2010-11 Rowing Roster
Roster
Tanya Smith
- Position:
- Starboard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
2010-11
Split time rowing in the varsity eight and second varsity eight crews throughout her sophomore season...rowed four seat in the V8+ and three seat in the 2V8+ in early-season dual-meet victories against Loyola Marymount (March 5) and San Diego State (March 13)...rowed three seat in the 2V8+ against California (March 27) and three seat in the V8+ versus Stanford (March 28)...rowed three seat in the V8+ both days of the San Diego Crew Classic (April 2-3)...rowed in the 2V8+ at the Virginia Invitational (April 15-17) and three seat in the V8+ against USC (April 30)...rowed two seat in the V4+ at Pac-10 Championships (May 15).
Before UCLA
One-year rower at UC Santa Barbara (2009-10), earning freshman All-America honors, the Hammer Award and UCSB Tradition Award...raced to a gold medal at the Long Beach Erg Sprints.
High School
Three-year varsity cross country and tennis letterwinner at The Taft School in Watertown, Conn...as a rower, earned a silver medal at the WIRAs and a bronze medal at the ACRAs...on the cross country team, advanced to the CIF finals as an individual runner...earned All-League honors and named team MVP...led Taft to second- and fourth-place finishes in the Majestic League...as a tennis player, earned All-League honors each season and competed as the team's top singles player...secured the George D. Gould tennis award for competitiveness, work ethic and integrity...served as team captain of the tennis team.
Personal
Full name: Tanya Smith...born January 4, 1992 in Calgary, Alberta (Canada)...Tanya is the older of Geoff and Alexandra Smith's two daughters...has one younger sister, Alexandra...Italian major.
