Kaitlin Jackson 2006-07 Women's Rowing Roster
AS A SENIOR: Captured two second-place finishes and a third-place finish versus Northeastern … rowed with the varsity four ‘A’ that took third at the Lubbers Cup (7:11.31) … placed second against Michigan State in the second varsity four … a member of the second varsity four gold that earned second place at the Indiana Invite in a time of 7:37.5 … her open four crew won the Petite Finals at the Central/South Region Championships with a time of 7:52.50 … member of the eighth-place Irish crew in the varsity eight division at Head of the Rock that finished with a time of 16:15.53…at the Cal-Sag Regatta rowed as a member of the Irish crew that finished 16th of 22 entries…during the varsity eight final D competition she helped the Irish to a fourth place finish with a time of 7:12.705 … earned second monogram with the program … named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team.
AS A JUNIOR: Rowed in varsity four boat for first part of season … won the varsity four boat against Alabama and Cincinnati with a 7:54.55 time …sat in the varsity four boat against Tennessee and Minnesota … raced in the varsity eight ‘C’ boat at the Head of the Rock, recording a time of 17:41.14, good for 11th out of 24 boats.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Rowed with the varsity four ‘B’ boat at the Lubbers Cup and took second-place in 8:41.30 … member of second varsity four gold medal boat at BIG EAST Championships as her crew won the race in 7:46.92 … rowed in Notre Dame[apos]s top open four boat at Central/South Region Championships and finished fifth with a time of 7:53.93 … placed 10th with a time of 10:11.00 in the season-opening regatta in the piece one race … improved to an eighth place finish in the piece two competition … in the piece three race, her crew finished in a time of 10:11.00, good enough for ninth place … sat in the six seat in the open eight at the Head of the Rock and finished in 10th place…at the Head of the Elk raced in the open four-b and finished fourth clocking in at 17:41.49.
AS A FRESHMAN: Member of the third four that defeated Cincinnati by nearly 54 seconds…novice eight B crew claimed second against the Irish A crew, Purdue, and Louisville. During the fall season registered a 13th-place finish in the novice eight race with a time of 18:56.61 at the Head of the Rock … victorious at the Head of the Elk races in the novice eight-c in a time of 17:42.0, ahead of eight other squads.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Participated in swimming and softball at Mercy High School, earning five letters … three-time Catholic League conference champions in swimming, earning national ranking three times as well … named to the all-conference team as a senior… placed 4th in the state and 17th nationally in swimming for her senior campaign … conference and regional champions her freshman season in softball at second base, and regional champions again her sophomore year … placed fourth in state her freshman softball season and second in state as a sophomore … a member of the Science Club, Students Against Drunk Driving and the National Honor Society while in high school … served as a youth leader at the Our Lady of the Refuge Youth Group … one of three children, including her identical twin sister… parents are Larry and Darryl Jackson… father played basketball at Quincy and mother attended Notre Dame … born December 21, 1985 in St. Louis, Mo. … graduated from the College of Science with a degree in pre-professional studies.