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June 19, 2013
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Rowing adds Dayley and McPherson to list of 2006-07 signees

AUSTIN, Texas -- University of Texas rowing head coach Carie Graves has announced the additions of Emily Dayley ( Oak Ridge, Tenn./Oak Ridge HS) and Mary McPherson (Brigantine, N.J./Holy Spirit HS) to the 2006-07 class, as announced Wednesday. Dayley and McPherson have both signed National Letters of Intent and join 11 other individuals who signed to come to Austin for the 2006-07 academic year.

The 2006-07 class, all incoming freshmen, also includes: Nicole Anderson (Irvine, Calif./University HS), Nancy Arrington (Marietta, Ga./Alan C. Pope HS), Lindsay Foster (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East HS), Anne Heiner (Madison, Wis./Madison West HS), Jessica Kolmer (Vienna, Va./James Madison HS), Steph Matejka (Hampton, Conn./Miss Porter's School HS), Callie Mattrisch (Milwaukee, Wis./Martin Luther HS), Mariah McAfee (Seattle, Wash./Nathan Hale HS), Jessika Monroe (Tampa, Fla./Tampa Preparatory HS), Lindsey Wetesnik (San Antonio, Texas/Incarnate Word HS) and Elizabeth Wood (Chattanooga, Tenn./Girls Preparatory HS).

UT Rowing will be back in action on Saturday and Sunday, May 13-14, when it travels to Oakridge, Tenn., for the NCAA South/Central Regionals on Melton Lake.

The Longhorns are seeking a third appearance at the NCAA Championships, slated for May 27-28 on Mercer Lake in Winsor, N.J. and hosted by the Princeton National Rowing Association and Rutgers.

TEXAS ROWING 2006-07 SPRING SIGNEES
Emily Dayley ( Oak Ridge, Tenn.)
Rowing Club: Oak Ridge Rowing Association
High School: Oak Ridge High School
Awards and accomplishments: Ranked No. 2 by US Rowing in April 2005 for Junior Women's National Team testing ... invited to attend the 2005 US Rowing Junior National Team training camp ... Oak Ridge Rowing Association women's 2K and 6K record holder ... four-time (2003-2006) Atomic Hammer Award honoree, recognizing the top 15% of Oak Ridge junior rowers ... invited to U.S. Scholastic Nationals in 2003 and 2004 ... raced at the US Rowing Nationals in the Southeast Regional Varsity Eight in 2005 ... two-time club team captain (2005 and 2006).

Mary McPherson (Brigantine, N.J.)
Rowing Club: Brigantine Rowing Club
High School: Holy Spirit High School
Awards and accomplishments: Coxswain for Holy Spirit High School and Brigantine Rowing Club ... helped varsity eight boat to gold medal finish at the N.J. State Championships and Atlantic County High School Rowing Championships in 2005 ... paced varsity eight to runner-up finish at 2005 Philadelphia City Championships ... led varsity eight boat to a silver medal at the 2005 Stotesbury Cup Regatta ... recipient of the 2005 Coaches Award ... in 2004, helped junior varsity eight boat to a gold medal at the N.J. State Championships and into the finals of the SRAA: Scholastic National Regatta ... also lettered in diving and cross country in high school.


 

 

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