University of Tennessee Athletics
2009-10 Rowing Roster
Roster
Libuse Bruncvíková
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Litomerice, Czech Republic
- High School:
- Gymnazium J. Jungmanna
Libuse Bruncvíková
FALL 2009 (JUNIOR): Finished the fall campaign with one silver and one bronze medal in championship eight competition...Did not compete at the Chattanooga Head Race but came out strong at the Head of the Charles Regatta with the V8+ crew that finished 12th...Was a part of the V8+ boat that took home silver at the Head of the Hooch with a 14:17.40 time, the fastest ever by any Lady Vol boat in that division...Won a bronze medal with the V8+ "A" shell and finished fifth with the V4+ "A" shell at the Rivanna Romp.
2008-09 (SOPHOMORE): Competed with the V8+ crew in all regattas during her sophomore campaign...Part of the varsity eight shell that beat Alabama by 12 seconds...Helped push her boat to the win in the C Finals at the season-ending South/Central Aramark Sprints...Took home a team-best seven medals in the fall...Snagged gold at the Chattanooga Head Race and Head of the Tennessee in the championship 8+...Also took home gold in the champ 4+ at Chattanooga...Part of the champ 8+ crew that finished 14th at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta...Took silver in the collegiate double at the Head of the Tennessee...Brought home two bronze medals at the Head of the Hooch in the champ 8+ and champ 4+...Collected a gold in the pair at the Rivanna Romp...Garnered All-Academic Honors by the Southeastern Conference and earned a spot on ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV team.
2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Made an immediate impact on the V8+ squad upon her arrival in Knoxville...Helped the V8+ finish fifth in the Championship 8+ event at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, Mass., the best showing in program history...Teamed with Erin-Monique Shelton to take home medals in the 2x event at both the Head of the Chattahoochee and Rivanna Romp races...Was a part of the V8+ boat that won gold at the Chattanooga Head Race and the Head of the Chattahoochee...Finished the fall with four golds, one silver and one bronze medal...Continued to lead the varsity eight in the spring, holding down the No. 5 seat for most of the season...Part of the shell that topped both Minnesota and Louisville to open the spring campaign...Guided the squad to a win over No. 4 Princeton, finishing less than two seconds behind No. 2 Yale in a tri-meet on April 19...Helped the V8+ to a sixth-place showing at the 2008 Aramark Sprints...After an injury to senior stroke Kendra Warren, competed in the No. 6 seat at NCAA Championships, where the V8+ finished fourth in the "C" Final...Earned CRCA first team All-South Region honors...Was named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Gymnazium J. Jungmanna in Litomerice, Czech Republic...Represented the Czech Republic in three Junior World Championships and three Under-23 World Championships between 2002 and 2006...Took home first place honors in the 2x race at the Under-23 World Championships in Poland in 2004...Was part of the 4x crew that finished fourth at the U-23 World Championships in the Netherlands in 2005...Finished 11th in the coxless pair at 2006 U-23s in Belgium...Her 4x squad finished 7th at Junior World Championships, held in Spain in 2004...Earned a 14th place finish in the 1x race at Junior Worlds in 2003...Finished eighth in the 2x event at Junior Worlds in Lithuania in 2002...Competed on the basketball team at Gymnazium J. Jungmanna...Earned academic merit honors.
PERSONAL: Pursuing a degree in marketing with an emphasis on international business...Chose to attend Tennessee because of its location, the friendly people and nice weather...Aspires to compete for her country in the Olympic Games...Enjoys cycling and cross-country skiing when not on the water...Has one brother, Milan (25), who rowed at Cal and competed in the 2008 Olympic Games for the Czech Republic, finishing fifth in the straight four...Models herself after Mirka Knapkova', the best single-sculler in the Czech Republic...Has played the flute for four years...LibuÂÂÂ?e "Libi" Bruncvíkova' was born on May 8, 1986, in Litomerice, Czech Republic, and is the daughter of Milan Bruncvík and LibuÂÂÂ?e Bruncvíkova'.
