The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009-10 Women's Varsity Rowing Roster
Roster
Nancy Arrington
- Position:
- Starboard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Pope
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
HONORS
• 2008-09 Team Captain
• 2007-08 CRCA?South?Region Scholar-Athlete
• 2007-08 voted Most Competitive by her teammates
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08)
• rowed in the first varsity eight in every race, a position she has earned in every regatta of her collegiate career
•teamed with Emilie Sallee at the Head of the Oklahoma (10/13), crossing the finish in 18:17.65 to place second behind the Australian National Team
• helped UT to a fifth-place finish at the Rivanna Romp (11/11), posting a time of 14:08.92.
• lifted Texas[apos] first varsity boat to a first-place finish among women[apos]s boats at the Fighting Nutria (2/16), finishing in 28:09.0
• paced the Horns to a second-place finish at the Heart of Texas regatta on Lady Bird Lake, completing the 1,000-meter race in 3:19.9
• rowed her boat to an undefeated showing at the Longhorn Invitational (3/21-23), knocking off No. 19 Wisconsin, Central Florida, Duke and Iowa
• lifted the first varsity eight to a pair of head-to-head victories over Kansas (3/29) and SMU (4/5), finishing in 6:50.1 against the Jayhawks and in 6:48.6 against the Mustangs
• aided UT as it captured its seventh straight Big 12 Invitational championship (5/3), with the first varsity boat winning its race, while posting a time of 6:40.7
• helped the Horns[apos] first varsity eight advance to the A/B semifinals and the B finals at the NCAA South/Central Regional (5/17-18)
AS A FRESHMAN (2006-07)
• rowed in the Longhorns[apos] top boat in every race of her freshman season
• teamed with Jessica Kolmer in the women[apos]s pair at the Head of the Oklahoma (9/30), finishing in 17:42.96 and placing seventh
• helped Texas to a second-place finish in the women[apos]s open eight at the Head of the Colorado (10/28), completing the 5,000-meter head race in 17:30.35
• paced Texas to a second-place finish among women[apos]s crews at the Fighting Nutria (2/10), finishing in 29:48.0
• helped the Longhorns to a pair of head-to-head victories over Miami and Iowa at the Longhorn Invitational (3/16-18)
• rowed UT to a victory over SMU and Kansas (3/24) in the three-team regatta, posting a time of 7:24.5
• lifted Texas to its sixth straight Big 12 Invitational title, as the first varsity eight earned a four-second victory, finishing in 7:16.6 (4/29)
• helped Texas[apos] first varsity eight boat to a third-place finish in the C finals at the NCAA South/Central Regional Finals (5/12-13), posting a time of 6:49.17 to finish behind first-place Iowa (6:45.20) and Indiana (6:48.64)
BEFORE TEXAS
As a senior, attended U.S. Junior National Team selection camp ... rowed for the Saint Andrew[apos]s Rowing Club out of Atlanta, Ga. ... competed for Saint Andrew[apos]s in the Cincinnati Youth Invitational 8+ race ... during her junior year . she attended U.S. National Team junior development camp ... registered a first-place finish in the junior women[apos]s 8+ and placed second in the junior women[apos]s pair at the U.S. Rowing National Championships ... placed third in the junior women[apos]s 4+ at the Head of the Charles ... recorded a third-place finish in the junior women[apos]s 4+ at the Cincinnati Youth Invites ... as a sophomore, rowed for the 4+ boat in the Cincinnati Youth Invites.
PERSONAL
Full name is Nancy Bays Arrington ... born Dec. 25, 1987 in Livermore, Calif. ... is the daughter of Thomas and Helen Arrington ... has two brothers, Ben (23) and Robert (19) ... recipient of the UT Women[apos]s Athletics 2006-07 Ben and Melanie Barnes Endowed Scholarship ... four-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll ... government major.
