The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009-10 Women's Varsity Rowing Roster
Roster
Mary Cait McPherson
- Position:
- Coxswain
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Holy Spirit
- Hometown:
- Brigantine, N.J.
AS A JUNIOR (2008-09)
• coxed the Longhorns' top boat in nine of its 10 races
• guided the first varsity eight to a fifth-place finish at the Head of the Oklahoma, completing the race in 15:01.99 (Oct. 4)
• paced UT's first varsity boat to a second-place finish at the Head of the Colorado with a time of 17:15.5 (Oct. 25)
• aided the Horns' top boat in its fifth-place finish at the Head of the Hooch, crossing the finish in 16:49.4 (Nov. 1)
• helped the second varsity eight to a second-place finish at the Fighting Nutria, clocking a 28:34 (Feb. 14)
• coxed the first varsity eight to a victory (3:19.49) and the third varsity four to a fourth-place finish (4:01.05) at the 1,000-meter Heart of Texas regatta (March 7)
• lifted the first varsity eight to wins over Duke (6:44.7) and UCF (7:08.6) at the Longhorn Invitational (March 20-22)
• guided UT's first varsity boat to a victory in its head-to-head race with Kansas, finishing in 7:06.5 (April 4)
•paced the first varsity eight to a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championship as Texas clinched the inaugural Big 12 title (May 2)
• coxed the first varsity eight to a time of 6:26.54 and a second-place finish in the C final at the South/Central Regional (May 16-17)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08)
• coxed Texas first varsity eight in each of its races
• helped UT to a fifth-place finish at the Rivanna Romp (Nov. 11), posting a time of 14:08.92.
• guided Texas' first varsity boat to a first-place finish among women's boats at the Fighting Nutria (Feb. 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
• coxed her boat to an undefeated showing at the Longhorn Invitational (March 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 (March 29) and SMU (April 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 (May 3), with the first varsity boat winning its race and posting a time of 6:40.7
• helped the Horns' first varsity eight advance to the A/B semifinals and the B finals at the NCAA South/Central Regional (May 17-18)
AS A FRESHMAN (2006-07)
• coxed the Longhorns' top boat in every race
• helped Texas to a second-place finish in the women's open eight at the Head of the Colorado (Oct. 28), completing the 5,000-meter head race in 17:30.35
• paced Texas to a second-place finish among women's crews at the Fighting Nutria (Feb. 10), finishing in 29:48.0
• guided the Longhorns to a pair of head-to-head victories over Miami and Iowa at the Longhorn Invitational (March 16-18)
• rowed UT to a victory over SMU and Kansas (March 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 (April 29)
• helped Texas' first varsity eight boat to a third-place finish in the C finals at the NCAA South/Central Regional Finals (May 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
A three sport letterwinner at Holy Spirit High School in Abseron, N.J. ... earned four varsity letters in rowing and three in cross country and diving, respectively ... guided her boat to a New Jersey Varsity Eight State Championship in 2005 and a Junior Varsity Eight State Championship in 2004 ... coxed her crew to silver medals at the 2005 Stotesbury Cup Regatta and 2005 Philadelphia City Championships ... paced her varsity eight boat to a bronze medal at the 2005 National Scholastic Championships ... notched a gold medal with her varsity eight at the 2006 Atlantic City Championships ... named team rowing MVP her junior and senior seasons ... four-time member of the honor roll.
PERSONAL
Full name is Mary Caitlin McPherson ... born Nov. 10, 1987 in Point Pleasant, N.J. ... is the daughter of Robert and Maureen McPherson ... has three siblings, Shannon (29), Kelly (27) and Malcolm (24) ... Kelly rowed at Marietta College in Ohio ... selected to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll in Fall 2006 ... education major.
