2016-17 Women's Rowing Roster
du Plessis, Lihani
Lihani du Plessis
- Position:
- Rower
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. Michaels University School
- Hometown:
- Canmore, Alberta
Bio
OREGON STATE
2016-17
2016-17
- Rowed in the stroke seat of the Varsity 4+ during the morning session of the Longhorn Invitational
- Raced in the 3-seat of the V4+ in a dual win at Gonzaga
- Rowed in the 7-seat of the Second Varsity 8 at the Oregon State Classic
- Raced in the 3-seat of the V4+ at the Covered Bridge Regatta helping her crew to a second place finish in the final
- Raced in the stroke seat of the V4+ at the Clemson Invitational helping her crew record victories over Clemson and Tennessee
- Rowed in the stroke seat of the V4+ at Pac-12 Championships
- Earned Pac-12 All-Academic First Team honors
- Named as a CRCA Scholar-Athlete
- Rowed in the 2-seat of the Second Varsity 8 at the Head of the Lake earning a sixth place finish
- Rowed in the 5-seat of the 2V8 in the spring season-opener at Gonzaga
- Raced in the 3-seat of the 2V8 at the Oregon State Classic earning a pair of wins over Central Florida
- Raced in the 3-seat of the 2V8 at the Clemson Invitational recording wins over San Diego, Central Florida, Michigan State and Columbia
- Rowed in the 2-seat of the 2V8 in a dual against Washington State
- Rowed in the 2-seat of the 2V8 at Pac-12 Championships
- Named as a CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
- Earned Pac-12 All-Academic First Team honors
- Rowed in the Varsity 4+ most of the season
- Raced in the bow seat of the V4+ in a win over Oklahoma at the Pac-12 Challenge
- Raced in the bow seat of the V4+ in a first place finish at the Oregon State Classic beating Louisville and Minnesota
- Rowed in the 3-seat of the V4+ at the Clemson Invitational recording wins over Clemson (twice), Tennessee, Oklahoma, Michigan State and Duke
- Rowed in the 3-seat of the V4+ at Pac-12 Championships and in a home regatta against Washington State and UCLA
- Raced in the bow seat of the Second Varsity 4+ in a season-opening victory at Gonzaga
- Also raced in the bow seat of the 2V4+ against California in the morning session of the Pac-12 Challenge
- Named to the CRCA All-Scholar Team
- Earned Pac-12 All-Academic First Team honors
- Raced in the 2-seat of the Second Varsity 8 in a win over Gonzaga and University of Victoria
- Raced in the stroke seat of the 2V8 at the Pac-12 Challenge beating University of San Diego
- Rowed in the stroke seat of the 2V8 at the Oregon State Classic finishing ahead of Duke
- Raced in the stroke seat of the Varsity 4+ at the Clemson Invitational beating Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, Columbia, Penn, Miami and Gonzaga
- Rowed in the 2-seat of the V4+ at Washington State
- Rowed for four years at St. Michaels
- Her crew (Junior B 4+) won gold at the 2010 Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association regatta
- Earned two silver medals and a bronze at the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games.
- Born in the United Kingdom
- Daughter of Gert and Marja du Plessis
- Has a younger sister, Lisa
- Enjoys reading and spending time outside
- Was a school prefect
- Lists her favorite athlete as Missy Franklin
- Chose Oregon State because of “the coaches and team dynamic are great and I really like Corvallis and its small town atmosphere. Plus OSU is a great university and it has my major”
- Majoring in BioHealth sciences in OSU’s Honors College
Oregon State Women's Rowing - 2022-23
Monday, August 28
Beaver Rowing Virtual Orange & Black Regatta 2020
Thursday, November 05
Walking on with Women’s Rowing - Sierra Bishop
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Oregon State University Boathouse Tour
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