| Ariel Klingaman |
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IN THE FALL: Sat in the sixth seat at the season-opener against Michigan, Michigan State and Eastern Michigan ... finished eighth in the piece one race in a time of 10:08.00 ... collected a seventh-place finish in the piece two competition ... clocked in at a time of 10:33.00 to finish 11th in the piece three race ... finished 10th in the open eight (17:11.20) at the Head of the Rock ... captured a second place finish in the open four-c in a time of 17:45.14 at the Head of the Elk.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Third four defeated Cincinnati by nearly 54 seconds ... beat Indiana with the second varsity four crew ... member of the open eight crew, placing fifth in the Grand Open Final at the San Diego Crew Classic. Sat bow seat in the open eight boat that registered an 18th-place showing with a time of 16:47.56 at the Head of the Rock ... her open eight-c crew took third in a time of 16:13.7 at the Head of the Elk during the fall season.
AS A FRESHMAN: Member of the 2003-04 novice rowing team ... rowed in the first novice eight boat for the entire season ... earned third place honors at the BIG EAST Rowing Challenge, finishing only behind Georgetown and Miami with a time of 7:26.81 ... against Tennessee and Michigan State, came in first in all three heats beating the Lady Vols and Spartans each time ... took first place again a day later against Duke by beating them by almost a full minute ... against Michigan, Clemson, Eastern Michigan and Michigan State, placed third behind Michigan State and Clemson, but ahead of Michigan and Eastern Michigan ... finished fourth at the Indiana Crew Classic behind talented Michigan State, Purdue and Indiana crews ... came in runner-up to Boston University by only three seconds, but beat Northeastern by almost eight seconds ... came in third in the preliminary and semifinal heats of the Central Sprints, before placing an impressive sixth in the grand finals ... in the fall, sat two seat in the first novice eight, taking third place at the Head of the Eagle.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Earned three varsity letters in tennis and one in volleyball at St. Thomas Aquinas High School ... captain of the tennis team in her senior season ... a member of the National Honor Society, HOBY Ambassador and Y-Buddies ... attends Notre Dame with her high school double tennis partner and sister Kristin ... born on December 24, 1984 to Toni and Paul Klingaman ... father is a 1983 Notre Dame graduate and sister Kristin is a senior at the University ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters majoring in sociology ... two-time member of the Dean's List.
