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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.
