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The Daily OrangeROW | New assistant Cannon manages wakeup calls
By Courtney Jones
Posted: 10/21/05, 1:43 AM EST Section: Sports
Enthusiastic. That one word sums up Sarah Cannon, Syracuse's new women's rowing assistant coach.
Cannon and the Orange head to Boston this weekend to compete in the Head of the Charles.
No matter who you talk to on the team, you'll eventually hear about all the energy Cannon is bringing to the program in her first year at SU.
Forget 8 a.m. classes. Cannon does the unthinkable by waking up at around 4 a.m. and meeting her freshman recruits at 5:30 a.m. for practice.
"We wake up early," freshman recruit Sydney Axson said. "And it's still dark and cold, and so we're all pretty quiet in the morning. Then we walk into the boathouse and she always greets us like, 'Hey guys!' She's loud and really upbeat and really energetic. She's our wake-up."
Katelyn Todd, another freshman recruit, agreed.
"I've never seen someone so alive so early," she said.
Cannon can often be seen with her dog, Ginger Ann, who is "just about as excited as (Cannon) is," Todd said.
Cannon came to Syracuse from Connecticut College, where she was the assistant women's rowing coach for three years.
SU head coach Kris Sanford said Cannon came heavily recommended and fits in well with the program.
"It was kind of a no-brainer," Sanford said. "She's very positive, enthusiastic, peppy. She's a lot of things I'm not."
Last summer Cannon coached the U.S. Junior Women's Selection and Development Camp in Connecticut, an experience she hopes will help her at Syracuse.
"I think she has a lot of experience with making girls row fast," said Ineke DeSimone, a senior and team captain.
Cannon's primary job at SU is recruiting and working with the incoming freshman recruits. Her youthful exuberance is useful in attracting new athletes to the program.
"In order to keep (the program) going year to year and staying as one of the top teams, we need to recruit people who are enthusiastic about rowing and want to succeed," junior and team captain Katie Schneider said.
Cannon and the Orange head to Boston this weekend to compete in the Head of the Charles.
No matter who you talk to on the team, you'll eventually hear about all the energy Cannon is bringing to the program in her first year at SU.
Forget 8 a.m. classes. Cannon does the unthinkable by waking up at around 4 a.m. and meeting her freshman recruits at 5:30 a.m. for practice.
"We wake up early," freshman recruit Sydney Axson said. "And it's still dark and cold, and so we're all pretty quiet in the morning. Then we walk into the boathouse and she always greets us like, 'Hey guys!' She's loud and really upbeat and really energetic. She's our wake-up."
Katelyn Todd, another freshman recruit, agreed.
"I've never seen someone so alive so early," she said.
Cannon can often be seen with her dog, Ginger Ann, who is "just about as excited as (Cannon) is," Todd said.
Cannon came to Syracuse from Connecticut College, where she was the assistant women's rowing coach for three years.
SU head coach Kris Sanford said Cannon came heavily recommended and fits in well with the program.
"It was kind of a no-brainer," Sanford said. "She's very positive, enthusiastic, peppy. She's a lot of things I'm not."
Last summer Cannon coached the U.S. Junior Women's Selection and Development Camp in Connecticut, an experience she hopes will help her at Syracuse.
"I think she has a lot of experience with making girls row fast," said Ineke DeSimone, a senior and team captain.
Cannon's primary job at SU is recruiting and working with the incoming freshman recruits. Her youthful exuberance is useful in attracting new athletes to the program.
"In order to keep (the program) going year to year and staying as one of the top teams, we need to recruit people who are enthusiastic about rowing and want to succeed," junior and team captain Katie Schneider said.
