Lisa Grace

Class:
Senior
High School:
Presentation Academy
Hometown:
Shepherdsville, Ky.

2007-08: CRCA National Scholar-Athlete ... Dean's Scholar ... Red & Black Scholar ... Closed the season in the Cards' varsity four boat, which finished fourth at the BIG EAST Championships and sixth in the petite final at the NCAA Regional ... Rowed in the Cards' second varsity eight boat which finished first in the petite final at the San Diego Crew Classic ... Also rowed in the Cards' second varsity eight boat against Tennessee and Indiana.

2006-07: Named CRCA National Scholar-Athlete ... Dean's Scholar ... Red & Black Scholar ... Was in the three-seat of the Cards' 2nd Varsity 4+ boat which won the Grand Final at the BIG EAST Championships ... Rowed in the one-seat of the Cards' Varsity 4+ boat which finished sixth in the Petite Final at the NCAA South/Central Region Sprints ... Rowed in the two-seat of the Varsity 4+ boat in wins over Tennessee and Minnesota.

2005-06: Named Co-Most Improved Novice Rower ... Closed out her first collegiate rowing season in the three-seat for the Cards' third-place finish in the Open 4+ race at the NCAA South/Central Region Sprints ... Rowed in the five-seat for the Cards' Novice 8+ crew at the BIG EAST Championships and the three-seat for U of L's Novice 8+ crew at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships ... Also rowed in the three-seat for the Cards' Novice 8+ crew against Wisconsin, Tennessee and Minnesota, and at the Head of the Elk ... Dean's Scholar with a 4.0 GPA ... Red & Black Scholar.

Prior to UofL: Was an strong prep athlete at Presentation Academy competing for four seasons in swimming and three seasons in track ... Earned the coach's award in swimming as a senior and the 110% award in swimming ... Earned first-place honors in the 4x800-meter relay as junior at the regionals.

Personal: Born Lisa Christine Grace on Aug. 5, 1987 in Louisville, Ky. ... Daughter of Jim and Susan Grace ... Has two siblings, Becky and Michael ... Majoring in nursing at U of L ... Post-college ambition is to be a nurse anesthetist ... Hobbies and outside interests include swimming and being outdoors ... Chose the University of Louisville because it's close to home and she was interested in rowing ... Says the best thing about the city of Louisville is that there's always something to do ... Believes the best thing about U of L rowing is being with her teammates and working hard together ... After graduation, she plans to work as a nurse and work towards being a nurse anesthetist.