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2008-09: Member of the 2009 NCAA Division I National Champion rowing team ... part of the gold medal-winning I Eight crew that captured Pac-10 and NCAA titles ... named to Pac-10 All-Academic First Team.
2007-08: Competed in the 1st Varsity Eight that finished second at the 2008 NCAA Championships and won a silver medal at the 2008 Pac-10 Championships ... 2008 Pac-10 All-Academic First Team ... 2008 CRCA All-Region Second Team.
2006-07: Walked on in Fall 2006 and competed in the 2nd Varsity Eight in Spring 2007.
High School: Three-year letterwinner in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track ... earned Walter Barrett Award for Community Service and Barbara Lockwood English Award.
Personal: Born in Washington, D.C. ... parents are Richard and Elizabeth Fritsch ... has one younger brother, Ben ... majoring in History and Economics ... enjoys reading 19th-century novels, backpacking, sun tanning, spending time with friends, going for long runs in the woods.
Getting to Know Adrienne Fritsch:
| Parents | Richard and Elizabeth Fritsch |
| Siblings | Ben |
| Majors | Economics and history |
| Contemplated Profession | Teacher |
| Other hobbies outside of Stanford | Sunbathing and reading Jane Austen |
| I was introduced to rowing by | A person handing out fliers in White Plaza |
| What people don't know about me is: | I used to be relatively short for my age |
| The reason I love rowing is: | The way being in a boat with eight other people makes you dig deeper and find more in yourself than you ever could if you were alone |
| My favorite pre-race ritual is: | Reading the amateurs |
| The Stanford Rowing team will be fun to watch this year because | We own 3x30 |
| The thing I love most about sports is: | The post-race high |
| My favorite food is | SPR-3 |
| Favorite TV Show | I don't watch TV |
| Favorite Musical Artist | The Format |
| Favorite Movie | A League of Their Own |
| My favorite professional/Olympic athlete is | Elle Logan |
| If I could spend a day with anyone, it would be: | Thomas Jefferson |
| The best advice I've ever received was: | You'll pass out before you die |
| I am most thankful in my life for | My family |
| The reason I chose Stanford | Interesting, smart people |
| My most prized possession is: | A scrap book that my best friend made for me |
| If I were not a collegiate rower I would be: | A ballerina |
| Favorite Sports Team | Washington Redskins |
| Favorite Book | Middlemarch |
| The Place I'd Most Like To Visit | Paris |
| Favorite Sport Other Than Rowing | Running |
| Favorite Place I've Ever Visited | Dingle, Ireland |
| Favorite Type Of Music | Whatever Cassie Kull listens to |
| My Greatest Athletic Achievement | Winning the hour-long chocolate milk challenge |