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The American Athletic Conference will crown its third team champion in women’s rowing Saturday as seven schools send representatives to
the third annual American Athletic Conference Women’s Rowing Championships on Lake Natoma in Gold River, California, at the Sacramento
State Aquatic Center.
The American Athletic Conference Championships will feature crews from seven institutions in Gold River as UCF, UConn, Sacramento State,
San Diego State, SMU, Temple and Tulsa compete for the conference title.
The American Digital Network coverage will include live and on-demand finals coverage of all races from Saturday’s championship, including
the post-event awards ceremony.
For complete coverage of the American Athletic Conference Women’s Rowing Championship, visit The American’s Championship Central at
www.theamerican.org/rowing and follow on Twitter at @American_Rowing.
The 2016 American Athletic Conference Women’s Rowing ChampionshipsMay 14 • Lake Natoma • Gold River, Calif.
Schedule of EventsFinals
11:10 a.m. 3rd Varsity Four – Final
11:20 a.m. 2nd Varsity Four – Final
11:30 a.m. 3rd Varsity Eight – Final
11:40 a.m. Varsity Four – Final
11:50 a.m. 2nd Varsity Eight – Final
12:00 p.m. Varsity Eight – Final
12:50 p.m. Awards Ceremony
@American_Rowing Facebook.com/AmericanConf@American_Conf
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Lake Natoma • Sacramento State Aquatic Center
The Sacramento State Aquatic
Center is a cooperative operation
of the Associated Students Inc.
of California State University,
Sacramento, the University Union
of Sac State, California Department
of Boating and Waterways, and
the California Department of
Parks and Recreation. The center
was established in 1981 and has
provided instruction to thousands
of students.
The center offers university
kinesiology classes, leisure
classes for the general public,
competitive teams, and a series
of progressive summer camps
and youth programs. The center
was established to augment
the academic curriculum at
Sacramento State. The Aquatic
Center is open to students,
faculty, staff , and alumni of Sac
State as well as the general
public. All students, faculty, staff ,
and alumni of Sac State receive
a discount with their Sac State
identification card. Our facility
occupies eight acres of land
and is one of the finest in the
state. Features include: beach
area, picnic tables, barbeques,
four docks, classrooms, and
convenient parking.
As the Aquatic Center begins
its 25th year of operation, it
has been the cooperative eff ort
of California State University,
S a c r a m e n t o , A s s o c i a t e d
Students Inc., The University
Union, California Department
of Boating and Waterways,
California Department of Parks
and Recreation, Bureau of
Reclamation, and the Community
that has made us a nationally
recognized facility.
2 016 A M E R I C A N A T H L E T I C C O N F E R E N C E W O M E N ’ S R O W I N G C H A M P I O N S H I P S3
Name Class Height Hometown/Last SchoolBrianne Addison Sr. 5-10 St. Catharines, Ontario/Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School
Lauren Aiello Jr. 5-10 Welland, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary School
Emily Alvarez Fr. 5-9 Miami, Fla./A.J. Sheppard
Vitoria Artmann Fr. 5-6 Apopka, Fla./Lake Brantley
Jasmine Blais Jr. 5-7 Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College
Ashleigh Boyd Jr. 5-7 Jacksonville, Fla./Ponte Vedra HS
Christine Bralich Fr. 5-5 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Palm Beach Virtual School
Dani Burton So. 5-7 Bradenton, Fla./Southeast HS
Melissa Candela So.
Julia Chase Jr. 5-8 Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant HS
Amy Compare Sr. 5-9 Palm City, Fla./South Fork HS
Erin Corrigan Sr. 5-8 Albany, N.Y./Bethlehem Central HS
Taylor Day Jr. 5-7 Navarre, Fla./Navarre High School
Danielle De La Pascua Fr. 5-3 Merritt Island, Fla./Merritt Island
Aly Derksen Fr. 5-9 Grimsby, Ontario/Grimsby Secondary
Rachel diMonda Sr. 5-7 Fleming Island, Fla./Fleming Island HS
Courtney Diver Fr. 5-3 Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips High School
Allie Gordon Sr. 5-7 Jacksonville, Fla./Providence School
Sarah Gordon Fr. 6-0 Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek
Elizabeth Guzman Sr. 5-7 Melbourne, Fla./Viera HS
Leonie Hamel Jr. 5-8 Cork, Ireland/Mount Mercy College Cork
Catherine Harms So. 5-2 Jacksonville, Fla./Creekside HS
Sydney Hays Fr. 5-10 Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lyman HS
Andrea Hebditch Sr. 6-2 Miami, Fla./Dade Christian School
