Alicia Elliott 2008-09 Women's Rowing Roster

AS A SOPHOMORE: Served as coxswain for the second varsity four boat during the spring portion of the schedule … led boat to a pair of wins in the opening races of the schedule, defeating Buffalo in the first heat with a time of 6:25.2 and in the second heat with a mark of 6:10.0 … returned to the water two weeks later, racing against Michigan State and finishing the course in a time of 8:02.5 … the next day, finished second in a race against Buffalo, Purdue and Indiana, crossing the finish line at 8:41.5 … led second varsity four to grand final gold at the BIG EAST Championships, pacing the field with a time of 8:24.238 … coxed the open four ‘A’ boat at the Central/South Sprints … the boat earned a berth in the C final, taking the race victory with a final mark of 7:42.50, holding off the Tulsa ‘B’ and Tulsa ‘A’ boats which crossed second and third, respectively … coxed a 16:08.61 finish in the collegiate eight race at the Head of the Rock Regatta to lead her boat to a ninth-place finish … against Indiana and Iowa, coxed an 11th-place finish with a 15:24.7 time in the varsity four ‘A’ boat … also gained a fourth-place, 14:59.3 finish for the Notre Dame varsity four flight ‘A’ boat in flight 1 … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

AS A FRESHMAN: Opened the spring season as the coxswain of the first novice eight boat for the Irish … coxed the boat to a second-place finish against Michigan State in the opening event of the spring docket with a final time of 8:06.59 … was the coxswain for the winning boat in the first novice eight race the following day against Indiana and Purdue, as the boat posted a race-winning time of 6:15.40 … served as coxswain of the first novice eight boat at the four-team regatta at Ohio State … saw her boat earn a second-place finish in the morning session race against Ohio State as the boat stopped the clock at 6:59.13 … in the afternoon session, helped lead her crew to a race win over Minnesota with a winning time of 6:53.80, nearly six seconds faster than the morning time … led novice eight to race victory in the prelim at the BIG EAST Championships, stopping the clock at 7:24.704 … later helped boat claim the silver medal in the grand final, crossing the finish line in 7:08.309 … coxswain of the novice eight boat that placed fifth (6:42.80) in the petite finals at the South/Central Sprints after leading the boat to a fourth-place finish in the prelims (6:52.11) and a sixth-place finish in the semifinals 6:43.60 … coxed for the winning Notre Dame ‘A’ boat in the novice eight race at the Head of the Rock … crew finished the race with a winning time of 17:29.50 … competed in first varsity race as a member of the Irish at the Southland Regatta, where she coxed the Notre Dame ‘D’ boat to a 23rd place finish with a time of 18:27.46 in the varsity eight competition.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Earned letters in rowing during sophomore, junior and senior campaigns at Mount Saint Joseph Academy…her team was nationally ranked all four seasons…helped team earn a state championship in senior season…also captured regional crown during sophomore season…during sophomore campaign, captured gold at both the Philadelphia City Championship as well as the Stotesbury Cup Regatta…captured silver medals at the Scholastic Rowing Association Nationals as well as at the Philadelphia City Championships…copped the gold medal at the New Jersey State Championships and the Philadelphia City Championships during her senior year…was a member of the National Honor Society…was also a member of student government as well as the Latin Honor Society…born in Norfolk, Va. on January 3, 1990…daughter of Peter and Alicia Elliott…enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.