AS A SENIOR (Fall): Member of the Irish varsity four boat (second seat) that finished fifth at the prestigious Head of the Charles with a time of 18:40.01 ...
AS A JUNIOR: Spent the entire spring season rowing for the second varsity eight boat ... was victorious in her first race of the spring when the second varsity eight boat went up against Buffalo and finished the race in 6:17.16 ... finished behind Indiana in Indianapolis while beating Purdue in a second varsity eight race with a time of 7:37.9 ... placed second at the Lake Natoma Invitational finals for second varsity eight behind only Wisconsin, stopping the clock at 6:45.2 ... qualified for the finals by placing second in both preliminary heats ... won the BIG EAST Championship in second varsity eight with a time of 6:49.1 ... qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat after finishing with a time of 7:06.62 ... placed third (6:44.92) in the Oak Ridge Regional Final behind Virginia and Clemson ... qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat stopping the clock at (6:55.13) ... helped her varsity pair boat to a time of 19:41.19 at the Head of the Rock Regatta ... a member of the Notre Dame varsity eight "B" boat that finished in ninth place, crossing the line at 16:39.58 ... guided the Notre Dame "3" to a fifth-place finish in the varsity eight race vs. Tulsa (14:49.8).
AS A SOPHOMORE: Opened the spring season as a member of the second varsity eight before making the move to the varsity eight boat starting with the regatta against USC and UCLA ... captured a pair of heat victories in the opening event against Duke and Buffalo, finishing the first race in a time of 5:14.5 and the second one in 5:18.3 ... two weeks later, returned to action against Michigan and Michigan State, finishing in third place with a time of 6:54.9 ... the following day, captured a race victory against Buffalo, Indiana, Purdue and Eastern Michigan after stopping the clock at 7:20.7 ... posted a pair of second-place finishes against USC and UCLA, finishing the morning race against the Trojans in a time of 6:52.07 and the afternoon heat against the Bruins in a time of 7:36.33 ... at the BIG EAST Championships, qualified for the grand final after taking the prelim heat in a time of 6:53.989 ... went on to win the grand final after pacing the field at a 7:17.587 clip ... secured a berth into the petite final at the Central/South Sprints, finishing in fourth place with a final time of 6:44.52.
AS A FRESHMAN: A member of the Notre Dame second varsity eight boat for the spring season ... earned BIG EAST Crew of the Week honors (April 8) for the boats efforts at the San Diego Crew Classic ... opened up against Michigan State and helped the crew earn a second-place finish against the Spartans with a final time of 7:32.03 ... awarded with BIG EAST Crew of the Week honors for the week of April 8 for the boats results at the San Diego Crew Classic ... the following day her boat earned a race victory over the likes of both Indiana and Purdue, crossing the finish line with a victorious time of 5:46.60 ... competed in the San Diego Crew Classic, where she helped her boat qualify for the Grand Final by qualifying second in their heat with a race time of 7:06.49 ... went on to finish fifth in the Grand Final the following day, stopping the clock at 7:09.47 ... had a two-race day at the four-team regatta at Ohio State ... in the morning session she helped her crew cross the line at 6:41.14, earning them third place in the race ... the boat returned to action in the afternoon session and earned a second-place finish with a race time of 6:36.78 ... helped second varsity eight boat to two race victories at the BIG EAST Championships, winning the qualifying heat in 7:11.400 and later capturing the gold medal in the six-boat grand final in a winning time of 6:42.547 ... saw her boat qualify for the Petite Finals at the South/Central Sprints, earning a lane by finishing second in the prelim heat (6:37.83) and following that up with a fourth-place result in the semifinal heat (6:16.00) ... in the Petite Final, secured the race win by posting a time of 6:27.10 to hold off Iowa ... was a member of the Notre Dame "D" boat in the varsity eight race at the Head of the Rock, finishing the race in a time of 18:15.00 ... was a part of the winning crew, Notre Dame "A", in the novice eight race at Head of the Rock, finishing in a time of 17:29.50 ... competed in the varsity eight race at the Southland Regatta with the Notre Dame "C" boat, completing the course in 17:46.69, good for 19th place ... the boat later competed in the varsity eight final "E", finishing 4th in the race with a time of 7:32.50.
PREP & PERSONAL: Swam and rowed at Simsbury High School in Simsbury, Conn., earning a total of five varsity letters between the sports ... helped rowing team to state championship as a sophomore and was team captain as a senior ... attended the Women's Jr. National Team Selection and Development Camps in 2006 ... National Honor Society member ... daughter of Jim and Lisa McConnell ... has two brothers, John and Matthew ... comes from a line of lacrosse players, as uncle Jeff McLellan played at Amherst College and grandfather Gerald McLellan played at UMass ... enrolled in the College of Science as a double-major in pre-professional studies and psychology.
