Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Women's Rowing Announces Addition of 18 Recruits
6/13/2007 8:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
June 13, 2007
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell head women's rowing coach Stephen Kish announced Wednesday the addition of 18 student-athletes who will join the Bison program this fall. The Class of 2011 is the second-largest recruiting class in program history and features accomplished rowers from 10 different states.
"I am excited about our strongest recruiting class to date," commented Kish, who earned honors as the Patriot League, Mid-Atlantic Region and Lightweight Coach of the Year this past season. "The coaching staff and returning rowers cannot wait to start working with such a talented group of accomplished junior rowers. The sculling and sweep experience with some of the most prominent junior programs in the country will help this group have an immediate impact on the team's speed."
The recruits fall into one of three categories: coxswains, lightweights and openweights.
Laura Diamond and Arin Mossovitz comprise the third group of experienced coxswains Kish has recruited. The duo will join veterans Katie Kessler, Lauren Lesko, Mary Wilson, Lauren Yee and Jeweliet Yost to form a young, but experienced coxswain contingent.
The lightweight recruits are Elizabeth Barnett, Kelsey Dowd, Cherith Elliott, Stephanie Frank and Blair Rolnick. Once again Kish expects his incoming recruits to have an immediate impact on the overall team, as well as the lightweight group, which has set the standard high with the lightweight eight winning the IRA National Championship earlier this month. In addition to that prestigious title, the lightweight eight has won gold and silver medals at the Dad Vail Regatta in recent years and represented the program at the 2004 Henley Women's Regatta in England.
The openweight list of recruits is the largest, featuring 11 student-athletes. Christina Cabiati, Allegra Colandro, Gina DiDomenico, Victoria Dudley, Ashley Gennings, Kathryn Humphrey, Kathleen Janosco, Anna Johnson, Taylor Jordan, Betsy O'Leary and Carol Schoenecker comprise the openweights, who will try to continue and improve upon the team's success of this past spring that featured team titles at both the Patriot League Championship as well as the ECAC Metro Championship.
Bucknell's 18 recruits will join 38 returning rowers to form the 2007-08 Bison women's rowing squad. Sophie Bird, Katherine Brewster-Duffy, Cara Cox-Steiner, Amanda Gallina, Jessica Glenn, Brittany Kaplan, Jennie Trayes and Amy VanNostrand will form the eight-person senior class, one of the largest in recent memory.
BUCKNELL WOMEN'S ROWING 2007 RECRUITING CLASS
Name - Hometown/High School
Elizabeth Barnett - Huntington, N.Y./Huntington
Christina Cabiati - Arlington, Va./Washington-Lee
Allegra Colandro - Woodbridge, Conn./Amity Regional
Laura Diamond - Highland Beach, Fla./Pine Crest
Gina DiDomenico - Ambler, Pa./Mount Saint Joseph's Academy
Kelsey Dowd - Manlius, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy
Victoria Dudley - San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius Prep
Cherith Elliott - Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny
Stephanie Frank - Westerville, Ohio/Westerville
Ashley Gennings - Leesburg, Va./Bishop O'Connell
Kathryn Humphrey - La Plata, Md./Bishop Ireton
Kathleen Janosco - Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny
Anna Johnson - Watertown, N.Y./Phillips Exeter Academy
Taylor Jordan - Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Pine Crest
Arin Mossovitz - Lutherville, Md./St. Paul's School
Betsy O'Leary - Holderness, N.H./Holderness
Blair Rolnick - Westfield, N.J./The Peddie School
Carol Schoenecker - Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel
Elizabeth Barnett (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington)
High School: Member of the Sagamore Rowing Association and Huntington High School crew team ... first place in the Women's Junior A 2x at USRowing Nationals ... second place in the Women's 2x at USRowing Jr. World Trials ... first in the Girl's Senior 1x at the New York State Scholastic Regatta as a junior and a senior ... second place in '06, third in '07 in the Girl's Senior 1x at Stotesbury Cup Regatta ... first in the Varsity 1x at NJ Scholastic Rowing Championship, the Mercer Lake Sprints and Scholastic Nationals as a senior ... first in the Varsity 4x at the Long Island Scholastic Championships as a senior ... second place in the Women's High School 1x at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta ... first trumpet in concert band, wind ensemble, jazz band, and symphonic orchestra ... 2004 New York State field band champion ... member of National Honor Society and Principal's High Honor Roll.
