Getting to Know ... Jordan Kraski

Each week we will be sitting down to get to know one of our Louisville rowing student-athlete. This week, we get to know Jordan Kraski. She is a junior from Arlington, Washington and is a business marketing major. She Kraski rowed in all three fall events, including and was in the V8+ boat for both the Head of the Hooch and the Head of the Charles races. Last season, she was in the 2V8+ crew that finished sixth at the ACC Championship. She has twice been named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

What is your favorite pump-up song?
ICY GRL by SAWEETIE

What is your favorite pregame meal?
Steak

Where is your favorite place you have competed?
Boston (Head of the Charles)

Excluding your sport, what is your favorite sport to watch?
Beach Volleyball

What is your go-to emoji to use?
The Zany Face

What is your favorite movie?
White Chicks

What is a hobby that you have that most people do not know you have?
Skiing

Do you have any pregame rituals?
Listening to music

Who is your hero/role model?
My dad

If you could eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Spaghetti

What is your favorite animal to see at the zoo?
Bears

What is your biggest pet peeve?
People chewing with their mouths open

If you could go against anyone one-on-one, who would it be?
THE Grace Herbert

If you could see one artist in concert, who would it be?
Kenny Chesney

What is your favorite song to sing karaoke to?
Chicken Fried by Zac Brown Band

What is one thing most people do not know about you?
I played the piano for ~10 years

Besides your own, what is one sport you wish you were really good at?
Gymnastics

Who is your celebrity crush?
Channing Tatum

What is your best memory/experience playing your sport?
Racing at Michigan Spring 2019 in the 2V8. The lineup was SO awesome. Before the race we were all just laughing and trying to have fun with it. We had a theme for the boat which was "For the Roses" that related to the Derby. The boat had a ton of heart and we all had complete trust in each other and knew what we'd been doing at practice was going to pay off. Ending up passing Michigan State and maintained our distance with Michigan which was super motivational for us.

Why did you choose Louisville?
Family atmosphere. Felt like a place I could see myself at and could grow.

How do you know coming to Louisville was the right decision for you?
Haven't doubted it one bit!

What is one thing our program has taught you?
You've always got more. And boys lie.

What is your favorite thing about our team/program?
The people are so great I'm willing to get up at 5 a.m. to workout with them.

What is the best part about being a student-athlete at Louisville?
It's a super tight-knit community and a lot of athletes have friends from other teams and countries. I've developed the coolest relationships with people I never thought I'd meet and people that are going to go on to be in the Olympics, be professional athletes, etc.

What do you miss most about being on campus?
Seeing my friends/ teammates

What are you doing with yourself during your free time?
Watching a lot of Disney plus and Netflix.

What's one thing you wish you had with you during this time?
My homies!!

How are you continuing to stay in shape during this time?
Getting workout ideas from a Crossfit gym my family goes to (they've been posting them), Pinterest workouts, making them up, etc.

How have you and your teammates been keeping in contact?
Snapchat

For the latest on Louisville rowing, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's social media accounts on Twitter @UofLRowing, Facebook /UofLRowing, and Instagram @UofLRowing.

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