Gabriela Smith-Tan

Position:
Rower
Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
St. Francis HS
Hometown:
Sacramento, Calif.

OREGON STATE
2014-15
•   Raced in the 2-seat of the Varsity 4+ in a season-opening win at Gonzaga
•   Rowed in the stroke seat of the Open 4+ ‘A’ boat in a second place finish at the Oregon State Classic
•   Also raced in the stroke seat of the Open 8 beating Oregon at the Oregon State Classic
•   Rowed in the bow seat of the V4+ in a home regatta against Washington State and UCLA
•   Raced in the 2-seat of the Third Varsity 8 finishing fourth at Pac-12 Championships
•   Earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

2013-14
•   Raced in the stroke seat of the Second Varsity 8 in a first place finish over Gonzaga and University of Victoria
•   Rowed in the stroke seat of the 2V8 at the Pac-12 Challenge beating University of San Diego and also at the Oregon State Classic where her crew finished ahead of Duke
•   Raced in the bow seat of the 2V8 at the Clemson Invitational earning wins over Gonzaga (twice), Oklahoma (twice), Texas, Tennessee (twice), Columbia, Penn, Miami (twice), Iowa and Duke
•   Rowed in the bow seat of the 2V8 at Washington State and at Pac-12 Championships

ST. FRANCIS HS
•   Rowed for River City Rowing Club for four years
•   Competed in Nationals in the 4x in 2012 under the guidance of coach Tricia Blocher
•   Team captain

PERSONAL
•   Daughter of David Tan and Kirsten Smith
•   Has four siblings: Alex, Natalie, Claire and Trevor
•   Step-sister, Natalie, plays basketball at Wellesley
•   Step-sister, Claire, plays soccer at Vanderbilt
•   Enjoys singing, hiking and dancing
•   Honor roll
•   Chose Oregon State because of the “great coaches, inspiring teammates and the beautiful campus”
•   Majoring in exercise and sport science with an option in pre-therapy and allied health