2009 ACC CHAMPIONS • 2009 VARSITY 4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
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Laura D'Urso
Position: Rower
Year: Junior
Hometown: Dunross, Culdaff, Ireland
High School: Carndonagh Community School
Major: Food Science

2011-12: CRCA first-team All-South Region selection...named Academic All-ACC...named one of three team captains for the season...spent the entire season with the 1st Varsity 8+ crew that finished first in five races...rowed in three different positions throughout the season...rowed the four seat in the 1st Varsity 8+ that finished second at the ACC Championships...part of the 1st Varsity 8+ that recorded a time of 6:26.08 against Kansas, 10th best time in school history...named ACC Crew-of-the-Week for that performance.

Summer 2011: Won the Women's Senior 1x race at the Irish National Championship with a time of 7:56.5.

2010-11: Second-team CRCA All-American...first-team All-South Region selection...named All-ACC...member of the 1st Varsity 8+ that was named ACC Crew-of-the-Year...rowed with the 1st Varsity 8+ the entire season...stroked the 1st Varsity 8+ that defeated #12 Michigan and #7 Ohio State at the ACC/Big Ten challenge...stroked the 1st Varsity 8+ that finished second at the ACC Championships...stroked the 1st Varsity 8+ that came in second at the Oak Ridge Regional...stroked the 1st Varsity 8+ that finished 15th at the NCAA Championships.

City of Derry Boating Club highlights: Nine-year member of club (2003-2011)...participated in Irish National Championships in 2008 (1st place, Junior 2x), 2009 (1st place, Junior 2x) and 2010 (1st place, Senior 8+)...three-time participant in Irish Indoor Championships (2006-2008)...five-time participant in British Indoor Championships (2003-2007)

Irish National Rowing Team highlights: 2007 participant in World Coastal Rowing Championships (bronze medal in 4x)...2007 and 2008 participant in Coupe de la Jeunesse (fifth and seventh place finish in the 1x in 2007; winner of two gold medals in Junior 2x in 2008)...2009 Junior World Rowing Championships participant (4th place Junior Women's 2x)

Personal: Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2012...born March 4, 1991...majoring in food science.

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