Katie Visentin Hometown: Chesire, CT High School: Chesire Position: Graduate Assistant

AT UCONN: Is in her third season as a member of the team ... a transfer from Cabrini College (Radnor, Pa.). FALL 2011: Competed in bow seat of the second varsity eight that placed third at the Head of the Fish. 2010-11: Rowed two seat of the first varsity four. 2009-10: Rowed four seat of the first novice eight that placed third at the Knecht Cup Regatta, second at the BIG EAST Championship and first at the Dad Vail Regatta. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Cheshire High School ... earned a total of eight varsity letters in track and field ... was indoor and outdoor track captain in senior year ... in senior year, team was SCC and Housatonic champions ... was indoor and outdoor field MVP in sophomore, junior, and senior years ... was SCC indoor shot put champion in sophomore year ... was state runner up in discus in senior year ... was Down Under sports representative for New England ... holds indoor shot put record at Cabrini College ... earned honors in high school and was on the Deans List in first two semesters at Cabrini College. PERSONAL: Katie Alyssa Visentin ... double major in communications and sport promotion ... born on September 13, 1989.

PLANS AFTER GRADUATION: "After graduation, I am interning with a sport nutrition company called Generation UCAN. I hope to get a position in their marketing department once my internship is complete."

VISENTIN ON ROWING AT UCONN: "Walking on to this team was the greatest decision that I have ever made. Before rowing at the University of Connecticut, I thought I knew what it was like to work hard, to have priorities in line and to create unbreakable bonds. What I knew was only scraping the surface. This team has taught me more about hard work in my three years here than I could have ever asked to learn in a lifetime. I have made friendships on this team that most people would only dream of having. This team has become my second family and I know that no matter how far we travel on our own separate paths, we will always find ways back to each other. I am so grateful to everyone who I have gotten the opportunity to work with during my three years here, who believed in me and helped me to push myself more than I ever thought possible. Without them, I never would have survived!"