2016-17 Rowing Roster
Sarah Palilionis
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Inverary, Ontario
- High School:
- Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute
AT TULSA – Was a four-year letterwinner . . . participated in 22 regattas.
SENIOR (2016-17) – Participated in three regattas . . . at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, recorded wins over West Virginia, Tennessee and Miami in the 3rd Varsity 8+ . . . earned a bronze medal in the 3rd Varsity 8+ at the American Athletic Conference Championship.
JUNIOR (2015-16) – Participated in six regattas . . . topped Kansas State in the 2nd Varsity 4+ in a duel . . . posted a win over Creighton in the 2nd Varsity 8+ in a duel . . . recorded a sixth-place mark in the Varsity 4+ Petite Final at the Knecht Cup . . . claimed wins over SMU and Central Oklahoma in the 3rd Varsity 8+ in the Lawless Cup . . . earned a win over Oklahoma in the 3rd Varsity 8+ at the Stone Cup . . . in the American Athletic Conference Championship, registered a second-place finish in the 3rd Varsity 8+.
SOPHOMORE (2014-15) – Participated in six regattas . . . raced the Varsity 4+ to a win over Creighton in a duel . . . topped SMU in the Varsity 4+ in the Lawless Cup . . . captured a bronze medal at the American Athletic Conference Championship in the 3rd Varsity 8+ . . . competed at the Reading Amateur Regatta and Women’s Henley Regatta as a part of the teams’ postseason international trip.
FRESHMAN (2013-14) – Participated in seven regattas . . . raced the Novice 4+ ‘A’ and Novice 8+ ‘A’ boats to second-place finishes at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . turned in a top mark in the Novice 8+ at the Jayhawk Jamboree . . . tallied a second-place finish in the Novice 4+ Grand Final at the Knecht Cup.
PRIOR TO TULSA – Rowed for the Kingston Collegiate Vocational Institute . . . participated in the 2012 Canadian Henley . . . won the 2013 Eastern Rowing Association Championships in the Varsity 8+ and Varsity 4+ . . . competed at the Women’s Henley Regatta in England and advanced to the second round.
PERSONAL – A nursing major . . . born on July 11, 1995 . . . daughter of Alex and Leanne Palilionis . . . her sister, Kristin, was a member of the team from 2014-16 . . . was tabbed to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulsa Athletic Director’s Honor Roll as a freshman.
