Kansas Jayhawks
Laura Teska - Women's Rowing - Kansas Jayhawks

Laura Teska

Height 6'0"
Class Junior
Hometown Lawrence, Kan.
High School Lawrence HS
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2022-2023 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Competed in the V8 & 2V8 for the entirety of her sophomore season
  • Holds the 5th all-time Kansas Rowing 5K erg record
  • Is currently 7th for the Kansas Rowing 2k erg record
  • Earned CRCA Scholar athlete
  • Academic All-Big 12
  • Earned Athletic Directors Honor Roll

2021-2022 (FRESHMAN)

  • Earned most improved Freshman
  • Assisted the 2 Varsity 8+ to a first-place finish in the Sunflower Showdown with a time of 7:10.423
  • Assisted the 3V8 to a second-place finish at the Sunshine State Invite
  • Saw action in the 3V8 in the Creighton Dual
  • Competed in the 2V8 at the Lake Wheeler Invite, Sunflower Showdown, and at the Big 12 Championships

Personal

Daughter of David and Kristy Teska…Has one brother, Stephen Teska … Both her parents and grandparents attended the University of Kansas, and her grandfather was a professor at KU …Plans to major in Molecular, cellular & developmental Biology with ambitions to earn a Doctorate of Optometry