Upcoming Event: Women's Rowing versus Kansas State, Creighton, Tulsa on October 26, 2025
Women's Rowing
vs Kansas State, Creighton, Tulsa
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Katie Donnellan
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. Teresa's Academy
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
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.
Coach Andrew Derrick Introduction Press Conference
Tuesday, July 15
Jayhawks set for Dillons Sunflower Showdown// Kansas Rowing// 4.28.18
Saturday, April 28
Kansas opens 2018 with Big 12 Double Dual // Kansas Rowing // 4.7.18
Sunday, April 08
Kansas opens fall slate with Jayhawk Jamboree // Kansas Rowing // 10.22.17
Sunday, October 22
