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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2024-25 Men's Heavy Rowing Roster

Gianluca Foschi Walko

  • Height 6-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Osterville, Mass.
  • Highschool Belmont Hill

Biography

2024-25
  Team Captain
SPRING
  *Northeastern: Third Varsity 8+, bow seat (1st/2, 5:47.75)
  *Columbia/Yale: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/3, 6:19.0)
  *at Harvard w/Navy: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/3, 6:17.5)
  *Oregon State: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/2, 5:45.7)
  *Cornell: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/2, 5:48.5)
  *Holy Cross: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/2, 5:51.4)
  *EARC Sprints: Third Varsity 8+, 7 seat (5th/14, 5:51.720 heat/5:58.056 grand final)
  *IRA Nationals: Second Varsity 8+, 7 seat (11th/23, 5:38.590 petite final)
 
2023-24
SPRING
  *Northeastern: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/2, 6:24.31)
  *Princeton/Columbia: Second Varsity 8+, 7 seat (3rd/3, 5:59.239)
  *at Columbia w/Yale: Second Varsity 8+ (Colgan Cup), bow seat (2nd/3, 5:50.07)
  *at Navy w/Harvard: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (2nd/3, 6:32.9)
  *vs. Holy Cross: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (1st/2, 5:48.9)
  *at Cornell: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (1st/2, 5:40.2)
  *vs. Oregon State: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (1st/2, 5:50.9)
  *EARC Sprints: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (8th/15, 5:38.931 heat / 5:40.268 petite final)
  *IRA Nationals: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (9th/23, 5:44.996 petite final)

2022-23
SPRING
  *Burk Cup: Varsity 8+, 7 seat (2nd/2, 5:54.86)
  *Childs Cup: Varsity 8+, 7 seat (2nd/3, 5:38.2)
  *Blackwell Cup: Second Varsity 8+, 7 seat (2nd/2, 6:06.3)
  *Adams Cup; Varsity 8+, 7 seat (2nd/3, 5:39.5)
  *vs. Oregon State: Varsity 8+, 7 seat (1st/2, 5:41.4)
  *Madeira Cup: Varsity 8+, 7 seat (2nd/2, 5:24.1)
  *vs. Holy Cross: Varsity 8+, 7 seat (1st/2, 5:31.3)
  *EARC Sprints: Varsity 8+, 5 seat (10th, 5:43.103 heat / 5:38.682 petite final)
  *IRA Nationals: Varsity 8+, 5 seat (12th/24, 5:48.962 petite final)
 
2021-22
SPRING
  *Burk Cup: Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/2, 6:12.8)
  *Blackwell/Colgan Cups: Varsity 8+, 7 seat (2nd/3, 6:41.0)
  *Adams Cup: Varsity 8+, 7 seat (3rd/3, 6:03.1)
  *Cayuga Racing Series (Gtown): Varsity 8+, 7 seat (1st/2, 6:17.09)
  *Madeira Cup: Varsity 8+, 7 seat (2nd/2, 5:51.7)
  *Cayuga Racing Series (OSU): Varsity 8+, 7 seat (1st/2, 6:12.56)
  *EARC Sprints: Varsity 8+, 7 seat (13th; 6:03.514 heat / 6:15.035 third final)
  *IRA Nationals: Second Varsity 8+, 7 seat (16th/23, 6:10.726 third final)

Personal: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    6'6"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    6'6"
  • 2023-24Junior

    6'6"
  • 2024-25Senior

    6'6"