Kate Burns

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Port/Starboard
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Ann Arbor, Mich.
High School:
Community School

At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2019, '21)
• NCAA Medalist (bronze, 2019 2V8)
• Graduated with a degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the College of Engineering
• Two-time Big Ten Champion (2019, 2V8; 2021, 1V8)
• All-Big Ten honoree (first team, 2022)
• Three-time CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2019, '21-22)
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten (2019-20-21-22)

Graduate Student (2021-22)
• Rowed in the sixth seat of the 1V8 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• From the 1V8's fifth seat, helped sweep Virginia in 6:49.4 and Duke in 6:56.5 at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Rowed the 1V8's fifth seat, and timed 6:17.4 against Texas (April 9)
• Rowed in the seventh seat of the 1V8 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 15), timing 6:27.901 to win the morning heat over Rutgers, Virginia and 6:26.148 for second to Brown (-.703) in the afternoon
• Placed second to Stanford with the 1V8 (6:10.330) in the seventh seat on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 16)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), rowed the 1V8 to a win from the sixth seat with a time of 6:33.6
• From the sixth seat, helped the 1V8 to a silver medal at the Big Ten Championship (May 15) in a time of 6:14.466
• Sixth seat of the 10th-place 1V8 (fourth, Petite Final) at the NCAA Championships (May 29), which timed 6:26.210 to help the team finish 10th

Senior (2020-21)
• From the sixth seat, helped the 2V8 to wins over No. 16 SMU Louisville (6:32.773), Notre Dame (6:32.283, 2nd), and sat in the seventh seat for a win against Clemson (6:28.554, 2nd) at the Cardinal Invitational (March 13-14)
• In Columbus (March 27), sat second as the 1V4 defeat Indiana and Iowa (6:41.1) in the morning and beat MSU, finishing second to Ohio State in the afternoon (7:07.49)
• At the B1G vs. ACC Regatta (April 3) rowed from the six seat as the 2V8 placed second to No. 3 Virginia (7:16.1) with wins over No. 10 Duke (7:04.90) and Michigan State (twice) at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (April 3)
• Part of the 1V8 boat (third seat) that timed 6:34.52 and came in second to Texas at Belleville Lake (April 10)
• Rowed in the third seat of the 1V8 that beat No. 20 Syracuse, No. 9 Tennessee, and No. 16 Iowa in 6:34.311 and placed second to Rutgers (+1.589) on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 17)
• On the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 18), rowed from the third seat in the 1V8 as it second to No. 4 Virginia and beat No. 3 Ohio State in 6:26.502
• Against Iowa and Louisville (May 2), rowed from the sixth seat of the 1V8 which beat Louisville and Iowa with a time of 6:36.95
• Rowed in the fourth seat for the 1V8 as it won a gold medal in 6:25.744 at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek (May 16)
• From the fourth seat, rowed with the 1V8 to finish fourth overall (6:23.437) at the NCAA Championships (May 28-30), helping the team to a fourth-place finish

Junior (2019-20)
• Spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19
• Stroked Michigan’s 2V8 boat which placed 16th overall and eighth among collegiate programs in 16:14.617 at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 20)

Sophomore (2018-19)
• Rowed in the six seat to help the second varsity eight to wins over Harvard-Radcliffe in 6:39.7 and Yale in 6:57.22 at the Big Ten-Ivy League Double Dual (March 29-30)
• Helped the second varsity eight complete an ACC sweep of No. 10 Virginia in 6:36.0, and No. 17 Syracuse and Duke in 6:35.3 in a pair of tight races at the Big Ten-ACC Double Dual (April 6)
• Sat in the four seat as the second varsity eight swept Ohio State (+1.6) and Rutgers (+1.44) at OSU's Big Ten Double Dual (April 13)
• Competed with the second varsity eight to finish +1.57 behind No. 1 Washington for second place ahead of Ohio State at Lake Las Vegas (April 20)
• Rowing in the fourth seat, helped the second varsity eight as it bested Louisville and Michigan State on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (May 5)
• Sat fourth as the second varsity eight won a gold medal in 6:30.479 at the Big Ten Championships on Devil's Lake (May 19)
• From the fourth seat, helped the second varsity eight to a bronze medal in 6:15.063 at the NCAA Championships (May 31-June 2) which led to a third-place team finish

Freshman (2017-18)
• Competed in a four-piece set scrimmage against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 17), recording 11:03.2 time in the first piece
• Made her varsity debut at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18)
• Member of the 2V8 boat which won all three of its races at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18), posting times of 6:16.602 over Wisconsin and Minnesota, 6:17.022 over Yale and 6:06.166 (+9.41) over Virginia, among others
• Competed as part of the 2V8 boat which finished third at Princeton's Class of 1987 Cup Regatta, finishing behind Brown and Princeton in 7:16.8
• Helped the 2V8 boat beat Clemson (6:39.69; +16.49) at Ohio State (March 31)
• Competed as part of the second varsity eight boat at the Big Ten Double Dual (April 7), picking up wins over No. 16 Indiana (+16.51) and No. 11 Iowa (+0.03)
• Earned a second-place finish as a part of the 2V8 boat in Las Vegas, crossing at 6:15.77 ahead of No. 3-ranked Texas (+1.62) and behind No. 1-ranked Washington (-4.37)
• Helped row the 1V8 to a win over Louisville on Senior Day (April 29) in 6:21.00 (+4.74)
• Won a silver medal at the Big Ten Championships (May 13) with the 1V8 boat, crossing in 6:23.022
• Competed with the 1V8 boat at the NCAA Championships (May 25-27), finishing 10th overall in 6:30.981

Prep
• Member of the National Honors Society
• International competitor as part of the U.S. National Team, rowing in the 8+ in 2016 at the Junior World Championships and the 2- in 2017 at the World Championships
• First in the 8+ and 4- at the CanAmMex Regatta in 2017
• Placed second in 2016 Junior 4x at Scholastic Nationals
Finished fifth in the 8+ at the Junior World Championships
• Competed at the Canadian Scholastic Nationals for three consecutive years, placing first in 2015 in the U17 4x and fifth in the Senior 4x
• Swam as a freshman (Ann Arbor Skyline)
• Co-Editor and Chief of the school's news publication, The Communicator Online

Personal
• Born October 4, 1999
• Daughter of Steve and Judy Burns
• Has one brother, JT
• Father, Steve, coached U-M men's soccer from 1999-2011
• Has had 10 family members attend Michigan: grandparents, both parents, three aunts and three cousins