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Senior
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| Hometown:
Walpole, Mass.
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| High School:
Walpole HS
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| Height:
5-10
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| Major:
International Finance & Marketing
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Junior (2008-09)
Opened the year with the Second Varsity Four at the Head of the Oklahoma Regatta ... Rowed three-seat while pulling Miami to a time of 17:17.551 ... Sat three-seat for the Second Varsity Eight against Barry and Nova Southeastern, helping UM to a third place finish in the race ... Served as part of the Women's Collegiate JV "A" competing for the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy in the San Diego Crew Classic ... Rowed six-seat in the race while crew finished third in the race (7:16.92), earning wins over Kansas State and Sacramento State ... In the finals, picked up a fifth place time of 7:15.37 on the day ... Moved to five-seat at the annual Rivanna Romp hosted by the University of Virginia ... Crew crossed the finish line at 15:13.01 while racing against 23 participating boats ... Served three-seat for the JV8+ boat in a win over UConn in a home event on the Indian Creek Waterway ... Crew posted a time of 7:11.93 in the race against the Huskies ... Helped to power UM to a third place finish in the JV8+ event at the ACC Championships, rowing six-seat to push the `Canes across at 7:18.42 ... Sat six-seat while JV8+ rowed their way to a third place time of 6:50.0 as part of the Women's Erickson Cascade Cup ... Rowed stroke for the first time all season in the season finale event at the Aramark Sprints South/Central Regional Championships, helping the Varsity Eight crew along to the finals with a mark of 6:56.41 in their heat during the prelims ... Helped team to secure a time of 6:37.25 during the "C" final.
Sophomore (2007-08)
Rowed three-seat for a majority of the season ... Helped the Varsity Four to a win against UCF where they had a winning time and boat-best mark of 7:32.59 ... Sat three-seat for the race against the Knights ... Rowed with the Varsity Four winning team against Eastern Michigan posting a time of 8:07.78 ... V4 boat placed fourth at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships in Clemson, South Carolina ... V4 had a time of 7:46.5 in that event ... Raced in the Aramark Central/South Sprints Regatta as season finale ... V4 boat placed fifth registering a time of 8:24.10 on the day.
High School/Prep
Named to the National Honor Society and high school honor roll ... Helped her team win the 2004 Massachusetts Division I State Championship in field hockey ... Won the Massachusetts Division II State title in basketball during the 2003-04 season.
Personal
Majoring in International Finance and Marketing ... Parents are Terri and David Thornton ... Father works as a University Registrar ... Has two brothers in Tyler (23) and Connor (18) ... Chose to attend the University of Miami because the academics were strong and the school had a high athletic tradition of excellence.
At the Starting Line with Thornton
Enjoys watching/playing all kinds of sports ... Claims she is a huge Boston Red Sox fan ... First impression of Miami is the people were friendly and the weather was incredible ... Lists her favorite athlete as Jason Varitek because he's a powerful team leader that leads by example rather than just being loud ... Favorite rowing memory was beating UCF in 2008 in the 4+ ... Says her superstition before each regatta include dipping her oar in the water four times then kissing her rings for good luck.
