Mandey Erdman

Class:
Senior
High School:
Sacred Heart Academy
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.

2007-08: Closed the season as the coxswain for the Cards' second varsity eight boat, which finished fourth in the petite final at the NCAA Regional ... Was the coxswain for the Cards' varsity four boat which finished fourth at the BIG EAST Championships.

2006-07: Spent most of the spring racing season as the coxswain in the Cards' 2nd Varsity 8+ boat ... Led the Cards' 2V8+ crew to a win at the BIG EAST Championships, a sixth-place finish in the Grand Final at the NCAA South/Central Region Sprints and a win over Stanford ... Also coxed the Cards' Varsity 4+ boat in the win over Minnesota to open the spring racing season.

2005-06: Spent her first collegiate rowing season as a coxswain for the Novice team ... Closed the season as the coxswain for the Novice 4+ boat which finished fourth at the BIG EAST Championships ... Led Lightweight Novice 4+ boat to a win in the "A" Final at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships ... Opened collegiate career as the coxswain for the Cards' 2nd Novice 8+ boat against Minnesota on March 12, 2006.

Prior to UofL: Four-year member of the rowing team at Sacred Heart Academy under the direction of coach Bob Hurley ... She rowed and was coxswain her first year at SHA, then was coxswain for her final three prep seasons ... Was president of the Enviromental Science Club as a senior at Sacred Heart.

Personal: Born Amanda Nicole Erdman on Dec. 5, 1986 in Ft. Mitchell, Ky. ... Daughter of Debbie and Marty White ... Majoring in communications at U of L ... Post-college ambition is to be a marketing leader ... Hobbies and outside interests include photography and collecting vintage stuff ... Chose the University of Louisville because it is near her family and she loves the city ... Says the best thing about the city of Louisville is that it's so diverse and it's an excellent place for a college student to be ... Believes the best thing about U of L rowing are her teammates because it's impossible to do the things they do without each other ... Favorite class is COM 318 - Advertising ... Says her best race was the second varsity eight win over Notre Dame at the 2007 BIG EAST Championships.