ................................................. Nicole Alderson of the media in covering Cardinal Rowing. All interviews with student- Athletic Trainer ..................................................... Stephanie Bennett athletes and coaches should be arranged through the U of L Sports Strength and Conditioning .......................................Mary Kate Jones Information Office. Additional information is available through Garett Wall, U of L’s rowing contact, at (502) 852-3088. LOUISVILLE ROWING l 2008-09 University of Louisville Varsity Rowing Team Front Row: Erdman, Anderson, Siu, Scordo, Lawson, Zwanzig, Edwardson,Feinberg, McKiernan, Kirk, Stadig Middle Row: Fogt, Wohrle, Hall, Elias, Rorer, Falovo, Christiansen, C. Reeves, J. Reeves, Fligor, Pelette, Seldon, Buch, Mitchell-Servilio Back Row: Kayser, Prokopenko, Moore, Haack, Traynor, Knight, Van Zeyl, Mensch, Cers, Hamman, Fiske, Grace, Ardiel www.UofLSports.com ROWING AT LOUISVILLE Louisville Rowing is an exciting program with loads of opportunity for l interested young women with and without rowing experience. Members of Resources The University of Louisville is one of the best places in the nation to be the team come from wide and varied backgrounds, which makes for a re- a female student-athlete. In 1999, U of L took a huge leap towards gender warding team atmosphere. With team members from all parts of the United equity when it added three women’s programs; golf, rowing and softball. In States and Canada, and with athletic backgrounds in swimming, running, addition, Director of Athletics Tom Jurich increased budgets for and added volleyball, basketball and rowing, just to mention a few, the team can learn support staff to women’s programs. a great deal from each other. Brand new facilities such as the Yum! Center (men’s basketball, vol- Many young women with and without rowing experience come together leyball and lacrosse), Jim Patterson Stadium (baseball), Ralph W. Wright to make the team. The wide variety creates a team dynamic which is different Natatorium (swimming & diving), Ulmer Stadium (softball), Trager Stadium from most other sports. At the University of Louisville, the team is looking (field hockey), Cardinal Club Golf Course and the Cardinal Park Soccer and for people with strong athletic backgrounds who are ready for a new sport Track Stadium, coupled with Freedom Hall (basketball), Papa John’s Cardinal and rowers who are ready to step up to the next level. Team members are Stadium (football), Cardinal Arena (volleyball) and the Bass-Rudd Tennis hard working, dedicated and determined people who are willing to not only Center provide some of the top collegiate facilities in the country. accept a challenge, but to rise up and meet it. All student-athletes have access to the state-of-the art strength and While rowing is not for everyone, if you enjoy a challenge, such as trying conditioning and sports medicine facility at Cardinal Park, as well as personal new sports and have the drive to work hard, rowing may be your sport. If you attention from strength and conditioning professionals, trainers, coaches choose to become a member of the team, you will find new satisfaction in and academic counselors. participating in what has been called the “ultimate team sport.” There are no MVP’s and no superstars in the sport of rowing - just individuals working together as one team in order to make their boat go as fast as possible. l Competition Rowing will help you develop a sense of belonging, camaraderie, team spirit The competition in the fall consists of multiple-school regattas on river and unselfishness that is unparalleled. courses about three miles in length. Louisville rowing competes in regattas LOUISVILLE ROWING throughout the Midwest in addition to an annual trip to Boston for the world’s largest rowing event, the Head of the Charles Regatta. Spring competition consists primarily of duals and tri-meets throughout March and April with larger competitions in May. For the third straight season and the third time in school history, the