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Katie Descheemaeker

Position:
Rower
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Da Vinci Charter Academy
Hometown:
Davis, Calif.

• 2019 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• 2018 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• 2017 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

OREGON STATE
2018-19

Raced in the 2-seat of the Collegiate 8 at the Head of the American finishing seventh
Also in the Collegiate 2- C-boat at the Head of the American
Rowed in the bow seat of the Second Varsity 4+ at the Portland Fall Classic
Raced in the 2-seat of the Varsity 8 in a double-dual win over Washington State and Gonzaga and a dual win over the Zags in the fall
Rowed in the 2-seat of the V8 in a dual at Stanford
Raced to a first place finish in the 4-seat of the V8 recording wins over Washington State, Gonzaga and Loyola Marymount on the Snake River
Raced in the 4-seat of the V8 winning the Grand Final of the Covered Bridge Regatta
Rowed in the 4-seat of the V8 at the Longhorn Invitational recording wins over Notre Dame and Oklahoma (twice)
Raced in 4-seat of the V8 finishing sixth at Pac-12 Championships, helping the Beavers to a fifth-place team finish – OSU’s best finish since 2009
Earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

2017-18

Rowed in the 3-seat of the Varsity 8 in dual wins at UCLA and at home against Gonzaga to open the season
Raced in the 3-seat of the V8 in a dual at Washington State
Raced in the 3-seat of the V8 at the Clemson Invitational registering wins over Northeastern, Tulsa (twice), Oklahoma, Boston U. (twice), Syracuse, Louisville, UCLA, Minnesota and Navy
Helped her V8 crew earned recognition as the “Breakout Boat” at the Clemson Invitational
Raced in the 3-seat of the V8 at the Longhorn Invitational finishing fourth in the A Final recording wins over Oklahoma and Miami
Raced in the 3-seat of the V8 at Pac-12 Championships finishing sixth
Earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

2016-17

Raced in the bow seat of the Varsity 8 at the Head of the Oklahoma helping her crew to first place finishes in the College 8 category and in the 500-meter Night Sprints
Rowed in the 3-seat of the Second Varsity 8 at the Longhorn Invitational
Raced in the 3-seat of the 2V8 in a dual win at Gonzaga
Rowed in the 3-seat of the 2V8 at the Oregon State Classic
Raced in the 2-seat of the 2V8 at the Clemson Invitational helping her crew to a win over Columbia
Raced in the bow seat of the 2V8 at Pac-12 Championships finishing sixth
Earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

2015-16

Earned a seat – bow seat – in the Varsity 8 throughout the spring season
Raced in the bow seat of the V8 at the Oregon State Classic recording wins over Oklahoma (twice) and Central Florida (twice)
Raced in the bow seat of the V8 at the Clemson Invitational registering wins over Oklahoma, Central Florida, Columbia (twice) and Tennessee (twice)
Rowed in the bow seat of the V8 at Pac-12 Championships

DA VINCI CHARTER ACADEMY

Rowed for five years at River City Rowing Club in Sacramento under coach Tricia Blocher
Her Varsity 4+ crew earned bronze at the USRowing Youth National Championship in 2014 and finished fourth in 2015
Selected for the USRowing Juniro National High Performance Team in 2013 and competed at club nationals earning fourth in the 2- and fifth in the 8+
As a sophomore, she received the RCRC single award given each year to a varsity women’s rowing team called the Steady Oar Award for representing the team’s motto for the year “Tenacity and Intrepid”

PERSONAL

Born in Walnut Creek, Calif.
Daughter of Scott and Nancy Descheemaeker
Has a brother, Riley
Father, Scott, was a four-year letterwinner in track and cross country at Montana State
Enjoys hiking, cooking and attending concerts
Chose OSU because ”I loved the campus and when I visited I knew that the team was something incredible that I wanted to be a part of”
Expected to graduate in December with a degree in kinesiology with an option in pre-therapy and allied health and a minor in psychology