@CanesRowing Adds Tessa White-Parsons
CORAL GABLES, Fla. —University of Miami head rowing coach Dave Sanderson announced the addition of Tessa White-Parsons to the Hurricanes rowing family.
White-Parsons joins the Canes prior to the 2017 spring season and is eligible to compete immediately for Miami.
“We are thrilled to have Tessa join our team this semester,” Sanderson said. “She brings a wealth of racing and training experience with her that will help the team. Like everyone on the squad, we are excited to work with Tessa to help her improve and excel so she can contribute to team speed throughout the spring season and beyond.”
An accomplished rower from Auckland, New Zealand, White-Parsons won the silver medal in the U19 four event at the 2016 New Zealand Championships. She also took gold in the U18 lightweight four at the North Island Secondary School Championships and was a silver medalist in the U18 lightweight four event at the New Zealand Secondary School Championships.
“The place Miami trains out of, both on campus and out at the boathouse, is amazing and definitely a place I want to be,” White-Parsons said. “I’m really excited for the chance to experience the American student-athlete college life and become part of a team I see as having the potential to go far. I’m excited to improve my own rowing.”
A Hurricane legacy, she is the younger sister of former All-ACC Second Team selection Caitlin White-Parsons. She is also the daughter of two-time world champion Roger White-Parsons, who was part of the 1982 and 1983 world champion New Zealand 8+ and competed for the Kiwis in the 1984 Olympics.
“Part of the reason I chose Miami was that I already felt a little bit a part of it because of my sister who just graduated in May,” White-Parsons said. “She always told me how amazing her experiences here were and after seeing all the photos and videos of her time here I knew I would love it, too.”
In addition to White-Parsons, Miami signed five incoming freshmen rowers during the fall signing period. Fiona Aronson, Julia Giannotta, Kathleen Hanson, Emily Kean and Morgan Sherman are set to join the Hurricanes prior to the 2017-18 academic year.
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