Athlete Bios

Abby Broughton
Birth date: May 3, 1983
Hometown: Tetonia, ID
College: Lewis and Clark College

Results:
Fifth place in the lightweight quad at the 2006 World Championships. Second place in the lightweight single and second place in the lightweight double at the 2006 U.S. National Team selection regatta.


Erin Burton
Birth date: May 30, 1980
Hometown: Isle of Palms, SC
College: Duke University

Results:
Eighth place in the lightweight single at the 2006 U.S. National Team selection regatta. Gold medal in the senior lightweight single at the 2004 U.S. National Championships.


Alicia Cole
Birth date: July 6, 1977
Hometown: Corona del Mar, CA
College: Vassar College

Results:
Bronze medal in the elite lightweight single and fourth place in the senior lightweight single at the 2006 U.S. National Championships. Silver medal in the elite lightweight single at the 2005 U.S. National Championships.


Marah Connole
Birth date: July 29, 1983
Hometown: Helena, MT
College: University of Washington

Results:
First year of training at the Pocock Rowing Center.


Jenn Hitchcock
Birth date: March 23, 1982
Hometown: Waynesboro, PA
College: Rochester Institute of Technology

Results:
Gold medals in the lightweight double and quad, and a silver medal in the open double, at the 2006 U.S. National Championships.


Melissa Johnson
Birth date: May 13, 1982
Hometown: Sublimity, OR
College: University of Oregon

Results:
Gold medal in the senior quad at the 2006 Royal Canadian Henley. Gold medal in the double at the 2006 Olympic Events Regatta.


Lindsay Meyer
Birth date: Sept. 23, 1988
Hometown: Seattle, WA
High School: Holy Names Academy

Results:
Bronze medal in the single at the 2006 Junior World Championships (became the first female sculler in U.S. history to medal at a junior world championships). Gold medals in the intermediate single and the senior single, and a silver medal in the elite single, at the 2006 USRowing National Championships.


Liz Patterson
Birth date: June 13, 1983
Hometown: Davis, CA
College: University of California - Davis

Results:
Gold medal in the lightweight double and silver medal in the lightweight quad at the 2006 U.S. National Championships. Fifth place in the Collegiate Eight at the 2003 Henley Women’s Regatta.


Lia Pernel
Birth date: August 16, 1981
Hometown: Seattle, WA
College: Princeton University

Results:
Fourth year training at the Pocock Rowing Center. Sixth place in the lightweight quad at the 2006 World Championships. 11th in the double at the 2005 World Championships. Two time U.S. junior national champion.


Layne Salter
Birth date: April 14, 1976
Hometown: Manchester, MA
College: University of Massachusetts

Results:
First year of training at the Pocock Rowing Center.


Katie Sweet
Birth date: March 18, 1983
Hometown: Seattle, WA
College: University of Wisconsin

Results:
Third year training at Pocock Rowing Center. Fifth place in the lightweight quad at the 2006 World Championships. Gold medal in the lightweight quad at the 2006 U.S. National Championhsips. Gold medal in the lightweight eight at the 2005 IRA Collegiate National Championships.


Nicole Sylvester
Birth date: July 2, 1981
Hometown: Dover, NH
College: Cornell University

Results:
Silver medal in the women’s eight at the 2006 FISA Rowing World Cup. Spare on the U.S. quad at the 2005 World Championships (fifth place). Gold medal in the women’s eight at the 2005 Head of the Charles.


Michelle Trannel
Birth date: Feb. 28, 1983
Hometown: East Dubuque, IL
College: Iowa University

Results:
Fifth place in the lightweight quad at the 2006 World Championships. Gold medals in the lightweight quad and open quad at the 2006 U.S. National Championships.