Casey Robinson 2008-09 Women's Rowing Roster
AS A SENIOR: Rowed with the varsity eight boat during the spring campaign … named a first-team BIG EAST All-Conference selection … finished second in heat one against Duke and Buffalo to open the schedule after posting a time of 5:05.7 … went on to win the second heat after setting the pace at 5:12.3 … placed third two weeks later in a race against Michigan State and Michigan, stopping the clock at 6:46.9 … the following day, earned a race victory over the likes of Indiana, Purdue, Buffalo and Eastern Michigan after registering a mark of 7:06.0 … finished second in a race against USC during the morning session, stopping the clock at 6:52.07 … later placed second to UCLA in the afternoon after clocking in at 7:36.33 … secured the prelim heat victory at the BIG EAST Championships, posting a time of 6:53.989 … went on to win the grand final race on the back of a time of 7:17.587 … earned a berth in the petite finals at the Central/South Sprints and finished fourth in a time of 6:44.52 … began the fall season at the Head of the Rock regatta with a third-place finish in a collegiate eight boat for the Irish with a final time of 15:48.08 … clocked a time of 17:26.86 to gain seventh in the collegiate four race at the same regatta … against Indiana and Iowa at home, pulled in a third-place finish in 14:43.0 for the varsity four ‘D’ boat … also gained a third-place result with the Notre Dame varsity eight ‘B’ boat in flight 1 after a 13:20.8 completion against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
AS A JUNIOR: Moved to the varsity eight boat after spending sophomore campaign on the second varsity eight crew … opened up the spring season at Michigan State, earning a second-place finish and posting a time of 7:47.14 … earned the boat[apos]s first win of the spring season the following day against Indiana and Purdue, crossing the finish line in 5:33.00 … at the San Diego Crew Classic, finished the prelim heat in fifth place with a time of 6:51.07 which qualified the boat for the petite final … the crew went on to finish third place in the petite final with a time of 7:02.39 … in the morning session of the four-team regatta hosted by Ohio State, earned a third-place mark with a time of 6:31.54 … improved on time in the afternoon session, ending at 6:27.33, en route to another third-place finish … helped her boat qualify for the petite final at the Central/South Region Championships by finishing third in the prelim heat (6:39.59) and then earning a fifth-place finish in the semifinal heat (6:17.00) … in the petite final, raced to a fifth-place outcome by completing the course in a time of 6:24.10 … sat in with the varsity eight ‘B’ boat at the Head of the Rock Regatta and helped the crew completed the race in a time of 16:41.60 and a sixth-place finish … rowed with the varsity eight ‘B’ boat in the Southland Regatta, helping the crew notch a time of 17:11.02 and a ninth-place finish (23 boats) and qualifying them for the ‘C’ final … in the final, the crew navigated the course in a time of 7:12.30 … named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team … award monogram for second straight year.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Became a key member of Notre Dame[apos]s second varsity eight crew … helped the varsity eight win two races against Northeastern in the spring season opener … member of the second varsity eight that beat Stanford (7:13.26) and UCLA (7:29.9) at the Pac-10 Challenge … finished second in the second varsity eight race with a time of 7:47.1 in the morning session and first in the afternoon session crossing the finish line in a time of 7:52.7 versus Michigan State and Miami (Fla.) … won the second varsity eight race (6:32.5) at the Indiana Invite … helped her crew to two first-place finishes at the Charles River Challenge … led her second varsity eight crew to the gold medal at the BIG EAST Championship with a winning time of 6:51.8 as Notre Dame claimed its fifth consecutive conference title … her second varsity eight boat advanced to the Grand Finals of the Central/South Region Championship, finishing second in the preliminary heat (6:51.56) and finishing second in the semifinal heat (6:47.12) before registering a time of 6:43.20 in the finals to capture third place … was a member of the sixth-place Irish crew in the varsity eight division at the Head of the Rock, finishing in a time of 16:00.56 … helped her crew to a 14th place finish at the Cal-Sag Regatta out of 22 crews in the varsity eight … also rowed in the varsity eight final D, finishing third (7:03.069) behind Michigan State and Wisconsin respectively … awarded first monogram with the program.
AS A FRESHMAN: Member of top Irish novice eight boat that began the season with seven straight victories (in regattas against Minnesota and Tennessee; Alabama and Cincinnati, Michigan State, Michigan and Clemson and in dual races against California and UCLA), finished in runner-up spot to Syracuse at BIG EAST Championship as her crew crossed the finish line in 6:58.14 … helped novice eight crew to a spot in Grand Finals at Central/South Region Championships … made collegiate debut in the fall rowing with the Notre Dame ‘D’ boat at the Head of the Rock.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner in soccer, track & field and horseback riding at the American Cooperative School … daughter of David and Donna Robinson … father graduated from Notre Dame … oldest of two children … born October 7, 1988 in Silver Spring, Md. … graduated from the College of Science as an environmental sciences major.