Kansas Jayhawks
Katie Donnellan - Women's Rowing - Kansas Jayhawks

Katie Donnellan

Height 5'7''
Class Senior
Hometown Kansas City, Mo.
High School St. Teresa's Academy
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Career Honors

  • Two-time Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athlete [2021, 2020]
  • 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team, 4.0 GPA*
  • Big 12 Boat of the Week, Second Varsity Eight (4/1)
  • Academic All-Big 12 [2019]
  • Big 12 Boat of the Week [2019]
  • Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team [2018]

2020-21 (SENIOR)

  • Aided the team to a 3.55 spring GPA
  • Led team to be 2021 Sunflower Showdown Champions over Kansas State
  • Helped the Second Varsity Eight to a first-place finish ahead of Oklahoma (3/27) with a mark of 6:54.59
  • Maintained a second-place mark on both days of the Sunshine State Invite (4/2-3) with a finish of 7:31.07 on day one followed by 8:02.37 on day two
  • Paced the Second Varsity Eight at Iowa’s Regatta (4/24) with a time of 7:05.91, finishing fourth overall
  • Raced with the First Varsity / Second Varsity Eight combo against Drake (5/1) taking first-place at 8:28.0
  • Competed with the Second Varsity Eight against Kansas State in the Sunflower Showdown (5/1), winning with a mark of 7:33.3
  • Finished seventh with the Second Varsity Eight at the Big 12 Championship (5/15) at 7:36.074
  • A part of Second Varsity Eight that earned Big 12 Boat of the Week (4/1)
  • 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team, with 4.0 GPA in Accounting and Finance
  • Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athlete

2019-20 (JUNIOR)

  • No season due to the coronavirus
  • Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athlete

2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Raced the Second Varsity Four to a fourth-place finish in the grand final at the Cooper Sprints (3/24) with a final time of 8:17.83
  • Helped the First Varsity Four to a first-place petite final finish with a time of 7:37.20 at the Sunshine State Invite (4/6)
  • Help lead the First Varsity Four to a gold medal in the grand finals of the George Mason Invite (4/14) with a time of 7:35.00
  • Raced the Second Varsity Four to a fourth-place finish with a time of 7:53.81 at the 2019 Big 12 Championships in Oakridge Tennessee

2017-18 (FRESHMAN)

  • Rowed in the First Varsity Four, Second Varsity Four and the Third Varsity Eight
  • Helped the 3V8 qualify for the Grand Final of the Big 12 Championship
  • Brought home a win over Tennessee with the 2V4 during the Big 12 Double Dual, finishing the race in 7:43.9
  • Powered the First Varsity Four to a victory in its qualifying heat at the George Mason Invite, clocking a 7:39.7 time
  • Competed in the First Novice Eight and the First Novice Four at the Jayhawk Jamboree

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Lettered in cross country at St. Teresa’s Academy
  • Team captain of the cross country team and qualified for all-district, all-sectional and state in 2016
  • Graduated as a salutatorian with the second-highest GPA in her class
  • Recipient of the Smith Book Award
  • Was an AP Scholar with honors

PERSONAL
Daughter of Judy and Phil Donnellan … Has two younger brothers, Michael and Matthew … Mother, Judy, was a rower at Kansas … Father, Phil, was a rower for Brown University … Accepted into the KU Honors Program and KU Business Leadership Program … Plans to major in accounting and finance.