Anna Welch

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Branford, Conn.

Spring 2007: Named a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete for maintaining a 3.5 cumulative grade point average. 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. She rowed in the varsity four at the ECAC Championships, finishing third in the petite final. Fall 2006 (Junior): Rowed in the second varsity eight boat which placed second at the Head of the Fish. 2006 (Sophomore): Rowed in the novice eight boat which finished first at the Yankee Cup, in the novice four boat which finished third at the A-10 Championship. Personal: Born February 13, 1985.