Kathryn Ward

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Port/Starboard
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Chesterfield, Mo.
High School:
Parkway West

At Michigan
• Member of three Big Ten Championship Teams (2019, '21, '23)
• Four-time Big Ten Champion (2019, 1N8; 2021, 1V4; 2022, 2V8; 2023, 1V4)
• Two-time CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2021-22)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022)
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten (2020-21-22-23)
• Graduated from the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts with a degree in Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience (BCN)
• Enrolled at the School of Social Work, seeking a Master of Social Work (MSW) - Program Evaluation & Applied Research

Graduate Student (2022-23)
• From the 1V4's second seat, timed 8:03.9 to beat Duke (March 31) and 7:43.93 against Virginia (April 1) at the ACC-Big Ten Double Dual
• From the second seat of the 1V4, placed third in 7:15.080, ahead of Indiana and behind Stanford and SMU on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 7); during the second session, placed second from the third seat in 7:21.221 behind Duke and ahead of UCLA and Iowa
• From the third seat of the 1V4, placed third in 7:14.583 behind Brown, Stanford and Ohio State on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 8)
• Rowed in the storke seat of the 1V4 as it timed 7:24.926 against Texas (April 15)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (April 30), helped the 1V4 time 7:24.7 from bow seat for a win of more than 37 seconds
• Won gold from the second seat of the 1V4 (7:18.086) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)
• From the second seat, rowed with the 1V4 to finish ninth overall (third, Petite Final) with a time of 7:23.781 at the NCAA Championship (May 26-28) to help the team place 11th

Senior (2021-22)
• Rowed in bow seat of the 2V8 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• From the 2V8's forth seat, helped time 7:07.2 against Virginia at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Helped the 2V8 time 7:14.7 against Duke from the forth seat at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Rowed the 2V8's fifth seat, and timed 6:38.49 against Texas (April 9)
• Rowed in the second seat of the 1V4 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 15), sweeping both sessions with a morning win over Virginia, Rutgers in 7:28.381 and an afternoon victory in 7:19.151, beating Brown, Indiana
• Completed the perfect weekend for the 1V4 (7:05.430) in the second seat on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 16), beating Stanford, Ohio State, Virginia
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), rowed the 2V8 to a win from the bow seat with a time of 6:44.4
• From the second seat, helped the 2V8 to a gold medal at the Big Ten Championship (May 15) in a time of 6:23.917
• Second seat of the 12th-place 2V8 (sixth, Petite Final) at the NCAA Championships (May 29), which timed 6:42.784 to help the team finish 10th

Junior (2020-21)
• Rowed in stroke seat of the 2V4 boat and beat No. 10 Duke (8:02.05), and rowed in the third seat of the 3V4 to beat No. 6 Ohio State (8:13.70) at the Big Ten vs. ACC Regatta (April 3)
• Sat in stroke seat to help the 2V4 (7:37.51) place second behind Texas and ahead of the U-M 3V4 at Belleville Lake (April 10)
• From the stroke seat of the 1V4, helped it sweep the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 17) as it beat No. 10 Rutgers and t-No. 18 Washington State in 7:23.229, and No. 20 Syracuse, No. 9 Tennessee, and No. 16 Iowa in 7:34.088
• Completed the weekend at the Big Ten Invitational (April 18) in the stroke seat of the 1V4, helping it beat No. 4 Virginia and No. 3 Ohio State in 7:16.930
• In the 1V4 against Iowa and Louisville (May 2), stroked the boat to time 7:28.34 for the win
• Rowed in the second seat for the 1V4 as it won a gold medal in 7:20.540 at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek (May 16)
• From the second seat, helped the 1V4 finish sixth in the Grand Final at the NCAA Championships (May 28-30) in 7:15.716, helping the team to a fourth-place finish

Sophomore (2019-20)
• Spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19

Freshman (2018-19)
• Rowed in the two seat to help the first novice eight beat Harvard-Radcliffe in 6:49.2 and finished second to Yale (+3.43) at the Big Ten-Ivy League Double Dual (March 29-30)
• From the second seat, helped the first novice eight sweep No. 10 Virginia in 6:51.2 and Duke in 6:51.7 at the Big Ten-ACC Double Dual (April 6)
• Sat in the two seat as the first novice eight beat Ohio State in 6:52.64 and Rutgers in 6:55.96 at OSU's Big Ten Double Dual (April 13)
• Rowed in the third seat as the first novice eight won a gold medal in 6:37.253 at the Big Ten Championships on Devil's Lake (May 19)

Prep
• Summa Cum Laude at Parkway West High School
• Co-Captain of the 2017-18 St. Louis Rowing Club Girls Varsity Team
• Finished in 6th place at 2018 Youth Nationals in the Open 4 with the St. Louis Rowing Club
• Invited to 2018 US Rowing Selection Camp
• Placed 5th at 2017 Youth Nationals in the Open 4 with the St. Louis Rowing Club
• 1st place with the US Rowing High Performance Team in the U19 and Intermediate 8+ at the 2017 Club Nationals
• Came in second place with the US Rowing High Performance Team in the U19 4+ at the 2017 Club Nationals