Kansas Jayhawks
Mara Evans - Women's Rowing - Kansas Jayhawks
Class Senior
Hometown Centennial, Colo.
Height 5'8"
High School Cherry Creek HS
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Career Honors

  • 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
  • 2021-2023 Academic All-Big 12 First Team

2022-2023 (JUNIOR)

  • Earned a silver medal for the Three Varsity Eight boat at the Big 12 Championship
  • Assisted the 3 Varsity 8+ to a first-place finish at the Big 12 Double Dual
  • Helped lead the team to second-place finishes in the 3 Varsity 8+ boat at the Lake Wheeler Invite & the Sunflower Showdown
  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team
  • Athletic Director Honor Roll
  • Second-place finish at the Big 12’s

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Assisted the 3 Varsity 8+ to a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 7:17:77.
  • Assisted the 2 Varsity 4 to a second-place finish at the Sunflower Showdown with a time of 8:34.902. 
  • Kansas Rowing Academic All-Big 12 First Team

2020-21 (FRESHMAN)

  • Aided the team to a 3.55 spring GPA
  • Led team to be 2021 Sunflower Showdown Champions over Kansas State
  • Competed with the Third Varsity Eight against Drake (5/1) with a mark of 9:26.8 to take second place
  • Against Kansas State in the Sunflower Showdown (5/1), raced with the Third Varsity Eight and finished third overall at 8:08.1
  • 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Attended Cherry Creek High School
  • Rowed for Mile High Rowing Club under the direction of Grace Malacrida
  • Aided her team to a first-place finish at 2017 Denver Indoor Rowing Championship in the 500 also in 2018 in the 2000 and 500m
  • Placed first in the 2019 Wichita Frostbite in the 4+, 8+, and mixed 4x and mixed 8+
  • Some of her accolades include being named the Most Valuable Teammate in 2018 of the Mile High Rowing Club, captain in 2019-2020, and captain of JVI in 2019-2020
  • Academically, finished high school career on the honor roll all four years

PERSONAL
Daughter of Luke and Teri Evans…Has one sibling, a brother named Grant…Plans to major in biology…Both parents rowed at KU…Relatives that attended KU include parents, Carol Staudacher (grandma), Dave Staudacher (uncle), Mark Staudacher (uncle), Tim and Janine Staudacher (aunt and uncle), Hilary and Chris Berg (aunt and uncle), and Dan Staudacher (cousin).

Women's Rowing 🛶 Kansas Rowing Competes at Jayhawk Jamboree

The Kansas Rowing team got the opportunity to compete in front of their home fans at Burcham Park on Saturday as they hosted the Jayhawk Jamboree, which featured opponents from Creighton, Iowa and Kansas State.