Mairead Dunne 2014-15 Women's Rowing Roster
Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business
Notre Dame’s College of Arts & Letters
AS A JUNIOR: Raced with numerous varsity and novice boats … made season debut in a second place effort with the Notre Dame second varsity four (6:44.312) at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational … added additional runner-up finishes during the regatta’s final two racing sessions … claimed second place with the first novice eight with a time of 7:05.69 against No. 1 Ohio State at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual … crew would add another second place finish in the afternoon against No. RV Michigan State (7:04.51) … earned a heat victory with the second novice eight (7:21.40) during opening night racing at the Dale England Cup … added a runner-up finish the following day with a readout of 7:53.50.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed primarily with the third varsity four and open eight boats during second season with the Irish … opened the year with the second place third varsity four entry (8:09.58) during the morning session of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge … rowed in the stroke seat for the runner-up open eight squad (7:24.20) against Michigan during afternoon racing at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge … stroked the Notre Dame novice eight to a heat victory (6:57.50) over Alabama (7:29.30) at the Dale England Cup … the novice eight repeated as heat winners (6:50.30) during the Saturday afternoon session in a victory over Rhode Island (7:02.80).
AS A FRESHMAN: Competed primarily in the first novice eight boat in her first season with the Irish … at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, came in second behind Kansas with a time of 7:21.974 … in second race fell to third behind defending NCAA champion Virginia’s A and B-teams … on third and final day won both races, crossing the finish line in 7:15.20 and 7:18.00, respectively … competed with the B-team of the first novice eight at Michigan State … in first race finished third, before coming in second to the Spartan crew at an 8:08.50 clip … finished second to Michigan in both races at the Ohio State Invitational … competed with the A-team and won first two races at the Dale England Cup before falling to second behind host Indiana with a time of 8:09.8 … rowed with the third varsity eight boat at the BIG EAST Championship and claimed first in the grand final race, setting a pace of 7:18.864 … monogram winner.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Participated in rowing, basketball, tennis and soccer at Greenwich Academy … was actively involved in school theatre productions … was also a member of the school orchestra and math team, and served as editor of the school newspaper … daughter of David and Peggy Dunne … has two brothers, Ian and Aedan … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business, majoring in finance and economics.