Melissa Hebel Fr. 4-11 Dover, Del./Dover High School
Olivia Hecimovich Jr. 5-3 Fonthill, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary School
Jillian Jernas Fr. 5-2 Maumee, Ohio/Anthony Wayne HS
Erica Jimenez Fr. 4-11 Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek
Catherine Johnston Fr. 5-5 Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lake Brantley
Rachael Klunder Jr. 5-10 Smithville, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary School
Zana Krakic So 5-8 Sveta Nedelja, Croatia/Sportska gimnazija Zagreb
Ivana Krkljus So 5-11 Vukovar, Croatia/Ekonomska skola
Kathleen Kuesters Fr. 5-6 Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter HS
Grace Lindberg Fr. 5-9 Yulee, Fla./Yulee HS
Anna Mahoney Jr. 5-8 Boca Raton, Fla./West Boca High School
Ashley Martin Fr. 5-10 Tampa, Fla./Academy of the Holy Names
Marija Medelinskaite Fr. 5-10 Kaunas, Lithuania/Kaunas
Danielle Mikell Jr. 5-1 Chuluota, Fla./Hagerty High School
Edvina Nesukaityte Fr. 5-8 Kaunas, Lithuania/Kaunas Santaros Gymnasium
Laney Palmquist Fr. 5-8 Fort Myers, Fla./Cypress Lake High School
Paula Parks Fr. 5-7 Lima, Peru/Colegio Pestalozzi
Shannon Perry Fr. 5-7 Orlando, Fla./Hagerty
Alison Ponce Sr. 5-7 Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park HS
Rachel Rabinowitz Fr. 5-5 Wellington, Fla./Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Abigail Rose Fr. 5-8 Odessa, Fla./Sickles High School
Courtney Schleifer Fr. 5-7 Tampa, Fla./Cambridge Christian
Viktorija Senkute So. 5-7 Trakai, Lithuania/Traku Vytauto Didziojo gimnazija
Jazmin Sepulveda Jr. 5-9 Deltona, Fla./Pine Ridge High School
Olivia Staples Sr. 5-10 Smithville, Ontario/Blessed Trinity Catholic HS
Danielle Taylor Jr. 5-3 Edmond, Okla./Santa Fe HS
Kristen Taylor Jr. 5-1.5 Ocoee, Fla./Ocoee HS
Camila Velez Fr. 5-3 Orlando, Fla./Freedom HS
Lauren Wasko Sr. 5-9 Newark, Del./St. Mark’s HS
Head CoachBecky Cramer
Assistant Coaches Conny Kirsch, Megan Mitchell
Graduate Assistant: Kristen Larson | Volunteer Coach: Kayla Thieken
UCF Knights
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Name Class Hometown/Last SchoolAnna Alvarado So. Shelton, Conn.
Kervelle Baird So. Trinidad, W.I.
Maja Barnouw Fr. Seattle, Wash.
Caroline Bemis Fr. West Hartford, Conn.
Christine Black So. Amherst, N.H.
Taylor Bonadies Fr. Tolland, Conn.
Kate Boudreau Jr. Madison, Conn.
Hayley Brant So. Durham, Conn.
Molly Bugos Fr. Hartford, Conn.
Rachel Calabro Fr. Robbinsville, N.J.
Norelis Collado So. Danbury, Conn.
Brenna Conrad Sr. Staatsburg, NY
Alexandra Coults Sr. Beverly, Mass.
Shannon Cox So. Millbrook, N.Y.
Courtney Dawless So. West Greenwich, R.I.
Megan Duva Sr. Glastonbury, Conn.
Kristen Esposito Fr. Ashland, Mass.
Madeline Farrell Fr. Westbrook, Conn.
Abigail Fudge So. Bay Shore, N.Y.
Emily George Fr. Laconia, N.H.
Sydney Gibbs Fr. Kingston, Wash.
Mae Hanson So. Branford, Conn.
Alexandra Hill So. South Windsor, Conn.
Alyssa Hopson Sr. Windsor, Conn.
Mikayla Hudson Sr. Windsor, Conn.
Lena Karotkin So. Stonington, Conn.
Audrey Kelley Sr. Simsbury, Conn.
Nikoline Laidlaw So. Dunblane, Scotland
Katherine Lavrentios So. Needham, Mass.
Sierra Mazur So. Avon, Conn.
Chisom Mokwuah Sr. Staten Island, N.Y.
Bridget Murphy Fr. Weston, Conn.
Sara Nelson So. Shrewsbury, Mass.
Sarah Norman Jr. South Glastonbury, Conn.
Heather Norris Sr. Brookfield, Conn.
Micaela Nowacki Fr. Sandy Hook, Conn.
Lydia Pfisterer Fr. Mystic, Conn.
Emily Powers Sr. Lyme, Conn.
Katherine Ratcliff e Fr. Westport, Conn.
Amy Robinson So. Middletown, Conn.
Arielle Sherman-Golembeski Jr. Old Lyme, Conn.
Caitlyn Siegman Fr. Milford, Conn.
Rachel Signor So. Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Kathryn Stevens So. Colchester, Conn.
Jun Takeda Fr. Ridgefield, Conn.
Katie Ullinger Jr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Mai Walters Jr. Mystic, Conn.
Laura Webster Sr. Seymour, Conn.
Katherine Wheatley Jr. Beverly, Mass.
Michela Zunino Fr. Simsbury, Conn.
Head CoachJennifer Wendry
Assistant CoachesAlison Abrams, Allyson Zoppa
Graduate AssistantLeslie Greer
UConn Huskies
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Name Class Height Hometown/Last SchoolDimari Aldridge Jr. 5-11 Palmdale, Calif.
Cheyenne Amaro Sr. 5-6 Roseville, Calif.
Amber Anderson-Wells Fr. 5-10 Sacramento, Calif.
Melinda Anthony So. 5-9 Oakley, Calif.
Natasha Bazzo Jr. 5-7 Pasadena, Calf.
Megan Boggs Sr. 5-6 Petaluma, Calif.
Cassidy Bouchard Fr. 5-5 Ventura, Calif.
Jennie-Marie Britton Fr. 5-10 Acton, Calif.
Sarah Buchter So. 6-0 Richmond, Calif.
Alexa Cantley Sr. 5-2 Cypress, Calif.
Susana Contreras Fr. 5-7 Indio, Calif.
