Kaitlyn Finger

Height 5'10''

Class Senior

Hometown Larned, Kansas

High School Larned HS

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AWARDS & HONORS
Academic All-Big 12 [2018]
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team [2017]

2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)
Rowed in the First Varsity Four and the Second Varsity Four … Helped the First Varsity Four qualify for the Grand Final at the Big 12 Championship … Powered the 2V4 to a gold medal at the George Mason Invite, clocking a time of 7:23.6 … Helped the Second Varsity Four to a silver medal at the Knecht Cup, finishing the Grand Final in 7:43.21 … Competed in the First Varsity Eight and the Third Varsity Four at the Jayhawk Jamboree.

2016-17 (FRESHMAN)
Rowed for the Third Varsity Eight, First Novice Eight and Second Novice Four as a freshman … Raced KU’s Third Varsity Eight to a fifth-place finish in the Grand Final with a time of 7:02.474 at the 2017 Big 12 Championship in Oak Ridge, Tennessee … Raced KU’s Third Varsity Eight during KU’s 12-10 victory over Kansas State in the annual Sunflower Showdown.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in volleyball, basketball, track, cheer, scholars bowl and band … Competed in the state tournament for discus in 2014 and 2016 … Named 2016 Senior Female Athlete of the Year … Ranked first in her graduating class with a cumulative 4.0 GPA throughout high school.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Greg and Janet Finger … Has four siblings: Garrett, Jacob, Matt and Elizabeth … Majoring in applied behavioral sciences … Plans to attend medical school to become a pediatric oncologist.