Alaina Ferraro

Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Erie, Pa.
High School:
Mercyhurt Preparatory School

AT TULSA - A four-year letterwinner . . . participated in 30 career regattas.

SENIOR (2011-12) - Participated in three regattas . . . raced in the Collegiate 4+ `B' and Collegiate 8+ `B' at the Head of the Hooch, the Varsity 4+ `B' at the Lawless Cup and the Open 4+ at the C-USA Championship.

JUNIOR (2010-11) - Participated in 10 regattas . . . posted second-place finishes in the Varsity 8+ Grand Final at both the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship and the San Diego Crew Classic . . . at the Conference USA Championship, registered a fifth-place mark in the Varsity 8+ Grand Final.

SOPHOMORE (2009-10) - Participated in nine regattas . . . raced the Collegiate 4+ to a second-place finish and then turned in a top time in the Grand Final Sprints at the Boot of the Oklahoma . . . also at the Boot of the Oklahoma, helped the Collegiate 8+ finish third overall and then capture a gold medal in the Grand Final Sprints . . . assisted the Open 8+ to a bronze medal at the Head of the Hooch . . . tallied a sixth-place mark in the Varsity 8+ at the San Diego Crew Classic . . . at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship, assisted the Varsity 8+ to a fifth-place Grand Final finish . . . posted a top mark in the Varsity 8+ to earn the Lawless Cup trophy . . . recorded a second-place finish in the Collegiate 4- and Collegiate 8+ at the USRowing Championship.

FRESHMAN (2008-09) - Rowed in all eight regular-season regattas . . . at the Head of the Charles, finished sixth in the Club 4+ . . . captured first-place times in the Novice 4+ and Novice 8+, and a fourth-place finish in the Open 8+ at the Wichita Frostbite . . . earned gold medals in the Varsity 4+ `C' and Varsity 8+ at the Lawless Cup . . . helped the Varsity 8+ capture a gold medal at the Midwest Intercollegiate Rowing Championship and turn in a fourth-place mark at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship.

PRIOR TO TULSA - Was a four-year letterwinner in rowing at Mercyhurst Preparatory School . . . as a senior, won a gold medal at both the Head of the Ohio and MPS Regatta . . . won four gold, three silver and nine bronze medals during her prep career . . . as a junior, led her Lightweight 4+ to a fourth-place mark at the Canadian Nationals . . . earned a ninth-place finish out of 125 competitors in the Ontario Ergometer Championship as a sophomore.

PERSONAL - A nursing major . . . born August 11, 1990 . . . daughter of Frank and Mary Ferraro . . . was named to the TU Athletic Director's Honor Roll and to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll as a freshman and sophomore.