Stuti Desai Jr. 5-6 Cypress, Calif.
Elizabeth Ditoiu So. 5-10 Elk Grove, Calif.
Elena Galvez So. 5-11 Porterville, Calif.
Bailey Greenslit Fr. 5-6 Ojai, Calif.
Migle Griskelyte Jr. 6-2 Vilnius, Lithuania
Lexi Haynes So. 6-1 Rocklin, Calif.
Anica Hernandez Fr. 5-5 Ventura, Calif.
Alexus Hewitt So. 5-9 Orangevale, Calif.
Melissa Kepler Sr. 6-1 Simi Valley, Calif.
Erin Kothlow Fr. 5-7 Riverside, Calif.
Leanne Krautheim So. 5-5 Petaluma, Calif.
Anna Listmann Fr. 5-10 Pacifica, Calif.
Gabrielle Luebben Jr. 5-7 Cypress, Calif.
Carissa Macias Jr. 6-2 West Sacramento, Calif.
Cassandra Macias Jr. 6-2 West Sacramento, Calif.
Kaylin Mallery Jr. 5-7 Rocklin, Calif.
Emily Mauer Sr. 5-2 Pacifica, Calif.
Bryanna McIntyre Jr. 5-7 Walnut Creek, Calif.
Jill Modean Jr. 5-10 Phoenix, Ariz.
Courtney Owen Sr. 5-9 Murrieta, Calif.
Olivia Oydna Jr. 5-9 San Diego, Calif.
Chelscie Pacheco Fr. 5-6 Lodi, Calif.
Lia Patrinellis Fr. 6-0 Granite Bay, Calif.
Claire Perez Fr. 5-9 Sacramento, Calif.
Melissa Pollard Jr. 5-6 Sacramento, Calif.
Shamon Pollard Jr. 5-8 San Diego, Calif.
Paige Poulin Jr. 5-2 Torrance, Calif.
Carli Preston Jr. 5-9 Shaft er, Calif.
Paulina Rak Fr. 5-6 Castro Valley, Calif.
Kayley Rasmussen Jr. 5-6 Angels Camp, Calif.
Shannon Rauls Sr. 5-8 Chino Hills, Calif.
Vjollca Rexhepi So 5-5. Walnut Creek, Calif.
Sierra Robershaw Fr. 5-5 Temecula, Calif.
Callie Senna Jr. 5-7 Sacramento, Calif.
Anne Smolenski So. 6-1 Oak Hills, Calif.
Danielle Stout Sr. 5-7 San Bernardino, Calif.
Kennedi Sullivan Fr. 5-10 Bakersfield, Calif.
Nika Szyrynski Sr. 5-9 Elk Grove, Calif.
Jasmine Taylor Jr. 5-7 Oakland, Calif.
Valeria Torres Jr. 5-4 Heber, Calif.
Raelyn Troche Fr. 5-8 Newark, Calif.
Ashley Velasquez So. 5-6 Visalia, Calif.
Deyanira Ventura Jr. 5-5 Placerville, Calif.
Samantha Walker Jr. 5-10 Bakersfield, Calif.
Emily Zimmerman Jr. 5-7 Clovis, Calif.
Head Coach Mike Connors
Assistant Coaches George Jenkins, Elizabeth Danielson
Volunteer AssistantsErika Mitchell
Student AssistantSandra Freeman, Katie Koehler, Carly Hartman
Sacramento State Hornets
2 016 A M E R I C A N A T H L E T I C C O N F E R E N C E W O M E N ’ S R O W I N G C H A M P I O N S H I P S6
Name Class Height Hometown/Last SchoolOona Albertson Fr. 5-10 San Francisco, Calif. (Gateway HS)
Lauren Allen So. 5-7 Omaha, NE (Eastlake HS)
Amelia Anderson So. 5-11 San Luis Obispo, Calif. (San Luis Obispo HS)
Sara Avery So. 5-7 Pinon Hills, Calif. (Serrano HS)
Madeline Bernard Fr. 5-6 Melbourne, Australia (Methodist Ladies College)
Gina Bourke So. 5-7 Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington Girls’ College)
Haley Brock Fr. 5-5 Turlock, Calif. (John H. Pitman HS)
Julia Brockherde Sr. 5-10 Duisburg, Germany (St. Hildegardis Gymnasium)
Vera Brockherde Sr. 5-10 Duisburg, Germany (St. Hildegardis Gymnasium)
Haley Burton Sr. 5-9 Santee, Calif. (Santana HS)
Yvonne Bustamante Sr. 5-8 El Centro, Calif. (Grossmont College)
Christa Carrillo Jr. 5-10 Chino Hills, Calif. (Ayala HS)
Sydney Cornish Fr. 5-9 Dallas, Texas (Carroll Senior HS)
Cynthia Corpus Fr. 5-5 San Diego, Calif. (Montgomery HS)
Cynthia Corpus Fr. 5-5 San Diego, Calif. (Montgomery HS)
Brynn Danvers So. 5-8 North Vancouver, B.C., Canada (Collingwood School)
Jamie Darling Jr. 5-5 Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor HS)
Tarynnie Dockstader Fr. 5-6 Seattle, Wash. (Bio Med Academy)
Elizabeth Edmonds Sr. 5-7 Saratoga, Calif. (Prospect HS)
Charlene Flournoy So. 5-8 Fairfield, Calif. (Vanden HS)
Hannah Gasser So. 5-10 Sacramento, Calif. (St. Francis Catholic HS)
Nicole Guerra So. 5-4 Antelope, Calif. (Antelope HS)
