The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2011-12 Women's Varsity Rowing Roster
Roster
Karli Sheahan
- Position:
- Starboard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Denis Morris
- Hometown:
- St. Catharines, Ontario
AS A JUNIOR (2010-11)
- rowed the majority of her season in the second varsity eight boat
- propelled the first varsity four to a first-place finish (15:15.137) at the Head of the Oklahoma (Oct. 9, 2010) ... lifted the second varsity eight to a ninth-place finish (14:47.292)
- aided the first varsity four boat to a win in 20:04.1 at the Head of the Colorado (Oct. 30, 2010)
- competed in three races at the Head of the Hooch (Nov. 6-7, 2010) ... partnered with Katarina Susac for fifth place (19:07.7) in the pairs division ... propelled the second varsity eight boat to place ninth (16:29.5), as did the first varsity fours (18:04.6)
- helped Texas[apos] first varsity eight to a first-place finish in 28:56.9 at the Fighting Nutria (Feb. 12, 2011)
- lifted the second varsity eight boat to a second-place finish (3:11.7) at the Heart of Texas (March 5, 2011)
- paced the second varsity eight boat to three wins and one loss at the Longhorn Invitational (March 18-20, 2011) besting Louisville (7:30.1), Iowa (7:11.0) and San Diego (7:12.7), but falling to Wisconsin (7:22.6)
- propelled Texas[apos] first varsity eight crew to a win over Kansas in 6:45.3 at the dual meet (April 2, 2011)
- competed in the Virginia Invitational (April 16-17, 2011) with UT[apos]s second varsity eight boat, which lost to lost to UCLA and Michigan State, but won its race against Clemson, 6:57.6 to 6:59.8
- rowed the second varsity eight boat to a win at the Big 12 Championship (April 30, 2011) with a time of 6:55.9, to help Texas secure the conference title
- lifted Texas to a Conference USA title with a win in the second varsity eight race (6:38.8) on May 14, 2011
AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-2010)
- rowed for Texas[apos] varsity crew in the first and second varsity eights boats in nine races
- lifted the first varsity crews to win the collegiate eight race (14:04:034) and the collegiate fours race (15:58.008) at the Boot of the Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2009)
- propelled the open eight crew to win their race in 15:39.2 at the Head of the Colorado on Oct. 21, 2009
- helped the first varsity eight boat to fourth place (14:31.2), first varsity four boat to third (15:52.1), and rowed with Colleen Irby at the Head of the Hooch on Nov. 7-8, 2009
- advanced the second varsity eights to second place in 29:36 at the Fighting Nutria on Feb. 20, 2010
- competed with the first varsity eight crew at the Heart of Texas regatta on March 6, 2010, finishing in first place with a time 3:15.61
- rowed for Texas[apos] second varsity eight at the Longhorn Invitational (March 19-21, 2010), winning over Oklahoma (6:45.20), Iowa State (6:48.50) and Louisville (6:50.3)
- helped UT win over Kansas at the dual meet on March 27, 2010, with a time of 7:06.8-to-7:17.0
- paced the second varsity eight boat to a win at the Big 12 Championship on May 1, 2010, with a time of 6:54.61 to help Texas secure the conference title
- competed with the second varsity eight crew at the South/Central Aramark Sprints on May 16, 2010, where the crew placed third in 7:00.09
AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09)
- split time between the first and second varsity eights, rowing with the top boat in six races
- rowed UT[apos]s second varsity eight to a seventh-place finish at the Head of the Oklahoma (Oct. 4, 2008), crossing the finish in 15:20.14 ... added a fourth-place finish in the open pair with Courtney Nicklas, posting a time of 17:40.54.
- helped the second varsity boat to a fourth-place finish at the Head of the Colorado with a time of 17:36.67 (Oct. 25, 2008)
- notched a victory with the second varsity eight at the Fighting Nutria, registering a time of 28:30 (Feb. 14, 2009)
- paced the second varsity eight to a time of 3:19.49 and a second-place finish at the 1000-meter Heart of Texas regatta (March 7, 2009)
- lifted Texas to wins over Duke (6:44.7) and UCF (7:08.6) at the Longhorn Invitational (March 20-22, 2009)
- propelled the Horns[apos] top boat to a victory at Kansas, finishing the race in 7:06.5 (April 4, 2009)
- paced the first varsity eight in UT[apos]s second-place finish (6:42.37) in the group-three finals at the Lake Natoma Invitational (April 18-19, 2009)
- helped the first varsity eight to a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championship as UT claimed the inaugural conference title (May 2, 2009)
- rowed the first varsity boat to a second-place finish (6:25.54) in the C finals of the South/Central Regional (May 16-17, 2009)
INTERNATIONALLY
Rowed with her St. Catharine[apos]s crew at the 2006 Royal English Henley.
BEFORE TEXAS
A three-sport athlete at Denis Morris High School, earning letters in basketball, volleyball and rowing... named rower of the year her junior and senior seasons at Denis Morris ... rowed for the St. Catharine[apos]s Rowing Club and her crew was twice named crew of the year by the organization (2007, 2009) ... earned club rower of the year accolades in 2006 and 2007 ... paced her senior women[apos]s eight to a victory at the 2008 Royal Canadian Henley after recording the same honor with her junior crew in 2006 .. captured the junior women[apos]s four title at the 2007 Henley ...helped her senior women[apos]s four to a gold medal at the 2008 Stotesbury Cup regatta ... lifted her team to a third-place finish in the collegiate eight at the 2007 Head of the Charles ... teams with former St. Catharines[apos] teammates Emma Dirks, Felicia Izaguirre-Werner and Jennifer VanderMaarel on the Forty Acres ... four-year member of the honor roll.
PERSONAL
Full name is Karli Michelle Sheahan ... born Dec. 26, 1989 in St. Catharine[apos]s, Ontario ... is the daughter of Peggy and Mike Sheahan... has one brother, Riley who is a freshman hockey player at Notre Dame ... is an applied learning and development major ... is a two-time selection to the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll.
