AS A SENIOR IN 2010-11
Coxed the varsity eight boat to victories over Syracuse, # 20 Louisville (Charles River Challenge), MIT and Boston College (Beanpot), and 13th place at the Eastern Sprints.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2009-10
Named team MVP ... Coxed the championship four boat at Head of the Charles to the fastest collegiate time to earn the program[apos]s first-ever medal ... Coxed the varsity eight boat to victory against Indiana, Central Florida and Miami (Ohio) during the Dale England Cup ... Also picked up a victory against Northeastern, BC and MIT ... Placed 11th at the Eastern Sprints.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2008-09
Coxed the varsity eight boat during the spring season ... Helped BU race past Syracuse for the Kittell Cup ... Defeated Gonzaga and Tennessee during the Charles River Challenge ... Finished third in the Beanpot, missing out on second by 0.3 seconds ... Placed 12th at the Eastern Sprints ... Coxed the Championship eight boat at the Head of the Charles ... Also coxed the top boat at the Princeton Chase.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2007-08
Coxed the Championship 4+ at the Head of the Charles ... Coxed the Open four at the Princeton Chase ... Coxed the 'A' four to third place at the Foot of the Charles ... Coxed the JV eight in the Kittell (Syracuse), Playfair (GW, Navy) and Class of [apos]85 (Dartmouth/Yale) cups, the Charles River Challenge and the Beanpot ... Coxed the JV to fifth place at Eastern Sprints ... Coxed the JV eight and the 'B' 4 at the Henley Women[apos]s Regatta.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Her eight won the Head of the Ohio in 2007 ... Coxed a Youth Eight that finished 13th at the Head of the Charles as a senior ... Won the Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championships in the eight and placed 10th overall at the SRAA Scholastic Nationals in 2007 ... Competed in the Henley Women[apos]s Regatta and made it to the second round as a senior ... Crew won St. Ursula[apos]s first national SRAA Scholastic title as a junior ... Also won the Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championships that year ... Recipient of the L.R. McElroy award at St. Ursula[apos]s ... Co-president of the National Honor Society ... four-year member of the Dean[apos]s List ... Twice made the President[apos]s List ... USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll Honorable Mention honoree ... Senior class president.
PERSONAL
Born March 21, 1989 ... Daughter of Christine and Mark Thornton ... Has two older sisters and a younger brother - Katie, Betsy and Marcus ... Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences as an international relations major.
