2017-18 Rowing Roster
Colleen Giesbrecht
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- St. Catharines, Ontario
- High School:
- St. Catharines Rowing Club
AT TULSA – Was a three-year letterwinner . . . participated in 21 regattas . . . transferred to Tulsa from West Virginia after her freshman season.
SENIOR (2017-18) – Participated in five regattas . . . 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 Varsity 4+ in a duel . . . at the American Athletic Conference Championship, tallied a fourth-place finish in the Varsity 4+.
JUNIOR (2016-17) – Participated in seven regattas . . . raced the Collegiate 4+ ‘A’ and Open 4+ to first-place marks, the Open 2- ‘B’ to a second-place finish and the Collegiate 8+ to a third-place mark at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . at the Jayhawk Jamboree, turned in a top mark in the Collegiate 8+ ‘A’ and a second-place finish in the Collegiate 4+ ‘A’ . . . captured a first-place mark in the Varsity 4+ and a second-place finish in the Varsity 8+ at the Tulsa Fall Invitational . . . 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 . . . earned a silver medal in the Varsity 8+ at the American Athletic Conference Championship.
SOPHOMORE (2015-16) – Participated in nine regattas . . . raced the Collegiate 8+ ‘A’ to a second-place mark and the Collegiate 4+ ‘A’ to a third-place mark at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . at the Jayhawk Jamboree, turned in a first-place finish in the Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ . . . tallied second-place marks in the Varsity 2x, Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ at the Tulsa Fall Invitational . . . posted a win over Creighton in the 2nd Varsity 8+ in a duel . . . recorded a sixth-place mark in the 2nd Varsity 8+ Grand Final at the Knecht Cup . . . claimed wins over SMU and Central Oklahoma in the 2nd Varsity 8+ in the Lawless Cup . . . in the American Athletic Conference Championship, registered a third-place finish in the 2nd Varsity 8+.
PRIOR TO TULSA – Transferred to Tulsa from West Virginia after her freshman season . . . was a member of the Varsity 8+ at UWV . . . was a member of St. Catharines Rowing Club . . . won the Junior Women’s 4+ race at the 2012 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta . . . finished second in the Junior Women’s 4+ at the 2012 Stotesbury Cup . . . captured third-place marks in the Senior 8+ at the 2011 Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association (CSSRA) Championship and in the Single at the same regatta in 2013 . . . was voted as the Eden High School Rowing MVP three times.
PERSONAL – An exercise and sports science major . . . born September 8, 1996 . . . daughter of Ron and Stephanie Giesbrecht . . . earned Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete honors as a sophomore, junior and senior . . . was named to the 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
SENIOR (2017-18) – Participated in five regattas . . . 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 Varsity 4+ in a duel . . . at the American Athletic Conference Championship, tallied a fourth-place finish in the Varsity 4+.
JUNIOR (2016-17) – Participated in seven regattas . . . raced the Collegiate 4+ ‘A’ and Open 4+ to first-place marks, the Open 2- ‘B’ to a second-place finish and the Collegiate 8+ to a third-place mark at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . at the Jayhawk Jamboree, turned in a top mark in the Collegiate 8+ ‘A’ and a second-place finish in the Collegiate 4+ ‘A’ . . . captured a first-place mark in the Varsity 4+ and a second-place finish in the Varsity 8+ at the Tulsa Fall Invitational . . . 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 . . . earned a silver medal in the Varsity 8+ at the American Athletic Conference Championship.
SOPHOMORE (2015-16) – Participated in nine regattas . . . raced the Collegiate 8+ ‘A’ to a second-place mark and the Collegiate 4+ ‘A’ to a third-place mark at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . at the Jayhawk Jamboree, turned in a first-place finish in the Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ . . . tallied second-place marks in the Varsity 2x, Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ at the Tulsa Fall Invitational . . . posted a win over Creighton in the 2nd Varsity 8+ in a duel . . . recorded a sixth-place mark in the 2nd Varsity 8+ Grand Final at the Knecht Cup . . . claimed wins over SMU and Central Oklahoma in the 2nd Varsity 8+ in the Lawless Cup . . . in the American Athletic Conference Championship, registered a third-place finish in the 2nd Varsity 8+.
PRIOR TO TULSA – Transferred to Tulsa from West Virginia after her freshman season . . . was a member of the Varsity 8+ at UWV . . . was a member of St. Catharines Rowing Club . . . won the Junior Women’s 4+ race at the 2012 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta . . . finished second in the Junior Women’s 4+ at the 2012 Stotesbury Cup . . . captured third-place marks in the Senior 8+ at the 2011 Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association (CSSRA) Championship and in the Single at the same regatta in 2013 . . . was voted as the Eden High School Rowing MVP three times.
PERSONAL – An exercise and sports science major . . . born September 8, 1996 . . . daughter of Ron and Stephanie Giesbrecht . . . earned Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete honors as a sophomore, junior and senior . . . was named to the 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
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