Cara Littleton

Class:
Senior
High School:
Western Kentucky
Hometown:
Bowling Green, Ky.

2009-10: Named to Dean's List, AD Honor Roll and Red & Black Scholars ... Spent the entire season in the Cardinals' second varsity eight boat... Rowed in wins over Kansas and Oklahoma in the Longhorn Invitational, as well as a third-place finish in the B division at the Lake Natoma Invitational, a third-place finish at the BIG EAST Championships and a second-place finish in the C Final of the NCAA South/Central Regionals ... Also rowed in wins over Alabama and Dartmouth.

Prior to UofL: Set Greenwood High School records in triple jump and pole vault ... Had three top-eight finishes at track and field state championships.

Personal: Born Nov. 2, 1987, in Lexington, Ky. ... Daughter of Scott and Paula Littleton ... Has two brothers, Eric and Zac ... Majoring in College Student Personnel graduate degree program at U of L ... Has a bachelor's degree in english ... Post-college ambition is to work on a college campus as an advisor or counselor to student-athletes ... Hobbies and outside interests include any and all sports, reading, music and spending time with friends and family ... Chose the University of Louisville because the University of Kentucky does not have a rowing team and for U of L's awesome athletic facilities ... Believes best thing about Louisville is its support for U of L and all the great places to eat ... Best thing about U of L rowing is the competition and hard work that pays off in great friendships and teammates ... Favorite class is any PE class ... Plans to work in student affairs after graduation ... Says best race was U of L 2v8 versus Dartmouth ... Wants to tell incoming teammates to enjoy every moment in college and with the team because it flies by.