University of Tennessee Athletics
2015-16 Rowing Roster
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King, Katie

Katie King
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Longwood, Fla.
- High School:
- Lake Brantley
Bio

2015-16 - Senior
- Named as a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Tabbed as a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete
- Rowed the third position for the 1V8+ crew which posted the top time of the season for a Tennessee boat with a 6:31.365 mark in the preliminary round of the Big 12 Championship. The crew finished third in the Grand Finals with a time of 6:47.173.
- Sat in the bow seat for the 1V8+ squad which completed the Tennessee Invitational Conference Clash in 6:46.1.
- Fifth position for the 1V8+ which posted a top time of 6:50.1 at the Clemson Invitational on April 16th and 17th.
- Rowed the second seat for the 2V8+ crew which finished third in both races at the San Diego Crew Classic posting times of 7:03.183 and 7:02.167.
2014-15 - Junior
- Named to the 2015 Academic All-Big 12 Rowing First Team, an honor awarded to student-athlete's maintaining a 3.20 GPA or better
- At the Big 12 Rowing Championships, part of the second varsity eight that finished second with a time of 7:02.45
- Against Iowa and UCF, rowed the six seat in the the 2V8+ to a third place finish with a time of 6:57.8
- At the 42nd Annual San Diego Crew Classic, raced in the first varsity eight that narrowly finished in fourth with a time of 6:56.38 in the grand final
- Rowed the three seat in the Varsity Eight at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational that placed third in three races (6:15.962, 6:11.928 and 6:05.266).
- Part of shell that placed 4th in Women's Open 8+ at Head of the Hooch race with a time of 16:26.4
- Earned Silver in Women's Singles timing her shell at 23:08.8, member of team that won Gold for Women's 8+ with a time of 18:04.7 at the Secret City Head Race.
- At the Chattanooga Head Race, took gold in the Women's Championship 1X with a time of 22:13.6, part of shell that took silver in Women's College 4+ with a time of 18:27.2
2013-14 - Sophomore
- 2014 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Lone sophomore named to the 2014 C-USA All-Academic Team
- Awarded the Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal for achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better
- Named to the 2013-14 C-USA Honor Roll, an honor awarded to student-athlete's maintaining a 3.0 GPA or better
- Recognized as one of CRCA's National Scholar Athletes
- Part of the Varsity 8+ during the 2014 C-USA Championships held on Melton Hill Lake, which placed second during the grand finals with a time of 6 minutes and 38.97 seconds
- Part of the Varsity 8+ that placed second against Iowa (6:51.7)
- Rowed in the Varsity 8+ against UCF, placing first with a time of 6:38.5
- At the Head of the Hooch, a rower in Tennessee's 'B' shell to the third place finish with a time of 17:54.9
- Part of the Championship 8+ shell that placed fourth at the Head of the Hooch with a time of 16:28.4
- Also placed fourth in the Open 2- race at the Head of the Hooch with teammate Rachel Whitaker with a time of 18:17.6
- At Duke, placed seventh with teammate Rachel Whitaker in the A Pairs competition and placed fourth in the A Fours race
- Secured the first place spot in the Chattanooga Head Race in the pairs division with teammate Rachel Whitaker with a time of 19:51.50
- Part of the collegiate four that placed first at the Chattanooga Head Race with a time of 18:33.77
2012-13 - Freshman
- At Conference USA Championships held on Melton Hill Lake, placed third in the V8+ with a time of 6:37.88.
- Awarded a Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal, a honor given to student-athlete's maintaining a 3.75 GPA or better
- In the regular season finale, part of the V8+ which placed fourth against Princeton, Dartmouth and Penn with a time of 6:45.0
- Rowing in the first varsity eight at the Clemson Invitational, placed sixth with a time of 6:48.5, fourth with a time of 6:32.6 and third with a time of 6:57.7.
- At The Ohio State Invitational, placed second in both sessions in the 2V8 with times of 7:29.8 and 7:35.20.
- Placed second against Louisville in the V8+ with a time of 6:37.9
- Rowed in the V8+ against Minnesota with a time of 6 minutes and 36.6 seconds on the 2000-meter course
- Finished 5th at the Head of the Hooch in Championship 8 with a time of 16:39.3
- At the Head of the Charles Regatta rowed the 8 seat in the V8+
- Rowed the 8 seat in the V8+ at the Chattanooga Head Race which placed 2nd
- Helped the V4+ to first place at the Chattanooga Head Race
High School
- Attended Lake Brantley High School
- Rowed for Lake Brantley Rowing Association, coached by Jason Berric
- Best high school race performances include; 1st scholastically at states in 2012, 2nd at states in 2011, and 2nd at Nationals in 2011
- 2012 Most Valuable Rower
- 2011 Most Valuable Cross Country Runner
- Golden Oar Award 2011
- Best Defensive Basketball Player 2009-2012
- Was a member of the National Honor Society in high school
- Scored 1000 points in basketball in high school
Personal
- Has one sister, Kelsey
- Kaitlin Marie King, daughter of Kevin and Cindy, was born on September 11, 1993
- Her goal after college is to go to graduate school and study speech pathology
- She chose UT because she loved the team and the university is beautiful
- Recipient of the Wayne Basler Rowing Team Athletic Scholarship Endowment
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