Olivia Staff

Class:
Senior
High School:
Pinnacle High School
Hometown:
Phoenix, Ariz.

Spring 2013
Competed in OU’s first-ever NCAA Championships in the varsity four boat, helping OU to a 17th-place finish … Took first place in the varsity four final, helping OU win its first C-USA Championship … Won the varsity four race on the way to the Sooners’ Big 12 Championship title … Earned C-USA Boat of the Week honors after winning three races in the second varsity four at the OU Invitational … Swept all four races in the varsity four boat to help OU win the Longhorn Invitational

Spring 2012
Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Conference USA Academic Honor Roll ... Finished first three times and second once in four races in the second varsity eight at the OU Invitational ... Finished second in three races at the Longhorn Invitational ... Rowed in the second varsity eight that placed second against Ohio State ... Finished first in the third varsity eight race at the Big 12 Championship ... Rowed in the varsity four that finished sixth at the Conference USA Championship.

Spring 2011
Finished third in the grand final of the Oak Ridge Invitational as a member of the open four in the three seat ... Placed fourth in the grand final as a member of the open four in the three seat at the Conference USA Championships ... Led the team to finish second as a member of the second varsity four in the three seat at the Big 12 Championships ... Finished second as a member of the third varsity eight in the sixth seat to defeat Indiana ... Claimed a win over Iowa at the Longhorn Invitational as a member of the second varsity four in the three seat ... Sat four seat of the second varsity eight at the OU Invitational defeating Tulsa, Kansas, Creighton and SMU.

Spring 2010
Placed seventh overall in the south region at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Finished sixth in the "B" final at the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Member of the second-place team at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed second at the Big 12 Championship as a member of the first novice eight at the five seat ... Earned a gold medal at the SIRA Championships with the second novice eight at the three seat.

High School
Three-year letterwinner at Pinnacle High School in soccer... Led Pinnacle High School to Arizona state finals in 2005-2006 ... Named team MVP in 2006-2007 season ... Two-time all-state honoree (2005-06, 2006-07) ... Helped club team `91 Sereno win three straight state championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Full name is Olivia Brianne Staff ... Born in Vancouver, B.C. ... Daughter of Brian Staff and Valerie McQuaid ... Twin sister, Rebecca, also attends OU and is a member of the rowing team ... Has dual citizenship in Canada and Great Britain ... Majoring in advertising.