Julie Markus

Class:
Senior
High School:
Farmington
Hometown:
Farmington, Conn.

Spring 2007 (Junior): Member of the second varsity eight team which finished second to URI in the Yankee Cup in Kingston, R.I. (3/30); first against Iona and Colgate at Orchard Beach, N.Y. (4/1); fourth against Northeastern, Texas, and Columbia in Boston (4/17); and won the silver medal in the A10 Championships (4/21) helping UMass to its 12th consecutive Atlantic 10 victory, a feat that no other Atlantic 10 team has ever accomplished. Rowed in the second varsity eight at the ECAC Championships, finishing fourth. 2005 (Freshman): Rowed in the third seat of the first novice eight ... the boat finished second at the Atlantic 10 Championships, third at the Yankee Cup, second in the petite final at the Knecht Cup. Before UMass: Rowed for three years at Farmington High. Personal: Born on September 7, 1986 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.