The Alabama rowing team posted seven top-10 finishes at the 19th Chattanooga Head Race Saturday
Alabama Highlights: Freshman - 2011-12 Began her Crimson Tide career as part of the fourth-place Varsity 8+ at the Chattanooga Head Race ... rowed with the Second Varsity 8+ both days of the Head of the Hooch, finishing in the top 15 both days ... part of the second-place Second Varsity 8+ at the Oak Ridge Regatta ... rowed with the Second Varsity 8+ at the San Diego Crew Classic in two races, including a sixth-place finish in the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy race ... rowed with the First Varsity 8+ in Rhode Island ... rowed with the Second Varsity 8+ in races against Iowa, Dartmouth and Cornell ... part of the fourth-place Second Varsity 8+ boat at the C-USA Championships.
Prep Highlights: Rowed for Ellen Hughes and Julie Solar on the Our Lady of Mercy Academy crew ... finished first in the NYS Novice 4+s ... finished first in the Long Island Champs Novice and Junior 4+ ... finished second in the NYS Junior 4+ ... New York State Scholastic Champions ... team co-captain ... four-year member of varsity swim team ... member of Girl Scouts ... participated in academic quiz bowl.
Personal Information: Full name: Maureen Louise Purcell ... daughter of Louise and Joe Purcell ... brother, Joe ... sister, Mary ... pre-major studies ... born May 14, 1993.
