Marissa Beene

Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Tempe Preparatory Academy
Hometown:
Tempe, Ariz.

2015-16 (SENIOR)
Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America DI Second Team … Big 12 Rowing Scholar Athlete of the Year … Member of CRCA Scholar Athlete Team … Stroked the 2V8 that took second place in the Grand Finals of the Big 12 Championship … Was stroke seat of the 1V8 that place first over Tulsa in the Stone Family Cup … Stroked the 1V8 that placed third in both races of the Big 12/Big 10 Double Dual … stroked the 2V8 to a first place finish in the morning session at the Oregon State Classic… stroke seat for the 2V8 in the afternoon session at the Oregon State Classic… stroked the 2V8 that took first place in the morning session on Saturday at the Cardinal Invitational… Stroked the Oklahoma “B” boat that finished fourth in the collegiate eight at the Head of the Oklahoma… Bow seat of the Oklahoma “C” 4s boat that took a fourth place finish in the collegiate four at the Head of the Oklahoma… Took sixth in the women’s open pairs at the Head of the Oklahoma regatta.

2014-15 (JUNIOR)
CRCA Scholar Athlete Award … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Competed in the second varsity eight that took fifth place at the Big 12 Championship … Competed in the first varsity four that finished second at the Pac-12 Challenge … Rowed in the first varsity eight that finished sixth at the Clemson Invitational … Rowed in the second varsity eight that tied with Tulsa at the Stone Family Cup … Finished third in the second varsity eight race at the Big 12/Big Ten Dual … Took second place in the first varsity eight at the Head of the Oklahoma … Finished fifth in the first varsity four at the Head of the Oklahoma … Competed in the second varsity eight that placed second at the Cardinal Invite.

Spring 2014
CRCA Scholar Athlete ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team … C-USA Academic Medal … C-USA Honor Roll … One seat for the 2V8 at the NCAA Championship, helping the 2V8 to a No. 18 finish ... One seat for the Big 12 champion 2V8, finishing first in 7:35.24 … One seat for the C-USA second place 2V8, finishing first in 6:43.76 ... Competed in the 2V8 at the Clemson Invitational … Competed in the 2V8 at the Lake Natoma Invitational, taking first place over Kansas and Sacramento State

Spring 2013
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team … C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Took third in the fourth varsity eight race on the way to the Sooners’ Big 12 Championship title … Defeated Kansas in the novice eight at the OU Invitational … Defeated UCF in the novice eight boat to help win the Longhorn Invitational … Defeated three ranked teams over two novice eight races at the Clemson Invitational.

Personal
Parents are Mark and Lori Beene ... Has one sibling, Kayla ... Full name is Marissa Lynnae Beene ... Majoring in computer engineering.