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Amanda Purcell enters her second year as part of the Brown
coaching staff, having helped the Bears win their sixth NCAA
Championship during her first season. Purcell came to Brown in
September of 2007 from The Ohio State University where she spent
one year as a volunteer assistant for the varsity rowing team.
While coaching at OSU, Purcell helped lead her varsity four crew to
a 10th place finish at the Division I NCAA Tournament last year.
Also, in the spring of 2006, Purcell was the assistant novice and
varsity coach for Upper Arlington High School and a volunteer
novice assistant for OSU's varsity program. Purcell earned her
Bachelor of Music Education from OSU and was a four-year member of
the varsity rowing team. A standout rower with the Buckeyes,
Purcell was a member of the Big-Ten Boat of the Week for five
consecutive weeks in 2004, was Second Team All-Big Ten in 2005, and
was also a first team All-Central Region pick and a first team
Pocock All-American. In 2006, Purcell received an invitation to the
National Senior Elite Camp, but she decided not to pursue it
because of injury.