Victoria Roach

Photo by: Rob Pungello

Class:
Junior
Height:
5-4
High School:
Doctor Phillips HS
Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.

AS A SENIOR IN 2018-19
Spring 2019: Took bronze (7:02.306) in the Second Varsity Eight at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/18) ... Narrowly missed medals in the Second Varsity Eight, finishing fourth (6:39.992) in the Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/11) ... Took second (7:54.58) in the Varsity Four Petite Final at the Knecht Cup (4/14) ... Had a fourth place finish (7:04.91) in the 2V8 Petite Final at the Doc Hosea Regatta (3/30) ... Placed fourth (8:31.26) in the 2V4 Petite Final at the Cooper Sprints (3/24).

Fall 2018: Tabbed 26th (20:00.406) in the Championship Eights at the Head of the Charles (10/21).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2017-18
Spring 2018: Was fourth across the line in the Second Varsity Four (7:43.991) at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/12) ... Claimed second in the Single (9:12.54) at the Knecht Cup (4/14) ... Was second in the Second Varsity Four (8:03.97) at the Knecht Cup (4/14) ... Was third in the 2V8+ Petite Final (7:08.2) at the Doc Hosea Regatta (3/31) ... Placed second in the 2V8+ Petite Final (8:03.92) at the Cooper Sprints (3/25) to open the Spring season.

Fall 2017: Wrapped up the Fall in the Third Varsity Four (15:08.30) at the Head of the Fish (10/28) ... Opened the season in the 1x at the Hadley Chase (10/14).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2016-17
Spring 2017: Raced in the Varsity 4+ at the Doc Hosea Regatta (4/2), helping UMass to a second-place effort in the Petite Final (8:21.18) ... Part of the Varsity 4+ crew that took first place at the Murphy Cup (3/25, 7:57.70).

Fall 2016: Did not compete.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015-16
Spring 2016: Competed in the Varsity 4+ and tallied a 6:57.6 finish in the season home opener against Atlantic 10 conference rival Rhode Island (3/26) ... Tallied first in the Varsity 4+ in a dual regatta at Connecticut with a time of 7:47.8. Also claimed a first place win in the Second Varsity 4+ with a time of 8:05.09 (4/2) ... Sat two seat in the Second Varsity 4+ at the inaugural Doc Hosea Regatta in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (4/3) ...Took home a bronze medal in the Grand Final of the Novice 4+ at the Knecht Cup with a time of 8:00.14 (4/10) ... Finished fourth in the Second Varsity 4+ with a time of 8:05.1 at the Four-School Regatta on the Charles River between Northeastern, Boston University and Dartmouth (4/17).

Fall 2015: Finished sixth in the 2+ B Final at the Collegiate Small Boat Challenge alongside Hallie Dunlap with a time of 8:29.17 (10/31) ... The pair qualified for the B Final after falling just short in a hard-fought battle against Cornell's Kelly Strohm and Caroline Crawford in the preliminary round (10/30).

BEFORE UMASS
Part of the Orlando Area Rowing Society ... Placed first as a member of the Lightweight 4+ at the Head of the Hooch in Fall 2014 while earning bronze medals at the Florida State Championships as a member of the Lightweight 8+ and Varsity 8+ in each of the past three years ... Also has recorded first place finishes in the Lightweight relay and the ERG springs in each of the last two years.