As a Sophomore in 2011-12: Spring 2012: Rowed in the Lightweight Eight at the Murphy Cup (March 24) and placed third with a time of 8:53.05... Rowed the Lightweight Eight against UConn and Holy Cross (April 6-7)....Finished in first against UConn with a time of 7:25.5 (Ltwt8+)...Raced in the Lightweight Four and the Lightweight Eight at the Knecht Cup (April 15) and finished in sixth in the Ltwt4+ with a time of 8:26.39...Finished in second at MIT (April 21) in the Lightweight Eight with a time of 7:53.3...Took seventh at Eastern Sprints (May 13) in the Ltwt8+ with a time of 7:47.150. Before UMass: Attended Matignon High School in Cambridge, Mass. where she played soccer and basketball...Received the Catholic Conference MVP award for basketball...Won the conference championship in soccer her junior and senior year...Was a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Tara Van Vranken...Born March 3, 1992 to Mark and Joan Van Vranken...Plans to major in Kinesiology. |
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