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Women's Rowing
The 2007-08 season marks Jessica Lizzi's second year with the Rhode Island rowing program. Lizzi serves as the varsity assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, a position she has held since the fall of 2006. A standout coxswain at Rutgers University, Lizzi led the Scarlet Knights to the 1997 Big East title and helped the squad earn a spot in the inaugural NCAA Championship. She also served as her team's captain and was awarded Most Valuable Athlete for the 1996-97 season. Coach Lizzi graduated from Rutgers in 1997 with a degree in exercise science and a concentration in cardiac care, before earning her master's in public administration from Northeastern in 2002. The 2007-08 season marks Coach Lizzi's 11th season coaching collegiate rowing; including stints at Northeastern University, Boston University and Rutgers University. Her crews have consistently made the grand finals at the Eastern Sprints Regatta. In 2006-07, Coach Lizzi worked primarily with the Second Varsity 8 and the Varsity 4's. The Second Varsity 8 had a very successful season, highlighted by wins at the Knecht Cup Regatta and the Atlantic 10 Championship. The Varsity 4+ also won at the Atlantic 10 Championship. To contact Coach Lizzi, please email her at jlizzi@mail.uri.edu updated: 8/7/07 |
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