Sheppard to Attend National Camp

June 4, 2009

NORMAN, Okla. – University of Oklahoma rower Brooke Sheppard was selected to attend the US Rowing Women's National Team freshman camp held at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., June 21-27. Sheppard was one of 40 freshmen selected from across the nation to attend one of two camps.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for Brooke to train with some of the best college athletes in the country,” head coach Leeanne Crain said. “She has distinguished herself this year on the water and in the classroom and it's great to see her recognized by US Rowing. I'm sure she'll have a tremendous experience at camp, and will undoubtedly bring what she learns back to the team next fall.”

This year, Sheppard excelled in the classroom with a 4.0 GPA in the fall, was a member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the fall 2008 semester and was awarded the Jay Myers award, given to OU freshmen student-athletes who best combine excellence in scholarship with potential excellence in their chosen field of athletic endeavor. On the water, Sheppard competed with the first novice eight team that made Grand Final appearances at the San Diego Crew Classic and the NCAA South/Central Regionals, and won the first novice eight race at the Big 12 Championships.

Rowers Selected for National Team Camp
Erika Berg – University of Minnesota
Elizabeth Braicks – Gonzaga University
Susan Bryukhanov – Stanford University
Jamie Chapman – Dartmouth College
Allison Fast - University of Minnesota
Amy Gefell – Ithaca College
Taylor Goetzinger – Ithaca College
Ellen Heister – Ohio State University
Julia Jackson – Drexel University
Hillary Levitz – University of Delaware
Teddi McGuire – Gonzaga University
Rachel Pattison – University of Pennsylvania
Elise Perkins – Gonzaga University
Emma Porter - University of Minnesota
Chelsea Quilling – Gonzaga University
Erin Radigan – Stanford University
Emily Ralph – Ohio State University
Brooke Sheppard – University of Oklahoma
Julianne Smith – Stanford University
Emily Walsh – Ohio State University
Keziah Beall – University of Virginia
Christina Bechtold – University of Central Florida
Sarah Borchelt – University of Virginia
Rebecca Brown – Clemson University
Naomi Carlson – Syracuse University
Shannon Collins – Rutgers University
Tracy Eisser – Cornell University
Elizabeth England – Clemson University
Jeannette Friedman – Cornell University
Abigail Gorman – University of Tulsa
Lawren Kieffer – Brown University
Bronwyn Knaebe – University of Wisconsin
Francesca Lauritano – University of Virginia
Chelsey Lauzon - University of Central Florida
Caitlin Mueller - University of Wisconsin
Anna Psiaki – Cornell University
Abigail Smith – Pacific Lutheran University
Erin Sodawasser – University of Iowa
Andrea Wensits – Indiana University
Tess Wiggins – William Smith College

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