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2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster

Natasha Kobelsky

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Northville
  • Hometown Northville, Mich.

Biography

2024-25
  CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
SPRING
  *Brown: Varsity 4+, 2 seat (2nd/2, 7:37.6)
  *B1G Invitational (Session 1): Varsity 4+, bow seat (2nd/6, 7:23.261)
  *B1G Invitational (Session 2): Varsity 4+, bow seat (4th/5, 7:27.498)
  *B1G Invitational (Session 3): Varsity 4+, bow seat (6th/6, 7:36.689)
  *Ivy Championship: Varsity 4+, bow seat (6th/8, 7:20.166 heat/7:14.977 final)
  *NCAA Championship: Varsity 4+, 2 seat (15th/22, 7:16.671 in third final)
 
2023-24
SPRING
  *Big Ivy Dustup: Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (1st/3, 7:04.8; 1st/3, 7:37.0)
  *Ivy Invitational (Session 1): Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (1st/2, 6:41.805)
  *Ivy Invitational (Session 2): Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (1st/3, 7:05.299)
  *Lake Wheeler Invitational (Session 1): Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (3rd/4, 7:19.846)
  *Lake Wheeler Invitational (Session 2): Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (1st/5, 7:11.674)
  *Lake Wheeler Invitational (Session 3): Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (3rd/6, 6:56.006)
  *at Princeton: Second Varsity 4+, 3 seat (2nd/2, 7:39.6)
  *Ivy League Championship: Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (2nd/7, 7:03.360)

High School: Varsity letter winner in girls’ rowing … Varsity captain as a junior and senior under head coach Nick Bickes … Won 2021 state championship in the Junior Fours … Four-time recipient of Fastest 2K Award from 2019-23 … Northville Athlete of The Month Award (October 2022) … First in Freshman 2K Erg at 2019 Hungry Eagle Indoor Sprints … Also rowed with Washtenaw Rowing Club in 2021 and 2022 … At 2022 Royal Canadian Henley 2022: Second in Women’s Sprint Eights, third in Women's U19 Fours, fifth in Women's U19 Eights and Women’s U23 Eights, sixth in Women's U19 single sculls … Club record for most placements into finals at any Canley ever (5) … Was in every women's boat to final in 2022 for Washtenaw … AP Scholar Award … National Merit Finalist … Presidential Scholar's Award nominee … Graduated Summa Cum Laude (3.99) … Girl Scouts Silver Award recipient (2016-21) … Color My World Mental Health representative and treasurer (2020-22) … Treblemakers a cappella group (2021-23) … National Honor Society member … Choir Senior Publicity Officer in 2023.
 
Personal: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
Why Penn? “I chose Penn because the moment I stepped on campus, I knew that everyone here had ambition to succeed and was hungry to make their dreams a reality, both on and off the water. That kind of focus builds such a tightly knit, supportive community, and I've never seen a team as passionate as Penn’s. It is truly a privilege to be part of every day and a huge personal motivator for success.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2025-26Junior

    5'9"