Kara Puidokas

Class:
Senior
Position:
Starboard
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Grand Blanc, Mich.
High School:
Grand Blanc

At Michigan
• NCAA Medalist (3rd place, 2017 2V8)
• Enrolled in the College of Engineering
• Majoring in computer science

Senior (2017)
• Competed in the 2V8 boat that finished third in the nation in 6:55.135 at the NCAA Championships on Sunday (May 28) at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J., helping U-M to a third-place team finish
• A member of the 2V8 boat that won a conference championship in 6:14.503 at the Big Ten Championships on Sunday (May 14) at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, helping U-M to a second-place team finish
• Rowed in the 2V8 boat that helped sweep Louisville with an +11-second win in 6:38.15 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (April 30)
• Member of the 2V8 boat that beat Ohio State, Duke, and Notre Dame coming in at 6:28.9 at Ohio State's Regatta (April15) on the Scioto River
• Rowed in the 2V8 boat that beat Minnesota (6:33.98, 6:56.78) and Wisconsin (6:23.57, 6:24.85) in the Big Ten Double-Dual (April 8)
• Member of the 2V8 boat that beat Stanford (6:28.55, 6:40.88) and No. 1 California (6:22.81, 6:26.62) but lost to Washington in the Pac-12 Challenge (April 1-2)
• Rowed in the 2V8 boat against Harvard and Yale (March 25)
• Member of the 2V8 boat that placed first and clocked in at 6:34.3, 6:35.3, and 6:28.8 in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on March 11 and March 12

2015-16
• A valuable member of Michigan fours during the 2015-16 season
• Raced with 3V4 crew in B1G Rowing Championships, helping boat to a second place finish in 7:17.114

2014-15
• Made spring debut on 2V8 crew that finished third (7:29.60) at Princeton on Lake Carnegie (Mar. 28)
• Rowed on 2V4 crew that finished first in morning session vs. Clemson (7:32.9), but was narrowly edged by Virginia in afternoon session, clocking in at 7:32.1 at ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Apr. 4
• Helped Michigan's 3V4 earn morning and afternoon wins against Iowa in 7:46.4 and 7:36.5 in Big Ten Double Dual at Belleville Lake on Apr. 11
• Member of 3V4 crew that finished 3rd (of 5) in 7:41.50 at Ohio State on Apr. 25
• Helped 1V4 earn open water win over Louisville in 7:17.40 on May 2 at Belleville Lake
• Led 1V4 to second place finish (7:58.903) at Big Ten Rowing Championships on May 17 at Eagle Creek Park
• Helped 1V4 to 10th place finish (4th in petite final) with a time of 7:30.335 at the NCAA Rowing Championships on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif. on 5/31
• Michigan won its repechage heat in 7:27.074 on 5/29 to earn a spot in an A/B semifinal, where the Wolverines placed fifth in 7:32.622 on 5/30