Erica Drennen Class: Senior Hometown: Columbus, OH High School: Upper Arlington Height: 5-8 Birthdate: 11/17/1980 Squad: Varsity

FALL OF 2002: Rowed in the three seat of the first varsity eight for the fall season … finished second to Iowa in the season opener at the Milwaukee River Challenge … won first place at home against Kansas … placed third at the Head of the Rock, missing second by less than a second … was sixth at the Head of the Ohio in the pairs race … varsity eight was fourth at the prestigious Head of the Ohio … finished Head of the Ohio race in 15:05.

AS A JUNIOR: Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team for second consecutive season …won her second monogram in the 2001-02 season … rowed in the second varsity eight for the spring season … placed first in heats and second in the finals at BIG EAST Rowing Challenge, sitting in the sixth seat … came in second at the Indiana Crew Classic …sat in the six seat at San Diego, placing third in heats and sixth in the petite finals … came in first of three boats against Tennessee …in the fall, sat in the fifth seat of the second varsity eight which placed second at the Chicago Chase in 16:42.40 ...was ninth at the Head of the Rock in Rockford, Ill. ... rowed in the sixth seat of the second varsity eight at the Milwaukee River Challenge, placing third ... finished second at the Chicago Chase with partner Becky Luckett in the pairs race.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Won her first monogram during the 2000-01 season ... named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star team ... moved to the second varsity eight shell, rowing from the sixth seat much of the season ... second varsity eight crew enjoyed its most successful season ever, finishing first or second in every race but one during the spring, including the BIG EAST Rowing Challenge ... crew placed second to Syracuse at BIG EAST event by less than one second ... also won the Indiana Cup and dual races against Dayton and Tennessee ... was second in the petite final and ninth overall at the San Diego Crew Classic ... was a member of the second or third varsity eight vessel most of the fall season ... placed 18th at the Head of the Elk Regatta rowing in the five seat of the third varsity shell ... finished sixth at the Head of the Grand ... sat in the seventh seat of the second varsity eight vessel which finished 10th at the Head of the Rock ... was fourth at the Chicago Chase in the varsity eight race, finishing only five seconds behind Indiana for third.

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed in the bow of the first novice eight boat ... placed fourth at the Central Regions, barely missing the bronze medal by .08 seconds ... won a silver medal at the Georgetown Invitational which features all of the BIG EAST schools sponsoring rowing ... competed in the bow seat at Georgetown ... novice eight crew won its opening heat at the Midwest Rowing Championships and finished third in the grand final improving its heat time by 1.5 seconds ... placed fourth at the SIRA Championships rowing in the fourth seat.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Earned nine letters in three sports (cross country, swimming and diving and track) at Upper Arlington High School ... cross country and swimming teams were three-time conference champions, while cross country team won regional championship her freshman season ... was team captain of the cross country and swimming teams her senior year ... named academic All-America in swimming her senior year ... was a member of Drug Free Student Leaders and Career Development Student Advisory Committee in high school ... was ranked nationally in diving and competed at the national meet when 12 years old ... has competed in four triathlons ... is also a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society ... one of two children for Kathryn and Michael Drennen ... born Nov. 17, 1980, in Columbus, Ohio ... enrolled in the College of Science, majoring in pre-professional studies.