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Sarah Shaw |
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IN THE FALL: Open eight crew finished 18th in a time of 16:47.56 at the Head of the Rock races ... clocked in a time of 15:49.7 sitting bow seat in the open eight-b race at the Head of the Elk competition, which was good for fifth-place.
AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed as member of the first novice eight during the 2003-04 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 in the three seat for the first novice eight ... finished second out of 31 boats at the Head of the Rock ... placed third at the Head of the Eagle.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Two-time letter winner in softball ... participated in state softball tournament ... a member of National Honor Society and the marching band in high school ... daughter of Michael Shaw and Nancy Welch ... father is a 1976 Notre Dame graduate ... born on December 20, 1985 in Belvoir, Va. ... enrolled in the College of Engineering, majoring in chemical engineering.
