Andrea Archer Class: Senior Hometown: Redding, CT High School: Academy of Our Lady of Mercy Height: 5-3

IN THE FALL: Started the fall by rowing in the varsity eight "3" boat at the Head of the Rock, placing third with a time of 16:33.53 ... rowed in the varsity four "A" boat against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State on the St. Joseph River, placing fourth in the first flight at 14:59.3.

AS A JUNIOR: Rowed with the Notre Dame "B" second varsity four boat for the spring season ... opened up the schedule with a third-place finish against Michigan State with a final time of 9:01.83 ... rowed again the following day against the likes of Indiana and Purdue ... the crew was able to earn a second-place finish behind the Irish first varsity eight boat, finishing in 7:05.00 ... at the South/Central Sprints, competed in the C Final of the open varsity four competition after finishing fifth in the preliminary heat (7:29.81) and second in the semifinal race (7:21.61) ... the boat went on to finish fourth in the C Final with a time of 7:18.13, finishing behind Duke "B", Kansas and Indiana ... helped the varsity eight "A" boat finish fifth in the Head of the Rock Regatta, stopping the clock at 16:41.60 ... the fifth-place finish was the best result for the Irish in the heat ... rowed with the Notre Dame varsity eight "D" boat in the Southland Regatta's varsity eight heat and finished with a time of 18:27.46.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Part of the varsity eight that placed first (6:55.40) at the Lubbers Cup ... also finished first with the varsity four B with a time of 7:49.98 ... helped the second varsity four to a second-place finish versus Michigan State ... rowed on the varsity eight boat which took sixth place at the Head of the Rock with a time of 16:00.56 ... also rowed in the varsity eight division at the Cal-Sag Regatta as a member of the Irish crew which placed 18th ... also rowed in the varsity eight final E boat that finished third (7:08.940) behind Wisconsin and Iowa.

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed most of the spring with the second novice eight boat but also was part of the novice four crew ... member of novice four crew that won the gold medal at the BIG EAST Championships, won the novice four boat finals with a time of 7:49.00 ... part of novice eight "A" boat that finished fourth at Head of the Rock ... also finished 18th with the varsity eight "E" boat at the Head of the Rock, in her first varsity appearance in the fall.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Raced in Schuylkill, US Rowing Nationships, Northeast Regional Championships, CT Indoor Rowing Competition, Crash B's...Rowed for four years on a club team... member of National Honor Society and Latin Honor Society... active in Latin Club and Environmental Club...member of the Math Team in high school... daughter of Sally and Steve Archer... oldest of four children... born August 1, 1988 in Stanford, Conn. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business, double majoring in Marketing and Graphic Design.