Stesha Carle
Women’s Quadruple Sculls

Birthplace: La Habra, Calif.
Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
Current Residence: Long Beach, Calif.
Club Affiliation: USRowing Training Center
Began Rowing: Long Beach Junior Crew, 1998
Date of Birth: 12/2/84
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 160
High School: Woodrow Wilson High School
Undergraduate Education: University of Michigan, Movement Science, 2006
Occupation: Physical Therapy Aide
Employer: Princeton Sport Physical Therapy
Training Location: Princeton, N.J.
Current Coaches: Tom Terhaar, Laurel Korholz
Years on National Team: Five – 2002, Junior; 2005-06, Under 23; 2008-09, Senior

International Results: Won silver in the quadruple sculls at the 2009 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne…Won silver in the four at the 2008 World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships...Finished fourth in the pair at the 2006 World Rowing Under 23 Championships…Won the four at the 2005 World Rowing Under 23 Championships…Won the senior B double sculls at the 2004 Canadian Henley…Finished third in the eight at the 2002 World Rowing Junior Championships.

National Results: Won gold in the quadruple sculls at the 2009 USRowing National Championships…Won gold in the quadruple sculls at the 2007 USRowing National Championships…Won the pair at the 2006 Under 23 National Team Trials…Finished ninth in the varsity eight at the 2005 NCAA Championships…Finished third in the varsity eight at the 2004 NCAA Championships…Won the varsity eight at the 2004 Big Ten Championships…Finished second in the varsity eight at the 2003 NCAA Championships…Won the varsity eight at the 2003 Big Ten Championships…Won the double sculls at the 2002 USRowing Youth Invitational.

Personal: Stesha enjoys reading, cooking, baking and running. She won both the Maize & Blue Award and the Academic Achievement Award while at the University of Michigan. Her most memorable achievement in rowing was winning the Big Ten Championships in 2004 after being seeded fifth. Stesha lists her mother as her personal hero because she is a strong, confident woman who continues to inspire her everyday. Stesha would like to make the Olympic team and then become a physical therapist. Stesha also would like to run a marathon in Europe and be a contestant on Survivor.