2012-13 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Alaina Puff
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Shaler Area
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
2012: 2-seat of Third Varsity Eight that placed fourth at Eastern Sprints ... gold at Mid-Atlantic Rowing Championship ... bronze at Occoquan Sprints ... 6-seat of Third Varsity Eight that won silver at Murphy Cup.
2011: 2-seat of Third Varsity Eight that won silver at Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Crew Championship ... named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2010:Four seat in the Freshman Eight ... helped the Frosh Eight to victories at the Occoquan Sprints and Murphy Cup regattas ... helped the Frosh Eight to head-to-head victories over Rhode Island, Kansas, and MIT ... helped the Frosh Eight to Bucknell's first victory at Princeton in the 3V event over Princeton, Penn, and Dartmouth ... then helped the Frosh Eight to a first-place finish at the ECAC Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Regional Championships ... rowed in the 3V to Bucknell's first-ever showing in the grand finals of the EAWRC Regatta, finishing fifth.
High School:Member of Steel City Rowing Club ... first in the Varsity Quad at the Midwest Championships in 2009 ... first in the Varsity Double at the Midwest Championships in 2009 ... second at the Pittsburgh Indoor Sprints in 2009 ... first in the Varsity Single and second in the Varsity Double at Head of the Ohio in 2008 ... first in the Women's Junior Varsity Quad at the Cooper Cup in 2008 ... first in the Women's Varsity Quad at the Hoover in 2008 ... third in the Women's Varsity Quad at the Head of the Occoquan in 2007 ... member of the National Honor Society ... active in the school newspaper.
Personal:Full name is Alaina Michelle Puff ... daughter of Judy Puff ... born Oct. 16, 1991 ... double major in Psychology and Education... aspires to take part in the education reform within America and eventually obtain a masters in School Psychology.
Why I chose Bucknell: "I chose Bucknell because I found it had the perfect balance between a strong academic foundation and a sophisticated level of competition where I could reach my full potential in both domains."
