Emily Sharp

Class: Junior Hometown: Auburn, Mich. High School: Bay City Western

Position: Varsity

2013: Rowed in the bow seat of the second varsity four, which opened the season (March 30) with a two-seat loss to Michigan, but rebounded in the afternoon session with an open-water victory over Notre Dame in 8:26.50 ... Bow seat of the second varsity four in a four-boat race with Big Ten foes Michigan, Ohio State, and Indiana (April 13) when conditions forced a change from a double-dual format. Finished third in a time of 7:47.8, more than thirty seconds better than fourth-place Indiana and a length back from race winner Ohio State ... Lined up with some of the best crews in the country at the Clemson Invitational (April 20-21). In the bow seat of the second varsity four, helped the boat win both of its races, first defeating Tennessee, Cornell, Duke and Penn in the morning session in a time of 7:49.9. In the afternoon, racing was consistently much faster for all boats, and MSU posted the second-fastest time in the two races overall by winning the second heat in a time of 7:22.3 ...The Sunday racing for the 2V4 at Clemson was wiped out due to weather conditions ... Raced Big Ten foes Minnesota and Wisconsin in the final week of the regular season (May 5), and rowed to a second-place finish (7:46.2) as the bow seat in the second varsity four. Was 16 seconds behind the host Badgers, but six seats ahead of the Gophers ... Rowed in the bbow seat in the second varsity eight at the Big Ten Championships (May 19), finishing fifth in a time of 6:55.784. The Spartans finished fourth in the team standings with 85 points, behind champion Ohio State, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

2012: Rowed with the second varsity four at the Big Ten Championships, placing fifth in a time of 7:37.489... Defeated Louisville by 30.1 seconds and Iowa by 19 seconds on April 7 in Iowa City... Notched victories over No. 18 Clemson and No. 19 Minnesota as part of the second varsity four at the UVA Invitational (April 14-15).

2011:Rowed to a fifth-place finish with the second novice eight in the Big Ten Championships with a time of 7:11.13... Defeated Indiana twice by margins of 37.7 and 31.2 seconds in the Dale England Cup... Posted two Big Ten victories over Wisconsin and Minnesota.