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Sacramento State

2021-22 Women's Rowing

Natalie Banford

  • Height 5-4
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Elk Grove, Calif.
  • Position port/stbd

Biography

As a senior (2022): Competed with the varsity eight in every spring race…sat at bow in all nine of those competitions…competed with the varsity eight in first place finishes at the WIRA Championship, Sacramento State Invitational, and duals vs. Kansas State and UC San Diego…also won a bronze medal with the boat at the San Diego Crew Classic…the WIRA gold was the first for the Hornet varsity eight since 2010…a CRCA Scholar-Athlete, and American Athletic Conference all-academic selection (third straight all-academic choice)…has competed with the varsity eight each of the last two years.

As a junior (2021):
One of seven Hornets to compete with the varsity eight in all four spring races…sat in the two seat in each of those races…the varsity eight went sub 6:47 in all four competitions…that included a win over Gonzaga at the Dexter Lake Invitational, the first win over the Bulldogs since 2010…has not missed a race during her three-year career…an American Athletic Conference All-Academic selection.

As a sophomore (2020):
Competed in the Hornets’ lone spring regatta against Kansas State before the season was cut short…sat in the two seat with the second varsity eight that defeated Kansas State…in the fall, she sat in the two seat with the second varsity eight at the Head of the American…an American Athletic Conference All-Academic selection.

As a freshman (2019):
Competed in 11 races during the spring season as a freshman…rowed with four different boats…that includes four times in the three seat with the second varsity four…sat bow on three occasions with the novice eight, and sat at three on three occasions with the third varsity eight…sat at three once with the novice four.

Personal: A biology major who graduated from Sacramento State in the spring of 2022.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    stbd
    5'4"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    stbd
    5'4"
  • 2020-21Junior

    port/stbd
    5'4"
  • 2021-22Senior

    port/stbd
    5'4"

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