Career Highlights
- Two-time IRCA National Scholar Athlete (2021, 2022)
- Two-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
As a Junior (2021-22)
- IRCA Scholar-Athlete
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Coxed the Cardinal’s second varsity eight boat that competed in a dual at Washington
- Coxed the second varsity eight boat that topped Northeastern and fell to Wisconsin and Syracuse at the Pac-12 Invitational
- Coxed Stanford’s second varsity eight boat that earned a podium finish at the Pac-12 Championships
As a Sophomore (2020-21)
- IRCA National Scholar Athlete
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Coxswain for the second varsity in the season opener against Washington
- Coxswain for the second varsity in head-to-head wins over Oregon State and Santa Clara, and in the Big Row against Cal
- Helped the second varsity to third place at the Pac-12 championships as the coxswain
- Coxswain for the varsity four at the IRA Championships, helping Stanford win the third level final
Prior to Stanford
- A 2019 graduate of Mountain View (Calif.) High School
- Competed as a diver
Personal
- Parents are Ricardo and Angela Gonzalez
- Has an older sister, Daniela
- Interested in becoming a political satire screenwriter
- Mother, Angela, is a pastry chef, which has influenced Valeria's love of baking
- Collaborated on a teen mental health awareness book called, "Just a Thought."
- Attended a school for global ethics and leadership in D.C. as a junior in high school