Rachel Buchanan

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
LaGrangeville, N.Y.
High School:
Hudson River Rowing Assoc.

AT TULSA - A four-year letterwinner.

SENIOR (2011-12) - Participated in five regattas . . . assisted the Second Varsity 8+ to a win over Kansas State at the Oklahoma Invitational.

JUNIOR (2010-11) - Participated in seven regattas . . . raced the Second Varsity 8+ to a second-place Grand Final finish at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship . . . registered a fifth-place mark in the Second Varsity 8+ Grand Final at the Conference USA Championship.

SOPHOMORE (2009-10) - Participated in nine regattas . . . helped the Second Varsity 8+ turn in a third-place Petite Final finish at the San Diego Crew Classic . . . at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship, assisted the Second Varsity 8+ to a fourth-place Grand Final finish.

FRESHMAN (2008-09) - Competed in five regattas . . . captured a gold medal in the Novice 8+ at the Lawless Cup . . . at the Knecht Cup, earned a bronze medal in the Novice 8+ . . . rowed in the Novice 8+ at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship and finished fourth in the Petite Final . . . assisted the Novice 8+ to a second-place mark at the Midwest Intercollegiate Rowing Championship.

PRIOR TO TULSA - Was a four-year letterwinner in rowing at Arlington High School . . . was selected as the Oarswoman of the Year as a senior . . . led her team to a second-place finish in the Mixed 8+ at the Head of the Fish and to the semifinals at the New York State Championship in the Girls' Senior 4+ her senior season . . . as a junior, won the Outstanding Rower Award and received a silver medal at the Empire State Games in the Women's Open 4+ . . . was named a Poughkeepsie Journal All-Star during her junior and senior seasons.

PERSONAL - An elementary education major . . . born May 10, 1990 . . . one of three children of George and Sue Buchanan . . . was named to the Tulsa Dean's List and C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior . . . earned CRCA Scholar Athlete accolades as a sophomore and junior.