Aug. 29, 2002

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference 50th Anniversary Rowing team was announced today by Commissioner John Swofford. The 26-member team was voted on by the four league institutions that sponsor the sport as decided by the league's 50th Anniversary Committee.

Virginia led all league schools with 17 members on the Golden Anniversary team while North Carolina was second with five honorees. Clemson and Duke had two individuals apiece.

The ACC's 50th Anniversary Rowing team, in alphabetical order, is as follows:

Maren Betts, Duke (1998-2001)
Four-year letterwinner ... three-time ACC honor roll ... two-time CRCA National Scholar Athlete ... Co-captain 2001-02.

Sarah Brennan, Virginia (1999-2001)
Earned All-ACC honors in 2000 & 2001, Virginia won the ACC team championship in both years ... Coxswain of the Virginia varsity eight that won the ACC championship in that event in 2000 & 2001 ... Was a member of UVa's varsity four that finished second at the 1999 NCAA Championships, and a member of Virginia's varsity eight that finished third at the 2000 NCAA Championships and 15th in 2001.

Amy Burns, Virginia (1995-1998)
Team captain in 1997 ... member of the first varsity eight in 1996 and 1997 ... Virginia finished fourth as a team at the 1997 NCAA Championships and the first varsity eight finished fifth ... Member of the second varsity eight crew that won the NCAA Championship in 1998 ... Virginia finished third as a team at the 1998 NCAA Championships ... Received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, earned All-District III Academic honors and was the recipient of Virginia's Craig Fielder Memorial Award.

Lucy Doolittle, Clemson (1999-2001)
Named Clemson's first ever All-American in rowing in 2001 ... a member of the 2001 ACC Crew of the Year ... named to the 2001 All-ACC rowing team ... a member of the All-South Region first team in 2001 ... named to the ACC Academic honor roll in 1999, 2000 and 2001 ... a member of the All-Regional second team in 2000 ... rowed in Clemson's undefeated novice 8+ during the 1999 season ... named to the ACC Crew of the Week three times during the 2001 season.

Emily Egge, Virginia (1997-2000)
Earned All-ACC honors in 2000 ... Virginia won the ACC team championship in 2000 and she was a member of the second varsity eight that won that event at the ACC Championships ... Member of the second varsity eight that finished third at the 2000 NCAA Championships ... Member of the second varsity eight that won the NCAA Championship in 1998 and 1999 ... Virginia finished third as a team at the NCAA Championships in 1998, second in 1999 and third in 2000 ... Competed in the Readingtown and Wallingford Regattas in England in the summer of 2000.

Aimee Fox, Clemson (1999-2001)
Named to the All-ACC rowing team in 2001 ... a member of the All-South Region team in 2001 ... a member of the 2001 ACC Crew of the Year ... rowed in Clemson's undefeated novice 8+ in 1999 ... named to the ACC Academic honor roll in 2001.

Sara Garrett, Virginia (1997-2000)
Member of Virginia's first varsity eight that finished third at the 2000 NCAA Championships and competed in the Henley Royal Regatta in England ... Member of the second varsity eight that won the NCAA Championship in that event in 1999 ... First-team All-Central Region selection by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association in 1999 and a second-team selection in 2000 ... Finished fifth at the 1999 World Indoor Rowing Championships in the College Division.

Michelle Giller, Virginia (1997-2000)
Member of the first varsity eight from 1997-2000 ... Member of the first varsity eight that won the ACC Championship in that event in 2000 ... Virginia also won the ACC team championship in 2000 ... Member of the first varsity eight that finished third at the 2000 NCAA Championships and competed in the Henley Regatta in England ... Virginia finished third as a team at the 2000 NCAA Championships ... UVa's first varsity eight finished second at the 1999 NCAA Championships and the team finished second by virtue of a tie breaker after finishing with the same point total as Brown ... The first varsity eight finished sixth and the team finished third at the 1998 NCAA Championships ... In 1997, the first varsity eight finished fifth and the team finished fourth at the NCAA Championships ... Earned a silver medal at the 1998 US Elite Championships.

