Valenka Kosick

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-7
High School:
Greenfield HS
Hometown:
Shelburne, Mass.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015-16
Spring 2016: Competed in the Second Varsity 4+ in the season home opener against Atlantic 10 conference rival Rhode Island (3/26) ... Crossed the line in 7:45.83 in the Third Varsity 8+ in a dual regatta at Connecticut (4/2) ... 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: Sat two seat in the UMass A boat at the Green Monster and finished ninth in a field of 14 competitors with a time of 19:19.6. UMass A crossed the line in the middle of the pack and fell just short to A-10 rival Rhode Island who finished eighth with a time of 19:08.3. UMass, Boston College, Dartmouth, MIT, Rhode Island and Vermont made up the 14-boat field of competition (11/8).

BEFORE UMASS: Graduated from Greenfield High School in 2015.

PERSONAL: Valenka Rose Kosick ... Daughter of Robert and Lisa Kosick ... Majoring in civil engineering.