Andria Shook

Position: Graduate Asst. - Recruiting Coordinator (5th season) Email/Phone: ashook@sandiego.edu/260-7637

Andria Shook is in her fifth year at USD. Previously, Shook served as USD's Recruiting Coordinator and Novice coach where she recruited and held San Diego's largest novice squad to date. Shook's main responsibilities are to assist the varsity squad and coordinate all recruiting activities.

While coaching the Toreros, Shook continues to compete in the sport of rowing. Most recent results include wins in local regattas such as San Diego's Row for the Cure, third and fifth place finishes at the 2009 USRowing Club National Championship in the Senior and Intermediate 1X respectively, and a second place finish at the Pacific Coast Rowing Championship in the Open 1x.

Before coaching at the University of San Diego, Shook served two seasons as California Yacht Club's junior rowing assistant coach. In her two years at CYC, she helped transform a recreational junior program into a national contender. At nationals, Shook helped lead the CYC team to three grand and two petite finals. Prior to coaching at CYC, Shook was a four-year letter winner at the University of Southern California. Never having rowed in high school, she walked on to the novice squad her Freshman year and was later that season moved up with the varsity. Among her highlights as a Trojan scholar-athlete, she served as team captain in 2004 where she helped lead the Varsity eight to a third place finish at the PAC-10 Championships. Other collegiate successes include an 8th and 12th place finish at the NCAA Championships in the Varsity 8.

She was named to the All-West Region Team and the Pac-10 All-Academic team in 2004 as well as an All Pac-10 athlete. She was also awarded honors in 2002-2004 for her academic success. After graduating, Shook placed second at the Head of the Charles (2006), first at the San Diego Crew Classic (2007) in the club eight, and 1st and 2nd place at the Masters National Championships (2006) in the 4X and 8+ respectively.

In the summer of 2004, Shook joined Teach for America where she spent three years teaching elementary school in Lynwood, California in conjunction with coaching for CYC. She obtained a Masters degree in Education from Loyola Marymount University.