2019-20 Rowing Roster
Pirkle, Sydney
Sydney Pirkle
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
- High School:
- Row America St. Charles
Bio
AT TULSA – A three-year letterwinner . . . has participated in 26 regattas.
SENIOR (2019-20) – Participated in one regatta . . . the spring season was not raced due to the coronavirus pandemic . . . raced the Open 2x, Open 4x ‘C’ and Collegiate 8+ to third-place finishes at the Head of the Oklahoma.
JUNIOR (2018-19) – Participated in seven regattas . . . with Meredith Galloway, raced the Lightweight 2x to a first-place finish at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . also at the Head of the Oklahoma, turned in a third-place mark in the Open 2- and Open 4+ ‘B’ . . . at the Sunshine State Invitational, posted a fourth-place mark in the Varsity 4+ . . . earned wins over Sacramento State and Miami in the 2nd Varsity 8+ at the Lake Natoma Invitational . . . at the American Athletic Conference Championship, claimed a fourth-place finish in the 2nd Varsity 8+.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18) – Participated in nine regattas . . . with Amy Pitzel, raced the Open 2x to a fourth-place finish at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational, captured wins over Clemson, Miami and Notre Dame in the 2nd Varsity 8+ . . . posted a win over Central Oklahoma in the 2nd Varsity 8+ in a duel . . . in the 2nd Varsity 8+, topped Creighton in the Lawless Cup . . . at the American Athletic Conference Championship, tallied a fourth-place finish in the 2nd Varsity 8+.
FRESHMAN (2016-17) – Participated in nine regattas . . . raced the Open 4x ‘B’ to a second-place finish at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, recorded wins over Tennessee, Notre Dame and West Virginia in the Varsity 8+ . . . in the Varsity 8+, topped Kansas State in a duel . . . posted a second-place mark in the Varsity 8+ at the Sunshine State Invitational . . . at the Knecht Cup, tallied a fourth-place finish in the Lightweight 8+ . . . earned a silver medal in the 2nd Varsity 8+ at the American Athletic Conference Championship . . . at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship, claimed a second-place finish in the Lightweight 8+ Petite Final.
PRIOR TO TULSA – Rowed for Row America St. Charles . . . raced her Lightweight Intermediate 2x to an eighth-place finish and the Lightweight Intermediate 1x to a 10th-place mark at the 2015 USRA Club National . . . turned in first-place marks in the Junior 1x, Junior 2x and Junior 4x at the 2015 Head of the Fox . . . captured a gold medal in the Junior 1x at the 2015 Head of the Rock.
PERSONAL – An exercise and sports science major . . . born September 14, 1997 . . . daughter of Paul and Kellie Pirkle . . . was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team all four years . . . earned Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete honors as a sophomore, junior and senior.
SENIOR (2019-20) – Participated in one regatta . . . the spring season was not raced due to the coronavirus pandemic . . . raced the Open 2x, Open 4x ‘C’ and Collegiate 8+ to third-place finishes at the Head of the Oklahoma.
JUNIOR (2018-19) – Participated in seven regattas . . . with Meredith Galloway, raced the Lightweight 2x to a first-place finish at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . also at the Head of the Oklahoma, turned in a third-place mark in the Open 2- and Open 4+ ‘B’ . . . at the Sunshine State Invitational, posted a fourth-place mark in the Varsity 4+ . . . earned wins over Sacramento State and Miami in the 2nd Varsity 8+ at the Lake Natoma Invitational . . . at the American Athletic Conference Championship, claimed a fourth-place finish in the 2nd Varsity 8+.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18) – Participated in nine regattas . . . with Amy Pitzel, raced the Open 2x to a fourth-place finish at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational, captured wins over Clemson, Miami and Notre Dame in the 2nd Varsity 8+ . . . posted a win over Central Oklahoma in the 2nd Varsity 8+ in a duel . . . in the 2nd Varsity 8+, topped Creighton in the Lawless Cup . . . at the American Athletic Conference Championship, tallied a fourth-place finish in the 2nd Varsity 8+.
FRESHMAN (2016-17) – Participated in nine regattas . . . raced the Open 4x ‘B’ to a second-place finish at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, recorded wins over Tennessee, Notre Dame and West Virginia in the Varsity 8+ . . . in the Varsity 8+, topped Kansas State in a duel . . . posted a second-place mark in the Varsity 8+ at the Sunshine State Invitational . . . at the Knecht Cup, tallied a fourth-place finish in the Lightweight 8+ . . . earned a silver medal in the 2nd Varsity 8+ at the American Athletic Conference Championship . . . at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship, claimed a second-place finish in the Lightweight 8+ Petite Final.
PRIOR TO TULSA – Rowed for Row America St. Charles . . . raced her Lightweight Intermediate 2x to an eighth-place finish and the Lightweight Intermediate 1x to a 10th-place mark at the 2015 USRA Club National . . . turned in first-place marks in the Junior 1x, Junior 2x and Junior 4x at the 2015 Head of the Fox . . . captured a gold medal in the Junior 1x at the 2015 Head of the Rock.
PERSONAL – An exercise and sports science major . . . born September 14, 1997 . . . daughter of Paul and Kellie Pirkle . . . was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team all four years . . . earned Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete honors as a sophomore, junior and senior.
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