Rachel Dooley Class: Sophomore Hometown: Marysville, Wash. High School: Marysville Pilchuck

AT TENNESSEE:

FALL 2008: Kicked off the season with a silver medal in the championship 8+ at the Chattanooga Head Race...Took second again in the champ 8+ at the Head of the Tennessee...Also took silver in the pair at the Head of the Tennessee, teaming with Melissa Toms...Recorded a fourth-place showing in the pair, teaming with RuthAnne Waldrop in Chattanooga.

2007-08: Earned a bronze medal as part of the third-place crew in the Championship 8+ race at the Chattanooga Head Race...Helped Tennessee earn its fifth gold in the last six years in the Club 8+ event at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, Mass. on Oct. 20, 2007...Earned a spot as the stroke of the varsity four shell in the spring...Helped UT finish second in the V4+ at the tri-meet with Princeton and Yale...Part of the V4+ that took third in the petite final at Aramark Sprints on May 18...Moved up to the 2V8+ for NCAA Championships...Manned the No. 2 seat in the shell that recorded UT's best finish ever at the NCAA event, taking fifth in the grand final...Member of the first Tennessee boat to make a grand final at NCAA Championships...Named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL:

Graduated from Marysville Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Wash., in 2007...Spent five years with the Everett Rowing Association during high school...Was a team captain for one year...Led Everett to victory at the 2004 and 2006 Regional Championships...Club team also took home the team title of the prestigious Brentwood Regatta in both 2006 and 2007...Was part of the Everett 8+ team that finished fifth at the 2007 USRowing Youth National Championships...Voted Most Inspirational Rower in 2006...Spent her junior and senior year as an executive producer at TV3, Marysville-Pilchuck's television station.

PERSONAL:

Pursuing a degree in communications studies...Traveled to Chattanooga, Tenn., for Southeast Junior Development Camp in 2006...Spends her time wakeboarding, tanning and being with friends when not on the water...Has nine former teammates competing with other colleges including Sarah Gribler, Ashley Kroll and Adrienne Mecham at the University of Michigan...Admires Washington rowing legend Irma Erickson, who was her neighbor and encouraged her to get into rowing...Rachel Aryn Dooley was born on May 9, 1989, in Huntington Beach, Calif....Parents are Sharon Dooley and Dennis Christianson.

GETTING TO KNOW RACHEL

What are your favorite TV shows? Project Runway, The Hills, The Gauntlet
What are your most prized possessions? All of my photos and rowing albums my mom has made me
What playlist have you been listening to lately? Fall Mix '08
What is something that most people don't know about you? that my mom is my biggest fan!
If I could have a super power I would be able to: freeze time
What would a movie about your life be called? The Little Engine Who Could