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2015-16 Women's Rowing Roster

Taryn Dempsey

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Freshman
  • Highschool Oakland Catholic
  • Hometown Mars, Pa.
  • Custom1 Novice

Biography

2015-16 (Freshman)
• Competed in the Novice 8+ 500s race at the Muskie Chase taking first place
• Finished fifth (21:06) with the Novice 8+ A group and fifth (22:34) with the Novice 4+ A group at the Head of the Eagle
• Finished third (6:56.8) with the Novice 8+ group in a race against Duquense and Marietta
• Brought home the gold with the Novice 8+ group at the Cincinnati Regatta with a time of (8:01.65)
• Finished second (5:13.7) with the Novice 8+ group and second (7:30.6) in the PM Novice 8+ race at Lubbers Cup
• Finished fourth (6:42.1) with the Novice 8+ at the Sira Regatta
• Won the Petit Final with the 2nd Varsity 8+ group at the A-10 Championship

High School
•  Four-year rower at Oakland Catholic
•  2nd Varsity 8 bronze medal at Midwest Rowing Championships in 2014
•  Attended SRAA Nationals in the 2nd Varsity 8 (2014) and Varsity 8 (2015)

Personal
•  Daughter of Paul and Barbara Dempsey
•  Two siblings: Kaitlyn and Bryan
•  Majoring in discover art and science
•  Volunteer coach for special needs cheerleading for six years