Catherine Gariepy Class: Freshman Hometown: Lorraine, Quebec High School: Vanier College Height: 5-8 Position: Open Birthdate: 07/11/1983

Before UMass: 2001 Quebec champion in junior single, double and quad (senior B) ... Captured bronze medal in the junior single at the 2001 Canada Cup ... Participated in the 2001 Canada Summer Games in the double and quad ... Earned silver medal in the single at the 2002 Canadian Schoolboys and was gold medalist in the quad at the 2002 Canadian Henley ... Team captain in 2000 ... Named Quebec’s 2001 Junior Rower of the Year ... Played in Quebec 2000 soccer championships (under 20).

Personal:

Full name is Catherine Gariepy ... Pre-Medicine major … Born July 11, 1983, in Quebec City, Quebec ... Daughter of Claude Gariepy and Danielle Plante.