Krysten Menks

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
5-6
High School:
Ventura
Hometown:
Ventura, Calif.

CAREER HONORS
2012 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll
2014 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll
2015 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll
2015 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
2016 CRCA Scholar-Athlete Award

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2016-17
Fall 2016: Did not compete.

AS A SENIOR IN 2015-16
Spring 2016: Stroked the Second Varsity 8+ in the season home opener against Atlantic 10 conference rival Rhode Island (3/26) ... Tallied a first place victory in the Second Varsity 8+ in a dual regatta at Connecticut (4/2) ... Stroked the Second Varsity 8+ at the inaugural Doc Hosea Regatta in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (4/3) ... Took home a gold medal in the Second Varsity 8+ at the Knecht Cup after a 6:47.17 finish. The crew opened up the weekend with a first-place win in Heat 3 at 7:24.91, followed by a second-place finish at 6:54.83 in Semifinal 3, good to advance to the Grand Final round (4/10) ... Finished second in the Second Varsity 8+ with a time of 6:43.8 at the Four-School Regatta on the Charles River over Dartmouth and Boston University. Northeastern picked up the victory in a time of 6:39.6 (4/17).

Fall 2015: Stroked the UMass B boat at the Princeton Chase and finished the three-mile course with a time of 16:28.9, good for 46th place of 65 (11/1) ... Claimed a bronze medal in the 2x A Final at the Collegiate Small Boat Challenge alongside Allanah Rubi-Mooney with a time of 7:54.0 (10/31) ... Team up with Rubi-Mooney in the Championship 2x at the Head of the Charles and crossed the line at 20:37.1, good for 13th place (10/17) ... Paired up with Rubi-Mooney in the 2x Open and crossed the line at 18:30.9, good for a silver medal at Head of the Housatonic (10/10) ... Teamed up with Sam Kolovson for a second place finish in the Open 2x at Head of the Oklahoma with a time of 17:33.60 ... Later, took second place in the Open 1x Grand Final with a time of 1:59.22 ... Also clinched a bronze medal in the Open 2x 500m Grand Final with a time of 1:50.12 (10/4)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2014-15
Spring 2015: Placed first in the season-opening Varsity 4+ meet with Rhode Island (3/28) ... Took second place in the Second Varsity 8+ event in UMass' quad-meet with BC, MIT and Dartmouth (4/4) ... Finished second as a member of the Second Varsity 8+ event in the Knecht Cup Finals (4/12) ... Won the Second Varsity 8+ event in head-to-head meet with Connecticut (4/16) and helped UMass notch a gold medal in the Second Varsity 8+ event at the Atlantic 10 Championship ... Placed first in the opening heat of the Second Varsity 8+ at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/8) as the boat crossed in 7:24.915 ... Totaled first in the Dad Vail Regatta Second Varsity 8+ Semifinal (5/9) as the Minutewomen produced a 6:45.508 time for a spot in the Grand Final ... Secured the Coleman D. Boylan Trophy at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/9) with a 6:40.401 time in the Second Varsity 8+ Grand Finale ... At the NCAA Championships in Gold River, Calif., was a member of the Second Varsity 8+ boat that placed 18th overall, reached the finish in 7:02.760 for sixth in a tightly contested "C" final on Championship Sunday.

Fall 2014: Was one of four UMass rowers to participate at the Head of the Oklahoma Regatta (10/4-5), picking up a pair of fifth place finishes in the Open 1x and 1x 500m in times of 18:26 and 2:07, respectively ... Also picked up a fourth place finish in Collegiate 1x (18:07.43) and a gold medal in the Open 4x at 15:22.77 ... At the Head of the Housatonic (10/11), earned a first place finish in the Women's 2x with a time of 17:23 and the 4x/4x+ in a time of 15:51.0, while taking fifth in the 1x (20:53.8) and 13th as a member of the Women's 4+ (17:46) ... Took fifth in the 4+ at the Head of the Charles (10/19), finishing with a time of 19:37.43 ... Won a trio of gold medals as members of the Collegiate 2x, 4x, and Lt 8+ boats with times of 13:07.56, 12:57.34, and 12:41.94 respectively at the Head of the Fish (10/25).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2013-14
Spring 2014: Primarily raced in the Second Varsity 8+ boat throughout the spring season ... At the Yankee Cup (3/29), rowed in the V8 race as a member of the Second Varsity 8+ ... Part of the 2V8 boat and finished second in the Varsity 8+ race against Colgate (4/6) in 7:52.00 ... In a five team meet on the Connecticut River (4/6), rowed in the Second Varsity 8+ race and took first with a time of 6:09.65 ... At the Knecht Cup (4/12-4/13), finished first in the Third Final (13th overall) in 7:06.10 as a member of the Second Varsity 8+ ... In the 2V8 race, won first in a time of 7:30.53 against UConn (4/18) ... Raced in the V8 event against MIT, Bates and Radcliffe (4/19) in the Second Varsity 8+ boat ... Helped the Minutewomen win the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/4) by earning second in the Second Varsity 8+ Final in a time of 7:47.93 ... Was a member of the Second Varsity 8+ boat that competed at the 2014 NCAA Championships hosted in Indianapolis, Ind.

Fall 2013: At the Head of the Housatonic (10/12), finished tenth in the Collegiate 4+ with a time of 18:23.2 and rowed in the Collegiate 8+ ... Took sixth at the Seven Sisters Sculling Race (10/12) in the double in 23:18.8 ... At the Head of the Charles (10/19-10/20), raced in the Club 8+ and finished eighth with a time of 17:32.798 ... Earned a pair of 11th place finishes in the JV 8+ and Collegiate 4+ at the Head of the Fish (10/26) ... Secured gold in the Collegiate 2x E Final with a time of 8:17.28 at the Collegiate Small Boat Challenge (11/3).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012-13
Spring 2013: Did not compete.

Fall 2012: In first collegiate regatta, took second in the Novice 8+ with a time of 16:36.90 and second in the Open 4+ with a time of 18:19.57 at the Head of the Housatonic (10/6) ... Took first in the Open 1x with a time of 19:47.5 at the Seven Sisters Sculling Race (10/13) ... Raced in the Championship 4+ at the Head of the Charles Regatta (10/21) ... Took first in the Novice 4+ with a time of 13:54.02 at the Head of the Fish (10/27) and third in the Collegiate 4+ with a time of 14:05.39.

BEFORE UMASS: A 2012 graduate of Ventura High School ... Was on the water polo team her freshman and sophomore years and captained the squad as a sophomore ... Represented the United States at the CanAmMex Regatta in Mexico City, Mexico, in the quad ... Attended the U.S. Junior Sculling Selection Camp.

PERSONAL: Krysten Nichole Menks ... Daughter of Gary Menks and Peggy Cowey ... Has one sibling, Kasie. ... Majoring in kinesiology and psychology.