2007-08 Women's Rowing Roster

Brittany Burnham 2006-07 Women's Rowing Roster


Height 6'2''
Class Senior
Hometown Hilton Head, SC
High School Tabor Academy
Brittany Burnham - Women's Rowing - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A SENIOR: Started the spring season with the varsity four boat against Northeastern … rowed in two races at the Lubbers Cup, finishing fourth in the varsity eight (7:11.31) and third in the varsity four ‘A’ boat … helped the open varsity four boat capture first place in the Petite finals of the Central/South Region Championship with a time of 7:52.50 … rowed as a member of the eighth place Irish crew in the varsity eight division at Head of the Rock…also rowed as a member of the crew that finished 18th at Cal-Sag in the varsity eight competition…later she would help the Irish to a third place finish in the varsity eight final E fleet … three-year monogram winner … named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team.

AS A JUNIOR: Versatile rower spent time in second varsity eight, first varsity four, and second varsity four boats … member of open four boat which advanced to Petite Finals and finished fourth at the Central/South Region Championship, recording a 8:09.78 preliminary time, an 8:09.78 semifinal time, and a 6:56.43 petite final time … her crew finished second in the second varsity four Grand Final at the BIG EAST Championships, helping the Irish to the team title … sat in the second varsity four boat against Virginia ‘A’ and ‘B’ and Princeton, finishing third with a 7:50.7 time … rowed in three races at the Lubbers Cup, finishing third in the first varsity eight (8:07.56), second to the Irish[apos]s ‘A’ boat in the second varsity eight ‘B’ boat (8:16.49), and third in the second varsity four ‘B’ boat (8:09.87) … finished third in the second varsity four boat against Michigan State ‘A’ and Michigan, while defeating Michigan State ‘B’ with a time of 8:22.16 … sat in the varsity eight ‘B’ boat against Alabama and Cincinnati … rowed with the varsity four boat in first race of spring against Tennessee and Minnesota … rode in the varsity eight ‘C’ boat at the Head of the Rock, finishing 11th out of 24 boats.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Rowed with second varsity eight and finished fourth at Lubbers Cup … member of open eight boat that finished second in Grand Finals at San Diego Crew Classic … helped varsity four boat to first-place finish in Grand Finals of BIG EAST Championship … her varsity four crew finished fourth in Petite Final of Central/South Regional Championships … placed sixth in the varsity four in a time of 16:58.0 at the Notre Dame Invitational…collected a 10th-place finish at the Head of the Elk in the open four-a…sat in the three seat and finished in a time of 17:22.31 … earned second monogram with the program.

AS A FRESHMAN: Earned her first monogram with the Irish for the 2004-2005 season…varsity four finished the year with a fifth place finish in the Central/South Region Sprints grand finals … claimed the BIG EAST Championship with the varsity four (9:48.45) … defeated Cincinnati and finished second against Yale and Harvard with the varsity four … beat Indiana and Purdue with a time of 7:14.0 and claimed first over Louisville and Indiana … placed third with the second varsity eight in the JV Petite Final at the San Diego Crew Classic. In her first season with the Irish, sat in the five seat for the fall season … finished 18th with a time of 16:47.56 in the open eight race at the Head of the Rock competition in Rockford, Ill. … took fifth-place at the Head of the Elk by posting a time of 15:49.7 in the open eight-b race

PREP AND PERSONAL: Three year letter winner in rowing at the Tabor Academy, serving as captain her senior year … also participated in basketball and field hockey during … team finished sixth at the NEIRA as a senior … earned first place honors in the Petite Finals at the NEIRA during her junior campaign at Tabor, recording the fifth fastest time of the day … involved in community service and the Big Sister program in high school … attended the same high school as current Irish basketball player Torin Francis and teammate Alyssa Close … daughter of Ted Burnham and Pamela Myers … born July 8, 1986 in Nantucket, Mass. … graduated with a degree in anthropology from the College of Arts and Letters.