Paige Gugino Jr. 6-0 El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge HS)
Justine Hamner Sr. 5-10 San Diego, Calif. (Granite Hills HS)
Brooke Hepner Fr. 5-8 Orange, Calif. (El Modena HS)
Hailey Horan Fr. 5-9 San Diego, Calif. (Westview HS)
Cassandra Houy Jr. 5-1 Washington, D.C. (St. John’s College HS)
Nadirah Jamaludin Fr. 5-0 Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia (Methodist Ladies College)
Ariel Latzer Fr. 5-3 Agoura Hills, Calif. (Agoura HS)
Nicole Lee Fr. 5-7 Auburn, Calif. (Placer HS)
Hannah Liddle Fr. 6-0 San Jose, Calif. (Leigh HS)
Alyssa Lua Jr. 5-2 Los Alamitos, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS)
Katherine MacElwee So. 5-11 Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley HS)
Katie McKibbin Sr. 5-8 Huntington Beach, Calif. (Orange Coast College)
Danielle McMahon Fr. 5-10 San Diego, Calif. (Point Loma HS)
Lauren Mitchell Fr. 6-0 Sarasota, Fla. (Florida Virtual School)
Tara Montgomery So. 5-10 Chicago, Ill. (University of Tennessee)
Mackenzie Morgan Sr. 5-10 Kirkland, Wash. (Lake Washington HS)
Mikayla Moss Fr. 5-5 Rohnert Park, Calif. (Rancho Cotete HS)
Kaylyn Murray Fr. 5-10 Lafayette, Calif. (Campolindo HS)
Samantha Nizinski Fr. 5-6 Los Angeles, Calif. (Granada Hills Charter HS)
Hannah Norris Fr. 5-6 Brisbane, Australia (Brisbane Girls Grammar School)
Maria Ordonez So. 5-8 Mexico City, Mexico (Clairemont Senior HS)
Katherine Paciolla So. 5-10 Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley HS)
Isabelle Paul So. 5-10 Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington Girls’ College)
Kelbi Redquest Fr. 5-5 San Diego, Calif. (Patrick Henry HS)
Hanna Rogers Fr. 5-10 Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS)
Iliana Romero So. 5-5 Corona, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS)
Stephanie Schulman Sr. 5-4 Honolulu, Hawaii (Kamehameha Kapalama HS)
Sierra Stillwater So. 5-5 San Diego, Calif. (Patrick Henry HS)
Megan Stone So. 5-7 Fall River, Mass. (B.M.C. Durfee HS)
Kayleigh Todo Fr. 5-9 Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS)
Emaleigh White Fr. 5-9 Auburn, Calif. (Placer HS)
Cassie Wilson Sr. 6-0 Redlands, Calif. (Redlands HS)
Amanda Zizzo So. 5-6 San Jose, Calif. (Ann Sobrato HS)
Head CoachBill Zack
Assistant CoachesDaniel Duxbury, Joeri Bruschinski
San Diego State Aztecs
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Name Class Height Hometown/Last SchoolStephanie Carr Fr. 5-9 Walnut Creek, Calif./Carondelet
Melissa Chambers Fr. 4-11 San Ramon, Calif./California HS
Dominique Conley Sr. 5-10 Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor
Bobbie Cooney Fr. 5-9 Telluride, Colo./Telluride Mountain School
Brittany Courteau Jr. 5-9 Grand Rapids, Mich./Culver Academy
Hannah Dart So. 5-9 Melbourne, Australia/Methodist Ladies College
Emily Fogg Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla./Casady
Gel Greene So. 5-6.5 Jacksonville, Fla./Fleming Island
Hayden Hemphill Fr. 5-8 Raleigh, N.C./Needham B. Broughton
Anna Horowitz Fr. 5-5 Allen, Texas/Allen
Madeline Horton So. 5-5 Houston, Texas/Memorial
Samantha Kurtz Fr. 5-9 Westport, Conn./Staples
Emily MacAdam Fr. 5-9 Winnetka, Ill./New Trier Township
Kelly McGowan So. 5-8 Philadelphia, Pa./The Episcopal Academy
Savannah Moody Jr. 5-11 Long Beach, Calif./Los Alamitos
Adelaide Moore Fr. 5-5 Dallas, Texas/Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Molly O’Connell Jr. 5-6 Seal Beach, Calif./Los Alamitos
Eki Olumese So. 5-8 Gaithersburg, Md./Poolesville
Paige Papesch So. 5-7 Cleveland, Ohio/Hathaway Brown
Jo Parmer Sr. 5-3 Austin, Texas/Belton
Alyssa Randall Jr.
