Allison Pelette

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Welland, Ont.
Prev School:
Notre Dame College

Team Captain for 2008-09

2007-08: Team captain ... CRCA National Scholar-Athlete ... Dean's Scholar ... Red & Black Scholar ... Rowed in the Cards' varsity eight crew throughout the spring ... Led the Cards' V8+ crew to a second-place finish at the BIG EAST Championships, a fifth-place finish in the petite final at the NCAA Regional and a second-place finish in the petite final at the San Diego Crew Classic ... Also rowed in the varsity eight boat against Michigan, Michigan State, Tennessee and Indiana.

2006-07: Named CRCA National Scholar-Athlete ... Red & Black Scholar ... Closed the spring in the one-seat of the Cards' Varsity 8+ boat, which knocked off No. 5 Cal, finished first in the Petite Final at the NCAA South/Central Region Sprints and finished second in the Grand Final at the BIG EAST Championships ... Also rowed in the Cards' 2nd Varsity 8+ boat in the spring in races against Tennessee and Minnesota.

2005-06: Finished freshman season in the three-seat of the Cards' Varsity 8+ boat which finished second in the "B" Final at the NCAA South/Central Region Sprints ... Rowed in the seven-seat of the Varsity 8+ boat which finished second at the BIG EAST Championships and first at the SIRA Championships ... Rowed in the two-seat for the Cards' Varsity 8+ win over Minnesota ... Also rowed in the two-seat of the Varsity 8+ boat against California, Wisconsin and Tennessee ... Rowed in the one-seat for U of L's first-place finish in the Open 8+ "A" race at the Head of the Elk ... Rowed in the eight-seat for the Cards' first-place finish in the Open 8+ race at the Head of the Licking ... Red & Black Scholar.

Prior to UofL: Four-year member of the Notre Dame College rowing team and a member of the South Niagara Rowing Club under the direction of coach Tom Blacquiere ... Won the silver medal in the 63kg pair at the Canadian Schoolboy in 2003 and the silver medal in the senior pairs at the 2004 Canadian Schoolboy ... Finished third in the junior women's fours at the 2004 Royal Canadian Henley ... Named Senior Oarswoman of the Year in 2004 at NDC ... Named Junior A Oarswoman of the Year for South Niagara Rowing Club in 2004.

Personal: Born Allison Marie Pelette on April 22, 1986 in Welland, Ont. ... Daughter of Phyllis and Dave Pellete ... Has two sisters, Tara and Julie ... Majoring in health and human performance with a concentration in exercise science ... Post-college ambition is to be an athletic trainer ... Hobbies and outside interests include sports and playing the guitar.