Personal: Full name is Elizabeth Rose Barnett ... daughter of Robert and Joan Barnett ... born Dec. 24, 1988 ... has a brother, Michael ... intends to pursue a major in international relations.
Christina Cabiati (Arlington, Va./Washington-Lee)
High School: Member of the Thompson's Boat Center Competitive Rowing Team and Washington and Lee High School Rowing Team ... second in the Varsity 8+ at the Virginia State Championship as a junior ... second at USRowing Nationals and fifth at Canadian Henley in the Varsity 8+ as a rising junior ... second at USRowing Nationals in the Varsity 8+ as a rising sophomore ... first chair flute in All-District Honor Band in 2005 ... honor roll student.
Personal: Full name is Christina Alexis Cabiati ... daughter of John and Susan Cabiati ... born Sept. 27, 1989 ... has a brother, Nicholas ... intends to pursue a major in business administration.
Allegra Colandro (Woodbridge, Conn./Amity Regional)
High School: Member of the Saugatuck Rowing Club ... captain of the team her senior year ... third in the Varsity 8+ and second in the Second Varsity 4+ at the William and Sarah Cooper Cup as a senior ... first in the Varsity 8+ at the Connecticut Nutmeg Games ... placed sixth in the Novice 8+ at Northeast Junior Regionals ... third at the 2007 Connecticut Indoor Championships ... three-sport athlete at Amity High School, lettering in soccer, track and basketball ... honor roll student ... has taken eight years of art lessons and nine years of classical piano.
Personal: Full name is Allegra Barry Conroy Colandro ... daughter of Frank Colandro and Lisa Hylwa ... born April 30, 1989 ... intends to pursue a major in English or political science.
Laura Diamond (Highland Beach, Fla./Pine Crest)
High School: Member of the Pine Crest School rowing team ... coxswain since freshman year ... three-year varsity coxswain and 2006-07 captain ... coxed both men and women ... Student Council representative ... member of Spanish Honor Society ... founder and president of the Young Bohemian's Art Society at Pine Crest.
Personal: Full name is Laura Rachel Diamond ... daughter of Nancy and Robert Diamond ... born July 12, 1988 ... has a brother, Michael ... intends to pursue a major in psychology or biology with plans to attend medical school.
Gina DiDomenico (Ambler, Pa./Mount Saint Joseph's Academy)
High School: Member of the Mount Saint Joseph's Academy rowing ream ... third at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta in the Second Varsity 8+ as a senior ... first at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta, second at Scholastic Nationals, and first at the Philadelphia City Championships in the Second Varsity 8+ as a junior ... participant in Women's Royal Henley Regatta ... member of the Community Service Corps, Operation Smile and the Gold Key Club.
Personal: Full name is Gina Marie DiDomenico ... daughter of Patricia Forte and Ralph DiDomenico ... born Feb. 9, 1989 ... has a sister, Laura ... major is undecided.
Kelsey Dowd (Manlius, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy)
High School: Member of the Syracuse Chargers Rowing Club ... second at the New York Empire State Games in Open Women's 4x ... made the semifinal of junior women's 4+ and 8+ at the Royal Canadian Henley ... captain of varsity lacrosse team at Christian Brothers Academy ... Liberty League champions as a sophomore and junior in lacrosse ... won the Liberty American All-Star Team award ... honor roll all semesters ... recipient of the Kodak Young Leaders award ... member of ski club.
Personal: Full name is Kelsey Austin Dowd ... daughter of Martin and Holly Dowd ... born Aug. 9, 1989 ... has one younger brother, Riley ... major is undeclared.
Victoria Dudley (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius Prep)
High School: Member of the St. Ignatius College Prep. women's rowing team ... third in the Varsity 8+ at Youth Nationals as a senior ... second in the Varsity 8+ at Southwest Junior Regionals as a senior ... three-seat of the Varsity 8+ placing 6th at the San Diego Crew Classic in her junior year ... rowed at USRowing Junior National Team Women's Development Camp, summer 2005, and placed first at Independence Day Regatta in the Junior B 4+ and first and second at USRowing Nationals in the Jr. B 8+ and 4+, respectively ... placed fourth in the Varsity 8+ at Southwest Jr. Regionals as a sophomore ... placed second in the Freshman 8+ at Southwest Jr. Regionals ... elected team captain her sophomore year ... dancer in numerous San Francisco performances since age three ... representative on student council.
