Renee Vanasse

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Coon Rapids, Minn.
High School:
Coon Rapids HS

AT TULSA - Was a four-year letterwinner . . . competed in 33 regattas.

SENIOR (2013-14) - Participated in nine regattas . . . was selected to the All-Conference USA rowing team . . . turned in a third-place mark in the Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ at the Jayhawk Jamboree . . . at the Head of the Hooch, captured a silver medal in the Open 8+ . . . recorded wins over Texas and Kansas State in the Varsity 8+ at the Longhorn Invitational and earned C-USA Boat of the Week honors . . . at the San Diego Crew Classic, posted a fourth-place mark in the Collegiate 8+ Grand Final and picked up C-USA Boat of the Week accolades . . . tallied a fifth-place finish in the Varsity 8+ Grand Final at the Knecht Cup . . . at the Lawless Cup, earned wins over Creighton and SMU in the Varsity 8+ . . . registered a fourth-place finish in the Varsity 8+ Grand Final at the C-USA Championship.

JUNIOR (2012-13) - Participated in eight regattas . . . helped the Collegiate 8+ `A' record a fifth-place mark at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . at the Oklahoma Invite, guided the Varsity 8+ to a win over Central Oklahoma . . . captured wins over Kansas State and UCF in the Varsity 8+ at the Longhorn Invitational . . . assisted the Varsity 8+ to a win over SMU in the Lawless Cup . . . at the C-USA Championship, raced the Varsity 8+ to a second-place Petite Final finish.

SOPHOMORE (2011-12) - Participated in seven regattas . . . raced the Collegiate 8+ `A' to a fourth-place finish in the 500-Meter Grand Final Sprint at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . assisted the Varsity 8+ to wins over Kansas, Kansas State and Central Oklahoma at the Oklahoma Invitational . . . at the San Diego Crew Classic, raced the Varsity 8+ to a fifth-place Grand Final finish . . . helped Tulsa capture the Lawless Cup with a top mark in the Varsity 8+ . . . at the C-USA Championship, earned a fifth-place Grand Final finish in the Varsity 8+.

FRESHMAN (2010-11) - Participated in nine regattas . . . helped the Novice 8+ record a fourth-place finish with a time of 16:14.77 at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . posted a third-place finish at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship and a sixth-place mark at the San Diego Crew Classic in the Novice 8+ Grand Final . . . registered a fifth-place mark in the Second Varsity 8+ Grand Final at the Conference USA Championship.

PRIOR TO TULSA - Was a four-year letterwinner as a swimmer at Coon Rapids High School . . . also earned two letters in cross country skiing and was a member of the track and field team for one year.

PERSONAL - An economics major . . . born November 25, 1991 . . . daughter of Bradley and Lynn Vanasse . . . was a C-USA Academic Medal Winner all four years . . . was named to the Tulsa Dean's List as a freshman, junior and senior, and to the President's List as a sophomore . . . was named as a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete as a sophomore, junior and senior . . . was tabbed to the C-USA All-Academic team as a sophomore.