Notre Dame varsity eight opens competition Friday at 9:30 a.m.
FALL 2012: Member of the 12th place varsity eight boat at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, Mass. ... the championship eight race included the 2012 Olympic gold medalist United States Rowing team, the London Rowing Club and defending national champion Virginia.
AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed for the first varsity eight boat for the Irish this season ... earned first monogram ... won all three of her races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, beating Alabama and Jacksonville (6:34.40), Minnesota and Kansas (6:25.90), and highlighted by a 6:23.00 victory over Tennessee in the final race ... competed against Ohio State at Columbus with a time of 6:35.39 ... helped the first varsity eight boat to a second place finish over Louisville and Purdue (6:27.70) ... took home two victories over Clemson (6:27.60), and San Diego and Penn (6:40.80), at the Virginia Invite ... also placed second against Virginia with a time of 6:35.40 ... competed at Redwood Shores, losing matches against USC (6:32.20) and Stanford (6:31.70) ... after beating Iowa and WVU in the qualifier, took first in the first varsity eight grand final of the BIG EAST Invite, beating Syracuse, Louisville, and Iowa with a time of 6:41.00 on the way to a BIG EAST boat of the week honor ... defeated eight teams in the BIG EAST Championship qualifier (6:22.016) ... won the first varsity eight grand final at the BIG EAST Championship over rivals Syracuse, Louisville, and Georgetown, posting a time of 6:31.724 in the win ... went to the NCAA Championships with the varsity eight boat ... qualified for the third final race by placing fifth in the qualifier (7:04.44) and seventh in the repechage (7:07.98) ... helped the Irish to a fourth place finish at the third finals through a 6:40.33 time to finish out a great first season with the Irish.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed in basketball and rowing while attending Blue Valley North High School in Overland Park, Kan. ... earned four varsity letters in basket- ball while serving as a starter three years and twice serving as team captain ... averaged 14 points and nine rebounds per game ... named to the KAMO All-Tournament Team ... helped team reach the sub-state championship game, while garnering all-Eastern Kansas League second-team honors ... member of the Kansas City Rowing Club for two years ... at the '08 and '10 Sunflower Games, helped her boat to three first-place finishes and one second-place result ... competed in the '10 Club National Championships ... member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society ... named an Eastern Kansas League Scholar Athlete as well as an AP Scholar ... born in Overland Park, Kan. ... daughter of Randy and Cherie Boxberger ... has one sibling, Megan ... sister is member of University of Kansas rowing team ... recently completed the First Year of Studies program ... currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.
