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2012-13 Women's Rowing Roster
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Carson, Kara
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Kara Carson
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
Bio
FALL 2013- participated in 3 regattas.
SPRING 2013- Earned a gold medal in the varsity 8+ B finals (seat-5) of the Stetson Sprints… Member of the junior varsity 8+ B boat (seat-7) to place 5th, ahead of Bucknell, in the finals of the Occoquan Sprints…finished 15th overall as a member of the varsity 8+ b boat (seat-7) at the Knecht Cup Regatta…Secured a 2nd place finish with the varsity 8+ B boat (bow) at the Bergen/Kelly Cup Regatta…Earned a bronze medal with the varsity 8+ B boat at the Atlantic 10 Championship…Member of the junior varsity 8+ boat (bow) to finish in 5th place at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta.
FALL 2012: Part of the “A” Collegiate 4 (bow) that placed third at the Historic Navy Day Regatta. … Member of the “A” Open/Collegiate 8 (stroke) that placed 13th at the Historic Navy Day Regatta. … Part of the Club 4 (bow) that placed seventh at the Head of Charles Regatta. … Member of the “A” Open 4 (bow) that placed 10th at the Head of Schuylkill Hill Regatta. … Part of the “B” Open Heavy Championship 8 (bow) that placed seventh at the Head of Schuylkill Hill Regatta.
SPRING 2012: Competed with the Second Varsity 8 (stroke) at the 30th Memorial Murphy Cup. … Competed with the Varsity 4 (stroke) at the 30th Memorial Murphy Cup. … Member of the Junior Varsity 8 (seat-6) that placed third at the Bergen/Kelly Cup Regatta. … Part of the Varsity 8 (seat-6) that placed third at the Atlantic 10 Championships.
FALL 2011: Member of the Varsity 4+ (bow) to place 4th at the Navy Day Regatta… Part of the V 8+ (coxswain) to take 12th at the Navy Day Regatta
SPRING 2011- Member of the Varsity 8+ (2-seat) to finish 5th in the Murphy Cup… part of the Varsity 8+ (4-seat) to finish 5th in Occuquan Sprints… member of the Varsity 4+ (stroke) to finish 6th in the Atlantic 10 Championships…part of the Varsity 4+ (stroke) to win Gold at the Bergen Cup… joined of the Varsity 4+ (stroke) to reach the semifinals of the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta.
PERSONAL: Rowed all four years for North Catholic High School… Placed seconded at Midwest in 2009 and first in 2010 in the Women’s pair…Captain of her high school team senior year…Majoring in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy
WHY TEMPLE: "I transferred to Temple after my first semester of college because I have always wanted to row on a competitive collegiate team in Philadelphia. Academically, Temple University has a great balance between class and research in the psychology and neuroscience department which means a lot in regards to my future career."
FAVORITE PART OF TWR: "I love rowing for Temple first and foremost because of the people I am surrounded with on a daily basis. It is a great support system to have while in college because my teammates in many ways feel like my sisters. Temple also does a great job by creating a foundation for academic success through a robust academic advising and compliance department."
SPRING 2013- Earned a gold medal in the varsity 8+ B finals (seat-5) of the Stetson Sprints… Member of the junior varsity 8+ B boat (seat-7) to place 5th, ahead of Bucknell, in the finals of the Occoquan Sprints…finished 15th overall as a member of the varsity 8+ b boat (seat-7) at the Knecht Cup Regatta…Secured a 2nd place finish with the varsity 8+ B boat (bow) at the Bergen/Kelly Cup Regatta…Earned a bronze medal with the varsity 8+ B boat at the Atlantic 10 Championship…Member of the junior varsity 8+ boat (bow) to finish in 5th place at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta.
FALL 2012: Part of the “A” Collegiate 4 (bow) that placed third at the Historic Navy Day Regatta. … Member of the “A” Open/Collegiate 8 (stroke) that placed 13th at the Historic Navy Day Regatta. … Part of the Club 4 (bow) that placed seventh at the Head of Charles Regatta. … Member of the “A” Open 4 (bow) that placed 10th at the Head of Schuylkill Hill Regatta. … Part of the “B” Open Heavy Championship 8 (bow) that placed seventh at the Head of Schuylkill Hill Regatta.
SPRING 2012: Competed with the Second Varsity 8 (stroke) at the 30th Memorial Murphy Cup. … Competed with the Varsity 4 (stroke) at the 30th Memorial Murphy Cup. … Member of the Junior Varsity 8 (seat-6) that placed third at the Bergen/Kelly Cup Regatta. … Part of the Varsity 8 (seat-6) that placed third at the Atlantic 10 Championships.
FALL 2011: Member of the Varsity 4+ (bow) to place 4th at the Navy Day Regatta… Part of the V 8+ (coxswain) to take 12th at the Navy Day Regatta
SPRING 2011- Member of the Varsity 8+ (2-seat) to finish 5th in the Murphy Cup… part of the Varsity 8+ (4-seat) to finish 5th in Occuquan Sprints… member of the Varsity 4+ (stroke) to finish 6th in the Atlantic 10 Championships…part of the Varsity 4+ (stroke) to win Gold at the Bergen Cup… joined of the Varsity 4+ (stroke) to reach the semifinals of the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta.
PERSONAL: Rowed all four years for North Catholic High School… Placed seconded at Midwest in 2009 and first in 2010 in the Women’s pair…Captain of her high school team senior year…Majoring in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy
WHY TEMPLE: "I transferred to Temple after my first semester of college because I have always wanted to row on a competitive collegiate team in Philadelphia. Academically, Temple University has a great balance between class and research in the psychology and neuroscience department which means a lot in regards to my future career."
FAVORITE PART OF TWR: "I love rowing for Temple first and foremost because of the people I am surrounded with on a daily basis. It is a great support system to have while in college because my teammates in many ways feel like my sisters. Temple also does a great job by creating a foundation for academic success through a robust academic advising and compliance department."
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