2017-18 Rowing Roster
Roster
Baker, Pari

Pari Baker
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Clarkson Secondary School
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- SEC Honor Roll -- 2018, 2019
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2019
- Big 12 All-Conference Rowing Team -- 2019
- Rowed six seat in the 1V8 boat during the Big 12 Championships and finished fifth with a time of 6:46.807.
- Part of the 1V8 crew that finished third with a time of 6:45.828 in the Petite Finals at the Women's Sprints.
- Finished fourth in the 1V8 at the San Diego Crew Classic with a time of 6:59.225.
- Part of the crew that finished second in the 1V8 against Alabama with a time of 6:04.4 in Oak Ridge.
- Rowed third seat in the 1V8 boat that had second and third place finishes at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational.
- Named to Big 12 All-Conference Team
- Part of the crew that finished third place in the 1V8 in the grand finals of the Big 12 Championship with a time of 6:41.184.
- Part of the 1V8 that finished first in the 1V8 Petite Final at the Women’s Sprints, besting Temple, Drexel, Boston College, MIT, Connecticut, and Holy Cross with a time of 6:37.418.
- Rowed the 4 seat in 1V8 at the Clemson Invitational, taking first in the 1V8 C Final with a time of 6:23.94. The performance earned the crew Big 12 Boat of the Week accolades.
- Rowed third seat in the 1V8 that posted wins over Kansas and Kansas State at the Big 12 Double Dual.
- Part of the 1V8 that notched a third-place finish in the Petite Final of the Women’s Collegiate Varsity Jessop-Whittier Cup Invitational at the San Diego Crew Classic with a time of 7:09.299
- Part of the 1V8 crew that posted one second-place and two fourth-place finishes at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational with times of 6:17.239, 6:30.069 and 6:12.006 across three sessions.
- Rowed three seat in the 1V8 that posted second, fourth and fourth place finishes over three sessions at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational.
- Part of the crew that finished fifth in the Women’s Championship 4+ event at the 2017 Head of the Charles Regatta with a time of 17:40.958.
2016-17 - Sophomore
- Named to Big 12 All-Conference Team
- Rowed second seat in the 1V8+ that posted a third place finish in the Grand Finals of Big 12 Championship with a time of 6:26.997.
- Rowed second seat in the 1V8+ that finished fifth in the 1V8+ B Final at the Clemson Invitational.
- Rowed seven seat in the 1V8+ at the 2016 Head of the Hooch when the boat took fourth place with a time of 16:56.8 and rowed three seat in the V4+ squad that took sixth with a time of 18:26.6.1.
- Sat at seven seat in the V8+ at the Secret City Head Race when the boat took second place with a time of 18:07.9.
- Rowed second seat in the 1V8+ at the Big 12 Double Dual that posted the best time of the day at 6:39.2.
- Rowed second seat in the 1V8+ that finished second in the Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic with a time of 6:40.184.
2015-16 - Freshman
- Named to Big 12 All-Conference Team
- Named to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association 2016 Division I All-Region First Team
- Tabbed to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
- Rowed in the seventh seat at the Big 12 Championship as the team finished second in their qualifying heat with a season-best time of 6:31.365. The boat then reached the podium on Sunday with a third place finish with a time of 6:47.173.
- Part of the V8+ boat which finished in 6:46.1 at the Tennessee Invitational Conference Clash on May 1st
- Rowed the fourth seat in the V8+ all weekend at the Clemson Invitational as the team posted a time of 6:50.1 in the afternoon session.
- Sat in the seventh seat as the Vols took second place at the San Diego Crew Classic Collegiate Varsity 8+ race as the boat finished with a time of 7:19.547 after qualifying with a mark of 6:57.953.
- Rowed the third seat in the Championship 4+ race that finished ninth place at the Head of the Charles with a time of 19:03.296.
- Sat in the fifth seat in the V8+ at the Head of the Hooch when the team took fourth place with a time of 16:35.4 and rowed the second seat in the V4+ squad that took fifth with a time of 17:56.1.
Personal
- Daughter of Gerald and Hari Baker; has an older sister named Jennifer
- Born on February 19, 1997
- Finished 2nd at the 2015 Canadian Indoor Rowing Championships
- Selected for the 2015 Junior Canadian Rowing National Team
- Represented Team Canada at the 2015 World Rowing Junior Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil finishing sixth in the quadruple sculls
- Member of the swimming and cross country teams for Clarkson Secondary School
- Helped the swimming team notch a 2013-14 Overall team ROPSSAA (Region of Peel Secondary School Athletic Association) Championship
- Earned three golds at the 2015 ROPSSAA Swimming Championship and a gold medal at the 2015 OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) Swimming Championship
- Named swimming team MVP in 2013-14 and 2014-15
- Named 2014-15 Mississauga Female High School Athlete of the Year and 2014-15 Clarkson Secondary School Senior Athlete of the Year
- Rowed for the Don Rowing Club of Mississauga for three seasons
- Recipient of the Grant. C & Ann H. Hansen Rowing Scholarship Endowment
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