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2015-16 Women's Rowing Roster

Sarah Byrd

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Madison
  • Hometown Middletown, Ohio
  • Custom1 Varsity

Biography

2015-16 (Sophomore)
• Competed with the Varsity 8+ B and the third Varsity 4+ at the Muskie Chase
• Competed with the Varsity 4+ B finishing fifth with a time of 20:49 and finished fourth with the Varsity 8+ A with a time of 17:49 at the Head of the Eagle
• Finished second with the Varsity 8+ with a time of 6:31.1 in a race against Duquesne and Marietta
• Finished first (7:03.11) with the Varsity 8+  and fourth (8:10:17) with the Varsity 4+ at the Cincinnati Regatta 
• Finished second with the Varsity 8+ with a time of 4:49 and second with the PM Varisty 8+ with a time of 6:50.1 at Lubbers Cup
• Competed in the AM Varsity 8+, finishing first with a time of 8:03.2 at Lubbers Cup
• Competed at the Sira Regatta, finishing third (6:56.3) in the grand final with the Varsity 8+ group
• Won the Petit Final with the Varsity 8+ group in the A-10 Championship
• Took fourth place with the Varsity 8+ group with a time of 6:56.6 at the Dad Vail Regatta

2014-15 (Freshman)
• Member of the University of Dayton women’s rowing team
• Member of Novice 8+ which finished third at Head of the Eagle
• Part of Novice 4+ B group which finished first at Head of the Eagle
• Novice 8+ team took first place against Ohio State with time of 12:58.5
• Novice 4+ B team finished third against Ohio State with time of 13:15.7
• Finished second with 2nd Varsity 8+ in meet with Duquesne, North Park, and Marietta with time of 5:43.54
• Took second with Varsity 4+ boat at meet with Duquesne, Marietta, and North Park with time of 6:54.14


High School
• Member of the varsity cross-country and track and field teams
• Team was league champs in track and field for 3 years
• Part of the JV soccer and basketball teams in high school where she was a captain for both sports.
• Also in the marching band, concert band, art club and Spanish club, as well as the National Honor Society

Personal
• Daughter of Roger and Natalie Byrd
• Two sisters Kelsey (21) and Allison (15)
• Major is chemical engineering and she wants to use engineering for the purpose of sustainability and renewable energy

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'9"