Brittany Rigg Fr. 5-11 Sherman, Texas/Kent School
Maddy Rueda So. 4-11 Methuen, Mass./Central Catholic
Alyssa Sands So. 5-10 Carrollton, Texas/Homeschooled
Courtney Schumacher Fr. 6-0 Plano, Texas/John Paul II
Caroline Snyder Fr. 5-8 Bellevue, Wash./Newport
Danielle Tatro Fr. 5-9 Liberty Hill, Texas/Liberty Hill
Coco Tautkus So. 5-6 York, Pa./The Taft School
Moyra Tran Jr. 5-4 Pflugerville, Texas/Pflugerville
Lauren Vanek So. 5-9 St. Louis, Mo./Westminster Christian Academy
Ashley Wagner So. 5-5 Dallas, Texas/Trinity Christian
Miranda Zsigmond Sr. 5-11 Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos High School
Head CoachDoug Wright
Assistant CoachesJessi Hooper, Paige Love
SMU Mustangs
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Name Class Height Hometown/Last SchoolCasey Alameno So. 5-6 Norristown, Pa./Archbishop Carroll High School
Emma Alford Fr. 6-0 Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile
Janie Augustyn Sr. 5-10 West Chester, Pa./B. Reed Henderson High School
Jenna Bahel Jr. 5-9 Kennett Square, Pa./Kennett High School
Geena Bevenour So. 5-5 Wayne, Pa./Pope John Paul II
Victoria Brooks Fr. 5-5 Lansdowne, Pa./Monsignor Bonner Archbishop Prendergast Catholic
Caroline Buckley Fr. 5-6 Philadelphia, Pa./Saint Basil Academy
Reese Cogswell Fr. 5-7 Montpelier, Ohio /North Central
Tess Cremers Fr. 5-11 Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts
Sierra Derti Jr. 5-9 Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland High School
Amber Dutcher So. 5-8 Lititz, Pa./Warwick Senior High School
Hannah Erfle Fr. 5-6 West Chester, Pa./West Chester East
Dominique Evans Fr. 5-8 Washington, D.C./Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Charlotte Forman So. 6-1 Hampton Bays, N.Y./Hampton Bays High School
Brittany Fowler So. 5-3 Havertown, Pa./Haverford Senior High School
Meghan Fowler So. 5-11 Havertown, Pa./Haverford High School
Kelsey Franks Sr. 5-1 Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional High School
Catie Gackowski Fr. 5-10 Midland Park, N.J./Bergen Technical
Megan Gleason So. 5-7 Margate, N.J./Holy Spirit
Meghan Graham Fr.
Mary Margaret Gresham Fr. 5-7 Raleigh, N. C./Raleigh Charter
Kaitlin Grisanti Jr. 5-8 Nesconset, N.Y./Smithtown High School East
Kellan Hirschler Fr. 5-8 Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights
Louise Huuki So. 5-5 Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East
Caylin Jenkins Fr. 5-11 Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville Area
Rachel Kelley Fr. 5-1 Upper Black Eddy, Pa./Mainland Regional
Grace Kroner Sr. 5-8 Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin High School
Emily Leyland Sr. 5-9 Cheltenham, Pa./Little Flower
Madison Lojeski Fr. 5-5 Ambler, Pa./Upper Dublin
Maureen McClelland Fr. 5-6 Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West
Kelly McGee So. 5-6 Drexel Hill, Pa./Upper Darby High School
Emilie Mehler Sr. 5-9 Jenkintown, Pa./Abington High School
Aimee Meissner Sr. 5-6 Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg High School
Elizabeth Milbourne Fr. 5-6 Horsham, Pa./Hatboro Horsham
Lea Millio Jr. 5-7 Drexel Hill, Pa./Archbishop Prendergast
Allie Nussbaum Fr. 5-3 Andover, Mass./Andover
Ciara O’Sullivan Fr. 5-7 Upper Darby/Archbishop Carroll
Danielle Ober Fr. 5-9 Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central
Emily Opperman Sr. 5-3 Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic High School
Anna Pansky Fr. 5-7 Richboro, Pa./Council Rock HS North
Lily Papaleo Sr. 5-6 Chicago, Ill./Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School
Emma Quinn Fr. 5-4 Madison TWP, Pa./North Pocono
Jenna Rosado Fr. 5-5 Northfield, N. J./Mainland Regional
Sarah Scanlin So. 5-6 Bristol, Pa./Archbishop Ryan
Nicole Stark Sr. 5-3 Wexford, Pa./North Catholic High School
Amanda Tang Fr. 5-6 Chadds Ford, Pa./Upper Darby
Gabriela Thomas Fr. 5-8 Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast
Mariel Tucker Fr. 5-6 Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts
Victoria Verrekia So. 4-11 Broomall, Pa./Archbishop Carroll High School
Madison Weis So. 5-8 River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley High School
Angelina Wex Fr. 5-5 Baden-Württemberg, Germany/Roert-Bosch-Gymnasium
Danielle White So. 5-9 Huntington, N.Y./St. Anthony’s High School
Maxine Whitney Fr. 5-9 Brooklyn, N.Y./Bard HS Early College
Amanda Wolfgang So. 5-7 Pipersville, Pa./Central Bucks High School West
Head CoachRebecca Smith Grzybowski
Assistant Coaches: Alyssa O’Donnell, Claire Kuehnel | Volunteer Assistant: Natalie Carlone
Temple Owls
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Name Class Height Hometown/Last SchoolSam Barber Fr. 5-2 Oak Ridge, Tenn. /Atomic Rowing Club
Jerusha Blankenship Sr. 5-8 Tulsa, Okla./Homeschooled
Audrey Brown Fr. 5-3 Spring, Texas/Parati Competitive Rowing Club
Jessica Burke So. 5-0 Bartlesville, Okla./Bartlesville HS
Stephanie Call So. 5-2 Tulsa, Okla./Union HS
Jennifer Casson Jr. 5-9 Kingston, Ontario/Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Adrianna Catalanotto Jr. 5-7 Northport, N.Y./Sagamore Rowing Association
Marissa Catalanotto Sr. 5-5 Northport, N.Y./Sagamore Rowing Association
Kristy Covre So. 5-10 St. Catharines, Ontario/St. Catharines Rowing Club
