COACHING STAFF
MEAGAN HARRELL GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH Former Sooner Meagan Harrell joined the women’s rowing coaching staff as a graduate assistant in August after competing under Head Coach Leeanne Crain since OU’s inaugural season in 2008. Harrell competed for four years at the varsity level, contributing to a second place finish in the Big 12 championship last spring and placed seventh overall in the south region at the NCAA South/ Central Regionals in 2010. As a member of the varsity eight squad, Harrell earned a silver medal at the SIRA Championships in the the spring of 2010 and was selected to the 2010 All-Conference USA team. In the Spring of 2009 she won the varsity four event at the Big 12 Championship. She also qualified for the Grand Final at the NCAA South Central Regionals in the varsity four. Before coming to the University of Oklahoma Harrell rowed for Central Florida. During the 2005-06 season she recorded four straight wins against Iowa, Kansas State, Duke and Texas duirng her first season.Harrell also placed first at the Petrakis Cup, won the second varsity eight at SIRA Championship and stroked the varsity eight at Head of Oklahoma to a fifth-place finish before taking medical harships the rest of the year as a UCF sophomore. The Chesapeake, Va. native will assist Emma Gresson with the management of the novice squad.
HARRELL’S FINAL SEASON Spring 2011 Finished sixth in the grand final of the Oak Ridge Invitational as a member of the varsity eight at the two seat … Finished fourth in the grand final as a member of the varsity eight at the Conference USA Championship … Placed second as a member of the varsity eight at the Windermere Cup … Helped lead team to second place overall finish at Big 12 Championship in the varsity eight … Rowed bow seat to defeat Indiana in a tri-meet…Rowed in the bow seat of the varsity eight to finish first in the petite final at the San Diego Crew Classic … Claimed wins over Iowa, Louisville and UCF at the Longhorn Invitational in the varsity eight … Rowed in the two seat of the varsity eight and the second varsity eight at the OU Invitational, claiming wins over Tulsa, Kansas, Creighton and SMU. Fall 2010 Finished sixth in the championship eight “A” at the Head of the Hooch … Finished second as a member of the open eight “A” at the Head of the Colorado… Finished 15th in the seven seat in the champion eight at the Head of the Charles … Rowed as a member of the collegiate eight “A”, open four “A”, and open pair in the Head of the Oklahoma, claiming third at the grand final second and fourth, respectively.
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