Libuse Bruncvíková Class: Sophomore Hometown: Litomĕøice, Czech Republic High School: Gymna'zium J. Jungmanna

AT TENNESSEE:

FALL 2008: Led the team with seven total 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 alone 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.

2007-08: 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 Litom??ice, 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 and volleyball teams 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, cross-country skiing, roller-skating and watching movies when not on the water...Has one brother, Milan (24), 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 three years...Libuše "Libi" Bruncvíkova' was born on May 8, 1986, in Litom??ice, Czech Republic, and is the daughter of Milan Bruncvík and Libuše Bruncvíkova'.

GETTING TO KNOW LIBI

What are your favorite foods? chicken, broccoli, yogurt, oats
What are your favorite movies? Love Actually, Dirty Dancing, Step Up, Madagascar
What are your favorite things about Knoxville? the mall and the sculpture of a rowboat downtown
What is your favorite class at UT? Economics 201
If you could trade places with any person for a day, who would it be? Bill Gates
What three things do you want to do before you graduate? Earn a medal at NCAA Championships, visit New York and Washington, D.C., complete and internship