Personal: Full name is Victoria Amanda Dudley ... daughter of Timothy and Susan Dudley ... born on Aug. 11, 1989 ... has a brother, Joseph, rowing at Gonzaga University ... intends to pursue a major in education.
Cherith Elliott (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny)
High School: Member of the North Allegheny High School rowing team and captain during the 2006-2007 year ... second in the Senior 4x at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta as a senior ... first in the Girl's Lightweight 8+ at the Heritage River Classic Regatta as a freshman ... second in the Girl's Under-16 1x at the Philadelphia Youth Regatta ... third in the Varsity 4x at the Midwest Scholastic Championships ... third in that Varsity 2x at the Speakmon Memorial Regatta ... winner of the team Scholar-Athlete award as well as the Team Titan award ... accomplished choir and opera singer with groups such as the Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh with which she has performed all over the country ... member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Full name is Cherith Jane Elliott ... daughter of Gordon and Karen Elliott ... born July 21, 1989 ... has a brother, Singen ... intends to pursue a major in business management.
Stephanie Frank (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville Central)
High School: Member of the Westerville Rowing Club ... qualified for Youth Nationals in the Lightweight 8+ and 4+, placing fifth in the grand final as a senior ... placed first in 2007 and second in 2006 at the Midwest Championship Erg Sprints in the Junior Lightweight Women's Division ... placed second in the lightweight 8+ at the 2006 Midwest Junior Rowing Championships ... placed eighth in the lightweight 8+ at the 2006 USRowing National Championship ... A.P. Scholar ... captain of both the swimming and rowing teams ... member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Club, and Key Club ... active volunteer at local hospitals.
Personal: Full name is Stephanie Arleen Frank ... daughter of Jeffrey and Valerie Frank ... born on Dec. 3, 1988 ... has two brothers, George, 13, and Nathan, 19 ... intends to pursue a major in international relations and Spanish.
Ashley Gennings (Leesburg, Va./Bishop O'Connell)
High School: Member of the Bishop O'Connell and Thompson Boat Club Rowing Teams ... third at Virginia State Championship, semifinalist at Stotesbury Cup and ninth at Nationals as a junior for Bishop O'Connell ... rowed in the U-18 first 8+, lightweight 4+ and second 4+ for Thompson's Boat Club, placing sixth in the grand final of the 8+ at The Royal Canadian Henley Regatta ... stroked the Varsity 8+ for Thompson's in the fall of her senior year placing in the top 5% at the Head of the Charles ... stroke seat of Bishop O'Connell's Varsity 8+ her senior spring ... honor roll student ...four-year student council officer.
Personal: Full name is Ashley Nicole Gennings ... daughter of Kert and Cheryl Gennings ... born on March 16, 1989 ... has one sister, Alexa ... intends to pursue a major in education.
Kathryn Humphrey (La Plata, Md./Bishop Ireton)
High School: Member of Bishop Ireton High School Rowing Team ... first in the Second Varsity 4+ at the Virginia Scholastic Championship ... active in Girl Scouts and Haitian Alliance ... member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Full name is Kathryn Gordon Humphrey ... daughter of Michael and Carole Humphrey ... born May 29, 1989 ... major is undecided.
Kathleen Janosco (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny)
High School: Member of the North Allegheny High School Rowing Team and captain for the 2006-07 year ... second in the Varsity 4x at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta as a senior ... second in the Varsity 4x at the Midwest Championships and fourth in the JV 4x at Stotesbury as a junior ... first in the Varsity 4x at the Jack Speakmon Memorial Regatta as a sophomore ... first in the Freshman 8+ at the Pittsburgh Scholastic Sprints ... holds the 2,000-meter record for Freshman Girls at the North Allegheny Indoor Rowing Championships ... high honor roll all semesters ... member of the US Rowing Scholastic Honor Roll ... member of the National Honor Society ... works as a lifeguard and swim team coach ... violinist since third grade.
