Sarah Shapiro

Position:
Player
Height:
4-10
Weight:
0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Buffalo, N.Y.
High School:
City Honors

Team captain ... FALL 2005: Coxed the varsity 8+ and varsity 4+ that won the Lake Michie Invitational ... maneuvered the Championship 8+ through the curves and bridges at the Head of the Charles to a 16th-place finish ... coxed the Championship 8+ and the Championship 4+ to second-place finishes at the Head of the Hooch ... coxed the Championship 8+ to an eighth-place finish at the Head of the Lake ...

2004-05: Did some effective sculling and sweeping in the fall since the team was out in small boats ... coxed the varsity 4+ that took first at the Lake Michie Invitational ... led the Championship 4+ that won the race at the Head of the Hooch ... finished 10th in the Open 4X as part of the “coxswain” 4X at the Head of the Hooch ... drove the varsity 8+ to a fourth-place finish at the Rivanna Romp ... coxed the varsity 8+ in the spring ... started the season off with three out of four wins at the Longhorn Invitational ... received ACC Crew of the Week honors for a victory over Oregon State ... finished third at the ACC Championship in the varsity 8+ ... dual win over Miami prior to Regionals ... won the C-level final in the varsity 8+ at Regionals after just missing the A/B final ...

2003-04: Was an integral part of the varsity as a sophomore ... coxed the varsity 8+ that won the Lake Michie Invitational and finished fourth at the Head of the Mon ... finished first in the Championship 8+ and first in the Club 4 at the Head of the Hooch ... led the second varsity 8+ to a sixth-place finish at the Rivanna Romp ... in the spring, she established herself as the second varsity 8+ coxswain ... led the second varsity 8+ to a second-place finish at the ACC Championship and won the petite final in the second varsity 8+ at the South/Central Regional ...

2002-03: Controlled the first novice boat and led them to a third-place finish at the ACC Championship and the South/Central Regionals ...

COACH’S QUOTE: “As both a captain and the head coxswain, Sarah is the ultimate leader on our team. She understands exactly what it takes for her boat to be successful and will therefore be instrumental in pushing our varsity 8+ to its maximum potential.” ...

PREP: A 2002 graduate of the City Honors School ... four-year letterwinner as a coxswain ... two-time team captain ... placed first at states and sixth at Scholastic Nationals as a senior ... won gold at the Canadian Henley and third at states as a junior ... finished second at the American Rowing Championships as a sophomore ... took third at states and second at the American Rowing Championships as a freshman ...

PERSONAL: Born Sarah Anne Shapiro on January 31, 1984, in Buffalo, N.Y. .. daughter of Sheldon and Devorah Shapiro ... Buffalo Teachers Federation Outstanding Student Award.