2015-16 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster

Katie McWhirter
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Park Hill HS
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Missouri
AWARDS & HONORS
Academic All-Big 12 First Team [2018]
Academic All-Big 12 First Team [2017]
2017-18 (JUNIOR)
Coxed the Second Varsity Eight and the First Varsity Four … Led the 2V8 to a qualifying heat win at the George Mason Invite with a time of 6:25.7 … Guided the Second Varsity Eight to qualify for the Grand Final at the Big 12 Championship … Coxed the Third Varsity Eight and the Third Varsity Four at the Jayhawk Jamboree.
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE)
Rowed for the Fifth Varsity Eight, First Novice Eight and First Novice Four as a sophomore … Participated as a coxswain for Second Varsity Four and Third Varsity Eight … Raced KU’s Second Varsity Four to a fifth-place finish in the Grand Final with a time of 7:38.01 at the 2017 Big 12 Championship in Oak Ridge, Tennessee … Raced KU’s Second Varsity Four during KU’s 12-10 victory over Kansas State in the annual Sunflower Showdown. Â
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2015-16 (FRESHMAN)
Rowed on the Third Varsity Four as a freshman.
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HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time letterwinner in basketball … Two-time letterwinner in volleyball … Lettered in track & field once … Trojan Pride Award recipient for the 2014 Park Hill High School basketball team.
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PERSONAL
Daughter of Bill McWhirter and Nancy Mabry … Has three older siblings … Plans to pursue a degree in elementary education.
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