The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020-21 Rowing Roster
Roster
Knifton, Kaitlin
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Kaitlin Knifton
- Position:
- P/S
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- McCallum
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- Major:
- Sports Communication - Grad Certificate
Bio
- 2022 USRowing U23 Female Athlete of the Year
- Two-time NCAA National Champion (2021, 2022)
- Two-time NCAA First Eight National Champion (2021, 2022)
- 2019 NCAA Championship Runner-Up
- Four-time NCAA Championship participant (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Three-time First-Team All-American (2021, 2022, 2023)
- 2020 CRCA All-America Nominee
- 2023 Big 12 Rower of the Year
- Three-time All-Big 12 Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Four-time Big 12 Champion (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Two-time San Diego Crew Classic Jessop-Whittier Cup winner (2022, 2023)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (2022)
- Four-time CRCA National Scholar Athlete (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Four-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- 2022-23 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) member
- 10-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2023)
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ at the NCAA Championship, winning in heats (6:28.340), placing third in the A/B semifinals (6:14.471), and finishing fifth in the Grand Final (6:28.280).
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ to a victory (6:11.137) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ to a first-place victory (6:17.10) at No. 10 Virginia.
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ to a second-place result (6:25.00) in Princeton, N.J. behind No. 4 Princeton and ahead of No. 3 Yale.
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ to a first-place win (6:10.738) over No. 11 Michigan on Lady Bird Lake.
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ in the 2023 San Diego Crew Classic, finishing first in the heat (6:31.660) and final (6:29.985) to win the Collegiate Varsity Jessop-Whittier Cup Invitational, defeating No. 2 Stanford, Rowing Canada, Oxford Brooks, No. 5 Washington, No. 7 California and No. 16 USC in the final.
AS A SENIOR (2022)
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ to a national title at the NCAA Championship, winning in heats (6:08.32), the A/B semifinals (6:18.459) and the Grand Final (6:10.733).
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ to a first-place win (6:29.543) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on May 4th after defeating No. 10 Ohio State, No. 14 Virginia, No. 16 SMU and UCLA at the Longhorn Invite.
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ to a first-place win (6:10.269) at the Longhorn Invite.
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on April 27th after a dominating performance versus No. 4 Princeton and No. 16 Rutgers in Princeton, N.J.
- Stoked the First Varsity 8+ to victory over No. 4 Princeton and No. 16 Rutgers, winning with a time of 6:18.6 at Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J.
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on April 13th after a stand-out performance at No. 6 Michigan.
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ to victory over No. 6 Michigan, winning with a time of 6:09.80 at Belleville Lake, Mich.
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ in the 2022 San Diego Crew Classic, finishing first in the heat (6:43.845) and the final (6:26.265) to win the Collegiate Varsity Jessop-Whittier Cup Invitational, defeating No. 9 California, No. 5 Washington, No. 15 USC and UCLA.
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ to a win at No. 13 SMU in a Saturday evening race (6:52.61) and rowed at six-seat in a Sunday morning victory (7:13.63) on White Rock Lake.
AS A JUNIOR (2021)
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ to victory at the NCAA Championship, winning the Grand Final with a time of 6:17.387.
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+, racing to a first-place win (6:43.279) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on May 5th, after a stand-out performance against Virginia at the Rivanna Reservoir.
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ that defeated No. 2 Virginia with a course-record time of 6:15.2 at the Rivanna Reservoir in Charlottesville, Va.
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on April 28th, after a stand-out performance at the Longhorn Invite in Austin.
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ in the 2021 Longhorn Invite, finishing first in heats (6:10.43) to advance to the A Finals, winning first overall (6:10.433).
- Stroked the First Varsity 8+ in a dual race at No. 7 Michigan, winning with a time of 6:25.5 on Belleville Lake.
AS A FRESHMAN (2019)
- Helped Texas to a second place team finish at the NCAA Championship, bowing the Varsity 8+ and placing second at 6:07.971, less than a second behind first place finisher Washington.
- Bowed the Varsity 8+ to a first-place win (6:25.872) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Bowed the Varsity 8+ in a dual race against No. 6 Ohio State, finishing first with a time of 5:54.50.
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on May 2nd, after a stand-out performance at the Longhorn Invite in Austin.
- Bowed the Varsity 8+ at the 2019 Longhorn Invite, finishing first in heats (6:22.540) and progressing to the A Finals, winning first overall (6:24.316).
- Rowed at seven-seat in the Varsity 8+ at the Eisenberg Cup in Princeton, NJ, placing third with a time of 6:09.0.
- Rowed at seven-seat in the Varsity 8+ at the 2019 San Diego Crew Classic, placing 2nd in heats (6:21.604), and finishing 3rd overall in the Grand Final (6:35.890), beating Stanford, UCLA, and Washington State.
BEFORE TEXAS: A member of the 2017 and 2018 USRowing Junior National Teams...won bronze in the four with coxswain at the 2018 World Rowing Junior Championships...finished ninth in the pair at the 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships...finished second in the pair at the 2018 USRowing Youth National Championships...finished fourth in the youth four with coxswain at the 2017 Head of the Charles Regatta...wowed for Texas Rowing Center under coach Falesha Thrash...Trustee Award Winner for all four years of high school for being in the top 10% of her class...graduated with highest honors for being ranked third in her high school class...honorable mention in the National Merit Scholar Program
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