Paige White 2009-10 Women's Rowing Roster
AS A SENIOR: Competed in four different boats in the spring season for the Irish … opened her spring in Indianapolis as part of the victorious second varsity eight boat … crossed the line at 7:24.0 to beat both Purdue and Eastern Michigan … also competed with the victorious second varsity four boat in Indianapolis, gliding across the finish line at 7:34.4 to finish ahead of Indiana and a second Notre Dame boat … qualified for the BIG EAST Championship grand finals by placing first in preliminaries with a time of 7:22.21 … went on to win the BIG EAST Championship final by stopping the clocks at 7:03.24 …placed fourth (7:51.68) at the Oak Ridge Regional Grand Final in the open four race behind Virginia ‘A,’ Clemson, and Virginia ‘B’ … qualified for the grand finals by placing second in heat A behind Virginia ‘A’ … teamed up with Katie Suyo to take 16th-place in the varsity pair at the Head of the Rock Regatta … guided Notre Dame ‘A’ to a fifth-place finish at Head of the Rock Regatta in the varsity eight race (16:23.88) … took first place in the varsity eight race in the Notre Dame ‘1’ boat vs. Tulsa, finishing in a time of 14:13.1 … member of the Notre Dame varsity four ‘1’ boat that took fourth place (11:59.6) vs. Tulsa.
AS A JUNIOR: Earned a seat with the varsity four boat during the spring schedule … opened the slate with a pair of heat victories against Buffalo and Duke, finishing in times of 5:59.3 and 5:58.9 in the first and second runs, respectively … against Michigan State and Michigan, captured a race win after pacing the field with a mark of 7:35.1 … the following day, earned another race win against the likes of Buffalo, Indiana, Purdue and Eastern Michigan after setting a time of 8:06.7 … notched a pair of second-place results against USC and UCLA, completing the course in 7:56.90 in the morning against the Trojans and 8:53.03 in the afternoon against the Bruins … at the BIG EAST Championships, earned a bid in the grand final after winning the prelim heat in a time of 7:56.782 … won grand final gold after setting the mark at 8:08.885 … qualified for a lane in the petite finals at the Central/South Sprints and earned a third-place finish in the race with a 7:35.33 clip … started fall season by sitting in the varsity eight ‘2’ boat at the Head of the Rock, placing ninth in the 23 boat collegiate eight race in a time of 16:08.61 … also participated in varsity four boat competition at the Head of the Rock, powering the varsity ‘2’ boat to a sixth- place finish out of 26 boats in 17:24.06 … rowed with the varsity four ‘A’ boat against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State, placing fourth in their heat on the St. Joseph River in South Bend … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Sat with the second novice eight crew during the spring season after not rowing in the fall … opened competition with a second-place finish against Michigan State, finishing the race in a time of 8:46.90 … also finished second the following day against Indiana and Purdue, stopping the clock at 6:35.90 … earned two race victories on the day at the four-team regatta hosted by Ohio State, crossing at 7:11.12 to beat Ohio State in the morning and 7:04.00 to defeat Minnesota in the afternoon.
AS A FRESHMAN: Started the spring rowing for the novice eight ‘B’ boat … helped the novice eight boat to a second-place finish at the Lubbers Cup … beat Michigan State in both races as a member of second novice eight crew … member of second novice eight crew that finished first with a time of 7:19.5 at the Indiana Invite.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Member of cross country, track, tennis and rodeo teams while attending Sacred Heart … won 13 varsity letters … four-year All-American in cross country and two-time honoree in track … led prep team to state championship in track during her freshman and senior seasons … member of state championship team in cross country during her senior season … served as team captain of both cross country and track teams during her final prep season … member of National Honor Society … born in Muenster, Texas on January 7, 1989 … daughter of Andy and Leslie White … has two siblings — Brittany and Zach … graduated from the College of Engineering with a degree in chemical engineering.