2018-19 Rowing Roster
Backus, Nichole
Nichole Backus
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Chattanooga, Tenn.
- High School:
- Girls Preparatory School
Bio
AT TULSA – A three-year letterwinner . . . has participated in 16 regattas.
JUNIOR (2018-19) – Participated in six regattas . . . at the Sunshine State Invitational, posted a third-place mark in the 2nd Varsity 4+ Petite Final . . . at the American Athletic Conference Championship, claimed a fifth-place finish in the 2nd Varsity 4+.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18) – Participated in six regattas . . . at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational, captured wins over Minnesota and Miami in the 2nd Varsity 4+ . . . in the Varsity 4+, topped Creighton in the Lawless Cup . . . at the American Athletic Conference Championship, earned a bronze medal in the 3rd Varsity 4+.
FRESHMAN (2016-17) – Participated in four regattas . . . at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, recorded wins over West Virginia, Tennessee and Miami in the 2nd Varsity 4+ . . . earned a bronze medal in the 3rd Varsity 8+ at the American Athletic Conference Championship . . . at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship, claimed a seventh-place finish in the Lightweight 4+ Grand Final.
PRIOR TO TULSA – Was a four-year letterwinner in rowing at the Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga, Tenn. . . . competed in the GPS Lightweight 4+, Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ . . . as a senior, raced the Lightweight 4+ to a first-place finish and the Varsity 8+ to a second-place mark at the Secret City regatta . . . turned in a sixth-place mark in the Lightweight 4+ at the Head of the Hooch as a senior . . . during her junior year, recorded a school-best first-place finish in the Varsity 8+ at the Dogwood Regatta . . . also earned two letters in swimming.
PERSONAL – A mechanical engineering major . . . born May 4, 1998 . . . daughter of Rich and Lynn Backus . . . was named to the 2016-17 and 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
JUNIOR (2018-19) – Participated in six regattas . . . at the Sunshine State Invitational, posted a third-place mark in the 2nd Varsity 4+ Petite Final . . . at the American Athletic Conference Championship, claimed a fifth-place finish in the 2nd Varsity 4+.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18) – Participated in six regattas . . . at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational, captured wins over Minnesota and Miami in the 2nd Varsity 4+ . . . in the Varsity 4+, topped Creighton in the Lawless Cup . . . at the American Athletic Conference Championship, earned a bronze medal in the 3rd Varsity 4+.
FRESHMAN (2016-17) – Participated in four regattas . . . at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, recorded wins over West Virginia, Tennessee and Miami in the 2nd Varsity 4+ . . . earned a bronze medal in the 3rd Varsity 8+ at the American Athletic Conference Championship . . . at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship, claimed a seventh-place finish in the Lightweight 4+ Grand Final.
PRIOR TO TULSA – Was a four-year letterwinner in rowing at the Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga, Tenn. . . . competed in the GPS Lightweight 4+, Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ . . . as a senior, raced the Lightweight 4+ to a first-place finish and the Varsity 8+ to a second-place mark at the Secret City regatta . . . turned in a sixth-place mark in the Lightweight 4+ at the Head of the Hooch as a senior . . . during her junior year, recorded a school-best first-place finish in the Varsity 8+ at the Dogwood Regatta . . . also earned two letters in swimming.
PERSONAL – A mechanical engineering major . . . born May 4, 1998 . . . daughter of Rich and Lynn Backus . . . was named to the 2016-17 and 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
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