Olivia Knodt Class: Sophomore Hometown: Grosse Pointe, Mich. High School: Grosse Pointe Position: Varsity

2007: Two seat of the Second Varsity Eight ... recorded excellent 7-2 record, one of the losses coming only to the Varsity Eight in a one-two defeat of Georgetown's Varsity Eight ... won the boat title in the Second Varsity Eight for the first time and contributed to a sweep of the Patriot League Championship beating Navy by over five seconds ... won the ECAC Metro Regatta in the Second Varsity Eight and contributed to the overall points trophy for Bucknell by defeating perennial power UMass and up-and-coming crews from Rhode Island and Buffalo ... beat Boston College and claimed Bucknell's first win in an eight over an Ivy League team with a victory over Penn ... honored at the March Women's Sports Luncheon as Athlete of the Month in the Second Varsity Eight ... part of squad finishing the year ranked second in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region.

High School: Member of the Detroit Boat Club ... 6 and 2 seats of the Varsity Eight for her team ... garnered an eighth-place finish at the Head of the Charles, a first-place finish at the Head of the Schuylkill, both second- and third-place finishes at Midwestern Championships and a sixth-place finish at Nationals in Cincinnati ... was on the honor roll for three years.

Personal: Full name is Olivia Marie Knodt ... daughter of Christoph Knodt and Claudia Ganem ... born on Oct. 23, 1987 in Berlin, Germany ... intends to pursue international relations as her major.