Player Bio: Nicole Rogers - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
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High School Sports: Rowing
High School Awards: Competed with Marin Rowing Association ... SWJRA varsity eight champs (1996, `97) ... won junior eight race at San Diego Crew Classic, 1997 ... 1996 junior national team.
Major at Washington: Zoology
Husky Rowing Experience: 1998 (Freshman): Rowed in the three seat in the varsity four boat that finished fourth in its final at the NCAAs, to help UW claim a second team title ... rowed in the five seat on the novice eight boat that had an undefeated season, winning a Pac-10 Championship, Opening Day and San Diego Crew Classic titles ... rowed at Canadian Henley, summer `98 ... 1999 (Sophomore): Moved into the varsity boat and rowed in the bow seat all season ... varsity eight captured an eighth-straight Pac-10 Championship ... won eighth-consecutive Whittier Cup title at the Crew Classic ... finished fifth in the grand final at NCAAs and helped UW to a third place team finish ... 2000 (Junior): Rowed bow seat all season on the varsity eight that was ranked No. 1 in the country and undefeated until final week of the year ... was a part of UW's historic winning crew at the Henley Royal Regatta in July as crew captured the first-ever Henley Prize ... helped Huskies to a silver medal and second-place team finish at the NCAA Championships ... crew won a ninth-straight Pac-10 Championship and second consecutive Windermere Cup title on Opening Day ... earned victories in annual dual regattas with Wisconsin and Cal ... helped lead UW to an open water win at the San Diego Crew Classic, the ninth-straight Whittier Cup title for UW.
Personal: Daughter of Colleen and Robert Rogers... has a younger brother, Ian (18), a freshman at UC-Irvine ... is an animal-lover and interested in becoming a veterinarian ... after competing at Henley in summer 2000 spent time traveling around Europe with teammate Vanessa Tavalero ... named to UW Dean's List in spring quarter 2000.
I chose Washington because: The location, academics and rowing.
The best thing about Seattle is: Sunny days.
The best thing about UW is: All my friends.
Favorite class: Fisheries 475/476, Marine Mammalogy
My best race was: The Henley Regatta. It was such an incredible experience, with so many people watching.
After I graduate, I plan to: Try to get in to veterinary school.
If I could tell my incoming teammates one thing, it would be: Decide what you want to study early. Make friends and keep them.
Rogers says: "Washington Rowing is a balance of physical, emotional and social responsibilities."
