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Renee Brittle                  Class: Senior Hometown: Dublin, Va. High School: Radford H.S.

AT TENNESSEE:

FALL 2007:

Part of the C8+ shell that recorded a program-best fifth place finish at the Head of the Charles in Boston, Mass....Took home gold in the Championship 8+ at the Chattanooga Head Race and Head of the Chattahoochee...Also finished second in the Open 4x at the Head of the Hooch...Teamed with Jessica Ayers to win silver in the Collegiate Pair in Chattanooga...Helped guide the First Eights to a second-place finish in the Championship 8+ at the Rivanna Romp to close out the fall.

2006-07:

Started the year at the Chattanooga Head Race, helping crews finish first in the Championship 8+, second in the Championship 4+ and pairing with Kate Brownlee to finish third in the Championship 2x...Helped UT to finish seventh in the Champ Eight at the Head of the Charles Regatta...Assisted crews to second in the Champ 4+ and third in the Champ 2x at the Head of the Tennessee...Part of gold medal-winning C8+ shell at the Head of the Hooch...Member of the third-place Champ 8+ crew at the fall-closing Rivanna Romp...Helped the First Eight to three first-place finishes including wins over Louisville, Stanford, Washington State...Part of the V8+ squad that finished fourth at the Aramark Central/South Sprints, helping the team finish second in the South Region...Led the V8+ to a program-best ninth place showing at NCAA Championships...Earned second-team CRCA All-South Region honors.

2005-06:

Started the season on the second-place C8+ and fourth-place C4+ boats at the Chattanooga Head Race...Helped the squad win a gold medal in the Club 8+ event at the Head of the Charles...Her Champ 8+ shell earned a bronze medal at the Head of the Hooch...Part of spring 2V8+ crews that downed Louisville and UCLA...Moved into the top Varsity 8+ for the quad meet at Princeton...Assisted the shell in downing George Washington and UMass while falling to the nation's top team, Princeton...Stayed in the first shell for the Aramark Sprints/NCAA Central and South Regional, leading the group to a third-place finish in the grand finals...The crew's bronze helped the team win its first South Region title and secure a full-team berth into the NCAA Championships...Crew won the "C" final to finish 14th in the country at NCAAs.

2004-05:

Rowed with the Novice 8+ crew in the fall...Helped her shell to seventh place at the Chattanooga Head Race...Notched an eighth-place finish at the Rivanna Romp...Concentrated on the Varsity 4+ in the spring...Rowed second V4+ shell to a second-place finish against both Minnesota and Louisville...Moved to the top Varsity Four crew for runner-up finishes to Virginia and Washington State...Closed out the spring with a win in the petite finals of the Aramark Central/South Sprints.

HIGH SCHOOL:

Graduated from Radford High School in 2003...Earned three varsity letters in softball and two in both volleyball and cheerleading...Named second-team all-district in volleyball and softball in 2003 and 2002, respectively.

PERSONAL:

Working towards a degree in exercise science...Aspires to be an occupational therapist...Brother Eric, 33, played rugby at Tennessee Tech...Brother Ryan, 31, played baseball at Virginia Tech and is currently an assistant coach at Rogers State University in Oklahoma...Nancy Renee Brittle was born on Dec. 11, 1984, in Richlands, Va....She is the daughter of Coleman Brittle and Nancy Webb.