| Megan Dirkmaat |
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California: Rowed in the 2000 varsity eight that finished fourth and the NCAA rowing Championships ... rowed six in the 1999 Cal varsity eight that won the bronze medal at NCAAs ... earned all-Pac-10 honors in '99 ... rowed six in the 1998 Cal novice eight that finished second at Pac-10s.
National Team: Selected for the U.S. National team eight that raced at the Henley Royal Regatta before finishing eighth at the World Cup regatta in Lucerne in 1999 ... attended the Pre-Elite camp at the Olympic Training Center in San Diego in '98 and raced at the USRowing National Championships in Indianapolis, finishing fourth in the elite eight.
Personal: Interdisciplinary studies major ... transferred to Cal From BYU in the Spring of '98 ... rowed for two years at Los Gatos Rowing Club in 1994 and '95 ... as a senior, raced the varsity coxed four atJr. Nationals in Cincinnati placing fifth ... hobbies include drawing, collecting frog paraphernalia and hiking ... parents are Gerrit and Gloria Dirkmaat ... has two sisters, Rebecca, who rowed in the Cal JV eight as a freshman last season, and Rachel ... also has a brother, David ... born May 3, 1976 in San Jose, CA.
