University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2021-22
SPRING
  *Did not compete in any racing due to injury
 
2020-21
  IRCA Scholar Athlete
  IRA All-Academic
SPRING
  *Murphy Cup: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (5:42.0, 1st/6)
  *Kerr Cup: Varsity 8+, 3 seat (5:45.8, 1st/3; 5:47.3, 2nd/3)
  *Bergen Cup: Varsity 8+, 3 seat (5:57.8, 1st/5)
  *IRA Regatta: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (6:47.476, 2nd/5)
 
2019-20
  *All spring races canceled due to national outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19
 
2018-19
  EARC Lightweight Crew of the Year member
  First-team All-Ivy
SPRING
  *Delaware/MIT/Temple: Varsity 8+, 6 seat (5:56.0, 1st/4)
  *Cornell/Harvard (Matthews/Leonard): Varsity 8+, 6 seat (5:40.2, 2nd/3)
  *Columbia/Yale (Dodge Cup): Varsity 8+, 6 seat (5:48.14, 2nd/3)
  *Princeton/Georgetown (Wood-Hammond Cup): Varsity 8+, 6 seat (6:03.75, 3rd/3)
  *Navy (Callow Cup/1919): Varsity 8+, 6 seat (5:59.7, 1st/2)
  *EARC Sprints: Varsity 8+, 3 seat (1st/9, 6:31.559 heat / 6:34.5753 final)
  *IRA Regatta: Varsity 8+, 3 seat (3rd/8, 5:48.538 heat / 5:46.244 final)
  *Henley: Varsity 8+, 3 seat (beat UWE of England in first round, lost to BU heavies in second round)
 
Rowing Highlights: Third Place 4+ 2017 USRowing Youth National Championships … Eight-time Midwest Junior Regional Championship medalist … First place 4+ 2016 Head of the Hooch … Current American record holder for the 100m 17-18 age lightweight erg.
 
Personal: Son of Aparna Abburi and Chakrapani Vallurupalli … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
Why Penn: “I chose Penn because it offers incredible academic opportunities within the school and the city of Philadelphia. Also, I am excited to row for four more years on one of the top teams in the country alongside so many other intelligent, driven, and athletic people.”
 
Why rowing? “I love that success in rowing is almost entirely dependent on the amount of hard work that is put into the sport. Not only does it take dedicated training to achieve physiological standards, but success also requires mental coordination to the whole body to move the boat as efficiently as possible.”