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Cardinal Catalog
Two time member of the Under-23 Canadian National Team with Cardinal teammate Steph Morrison 6th in 2006 in the four, 6th in 2005 in the pairStudent assistant at the campus physical therapy clinicCompeted in Varsity eight that finished 2nd at the 2005 PAC-10 Championships.PAC-10 2nd Team honors in 2005Won the Senior Coxed Four at Women's Royal Henley Regatta in England in 2005
High School
Honor RollProvincial Scholarship AwardMember of the 2003 Canadian Jr. National Team1st at the 2003 Canadian Junior Nationals in the women's quad1st in the women's double at 2002 Canadian Junior Nationals2002 Rowing Canada Female Jr. Crew of the Year.1st at the 2001 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta...
Getting to Know Steph Connolly
| Born | April 30, 1986 Victoria, BC Canada |
| Parents | Kim & Rick Connolly |
| Major | Human Biology, minor International Relations |
| Campus Activities | work as a student assistant at Vaden Physical |
| Therapy Hobbies and Activities | watching sports, stretching & core, running, eating good food |
| Contemplated Profession | Physical Therapy |
| The thing I love most about rowing is | the intensity and adrenaline rush of racing |
| The things I love most about sports are | the excitement of thecompetition |
| Favorite Pro Sports Team | Vancouver Canucks! |
| Best Advice Received | just have fun and enjoy it |
| Advice to Youngsters | do what you love to do |
| When I played sports as a kid, I pretended to be | Shannon Miller (gymnast) |
| My rowing role models are | Canadian World Champion rowers Jane Rumball & Darcy Marquardt |
| Favorite Book | Anne of Green Gables |
| My parents were right when they told me | take things one step at a time |
| Earliest Rowing Memory | jumping out of a recreational single and going swimming |
| Since coming to Stanford, I have learned | how to be a super time manager and enjoy being busy instead of getting stressed out |
| Favorite Pro Sports Athlete | Roger Federer |
| Did You Know | I am deathly afraid of chickens |
| Favorite Pre-Race Rituals | visualization and land warm-up & stretching with crazy music |
| The things that set Stanford Rowing apart from other collegiate rowing programs are | we are a cohesive team with an amazing amount of drive to improve and we're on the way up! |
| What makes Redwood Shores so special is | racing under the bridge at the 1000m mark with tons of people yelling at you |
| Favorite TV Show | House |