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| Courtney Fritts |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Orange Park, Fla.
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| High School:
Fleming Island
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| Position:
Coxswain
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| Birthdate:
04/20/1992
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| Experience:
HS
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| Major:
Sports Journalism
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2011-12 - SOPHOMORE:
Guided the V4+ to Tennessee's first C-USA Boat of the Week honor after handily defeating Central Florida on Lake Pickett... Repeated as C-USA Boat of the Week in the V4+ after coxing the shell to a fourth-place finished at the San Diego Crew Classic... Coxed the V4+ to a strong regular-season finish at No. 7 Michigan... Guided the V4+ to a silver and bronze medal at the Michigan Invitational... Led the 2V4+ to two gold medals and one silver medal at the Oak Ridge Invitational... Coxed Collegiate 4 to eighth at the Chattanooga Head Race...
2010-11 - FRESHMAN:
Coxed the 3V4+ to a second place finish against Minnesota... Finished third against Louisville in the N4+... Coxed the Open 4+ to a gold medal at the Conference USA regional regatta...
HIGH SCHOOL:
Graduated from Fleming Island High School in Fleming Island, Florida... Earned four varsity letters in swimming... Captain of the swim team her senior year... Editor of the yearbook, The Talon, her junior and senior year, and member of the National Honor Society... Graduated in the top six percent of her class...
PERSONAL:
Majoring in Sports Journalism with a minor in Communication Studies... Chose Tennessee because she grew up as a Volunteer fan, and has extended family lives in east Tennessee... After graduating, she would like to work in media relations for a sports team, possibly working for ESPN eventually... What she loves about rowing is being a part of something bigger than herself... As a coxswain, she loves taking control of her crew and helping them be the fastest crew they can be... She loves Tennessee for its history and athletics... SEC Honor Roll... She has one sister, Lacey, 22... Courtney Danielle Fritts, daughter of Troy and Cindy Fritts, was born on April 20, 1992 in Jacksonville, Fla....
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