Sarah Harrick, Virginia (1996-1999)
Competed in the NCAA Championships three times ... Was the coxswain of Virginia's second varsity eight that won the national championship in that competition at the 1999 NCAA Championships ... The UVa team finished second by virtue of a tie breaker at the NCAA Championships in 1999 after finishing with the same point total as Brown ... Coxswain of the first varsity eight in 1997 and 1998 ... Virginia finished fourth as a team at the 1997 NCAA Championships and the first varsity eight was fifth ... UVa finished third as a team in 1998 and the first varsity eight was sixth ... Earned a bronze medal in the eights at the 1998 U.S. Elite National Championships ... Selected to the 1997 National Team Development Camp and the 1998 National Team Selection Camp.

Jennifer Herberger, Virginia (1998-2001)
Earned All-ACC honors in 2001 as a member of the first varsity eight that won the ACC Championship in that event ... Earned second-team All-South Region honors in 2001 ... Member of UVa's first varsity eight that finished 15th at the NCAA Championships in 2001 ... Member of Virginia's first varsity eight that finished third at the 2000 NCAA Championships and competed in the Henley Royal Regatta in England ... Member of UVa's second varsity eight that won the ACC Championship in that event in 2000 and was selected the ACC Crew of the Year ... Member of the second varsity eight that won the NCAA Championship in that event in 1999 ... Virginia finished second as a team at the NCAA Championships in 1999, and the Cavaliers finished third in 2000 and seventh in 2001 ... UVa won the ACC team championship in both 2000 and 2001.

Marie "Sam" Hermitte, North Carolina (1998-1999)
NCAA bronze medalist as coxswain of the varsity 4+ in 1998, UNC's first year as a varsity program ... Also coxswain of the 4+ that won the 1998 Central Region Championship ... All-Central Region in 1999 ... National Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athlete ... Academic All-District selection.

Christina Hillson, Virginia (1997-2000)
Earned All-ACC honors in 2000 ... Member of the first varsity eight that won the ACC Championship in that event in 2000 ... Virginia also won the ACC team championship in 2000 ... Member of the first varsity eight that finished third at the 2000 NCAA Championships and competed in the Henley Royal Regatta in England ... Virginia finished third as a team at the 2000 NCAA Championships.

Joanna Hingle, Duke (2000-2001)
Duke's first All-American selection in rowing as a sophomore, earning second team honors ... National Rowing Scholar Athlete ... first-team All-Regional selection ... a member of the All-ACC rowing team ... named to ACC honor roll as a freshman.

Claire Hozier, North Carolina (1998-1999)
NCAA bronze medalist in the varsity 4+ in 1998, UNC's first year as a varsity program ... Named second-team All-Central Region in 1999 ... Participated in U.S. Rowing Development Camp in 1998, winning the Intermediate 8 at Canadian Henley ... Shared the team's Most Valuable award in 1998.

Risa Mandzuk, Virginia (2000-2001)
Earned second-team All-America and first-team All-South Region honors as a sophomore in 2001 ... Also named a National Women's Rowing Scholar-Athlete ... Member of Virginia's first varsity eight that won the ACC Championship in that event in 2001, and a member of UVa's second varsity eight that won the ACC Championship in 2000 and was named the ACC Crew of the Year, Virginia won the ACC team championship both of those years ... Member of the first varsity eight that finished third at the NCAA Championships in 2000 and 15th in 2001 ... Virginia finished third as a team at the 2000 NCAA Championships and seventh in 2001.

Ang McCallum, Virginia (1996-1999)
Team captain in 1998 ... Member of the first varsity eight in 1998 and 1999 ... Virginia's first varsity eight finished second at the 1999 NCAA Championships and the team finished second by virtue of a tie breaker after finishing with the same point total as Brown ... The first varsity eight finished sixth and the team finished third at the 1998 NCAA Championships.

Brooke McFadden, Virginia (1996-1998)
Member of the first varsity eight from 1996-98 ... Virginia finished fourth as a team at the 1997 NCAA Championships and the first varsity eight was fifth ... UVa finished third as a team in 1998 and the first varsity eight was sixth ... Competed in the Under-23 World Championships in 1997.

