Women's Rowing

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    Eglit Võsu
    Eglit Võsu

    Class:
    Sophomore
    Hometown:
    Pärnu, Estonia
    High School:
    Pärnu Sütevaka Humanitaargümnaasium
    Height:
    5-9
    Position:
    Port
    Experience:
    1V

    04/29/2013

    No. 1 USC and No. 5 UCLA Set to Race in Annual Dual

    The Women of Troy and the Bruins will race on the waters of Ballona Creek in Marina Del Rey on Saturday, May 4

    04/21/2013

    Top-Ranked Women of Troy Claim Natoma Invitational Title

    USC's varsity eight boat cleared the finish line ahead of Cal and Stanford to give the Trojans Natoma's crown

    04/20/2013

    No. 1 USC Speeds Through First Day of Lake Natoma Invitational

    The top-ranked Women of Troy rowed to seven wins out of nine races on Saturday

    04/16/2013

    Top-Ranked Trojans Set for Lake Natoma Invitational

    The Women of Troy will face tough competition in Northern California as the newly-ranked No. 1 team in the nation

    04/07/2013

    Women of Troy Enjoy Record Day at San Diego Crew Classic

    The sixth-ranked Trojans' varsity boats each won grand finals in their events

    2012-13
    Eglit Võsu enters her second year with the Trojans and will row from the port side.

    2011-12
    As a freshman, Võsu helped power USC's second varsity eight. From the sixth seat, she helped the 2V8 to a sixth-place finish for the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy at the San Diego Crew Classic. In a three-way race, Võsu helped the second varsity eight to a win against Princeton and Yale, and later helped her crew beat Michigan State and Notre Dame head-to-head at the Stanford Invitational. Võsu rowed from the six seat in the second varsity eight at the Pac-12 Championships where USC came in fifth as a team, and rowed at six and at the two seat at the NCAA Championships where her boat finished first in the petite final and USC finished sixth as a team.

    INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
    Võsu rowed for the Pärnu Rowing Club under head coach Rita Maier for six years. She was named her high school's 2010 Athlete of the Year and was later named Estonia's Junior National Team MVP. Võsu placed 15th in the double sculls at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and is a seven-time Estonian youth national championship title holder. She was the Baltic champion and participated in the Junior World Championships from 2008-11.

    PERSONAL
    Eglit Võsu was born on Nov. 15, 1992, in Pärnu, Estonia... parents are Peeter and Ingrid Võsu... mother Ingrid was a member of the USSR Youth National team... lists cross-country skiing as one of her life's great passions... enjoys reading and singing in her spare time... majoring in international relations.