Lydia Hassell
Lydia Hassell

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Greensboro, NC

High School:
Grimsley High School

Major:
Mathematical Sciences

2009-10: Member of the first place Varsity 8+, the second place Varsity 4+ and finished seventh in the Women's 2- with Rebecca Clogston at the Head of the Broad...Rowed in the seven seat on the Second Varsity 8+ that defeated Eastern Michigan...Rowed in the Second Varsity 8+ boat that defeated Boston University...Rowed at stroke for the Second Varsity 8+ crew in win over Indiana, Alabama, Purdue and Marist...Stroked the Second Varsity 8+ against Michigan and Ohio State...Rowed in the bow seat of the Second Varsity 8+ in wins over USC and UCLA at SoCal Challenge...Rowed in the three seat of the Varsity 4+ that finished second at the ACC Championships...Rowed in the two seat of the Varsity 8+ that finished third at the South/Central Sprints...Rowed in the two seat of the Varsity 8+ boat that finished 13th at the NCAA Championships...named to ACC academic honor roll for fall and spring semesters.

2008-09 Highlights: Member of the Varsity 4+ crew that won the first National Championship in program history and also won an ACC Championship with the Varsity 4+...rowed in the three seat with the Third Varsity 8+ to open the spring season against Eastern Michigan...rowed in the three seat with the Varsity 4+ in three wins against Alabama, Marist and Penn...rowed in the bow seat with the Varsity 4+ in three wins against Indiana, Marist and Purdue...stroked the Varsity 4+ in wins against Stanford and UCLA at the Pac-10 Challenge...rowed in the seven seat with the Second Varsity 8+ against Old Dominion...rowed in the three seat with the Second Varsity 8+ in wins against UCF and Tennessee at the Virginia Invitational...member of Clemson's first ACC Championship team...helped lead the Varsity 4+ to a fourth place finish in the grand finals at the Aramark South/Central Sprints...named the most improved rower...also named to the academic honor roll for the fall semester.

2007-08 Highlights: Member of the Novice squad...rowed in the three seat with the Novice 8+ in a piece against Michigan State...was the bow seat for the Novice 4+ in a win at the Clemson Challenge...was the five seat with the Novice 8+ at the Aramark South/Central Sprints where they finished fourth.

Grimsley High School Highlights: A 2007 graduate.

Personal: Born 1/19/89.

  Email this article   Printer-friendly format