Madison Crane Sr. 5-4 Little Rock, Ark./Arkansas Boathouse Club
Lindsay Crute Jr. 5-6 Augusta, Ga./John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School
Barbie DeClercq Fr. 5-9 Arlington, Texas/Arlington HS
Taylah Eder Fr. 5-7 Christchurch, New Zealand/Saint Margaret’s
Abigail Elggren Jr. 5-6 Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island HS
Hannah Emnett Sr. 5-11 St. Louis, Mo./Cor Jesu Academy
Danielle Engles So. 5-8 Sapulpa, Okla./Sapulpa HS
Emily Farrar Sr. 5-10 Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Crew
Maria Gearing Jr. 5-9 Fenwick, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary
Micah Gibbons Fr. 5-6 Jenks, Okla./Tulsa Youth Rowing Association
Colleen Giesbrecht Fr. 5-6 St. Catharines, Ontario/St. Catharines Rowing Club
Betsy Govig Sr. 5-6 Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier Preparatory Crew
Alexandra Griffi th Fr. 5-11 Roland, Ark./Arkansas Boathouse Club
Julia Herrel Fr. 5-6 Broadview Heights, Ohio/Saint Joseph Academy
Sarah Jactel So. 5-3 Atlanta, Ga./Atlanta International School
Ashley Lane Sr. 5-10 Olympia, Wash./Olympia Area Rowing
Skylar Luttjehuizen Jr. 5-10 Dunnville, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary/South Niagara Rowing Club
Madeline Lyons So. 5-6 Seattle, Wash./Mount Baker Junior Crew
Annie Martin Fr. 5-7 Marietta, Ga./Atlanta Junior Rowing Association
Elizabeth McCabe Fr. 6-0 Brockville, Ontario/Brockville Collegiate Institute
Anna McHenry Jr. 5-6 Salina, Kan./Salina HS
Phoebe Mulligan Jr. 5-9 Northern Ireland, UK/Portora Boat Club
Elizabeth Natho So. 5-2 Saint Charles, Mo./St. Louis Rowing Club
Madeline Oleksiak Fr. 5-6 Brigantine, N.J./Holy Spirit HS
Kristin Palilionis So. 5-9 Inverary, Ontario/Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Sarah Palilionis Jr. 5-10 Inverary, Ontario/Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Rachel Parks So. 5-5 Oklahoma City, Okla./Oklahoma City Riversport
Janelle Payne So. 5-6 Ontario, Canada/St. Francis Catholic Secondary
Sarah Ringler Sr. 5-8 Folsom, Calif./Capital Crew Rowing Club
Sarah Robinson Jr. 5-2 Leesburg, Va./Bishop O’Connell HS
Chaselyn Ruff aner-Hanson So. 5-8 Corrales, N.M./Cibola HS
Kaitlyn Schneider Sr. 5-0 Lake View, N.Y./Frontier HS/West Side Rowing Club
Emalia Seto Sr. 5-4 El Dorado Hills, Calif./St. Francis HS/Capital Crew Rowing Club
Katie Shin Fr. 5-2 Owasso, Okla./Owasso HS
Jules Soper Fr. 5-8 Audubon, N.J./South Jersey Rowing Club
Leah Suleski Sr. 5-5 Buff alo, N.Y./City Honors School/West Side Rowing Club
Sam Tober Sr. 5-11 Fonthill, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary/South Niagara Rowing Club
Eva Trabucco So. 5-1 St. Catharines, Ontario/St. Francis Catholic Secondary
Gabriela Tucker So. 5-7 Grosse Pointe, Mich./Detroit Boat Club
Lauren Turner Jr. 5-7 Absecon, N.J./Holy Spirit HS
Mary Turney Fr. 5-10 Eureka, Mo./Notre Dame HS
Lauren Vander Hoeven So. 5-7 St. Catharines, Ontario/St. Catharines Rowing Club
Marcia Vidaurri Jr. 5-1 Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetto Senior HS
Hannah Vissers So. 5-8 Kingston, Ontario/Kingston Rowing Club
Head CoachKevin Harris
Assistant CoachesRodney Mot, Richard Ruggieri, Kerry Hassall
Graduate AssistantArielle Tillou
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
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In the course of its first two seasons, the American Athletic Conference has taken a place at the fore-front of intercollegiate athletics, earning a collec-tion of national team and individual championships and football postsea-son wins that place The American among the elite Division I conferences.
The American consists of 12 prestigious institutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of
Cincinnati, East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the U.S. Naval Academy (in football only), the University of South Florida, Southern Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa.
Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, the American Athletic Conference has writ-ten an impressive list of accomplishments, both in and out of the competitive arena.
The league has produced three NCAA champi-onship teams – UConn men’s basketball in 2014 and UConn women’s basketball in 2014 and 2015 – and two individuals who have won NCAA titles, most recently SMU’s Bryson Dechambeau, who was the 2015 national champion in men’s golf. Additionally, American Athletic Conference teams have advanced to the College World Series, the semifinal and final rounds of the NIT and the match play round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. Half of the conference’s baseball-playing members reached the NCAA Championship in 2015, while The American had the best men’s basketball postseason record of any conference in 2014, when conference teams were a combined 13-4. Teams from The American have registered top-10 national rankings in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, men’s soccer and men’s golf.
The American is quickly making its mark in profes-sional sports as well, beginning with the selection of UCF quarterback Blake Bortles by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the No. 3 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.
