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    Lizzie Brown     
     
      Lizzie Brown
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

High School:
Ursuline Academy

Height:
5-0

Position:
Coxswain

Birthdate:
05/10/1982

COACH GLENN ON BROWN
"Lizzie has worked hard to become an impact coxswain. She has become a better athlete in her own right and has raised the expectations of those around her. When Lizzie is in the coxswain seat, she commands results. She has a skill for making her crew effective and increasing its chances of getting the job done."

AT TENNESSEE

FALL 2003: Began her senior season as a coxswain with immediate success...Claimed two wins at the fall's first regatta, the Chattanooga Head Race, with the Championship 8+ and the Championship 4+...Struck gold again with the Championship 8+ shell at the Head of the Tennessee...Raced with the Championship 8+ at the Head of the Charles, finishing 14th overall and among the top 10 collegiate crews...Steered the bronze medal-winning Championship 8+ boat at the Rivanna Romp...

2002-03: Coxed her 8+ shell to second place in the Championship 8+ at the Chattanooga Head Race, placing behind UT's other 8+ boat...Also piloted the UT 4+ shell to victory at Chattanooga...Guided the Lady Vol 8+ boat to victory through a 59-team field in the Club 8+ race at the Head of the Charles...Led Tennessee boats to first place in the Club 4+ and second in the Club 8+ at the Head of the Chattahoochee...Found a permanent home with the Varsity 8+ shell in the spring, competing with it in every event...Helped the team to its highest Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association poll ranking when it achieved the 14th slot late in the season...Guided the crew to Grand Final victories twice, with wins at the George Washington Crew Classic and at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships...Member of the first-place boat in the San Diego Crew Classic's Petite Final...Led a late-season charge toward the NCAA Championships with the program's best finish at the Lexus Central/Southern Sprints, placing fifth...Wrapped up the season by placing 16th at the National Championships...Chosen as a member of the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll for her prowess in the classroom...Also named to the Lady Vol Honor Roll...

2001-02: Continued to be the voice of the Varsity 4+ shell during the fall, leading her crew to victory at the Head of the Tennessee and Chattahoochee Chase...During the spring, coxed her Varsity 4+ squad to gold medals at the SEC Championship Invitational and Tennessee Invitational...

2000-01: Served as the coxswain for the Varsity 4+ boat during the season...Guided her crew to a fifth-place finish in the Grand Final of the Varsity 4+ event during the SIRA Championships...Picked up the Lady Vols' only victory at the Indiana Cup when she coxed the Varsity 4+ to first...Barked out instructions to the victorious second Novice 8+ shell at the Clemson Invitational...During the fall, led her boat to third-place finishes at the Head of Lake Hartwell and Chattahoochee Chase...

PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Ursuline Academy in 2000...Rowed for the Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club for four years...Finished in first place at the 2000 Junior Nationals...In 1999, her team won the Midwest/Scholastic Four Race...Captured first place in the 1999 and 2000 coxswains race at the Crash B's...Extra-curricular activities included Habitat for Humanity, Mission Club and S.A.D.D...

PERSONAL: Pursuing a degree in communications...Hobbies include drawing, running, babysitting and traveling...Has an older brother, Andrew, 23...Elizabeth Vertuca Brown was born on May 10, 1982...Daughter of James Brown and Mary Lisa Vertuca.