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    Erin Artz     
     
      Erin Artz
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Woodbridge, Va.

High School:
Woodbridge H.S.

Height:
5-4

Position:
Coxswain

Birthdate:
09/27/1982

COACH GLENN ON ARTZ
"Erin is one of our team captains this year. Because of the hard work she put into her development last year, as well as her commitment to the team, she provides solid leadership. Her continued focus on goal orientation will allow her to be a force on the water this season."

AT TENNESSEE

FALL 2003: Had a very successful fall season...Coxed her boats to five second-place finishes...Highlighting the string of runner-up placements was the performance at the Head of the Charles in Boston...Earned two silver medals at the Chattanooga Head Race, one with the Club 8+ and the other with the Championship 4+...Also claimed a victory with the Championship 4+ at the Head of the Tennessee...Ended the fall on a high note at the Rivanna Romp, coxing the runner-up Championship 4+ shell...

2002-03: Opened the season by leading her Varsity 8+ to victory at the Chattanooga Head Race...Coxed her shell to a 25th-place finish in the 47-boat Championship 8+ race at the prestigious Head of the Charles...Led her team to victory in the Championship 4+ at the Head of the Chattahoochee...Performed coxswain duties exclusively for the second Varsity 8+ in the spring...Nabbed Grand Final victories at the George Washington Crew Classic and the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships...Successfully guided the triumphant shell in the Petite Final at the Lexus Central/Southern Sprints...Earned a spot on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll for her work in the classroom...Member of the Lady Vol Academic Honor roll for the third-straight season...

2001-02: Served as the coxswain for the second Varsity 8+ team during the fall, leading her shell to victory at both the Head of the Chattanooga and Head of the Schuylkill...Stepped up to cox the first Varsity 8+ throughout the spring season...Guided her crew to a gold medal at the SIRA Championships...Coxed squads that claimed victory at the SEC Championship Invitational and Tennessee Invitational...Named a National Scholar-Athlete by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association...Received recognition on the Lady Vol Academic Honor Roll for the second consecutive season...

2000-01: Spent most of the year as the coxswain of the first Novice 8+ shell, where she led her boat to a first-place finish in a dual meet against Louisville...Guided the second Novice 8+ to silver medals at both the Lexus Central Sprints and the SIRA Championships...Named to the Lady Vol Honor Roll for academic achievement...Received the Lil' Smokey award for the most inspirational novice rower...

PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2000 graduate of Woodbridge H.S., she competed on the rowing team all four years, serving as the captain her senior year...Team won the national championship her senior year, earning her the 2000 Rowing Athlete of the Year award...Also served as the yearbook editor and youth leader...

PERSONAL: A psychology major, she wants to work as a family therapist after graduating...Both her aunt and uncle are graduates of the University of Tennessee...Admires the late Audrey Hepburn...On the side, she plays the violin...Has one sister, Kara, 24, and one brother, Brendan, 17...Born Erin Elizabeth Artz on Sept. 27, 1982, in Fairfax, Va...Her parents are Kevin and Mary Artz.