2008-09 Women's Rowing Roster(Wrong)
Jerusha Blankenship
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Tulsa, Okla.
- High School:
- Homeschooled
AT TULSA – Was a four-year letterwinner . . . competed in 33 regattas.
SENIOR (2015-16) – Participated in nine regattas . . . posted a win over Creighton in the Varsity 4+ 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+.
JUNIOR (2014-15) – Participated in eight regattas . . . raced the Varsity 4+ to a win over Creighton in a duel . . . recorded a top finish in the Varsity 4+ at the Knecht Cup . . . topped SMU in the Varsity 4+ in the Lawless Cup . . . captured a silver medal at the American Athletic Conference Championship in the Varsity 4+ . . . competed at the Reading Amateur Regatta and Women’s Henley Regatta as a part of the teams’ postseason international trip.
SOPHOMORE (2013-14) – Participated in nine regattas . . . turned in a fifth-place finish in the Varsity 2x at the Jayhawk Jamboree . . . tallied a second-place finish in the Varsity 4+ Grand Final at the Knecht Cup . . . at the Lawless Cup, earned wins over Creighton and SMU in the Varsity 4+ . . . registered a third-place finish in the Third Varsity 8+ Grand Final at the C-USA Championship.
FRESHMAN (2012-13) – Participated in seven regattas . . . helped the Novice 8+ ‘B’ post a third-place finish at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . assisted the Novice 8+ to a second-place mark at the Head of the Hooch . . . captured wins over Kansas State and UCF in the Varsity 4+ at the Longhorn Invitational . . . helped the Varsity 4+ claim a third-place Petite Final finish at the C-USA Championship.
PRIOR TO TULSA – Was a four-year basketball player for the NOAH consortium of homeschooled students in Northeast Oklahoma . . . averaged 11.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in her career . . . as a senior, she tallied 13.4 points per game and was a Tulsa World all-metro honoree . . . was named to the NCHBC All-Region team as a sophomore, junior and senior.
PERSONAL – An English major . . . born February 28, 1993 . . . daughter of Joe and Rosa Blankenship . . . her brother, Malachi, was a wide receiver for the Golden Hurricane football team from 2009-12 . . . was named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulsa Dean’s List as a freshman and sophomore . . . picked up Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete honors as a sophomore, junior and senior.
