The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2011-12 Women's Varsity Rowing Roster
Roster
Rachel Donnelly
- Position:
- Coxswain
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Alamo Heights
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- 2013 CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
- 2013 Conference USA Rowing All-Academic Team
- 2013 All-Conference USA
- 2013 All-Big 12 (Second Team)
- 2013 Big 12 Conference Dr. Gerald Lage Award recipient
- 2013 Academic All-Big 12 (First Team)
- 2012 All-Big 12 (Second Team)
- 2012 Academic All-Big 12 (First Team)
- Member of Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall 2012)
AS A SENIOR (2012-13)
• Coxed Boat C to fifth place (31:27) at the Fighting Nutria (Feb. 9, 2013)
• Coxed the second varsity 4+ to third place (18:18.2) in the championship 4+ at the Head of the Hooch (Nov. 3-4, 2012)
• Led the second varsity 8+ to second place (14:08.5) at the Head of the Colorado (Oct. 27, 2012)
• Coxed the championship 4+ to 12th place (20:10.183) at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 21, 2012)
• Coxed the first varsity 8+ to fourth place in the collegiate 8+ (15:08.017) and coxed the second varsity 4+ to sixth place (16:47.874) at the Head of the Oklahoma (Sept. 29, 2012)
AS A JUNIOR (2011-12)
• Coxed the first varsity 8+ to second place (6:54.03) at the Big 12 Championships
• Coxed the second varsity 8+ to victory over Oklahoma (7:08.8) on day three of the Longhorn Invitational
• Coxed the second varsity 8+ to victories over UCF and San Diego on day two of the Longhorn Invitational
• Coxed the second varsity 8+ to a win over Kansas State (7:36.4) in the opening session of the Longhorn Invitational
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11)
- spent her first season as coxswain for the first novice eight crew
- guided three boats at the Head of the Hooch (Nov. 6-7, 2011), including a second-place finish for the first novice eight boat (18:02.3)
- aided the first novice eight boat to a second-place finish (30:11.0) at the Fighting Nutria (Feb. 12, 2011)
- coxed the first novice eight boat to a win in the novice race of the Heart of Texas (March 5, 2011)
- paced the first novice eight crew to three victories at the Longhorn Invitational (March 18-20,2011) ... after posting wins against Louisville (7:59.1), Iowa (7:25.1) and San Diego (7:36.2), the crew had just one loss to Wisconsin (7:57.9)
- aided UT[apos]s first novice eight boat to a win (7:18.3) at the Big 12 Championship (April 30, 2011)
- guided the first novice eight crew to a win (6:43.50) in a non-championship event at the Conference USA Championship (May 14,2011)
AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10)
- rowed in three races for the second and third novice boats, as well as in the second varsity boat at the Longhorn Invitational
BEFORE TEXAS
Played soccer for Chris Sharp at Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio, Texas ... earned three letters (2007-2009) ... was named to the TASCO REGION 1V-4A First Team All-State in 2009 ... a part of the National Honor Society and the National Math Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Full name is Rachel Donnely ... born on Sept. 11, 1990 in Chapel Hill, N C... daughter of Sean Donnelly and Leona Pallansen ... mother rowed for the University of Virginia (1977-1979) ...has one younger brother, Luke (18) ... majoring in sociology ... two-time selection to the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll.
