University of Tennessee Athletics
2009-10 Rowing Roster
Roster
Paula Coughlin
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Woodbridge, Va.
- High School:
- Woodbridge
AT TENNESSEE: 2009-10: Rowed in the V4+ during the spring season...Led the Lady Vols to wins over Dartmouth and Alabama during the first-ever double dual meet contested on Lake Loudoun...In the fall, competed in three Championship 8+ races and one Championship 2- event, alongside Ashley Case...Member of the C8+ shell that started the season with an eighth-place finish at the Chattanooga Head Race...Collected a silver medal in the C2- at the same event...Finished in 13th in the Champ 8+ at the Head of the Hooch and then capped the season by helping her boat take seventh at the Rivanna Romp.
2008-09: Kicked off her collegiate career with a silver medal in the championship 8+ at the Chattanooga Head Race...Continued her success with champ 4+ bronze and collegiate pair silver in Chattanooga...Finished second in the champ 8+ at the Head of the Tennessee...Followed the performance with a bronze in the collegiate pair alongside classmate Hilary Epes...Tied with Epes for the most medals by a rookie in the fall with five.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Woodbridge High School in Woodbridge, Va., in 2008...Was a three-year varsity letterwinner in rowing and swimming at Woodbridge...Spent one year as rowing team captain for the Vikings...Earned gold medals at the Virginia state championships in the women[apos]s junior double in 2006 and 2007...Took home silver at national championships in the double in 2006...Took gold in the junior double at nationals as a junior...Named 2007 All-Area Rower of the Year with Woodbridge...Also qualified for district championships in swimming as a freshman.
PERSONAL: Planning to pursue a degree in forensic anthropology...Enjoys traveling, taking photos and dancing when not on the water...Has three former teammates competing at other universities including Amanda Chase and Alyssa Smith at Virginia and Lea Mitchell at Virginia Tech...Aspires to be a forensic investigator after graduation...Admires Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....Has one sister, Victoria, 11...Paula Marie Coughlin was born Aug. 15, 1990, in Alexandria, Va., to Robert and Sonia Coughlin.
