Kirsten Therrien
Kirsten Therrien
Year: Jr
Hometown: Putnam, Conn.
High School: Pomfret School

Getting to Know Kirsten

  • Why did you choose to attend Mount Holyoke? - Its sense of community, outstanding academics, crew team family. 
  • What do you like best about Mount Holyoke? - The people 
  • Favorite Sports Movie - Miracle 
  • Best Sporting Event Ever Attended - Bruins vs. Sabres 1/20/11 
  • Favorite Pro Sports Team - Bruins 
  • Favorite TV Show - Necessary Roughness 
  • Favorite Athlete(s) - Mary Whipple 
  • Best Concert You Ever Attended - Never attended a concert, but I saw RENT on tour! 
  • Most Famous Person Ever Met - Anthony Rapp or Brian Dennehy 
  • Person You'd Like to Have Dinner With - Anthony Rapp      
  • First Memory of Your Sport - Being asked if I wanted to be a coxswain 
  • Most Memorable Moment in College Athletics - A race in Spring 2011 where we made it to finals by a fraction of a second, after walking a good amount. 
  • Pre-Game Rituals – RELAX   
  • Best Advice From a Coach - The confidence she had in me to be first boat after only a season of rowing/coxing 
  • If You Had $1 Billion Dollars You Would - Donate it to charity/pay for my doctorate 
  • Career Aspirations - Become a private clinical psychologist