2005-06 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Daiss, Christie

Christie Daiss
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Eaton Rapids
- Hometown:
- Eaton Rapids, Mich.
Bio
2004-05: Rowed as the three seat for the second varsity four throughout much of the season, which culminated in a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 7:41.85 ... Served as an alternate for the South/Central Sprints and the NCAA Championships.
2003-04: Rowed in the five seat of the second varsity eight in NCAA Championship, which posted a finish of 6:54.40, good for fifth place (11th overall) in petite final ... Rowed in the five seat of the second varsity eight and contributed to its 6:50.6 finish, which was good for third place of 23 total competitors in the second varsity eight grand final at 2004 Central/Southern Regional Championship ... Rowed in the five seat of second varsity eight in 2004 Big Ten Championship, which crossed the finish line in 7:02.4 and took second place behind U of M (7:01.3) ... Rowed in the five seat of second Spartan varsity eight against Michigan on April 17, falling to the Wolverines (6:53.85) by just over one second ... Rowed in the five seat of the second varsity eight, contributing to two first-place finishes at the Windermere Classic on March 27 and 28.
2002-03: Rowed in six seat of the first novice eight, which earned a fifth-place finish at the 2003 Central/South Regional Championship Regatta ... Rowed in four seat of the first novice eight, which finished second at the 2003 Big Ten Championship Regatta ... Contributed to a first-place finish for the first novice eight at Notre Dame on April 22 ... Rowed in seat four of the first Spartan novice eight, which finished first against Indiana, at the Big Ten Invitational on April 19 ... Rowed in four seat of the first novice eight, which defeated the Wolverines and Eastern Michigan in an April 11 contest ... Rowed in four seat of the first novice eight, taking second in the spring season opener at Clemson on March 8.
Prior to MSU: A 2002 graduate of Eaton Rapids High School ... Earned three varsity letters in basketball during her high school career ... Captain of basketball team (2001) ... Honored with 'Most Committed' award for basketball (2002) ... Earned four varsity letters for track throughout high school ... Elected team captain of track team as a senior (2001-02) ... Named 'Most Outstanding' all four years for track ... Earned Academic All-League Honors in both basketball and track for two consecutive years (2000-2002) ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Graduated second in high school class.
Personal: Born Sept. 14, 1984 ... Daughter of Tim Daiss and Denise Benington ... Lyman Briggs physiology major.
2003-04: Rowed in the five seat of the second varsity eight in NCAA Championship, which posted a finish of 6:54.40, good for fifth place (11th overall) in petite final ... Rowed in the five seat of the second varsity eight and contributed to its 6:50.6 finish, which was good for third place of 23 total competitors in the second varsity eight grand final at 2004 Central/Southern Regional Championship ... Rowed in the five seat of second varsity eight in 2004 Big Ten Championship, which crossed the finish line in 7:02.4 and took second place behind U of M (7:01.3) ... Rowed in the five seat of second Spartan varsity eight against Michigan on April 17, falling to the Wolverines (6:53.85) by just over one second ... Rowed in the five seat of the second varsity eight, contributing to two first-place finishes at the Windermere Classic on March 27 and 28.
2002-03: Rowed in six seat of the first novice eight, which earned a fifth-place finish at the 2003 Central/South Regional Championship Regatta ... Rowed in four seat of the first novice eight, which finished second at the 2003 Big Ten Championship Regatta ... Contributed to a first-place finish for the first novice eight at Notre Dame on April 22 ... Rowed in seat four of the first Spartan novice eight, which finished first against Indiana, at the Big Ten Invitational on April 19 ... Rowed in four seat of the first novice eight, which defeated the Wolverines and Eastern Michigan in an April 11 contest ... Rowed in four seat of the first novice eight, taking second in the spring season opener at Clemson on March 8.
Prior to MSU: A 2002 graduate of Eaton Rapids High School ... Earned three varsity letters in basketball during her high school career ... Captain of basketball team (2001) ... Honored with 'Most Committed' award for basketball (2002) ... Earned four varsity letters for track throughout high school ... Elected team captain of track team as a senior (2001-02) ... Named 'Most Outstanding' all four years for track ... Earned Academic All-League Honors in both basketball and track for two consecutive years (2000-2002) ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Graduated second in high school class.
Personal: Born Sept. 14, 1984 ... Daughter of Tim Daiss and Denise Benington ... Lyman Briggs physiology major.
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