Kaia Denhof

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Port/Starboard
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Holland, Mich.
High School:
West Ottowa

At Michigan
• Member of 2023 Big Ten Championship Team
• Big Ten Champion (2023, 2N8)

Freshman (2023)
• Made her debut in the 2N8’s fifth seat and timed 7:45 against Duke (March 31) and later finished in 7:06.44 to beat Virginia (April 1) at the ACC-B1G Double Dual
• On the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 7), placed third from the fifth seat of the 2N8 in 7:20.074 ahead of Iowa and behind Indiana and Wisconsin; placed second in the afternoon race behind Ohio State and ahead of Michigan State and Wisconsin in 7:12:417
• On the second day of racing at the Big Ten Invitational (April 8), helped the 2N8 finish second in 7:07.573 from the fifth seat, behind Ohio State and ahead of Indiana and Rutgers
• On Senior Day against Louisville (April 30), helped the 2N8 to a time of 7:07:03 from bow seat
• Won gold from bow seat of the 2N8 (6:54.903) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)

Prep
• Attended West Ottawa High School in Holland, Michigan
• Valedictorian at Ottawa; member of National Honor Society
• Academic All-State competitor in both cross country (2020) and track and field (2021)
• Two-year team captain in both cross country (2020-21) and track and field (2021-22)
• All-State finisher on the track (2021)
• Earned three all-conference finishes across the two sports (two in cross country; 2020-21)

Personal
• Daughter of Dave and Lauri Denhof