The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020-21 Rowing Roster
Roster
Kooyers, Payten
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Coxswain
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Coxswain
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Coxswain
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Payten Kooyers
- Position:
- P/S
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Klein Oak
- Hometown:
- Spring, Texas
- Major:
- Kinesiology - Masters
Bio
- 2019 NCAA Championship Runner-Up
- Two-time NCAA Championship participant (2019, 2023)
- Three-time Big 12 Champion (2019, 2022, 2023)
- Two-time San Diego Crew Classic Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy winner (2022, 2023)
- San Diego Crew Classic Laurel Korholz Perpetual Trophy winner (2019)
- Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2022, 2023)
- 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- Eight-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2023)
- Rowed at five-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ at the NCAA Championship, winning in heats (6:40.964), placing second in the A/B semifinals (6:20.653), and finishing sixth in the Grand Final (6:34.439).
- Rowed at five-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ victory (6:20.663) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Rowed at six-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ victory (6:28.90) at No. 10 Virginia.
- Rowed at three-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ third-place result (6:32.60) in Princeton, N.J. behind No. 3 Yale and No. 4 Princeton.
- Rowed at three-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ victory (6:22.844) over No. 11 Michigan on Lady Bird Lake.
- Rowed at three-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ at the 2023 San Diego Crew Classic, finishing first in heats (6:46.252) and the final (6:40.283) to win the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy.
AS A SENIOR (2022)
- Rowed at two-seat in the First Varsity 4+ victory (7:31.219) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Rowed at three-seat in the First Varsity 4+ first-place win (7:01.229) at the Longhorn Invite.
- Rowed at three-seat in the First Varsity 4+ victory over No. 4 Princeton and No. 16 Rutgers, winning with a time of 7:16.9 at Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J.
- Rowed at two-seat in the First Varsity 4+ victory over No. 6 Michigan, winning with a time of 7:09.50 at Belleville Lake, Mich.
- Rowed at six-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ in the 2022 San Diego Crew Classic, finishing first in heats (6:30.880) and the final (6:42.947) to win the Collegiate 2V Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy.
- Rowed at six-seat in the Second Varsity 8+, collecting a pair of victories at No. 13 SMU, winning a Saturday afternoon in 7:08.23 followed by a Sunday morning win in 7:13.57 at White Rock Lake.
AS A JUNIOR (2021)
- Did not compete.
AS A FRESHMAN (2019)
- Helped Texas to a second place team finish at the NCAA Championship, rowing at six-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ and placing second at 6:12.328, just a second behind first place finisher Washington.
- Rowed at six-seat in the Second Varsity 8+, racing to a first-place win (6:38.439) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Rowed at six-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ in a dual race against No. 6 Ohio State, finishing first with a time of 6:05.30.
- Rowed at six-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ at the 2019 Longhorn Invite, finishing first in heats (6:36.140) and progressing to the A Finals, placing second overall (6:36.405).
- Rowed at six-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ that beat No. 7 Princeton and No. 9 Yale with a time of 6:15.5 at the Eisenberg Cup in Princeton, NJ.
- Rowed at five seat in the Novice 8+ at the 2019 San Diego Crew Classic, placing 1st in heats (6:57.932), and finishing 1st overall in the Grand Final (6:59.358), winning the Laurel Korholz Perpetual Trophy.
Texas Rowing Big 12 Championship Recap [May 19, 2024]
Tuesday, May 21
Texas Rowing Longhorn Invite Preview Media Availability [April 23, 2024]
Tuesday, April 23
Texas Rowing Henley Royal Regatta Recap [Aug. 18, 2023]
Friday, August 18
Texas Rowing: "A Title IX Story"
Friday, September 02