Kara McPhillips, Virginia (1998-1999)
Member of the second varsity eight that won the national championship in that event at the 1998 NCAA Championships ... The team finished third in the NCAA Championships that year ... Coxswain of the first varsity eight that finished second in that competition at the 1999 NCAA Championships ... The Virginia team finished second by virtue of a tie breaker after finishing with the same point total as Brown at the 1999 NCAA Championships.

Erin Neppel, North Carolina (1998-2001)
All-Central Region in 2000, 2001 ... All-ACC in 2000, 2001 ... Trained with the U.S. National Team at invitation-only Freshman Camp in 1998 ... Team's Most Valuable Rower in 2000 ... One of only two four-time letterwinners at UNC ... Member of varsity eight all four years, stroke for three.

Margot Noordzij, Virginia (1998-2001)
Earned All-ACC honors and was a National Women's Rowing Scholar-Athlete in 2001 ... Also a second-team selection to the Verizon Academic All-District III Spring At Large team in 2001 ... Member of Virginia's first varsity eight that won the 2001 ACC Championship in that event and finished 15th at the NCAA Championships ... Member of the varsity four that won the 2000 ACC Championship and finished third in the NCAA Championships ... UVa won the ACC team championship in both 2000 and 2001 ... Virginia finished third as a team at the 2000 NCAA Championships and seventh in 2001.

Lucienne Papon, North Carolina (1998-1999)
NCAA bronze medalist as part of the varsity 4+ in 1998, UNC's first year as a varsity program ... Named second team All-Central Region in 1999 ... Participated in U.S. Rowing Development Camp in 1998 ... Team captain in 1998 and 1999.

Dana Peirce, North Carolina (1998-2001)
NCAA bronze medalist in varsity 4+ in 1998 ... All-Central Region 2000, second-team 2001 ... All-ACC 2000 ... Currently competing for a U.S. National Team spot ... U.S. Junior National Team member 1996-97 ... One of only two four-time letterwinners at UNC ... Fastest rower in program history.

Ellen Perry, Virginia (1996-1999)
Member of the first varsity eight from 1996-99 ... UVa's first varsity eight finished second at the 1999 NCAA Championships and the team finished second by virtue of a tie breaker after finishing with the same point total as Brown ... The first varsity eight finished sixth and the team finished third at the 1998 NCAA Championships ... In 1997, the first varsity eight finished fifth and the team finished fourth at the NCAA Championships.

Charlotte Quesada, Virginia (1996-1999)
Member of Virginia's second varsity eight that won the national championship in that competition at the NCAA Championships in both 1998 and 1999 ... The UVa team finished second by virtue of a tie breaker after finishing with the same point total as Brown at the 1999 NCAA Championships ... At the 1998 NCAA Championships, Virginia finished third as a team ... Finalist for the 1999 NCAA Woman of the Year Award ... Received an ACC Top-Six Award for service to the community and a Virginia Distinguished Student-Athlete Scholarship ... Earned GTE Academic All-District honors.

Jennifer Reck, Virginia (2001-2001)
Stroke of the United States women's four crew that finished second at the Under-23 World Rowing Championships in July of 2001 ... Member of Virginia's first varsity eight that won the ACC Championship in that event and finished 15th at the NCAA Championships in 2001 ... UVa won the ACC team championship in 2001 and finished seventh at the NCAA Championships.

Andrea Saathoff, Virginia (1996-1999)
Team captain in 1999 ... Earned first-team All-America honors in 1999 and also was a first-team All-Central Region selection by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association ... Member of the first varsity eight from 1996-99 ... UVa's first varsity eight finished second at the 1999 NCAA Championships and the team finished second by virtue of a tie breaker after finishing with the same point total as Brown ... The first varsity eight finished sixth and the team finished third at the 1998 NCAA Championships ... In 1997, the first varsity eight finished fifth and the team finished fourth at the NCAA Championships ... Invited to train for the 2000 United States Olympic Rowing Team ... Competed with the Under-23 National Team at the World Championships from 1997-99 and earned a bronze medal in 1999 ... Earned a silver medal at the 1998 US Elite Championships.