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2017-18 Women's Rowing Roster

Kayla Abrams

  • Position
  • Height 5-9
  • Class First Year
  • High School Pacific Collegiate School
  • Hometown Santa Cruz, Calif.
  • School CC
  • Major Enrolled at Columbia College

Biography

HIGH SCHOOL

Two-year letter winner in volleyball and rowing at Pacific Collegiate School... Helped her team win the Mission Trail Athletic League championship in Volleyball her freshman year, and become co-champions her sophmore year... Rowed during her junior and senior years... Won the Most Improved Award on the rowing team in 2016... Finished 6th in the Varisty 4+ at Southwest Regionals her senior year... Won the Kristen Snook Award highlighting skill, leadership, and characteristics of a good teammate as a senior... Also rowed for Row West Racing, placing 5th in the Intermediate 8+ at Club Nationals... Former Rower and Coach at Operation Row, teaching veterans how to row... Inducted into the National Society of High School Scholars... Member of the National Honor Society... Earned AP Scholar with Distinction.

PERSONAL

Born July 4th, 1999 in Davis, California... Daughter of Rachel and Doug Abrams... Father, Doug, rowed at Stanford... Uncle, Joe Abrams, rowed at Duke... Grandfather, Richard Abrams, rowed at Dartmouth... Aunt, Karen Abrams, graduated from Teacher's College... Enrolled at Columbia College... Intends to major in Human Rights and go to law school.