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2018-19 Women's Rowing Roster

Liz DeNardo

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Moon Area
  • Hometown Moon Township, Pa.
  • Custom1 Varsity

Biography

2018-19 (Senior)
• Named a 2019 CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
• Selected as a 2020 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar
Named to University of Dayton Dean's List for Fall 2018
• Finished second out of six teams in the Varsity 8+ B event with a time of 18:25.1

• First place finish in the 2V8+ petite final at the Cooper Invite
• Competed in the JV8+, finishing with a bronze medal and a time of 7:20.203
• Won two races against Duquesne as a member of the 2V8+ team
• Advanced to the grand final of the A-10 Championships and finished in sixth place as part of the 2V8+ team

2017-18 (Junior)
• Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee 
• Honored with Best Teammate Award
• Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Award
• Named to 2017-18 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
• 10/10/17: Raced in the V8+ boat and the V4+ boat in Morgantown, W.Va. against WVU and Duquesne.
• Raced in the JV4 that finished in second place in the 6K (26:05.06) and the JV4+ that competed in the 500m sprint at the Muskie Chase hosted by Marietta.
• Part of the second V8+ boat that placed second in the second Varsity 8 race in the morning session (7:37.08) and later placed second in the Second Varsity 8+ B Final (7:39.02) at the Crimson Tide Invitational in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
• On day one of the George Washington Invitational, raced in the V4+ competition, placing third with a time of 8:22.00. On day two, competed in the JV8+ that finished third with a time of 6:56.80.
• At the Cooper Invitational, competed in the V4+ race, finishing in a time of 9:34.13, and also raced in the V4+ Petite Final, finishing in 9:27.49.
• On day one at the SIRA Regatta, raced in the JV8+ Time Trial, finishing fifth overall with a time of 6:32.81. This qualified the JV8+ for the semifinals, which they finished in third place in a time of 7:41.08. In the JV8+ Grand Final, finished in a time of 7:29.63, good for fifth overall.
• At A-10 Championships, raced in the 2V8+ which won the Petite Final, with a time of 7:17.27.

2016-17 (Sophomore)
• Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee 
• Fall 2016 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Award
• CRCA (Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association) Scholar Athlete
• Raced in the Marietta Muskie Chase with the Varsity 8+, competing in the 6,000m (26:36.1) and three 500m races (1:35.2; 1:35.9; 1:35.5)
• Finished second (6:30.0) with the Varsity 8+ B group in their second race at the George Washington Invitational
• Finished off the season with the Varsity 8+ B group at the A-10 Championships, finishing second (7:48.24) in the Petite Final
• Spring 2017 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2015-2016 (Freshman)
• Fall 2015 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Spring 2016 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Competed with the Novice 8+ group in the 500s, taking first place at the Muskie Chase
• Took sixth (24:46) with the Novice 8+ B group and sixth (25:51) with the Novice 4+ B group at the Head of the Eagle
• Finished second (7:21) with the 2nd Varsity 8+ group in a race against Duquesne and Marietta
• Took first (8:37.55) with the Novice 4+ A group at the Cincinnati Regatta
• Took third place (8:37) with the Novice 4+ group at the SIRA Regatta
• Competed with the 3rd Varsity 8+ group at the A-10 Championship

High School
• Four-year member for varsity cross country
• Her team finished 3rd at the WIPAL Championship and was a State Qualifier in 2013

Personal
• Daughter of Joseph and Christine DeNardo
• Has one sibling: Genna
• Major: mechanical engineering

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    5'4"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'4"
  • 2017-18Junior

    5'4"
  • 2018-19Senior

    5'4"