Before Fordham: A graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where she lettered in crew for four years... Rowed in high school for head coach Erik Haight... Recipient of Scholar Athlete Award all four years in high school... Team MVP as a junior and senior... Served as a team captain junior and senior years... Named Most Improved Rower and received the Coaches Award as a sophomore... Helped team to the state championship the in spring of 2009 as well as a fourth place finish at Nationals and a seventh place showing at the Stotesbury Cup... Member of the National Honor Society... Named to the Principal's Club (Dean's List) each quarter.

Personal: Daughter of Carol and Thomas Cantarella... Has a younger sister (Gina) and a younger brother (Thomas)... A Biology major.