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Senior
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| Hometown:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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| High School:
Methodist Ladies College
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| Height:
6-1
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| Experience:
4L
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ALL-ACCRowing Team
Junior (2009-10)... Earned All-ACC honors ... Took home a ninth-place finish at the Head of Hooch with a time of 14:49.5 on the strength of the "A" boat ... Defeated UConn, crossing the finish line with a time of 4:50.1, while at stroke position ... On stroke for the "A" team that finished first with a time of 7:50.39 at Knecht Cup Regatta ... Rowed stroke for 1V8 at the ACC Championships, leading the `Canes to a fourth-place finish with a time of 7:02.6.
Sophomore (2008-09)
Opened up her sophomore campaign at the Rivanna Romp hosted by the University of Virginia ... Rowed three-seat for the V8+ crew that finished ninth out of 23 participating boats ... Crew collected a time of 13:55.80 ... Sat two-seat for the Second Varsity Four in the event as well ... Moved to five-seat for the Varsity Eight in a tri-race against Rochester and Dowling, helping the crew to a winning time of 6:52.06 in the race ... Also rowed five-seat for the Varsity Eight against Big East opponent UConn, registering a win time of 6:50.10 ... Served six-seat for the V8+ as part of the Jessop-Whittier Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic ... Again rowed six-seat the next day in the finals, claiming a fourth place finish in the race with a win over UC Davis ... Rowed four-seat for the first time all year at the ACC Championships in Tennessee, helping the `Canes to a third-place finishing time of 7:00.01 ... Stayed at four-seat for the V8+ in the Windermere Cup/Opening Day Regatta ... Helped the Varsity Eight crew to a time of 6:56.41 in their heat at the Aramark Sprints South/Central regional Championships ... Rowed in the same position for the "C" finals the next day, pushing the `Canes crew across at 6:37.25.
Freshman (2007-08)
Rowed in two different spots, primarily five-seat, for UM in Varsity Eight throughout the year ... Drew seven-seat in 1V8 race at season-opener for Rivanna Romp in Charlottesville, Virginia ... Helped the Hurricanes finish seventh in that race with a finishing time of 14:16.12 ... Competed against UCF in a head-to-head meeting ... Rowed five-seat for the Varsity Eight helping the team to a finishing time of 6:44.64 ... Again was five-seat for the first-place Varsity versus Eastern Michigan, recording a time of 7:07.32 ... Helped the 1V8 crew to a fourth-place showing at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships and a mark of 6:46.3, rowing four-seat for the first time all year ... Rowed in two events against Jacksonville, 1V8 and V4, both events taking place with teammates Laura Cordner and Karalyn Van Aken ... Sat four-seat for the Hurricanes in the Aramark Central/Sprint South race and a first place time of 6:51.20.
High School/Prep
Winner of the Head of School Girls in eight in 2005 and 2006 ... Won the Victorian Championships in eight in 2005 and 2006 ... Silver medalist at Nationals in eight 2005 ... Winner of the Nationals in eight in 2006 ... Was undefeated during the 2006 season ... Occupied second-seat when rowing in quad in 2003 and 2004 ... When rowing in eight in 2005, occupied the four-seat, and in 2006, occupied the sixth-seat ... Played varsity netball in 2005 and 2006 ... Silver medalist at States 2005 for netball ... Member of the Victorian Catholic Netball Team in 2006, earning a silver medal ... Sports Women of the Year in 2005 and 2006 at MLC ... Received rowing colors in 2004, 2005 and 2006 ... Earned colors in surf life saving, swimming, volleyball, netball, gymnastics, athletic and water-polo in 2005 and 2006 ... Captain of the swim team in 2005, surf life saving in 2005 and 2006 as well as athletics 2006.
Personal
Born Sarah Elisabeth Medland ... Parents are Penny and Tony Medland ... Nickname is simply "Medland" ... Majoring in Elementary Education and Art ... Chose to attend UM because the campus was beautiful and it helped make her decision rather easy.
At the Starting Line with Medland...
Lists her interests away from rowing as netball, swimming, surfing, spending time on the beach, watching movies and shopping ... Says her first impression of UM was that it was busy, hot, lively and exciting ... Says Ian Thorpe is her favorite athlete because he is a great inspiration ... Says her 2006 season in the Eight was her favorite rowing memory because every row was something to remember.