More recently, a number of American Athletic
Conference athletes have been selected in the first round of the professional entry drafts in football, basketball, baseball and soccer. UConn’s Cyle Larin was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 Major League Soccer SuperDraft as he was chosen by Orlando City SC. UCF’s Romario Williams was taken by the Montreal Impact at No. 3, giving The American two of the top three picks in the draft. UConn’s Sergio Campbell went at No. 19 to the Columbus Crew as the third pick from the conference in the first round.
In the 2015 NFL Draft, UCF’s Breshad Perriman and UConn’s Byron Jones were selected consecutively in the first round – Perriman to the Baltimore Ravens at No. 26 overall and Jones to the Dallas Cowboys at No. 27. It was the second straight year in which The American had at least two first-round selections.
UConn’s Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was selected by the Seattle Storm with the No. 3 pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft, while UConn’s Kiah Stokes went 11th overall to the New York Liberty.
Cincinnati outfielder Ian Happ, the 2015 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year, was chosen by the Chicago Cubs with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.
In football, two American Athletic Conference football teams were ranked in the top 15 of the final 2013 Associated Press poll, while Memphis finished the season in the top 25 of the 2014 polls as Tigers tied UCF and Cincinnati for the conference title. Six of the 12 teams that compete in The American in 2015 played in bowl games to cap the 2014 season as Memphis, Houston and Navy earned postseason victories.
Teams in The American have enjoyed almost unprecedented success since the conference’s for-mation. Memphis finished with 10 wins in football for the first time since 1938. SMU advanced to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship for the first time since 1993. UCF and Houston have both achieved top-10 rankings in baseball in the past two years. USF finished the 2014-15 season at No. 8 in the final men’s golf national ranking.The UConn women’s basketball team won its NCAA-record ninth and 10th national championships as a member of The American.
The American Athletic Conference holds media rights partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which give the conference outstanding national exposure on the two industry leaders in sports tele-
vision. The football portion of the contract calls for nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played Dec. 5, 2015, will be carried on either ABC or ESPN on Championship Saturday.
In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all conference-controlled games to be televised, with more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a minimum of 107 games. The entire postseason tournament will be televised, including the championship game, which will be on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the American’s wom-en’s basketball games will be carried on national cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3, while the conference has a multi-year agreement with CBS Sports Network for coverage of select baseball games.
American Athletic Conference teams have access to the pinnacle of college football’s postseason structure. An American representative would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams in the CFP selection committee’s final ranking. Otherwise, the league would place its champion in either the Vizio Fiesta Bowl or the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl if it is ranked higher than the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference.
Additionally, The American holds primary or sec-ondary partnerships with 12 bowls for the current six-year cycle, ensuring multiple annual matchups against the nation’s top conferences and providing desirable postseason destinations to member insti-tutions and their fans.
The American Athletic Conference administers to its membership from a state-of-the-art office locat-ed in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minute from T.F. Green Airport – gives the conference easy access to its member-schools. The conference headquarters is equipped with a complete video production studio, serving as the home of the American Digital Network, and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to accom-modate the many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held on-site each year.
Men’s & Women’s Cross CountryOct. 31, 2015
Overton’s Lake Kristi - Grimesland, N.C.
Men’s Champion: Tulsa
Women’s Champion: Tulsa
Women’s SoccerQuarterfinals, Semifinals & Final
Nov. 3-8, 2015
Westcott Field - Dallas, Texas
Champion: Cincinnati
Men’s SoccerQuarterfinals: Nov. 7, 2015 (campus sites)
Semifinals & Final
Nov. 13-15, 2015
Corbett Soccer Stadium -Tampa, Fla.
Champion: Tulsa
FootballDec. 5, 2015
TDECU Stadium - Houston, Texas
Champion: Houston
Men’s & Women’s Swimming & DivingFeb. 17-20, 2016
Campus Recreation & Wellness Center (CRWC)
Natatorium - Houston, Texas
Men’s Champion: East Carolina
Women’s Champion: SMU
Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & FieldFeb. 28-29, 2016
Birmingham Crossplex
Birmingham, Ala.
Men’s Champion: Houston
Women’s Champion: UConn
Women’s BasketballMarch 4-7, 2016
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Conn.
Champion: UConn
Men’s BasketballMarch 10-13, 2016
Amway Center
Orlando, Fla.
Champion: UConn
Women’s TennisApril 20-23, 2016
Memphis University School/
The Racquet Club of Memphis
Memphis, Tenn.
Champion: Tulsa
Men’s TennisApril 21-24, 2016
Memphis University School/
The Racquet Club of Memphis
Memphis, Tenn.
Champion: USF
Women’s GolfApril 17-19, 2016
Hammock Beach Golf & Spa Resort
Palm Coast, Fla.
Champion: Houston
Men’s GolfMay 1-3, 2016
Black Diamond Ranch, The Quarry Course
Lecanto, Fla.
Champion: USF
SoftballMay 12-14, 2016
Tulsa Softball Complex
Tulsa, Okla.
Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & FieldMay 12-15, 2016
UCF Soccer & Track Complex
Orlando, Fla.
Women’s RowingMay 14, 2016
Sacramento State Aquatic Center
Sacramento, Calif.
BaseballMay 24-29, 2016
Bright House Field
Clearwater, Fla.
