2008-09
Spent most of the season with the Varsity Four boat ... Rowed from the bow seat in all four races with the Varsity Four ... Was runner-up at UCLA, at Sacramento State and in a tri-meet against Oklahoma and San Diego ... Also was in the third-place Varsity Four boat at the Parker Cup Regatta ... Made her way to the Second Varsity Eight boat at the WIRA Championships ... From the bow seat, she helped the boat advance to the Grand Final with a first-place finish of four boats in the second preliminary heat ... The boat then took third in the Grand Final, beating three other teams.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Spent one year at Orange Coast College where she was a member of the crew team.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Attended Orange high School where she competed in soccer where she won second-team all-league honors ...
PERSONAL
Keara Farrel was born May 23, 1988, in Orange, Calif. ... Daughter of Michael and Jacqueline Farrel ... Public administration major planning to enter the field of event planning ... Best rowing memory is winning her first medal at WIRA in the SDSU JV8 boat in the spring 2009.