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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2022-23 Women's Rowing Roster

Erica Denhoff

Josie Konopka

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Episcopal Academy
  • Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.

Biography

2022-23
  Team Captain
  First-team CRCA All-America
  First-team All-Ivy
  CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
SPRING
  *Doc Hosea: Varsity 8+, 2 seat (2nd/5, 6:20.81)
  *Murphy Cup (heat): Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/5, 6:14.03)
  *Murphy Cup (final): Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/6, 6:16.22)
  *Ivy Invitational (Session 1): Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/4, 6:20.6)
  *Ivy Invitational (Session 2): Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/3, 6:15.626)
  *Ivy Invitational (Session 3): Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/3, 6:22.839)
  *Lake Wheeler Invitational (Session 1): Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/6, 6:16.853)
  *Lake Wheeler Invitational (Session 2): Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/6, 6:43.958)
  *Lake Wheeler Invitational (Session 3): Varsity 8+, stroke seat (2nd/6, 6:29.427)
  *at Princeton: Varsity 8+, 2 seat (2nd/2, 6:29.8)
  *Ivy League Championship: Varsity 8+, 2 seat (2nd/8, 6:11.795 heat / 6:03.372 final)
  *NCAA Championship: Varsity 8+, 2 seat (4th/22, 6:23.860 grand final)
  *Henley Women’s Regatta: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1-1, lost to Thames RC ‘A’ in Ron Needs Challenge Cup quarterfinal)
  *Henley Royal Regatta: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (3-1, lost to Oxford Brookes ‘A’ in Island Challenge Cup final)
 
2021-22
  Team Captain
  First-team All-Ivy
  Academic All-Ivy
  PhillySIDA Academic All-Area
SPRING
  *Doc Hosea: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/6, 6:27.17)
  *Connell Cup: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (2nd/4, 6:57.262)
  *Pac-12 Invitational Day 1: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (2nd/4, 6:25.09)
  *Pac-12 Invitational Day 2: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (2nd/4, 7:10.36)
  *Lake Wheeler 1: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/6, 6:36.935)
  *Lake Wheeler 2: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/6, 6:30.588)
  *Lake Wheeler 3: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/6, 6:30.800)
  *at Princeton w/Tennessee: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (2nd/3, 6:59.2)
  *Ivy League Championship: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (4th/8, 6:23.430 heat / 6:17.078 final)
  *NCAA Championships: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (9th/22, 6:25.350 petite final)
 
2020-21
  With teammate Kate Maietta, represented the United States in double sculls at 2021 U23 World Rowing Championships in Racice, Czech Republic (July)
 
2019-20
  *All spring races canceled due to national outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19
 
2018-19
SPRING
  *Murphy Cup: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (7:00.49, 1st/4; 6:47.17, 1st/6)
  *Doc Hosea: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (6:57.93, 3rd/6; 6:52.50, 3rd/6 grand final)
  *Ivy Invitational: Varsity 4+, bow seat (7:47.7, 3rd/4 morning; 7:38.9, 2nd/3 afternoon)
  *Ivy League Championship: Varsity 4+, 3 seat (4th/8, 8:05.602 heat / 7:49.47 final)
 
High School: Senior Year (4x) … Second at the 2018 Stotesbury Regatta and second at the SRAA National Championships … Lettered in rowing, soccer and track & field at Episcopal … Helped EA’s soccer team to three Inter Ac titles (2015-17) … Clara Bell Freeman Memorial Scholar … Leader Athlete … AP Scholar with Honors … French Honor Society member.
 
Personal: Daughter of Molly and Bruce Konopka … Father rowed on Penn’s undefeated lightweight crew and later coached at Penn, and is in the Penn Athletics Hall of Fame … Older brother, James, rowed for Penn’s lightweight crew … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2021-22Junior

    5'10"
  • 2022-23Senior

    5'10"