Rowing Completes 2014-15 Class
September 12, 2014 03:46 PM | General
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| Coach King |
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.– West Virginia University rowing coach Jimmy King announced today the addition of seven student-athletes as part of the 2014-15 incoming recruiting class.
“We strive to recruit individuals who are a great fit for our team based on both individual success as well as the program’s,” said King. “The freshmen seem to be adjusting fairly well at WVU, which is crucial for both their academic and athletic success.”
The class includes two recruits from New Jersey and one from Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia. The squad also includes two international recruits – one from New Zealand and Canada.
In previous years, King has expected the freshmen to rise to the occasion and become a significant competitor, and this year’s class is held to those same standards.
“There is a wide degree of experience among the freshmen, but any of them could rise to the challenge by the spring season,” said King. “The greatest factor will be the mindset that each of them takes on and develops as the year progresses.”
The rowing squad has been practicing on land for the last several weeks before experiencing the Monongahela River. While on land, the freshmen are getting acclimated to the workouts and are receiving day-to-day guidance from their new teammates.
WVU opens the fall season for the varsity squad at the Head of the Ohio in Pittsburgh on Oct. 4, followed by the Head of the Occoquan in Fairfax Station, Virginia, on Nov. 1. WVU also will host a scrimmage on the Monongahela River for the novice squad on Nov. 7 against Duquesne.
Members of the 2014-15 class are listed below.
Aria Asselta | Vineland, New Jersey | Vineland High
- Raced for Vineland High
- Lettered in rowing (4) and swimming (4) at Vineland High School
- Fourth-place finish in the 2014 Senior Women’s 4+ at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta
- Placed fifth in the 2014 Senior Women’s 4+ at the Garden State Championship
Estée Browne | Cambridge, New Zealand | St Peter’s School
- Raced for St. Peter’s School and competed with Cambridge Rowing Club
- Second-place finish at the 2013 Aon North Island Secondary School Championships in the U-18 novice 8+
- Placed fifth at the 2013 Aon North Island Secondary School Championships in the U-18 novice 4+
- Sixth-place finish at the 2014 Dewar Shield Blue Lakes Regatta in the U-19 single
Rebecca Gehring | Alexandria, Virginia | West Potomac High
- Raced for West Potomac High and competed with Old Dominion Boat Club
- Fourth-place finish in the Women’s 4+ at the 2014 Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association State Championships
- First-place finish at the 2013 Head of the Potomac in the Women’s Youth 8+
- Placed first at the 2013 Head of the Occoquan in the Women’s Youth 8+
- First-place finish at the 2013 Occoquan Challenge in the Women’s Junior 8+
- Placed second at the 2013 Occoquan Challenge in the Women’s Junior 4+
Colleen Giesbrecht | St. Catharines, Ontario | Eden High
- Raced for Eden High and competed for St. Catharines Rowing Club
- Fifth-place finish in the 2014 Canadian Henley Regatta in the U-19 4x
- Placed third in the 2014 Canadian Henley Regatta in the U-19 4x
- First-place finish at the 2014 RowOntario Championships in the U-19 Women’s 8+
- Bronze medal at the 2013 Canadian Schoolboy in the Senior Women's single
- Gold medal at the 2012 Canadian Henley Regatta in the U-17 Women’s 4x
- RowOntario Gold medal at the 2012 U-17 Women's 4x
- Silver medal at the 2012 Stotesbury Cup Regatta in the Junior Women's 4x
- Bronze medal at the 2011 Canadian Schoolboy in the Senior Women's 63kg 8+
Abbigail Rees | Ft. Wright, Kentucky | Notre Dame Academy
- Raced for Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club
- First-place finish at the 2014 Midwest Junior Rowing Championships in the second Varsity 8+
- Placed second at the 2014 Midwest Junior Rowing Championships in the third Varsity 4+
Jacqueline Spiropoulos | Columbus, Ohio | Bexley High
- Raced for Bexley High and competed for Dublin Crew
- Competed in the Varsity 8+ boat junior and senior year
Emily Stasi | Haddonfield, New Jersey | Haddonfield Memorial High
- Raced for Haddonfield Crew Club
- Second-place finish at the 2014 Haddon Hammer New Jersey Indoor Rowing Championship
- Bronze medal at the 2014 Senior Women’s 4+ at the Garden State Championship
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