The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2011-12 Women's Varsity Rowing Roster
Roster
Olivia Nail
- Position:
- Port
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Denis Morris Catholic
- Hometown:
- St. Catharines, Ontario
- 2014 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- 2013 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- 2012 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014)
AS A JUNIOR (2012-13)
• Helped UT’s 2V8 to fourth place (6:56.46) at the Conference USA Championship
• Helped UT’s 1V4 to second place (7:20.15) at the Big 12 Championship
• Helped UT's Boat B to fourth place (30:39) at the Fighting Nutria (Feb. 9, 2013)
• Led the first varsity 8+ to ninth place in the open 8+ (17:26.2) at the Head of the Hooch (Nov. 3-4, 2012)
• Helped the second varsity 8+ to seventh place in the championship 8+ (16:41.1) at the Head of the Hooch (Nov. 3-4, 2012)
• Led the second varsity 8+ to second place in the open 8+ (14:08.5) at the Head of the Colorado (Oct. 27, 2012)
• Paced the varsity 4+ to 12th place in the championship 4+ (20:10.183) at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 21, 2012)
• Helped the first varsity 8+ to fourth place in the collegiate 8+ (15:08.017) and the second varsity 4+ to sixth place in the collegiate 4+ (16:47.874) at the Head of the Oklahoma (Sept. 29, 2012)
AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11)
- rowed most of her freshman season in the second varsity eight boat
- paced the first varsity four to a first-place finish (15:15.137) at the Head of the Oklahoma (Oct. 9, 2010) and paced the second varsity eight to a ninth-place finish (14:47.292)
- propelled Texas' second varsity eight to a third-place finish (30:13.3) at the Fighting Nutria (Feb. 12, 2011)
- advanced the first eight boat to a first-place finish (3:07.1) at the Heart of Texas (March 5, 2011)
- lifted the second varsity eight boat to three wins and one loss at the Longhorn Invitational (March 18-20, 2011) besting Louisville (7:30.1), Iowa (7:11.0) and San Diego (7:12.7), but falling to Wisconsin (7:22.6)
- helped Texas' second varsity eights (6:54.1) for a win at the dual race with Kansas (April 2, 2011)
- rowed in the Virginia Invitational (April 16-17, 2011) with UT's second varsity eight boat, which won its race against Clemson, 6:57.6 to 6:59.8
- stroked the second varsity eight boat to a win (6:55.9) at the Big 12 Championship (April 30, 2011), which helped Texas secure the conference title
- aided Texas to a Conference USA title with a win in the second varsity eight race (6:38.8) on May 14, 2011
BEFORE TEXAS
A member of the rowing team at Denis Morris Catholic High School ... the Denis Morris Novice Rower of the Year and St. Catharines Rowing Club Junior B Oarswoman of the year in 2007 ... 2008 in the Denis Morris Junior Woman Rower of the Year ... Denis Morris Badminton Athlete of the Year in 2009 ... Denis Morris Physical Education Award winner in 2010 ... a bronze medal winner at the CRSSAS in the junior women's open 8 in 2008 ... won Henley Gold in the junior women's open 4 race in 2008 ... a silver medalist at U.S. Nationals in 2009 ... a member of the honor roll, the Eco Club, the Breakfast Club, Peer Tutoring, Starvathon and Walkathon.
PERSONAL
Full name is Olivia Nail ... born December 4, 1992 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada ... daughter of Rick and Shannon Nail ... has two brothers, John and Josh, and two sisters, Lauren, a freshman rower and teammate at Texas, and Hannah ... major is health promotion.
