September 12, 2008
Purdue alumna takes silver at Paralympics
Purdue alumna Emma Preuschl won a silver medal Thursday during rowing competition at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing.
Preuschl competed in the legs, trunk and arms mixed four with coxswain event as a member of the U.S. Paralympic Team for Rowing. Details on the race can be found at http://www.usrowing.org/News_Media/PressReleases/detail.aspx?nws_lKey=599.
Preuschl rowed for the Purdue Crew Club from fall 2003 to spring 2007 and served as assistant freshman coach from fall 2007 until graduation in May 2008. She has Erb’s palsy, a condition that limits her strength and range of motion in her left arm.