2015-16 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
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2015
Lake Mercer - West Windsor, N.J.Hosted by the American Athletic Conference & PNRAMay 17, 2015
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP - TEAM RESULTS
Place School Total Points 1 UCF 198 2 Tulsa 189 3 Sacramento State 160 4 Temple 107 5 SMU 91 6 San Diego State 88 7 UConn 70 8 Villanova 52
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP - RACE RESULTS
VARSITY EIGHT GRAND FINAL
Place School Time 1 UCF 6:34.255 2 Tulsa 6:41.834 3 Sacramento St. 6:45.144 4 SMU 6:48.499 5 San Diego State 6:55.291 6 Villanova 6:59.808
PETITE FINALPlace School Time
1 Temple 6:50.754 2 UConn 7:05.283
TIME TRIAL (TOP SIX TO GRAND FINAL)Place School Time
1 UCF 6:21.282 2 Sacramento St. 6:30.583 3 Tulsa 6:42.823 4 SMU 6:45.932 5 San Diego State 6:48.181 6 Villanova 6:30.914 ---- ---- ---- 7 Temple 6:31.138 8 UConn 6:33.633
SECOND VARSITY EIGHT GRAND FINAL
Place School Time 1 UCF 6:45.762 2 Tulsa 6:51.280 3 Sacramento St. 6:52.219 4 Temple 7:01.307 5 UConn 7:06.017 6 San Diego State 7:07.132
PETITE FINALPlace School Time
1 SMU 7:15.473 2 Villanova 7:31.556
TIME TRIAL (TOP SIX TO GRAND FINAL)
Place School Time 1 UCF 6:21.654 2 Sacramento St. 6:29.593 3 Tulsa 6:32.970 4 Temple 6:36.145 5 UConn 6:37.332 6 San Diego State 6:39.865 ---- ---- ---- 7 SMU 6:45.636 8 Villanova 7:06.936
VARSITY FOUR
GRAND FINAL
Place School Time 1 Sacramento St. 7:35.962 2 Tulsa 7:40.780 3 Temple 7:41.560 4 UCF 7:46.047 5 San Diego State 7:52.286 6 SMU 8:00.440
PETITE FINAL
Place School Time 1 UConn 7:56.660 2 Villanova 8:01.304
TIME TRIAL (TOP SIX TO GRAND FINAL)
Place School Time 1 Sacramento St. 7:03.527 2 Tulsa 7:13.678 3 San Diego State 7:19.988 4 Temple 7:20.837 5 UCF 7:24.437 6 SMU 7:25.553 ---- ---- ---- 7 Villanova 6:45.636 8 UConn 7:06.936
THIRD VARSITY EIGHT
GRAND FINAL
Place School Time 1 Temple 6:34.255 2 UConn 6:41.834 3 Tulsa 6:45.144 4 UCF 6:48.499
TIME TRIAL
Place School Time 1 Temple 6:21.282 2 Tulsa 6:30.583 3 UConn 6:42.823 4 UCF 6:45.932
SECOND VARSITY FOUR
GRAND FINAL
Place School Time 1 UCF 7:42.029
Championship Records & Results
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2 Tulsa 7:49.429 3 Sacramento State 7:54.057 4 UConn 7:55.887 5 Temple 8:17.367 - San Diego State exc.
PETITE FINAL
Place School Time 1 Villanova 8:19.122 2 SMU 9:01.272
TIME TRIAL (TOP SIX TO GRAND FINAL)
Place School Time 1 Tulsa 7:19.944 2 Sacramento State 7:20.299 3 UCF 7:21.201 4 Temple 7:26.945 5 UConn 7:33.106 6 San Diego State 7:33.145 ---- ---- ---- 7 Villanova 7:39.967 8 SMU 8:32.436
THIRD VARSITY FOUR
GRAND FINAL
Place School Time 1 Tulsa 8:05.253 2 Temple 8:08.153 3 UConn 8:17.827 4 UCF 8:19.650
TIME TRIAL
Place School Time 1 Tulsa 7:35.310 2 Temple 7:45.807 3 UCF 7:50.899 4 UConn 7:52.825
2014
Lake Mercer - West Windsor, N.J.Hosted by the American Athletic Conference May 18, 2014
TEAM RESULTS
Place School Total Points 1 Louisville 158 2 UCF 136 3 UConn 111 4 Temple 109 5 Rutgers 101 6 Villanova 69 7 SMU 52
RACE RESULTS
Third Varsity Four Place School Time 1 Louisville 7:51.943
2 Rutgers 8:15.660 3 Temple 8:19.779 4 UCF 8:29.259 5 UConn 8:33.121
Second Varsity Four Place School Time 1 Louisville 7:33.853 2 UCF 7:39.045 3 Rutgers 7:52.741 4 Temple 8:01.538 5 Villanova 8:06.407 6 UConn 8:11.550
Third Varsity Eight Place School Time 1 Louisville 7:06.013 2 UCF 7:16.003 3 Temple 7:16.695 4 Rutgers 7:38.634 5 UConn 7:42.923
Varsity Four Place School Time 1 Louisville 7:28.307 2 Rutgers 7:33.902 3 UCF 7:42.948 4 Temple 7:49.887 5 UConn 7:57.421 6 Villanova 8:04.679
Second Varsity Eight Place School Time 1 Louisville 6:44.430 2 UCF 6:59.828 3 UConn 7:01.723 4 Temple 7:03.609 5 SMU 7:06.777 6 Rutgers 7:12.934 7 Villanova 7:23.866
Varsity Eight Place School Time 1 Louisville 6:36.796 2 UCF 6:43.917 3 UConn 6:45.619 4 Temple 6:52.107 5 Rutgers 6:54.765 6 Villanova 7:01.135 7 SMU 7:03.321
Championship Records & Results
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