Ariele Elia Class: Senior Hometown: Carmel, CA High School: Bullard High School Height: 5-3 Position: Port

2006-07: Competed in second varsity-8, varsity lightweight-4 and varsity-4 boats in her junior season...helped the second varsity-8 boat finish third at the Sacramento Invitational...at the San Diego Crew Classic, helped the second varsity-8 boat post a second place finish, placing eighth out of 20 teams...at the WCC Championships, she helped the junior varsity-8 team place fourth in their race, adding four points to the score for the Gaels; placing Saint Mary's second overall and setting a new record for the program.

2005-06: Competed in the varsity-8 and second varsity-8 boats in her sophomore season...competed in the varsity-8 at the Head of Charles Regatta and Newport Rowing Festival...helped lead the second varsity-8 to a silver medal at the PCRC Championships...rowed the second varsity-8 to a fourth place finish at WCC Championships...helped the Gaels to an overall third place finish at the WCC Championships, the best finish in the history of the program.

2004-05: Was a member of the novice rowing team...helped the novice-4 capture a gold medal at the PCRC Championships...helped SMC post a fifth place finish in the novice-8 race and a fourth place finish in the novice-4 race at Sacramento State Invitational.

High School: Prepped at Bullard High School in Fresno...earned 1 letter in swimming.

Personal: Comes to Saint Mary's from Carmel, CA...born April 29, 1986...an Art History and Psychology major.