Darlington senior Alissa Schlosberg will join the Georgia Institute of Technology’s rowing team this fall.
“We congratulate Alissa on the great academic accomplishment of gaining acceptances to Georgia Tech, and we look forward to her contributions as part of the Georgia Tech women’s rowing program,” said Ross Beattie, women’s varsity rowing coach. “Her solid erg score, sound technical skills and great attitude should serve her well as she competes for a seat on the varsity squad of one of the premier club teams in the Southeast.”
Schlosberg is a captain and star athlete in Darlington’s rowing program, according to assistant coach Joan Lynch.
“Ask her to clean the rollers on the erg, ask her to lead the team plyometric exercises to warm up for the day’s practice or ask her to pump those quads harder and faster, and Alissa will do it,” Lynch said. “She is not only a leader on the women’s rowing team, but she leads the men as well. She loves rowing and works at it year round. She was named captain again this year because of her skill and her demonstrated commitment to her team members and coaches.”
In the summer of 2009, Schlosberg was selected to participate in a development camp with athletes from all over the United States. At the culmination of camp, all the female athletes entered the National Club Championships at Oakridge, Tenn., on the Clinch River.
“Alissa was rowing with elite athletes and their job of sweeping in sync, fast and hard, gelled at the end of the two-week training,” Lynch said. “Her shell of 8 oarswomen and coxswain came across the beam in second place, missing first by only .48 seconds!”
Darlington’s rowing team competes in the fall “head” race competitions, which are held on rivers with fast-moving currents. The 4- and 8-crew member shells must row three miles upstream just to get to the starting point of the 5,000-meter regattas. That’s approximately 10,000 meters per event. But that doesn’t stop Schlosberg, who also competes in singles races.
“Her focus and competitive nature extend to the academic arena as well,” Lynch said. “Alissa won the Scholar-Athlete award this fall for having the highest GPA on the women’s rowing team. She’s a great kid and she’s doing it all. We are very proud of her.”