Personal: Full name is Kathleen Marie Janosco ... daughter of Michael and Audrey Janosco ... born Sept. 2, 1988 ... has a brother, Michael, and a sister, Lauren ... intends to pursue a major in biology or biochemistry.
Anna Johnson (Watertown, N.Y./Phillips Exeter Academy)
High School: Member of the Phillips Exeter Academy Rowing Team ... fourth in the Varsity 8+ at Youth Nationals as a senior ... 2006 New England Champion in the Third Varsity 8+ ... active in student council, the school newspaper as a photographer, and many singing groups including glee club and acapella ... received high academic honors.
Personal: Full name is Anna Allison Johnson ... daughter of Harold and Susan Johnson ... born Dec. 29, 1987 ... has a brother, Alec, and a sister, Leslie ... major is undeclared.
Taylor Jordan (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Pine Crest)
High School: Member of the Pine Crest High School Rowing Team ... rowed all four years in the Varsity 8+, team captain her senior year ... placed first in Florida and seventh nationally in the Varsity 8+ as a freshman ... placed third in Florida in the Varsity 8+ as a junior ... third in the 500-meter team relay at Southern Sprints ... member of the Spanish Honor Society and Students Against Drunk Driving.
Personal: Full name is Taylor Jordan ... daughter of Jim and Janet Jordan ... born Oct. 7, 1988 ... has two brothers, Eric and Jimmy, and two sisters, Alison and Spencer... intends to pursue a major in education.
Arin Mossovitz (Lutherville, Md./St. Paul's School)
High School: Member of St Paul's School for Girls rowing team ... three-year varsity coxswain and 2006-07 captain ... second in the Women's Coxed 4+ at the Stotesbury Regatta ... first in Women's 4+ at the Baltimore Championships .... won the Novice Crew Award ... honor roll student ... involved in the Baltimore Girl's School Leadership Coalition and Peer Education Club.
Personal: Full name is Arin Hotchkiss Mossovitz ... daughter of Mel Mossovitz and Phyllis Hotchkiss ... born Jan. 7, 1989 ... has a brother, Morey, and a sister, Amanda Agetstein ... intends to pursue a major in pre-law.
Betsy O'Leary (Holderness, N.H./Holderness)
High School: Rowed for the Winnepesaukee Rowing Club ... three-sport varsity letterwinner in soccer, ice hockey and tennis at the Holderness School.
Personal: Full Name is Elizabeth Barbara O'Leary ... daughter of Michael and Cynthia O'Leary ... born on Oct. 10, 1988 ... has a brother James, 16, and a sister Charlotte, 13 ... major is undeclared.
Blair Rolnick (Westfield, N.J./The Peddie School)
High School: Member of the Peddie School Rowing Team ... won the Mercer Sprints in 2005 as two-seat in the Junior 4+ ... took third in 2006 at City's as two-seat then went on to the semifinals at the Scholastic Rowing Association Championships ... made honor roll 10 trimesters ... semifinalist on the Nation Latin Exam ... served as a boarding prefect.
Personal: Full name is Blair Anastasia Rolnick ... daughter of Lawrence and Kimberly Rolnick ... born Dec. 1, 1988 ... intends to pursue a major in biology.
Carol Schoenecker (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel)
High School: Member of the Fox Chapel High School Rowing Team ... second in the Varsity 4+ and third in the Varsity 8+ at the Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championships as a senior ... qualified for Youth Nationals in the Varsity 4+ as a senior ... first in the Varsity 4+ at Scholastic Sprints as a junior ... first in both the Varsity 8+ and 4+ at the Head of the Ohio as a junior ... first in the Varsity 4+ at the Speakmon Regatta and in the Varsity 8+ at Scholastic Sprints as a sophomore ... third in the Varsity 4+ at Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championships and eighth at Scholastic Nationals ... member of the National Honor Society and US Rowing Scholastic honor roll ... violinist and member of the school orchestra.
Personal: Full name is Carol Elizabeth Schoenecker ... daughter of Thomas and Mary Schoenecker ... born April 27, 1989 ... has a sister, Rebekah ... intends to pursue a major in anthropology.
