2018-19 Rowing Roster
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Schildmeyer, Kate
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Kate Schildmeyer
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- St. Charles, Ill.
- High School:
- St. Charles East HS
Bio
Graduated with her bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering in May 2023.
CAREER HONORS
- All-Big 12 Rowing Team -- 2023
- Big 12 Boat of the Week (3/22/23)
- CRCA National Scholar-Athlete -- 2021, 2022
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
2022-23 - GRADUATE STUDENT
- Competed in the 2V8 boat during the season.
- Spring season boat record: 36-6.
- Won a silver medal at the Big 12 Championship to finish second thanks to a strong 6:32.137 effort (5/14/23).
- Posted a 7:06.9 mark for a win over the Tar Heels at the UVA Invite (4/29/23).
- Notched a 14-1 record at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22/23) with wins over No. 9 Syracuse, RV Alabama, RV Boston, RV Clemson, UCF, Georgetown, Navy, North Carolina, Louisville, Oklahoma and Boston College.
- Threw down a 6:49.259 effort, which was the third-fastest time of the day from the second varsity eights, for a first-place finish to round out the Invite.
- Won the first race of the regatta thanks to an impressive 6:27.189 time, which was the third-fastest mark by a second varsity eight boat during the morning and was faster than 14 of the first varsity eights.
- Crossed the finish line in first place with a time of 6:33.314 leading RV Iowa by more than five seconds during the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (4/8/2023).
- Threw down the fastest time of 6:39.260 placing first against No. 19 Alabama, RV Iowa and RV Wisconsin during the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (4/7/2023).
- The effort bested the times of the varsity eight boats from Michigan State, Minnesota, UCF, UCLA, and Wisconsin during the morning session.
- Crossed the finish line nearly eight seconds ahead of Alabama and 14 seconds ahead of Oklahoma at the home dual against Alabama and Oklahoma (4/1/2023).
- Earned Big 12 Boat of the Week honors following a 6-2 performance during the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite.
- Opened the season with a 6-2 record during the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite with wins over RV Louisville, RV Clemson, RV Alabama and RV Wisconsin (3/18-19/23).
- Finished less than 0.1 seconds behind Duke to take second with a 6:31.361 effort, besting Wisconsin lightweight and Louisville in the final session of the day.
- In the Saturday afternoon session, the 2V8 clocked an impressive 6:22.623 time, narrowly off of the Big Orange’s top boat, garnering wins against Alabama, Clemson and Wisconsin.
- Wrapped up fall at the Head of The Charles regatta, placing 13th out of 29 boats competing ending with a time of 15:48.040.
- Posted the fastest time (16:53.5) out of six boats in the Women's Open Eight event at the Secret City Head Race to kick off the fall.
2021-22 - SENIOR
- Competed in Tennessee’s 2V8 boat for the majority of the season, compiling a 13-9 record with the boat on the year.
- Won a silver medal at the Big 12 Championships with the 2V8 boat thanks to a second-place finish with a 7:06.389 time.
- Posted the top time (7:23.1) by a Tennessee boat during the Princeton Invitational (4/30/22).
- Finished with a 6-3 record during the Big Ten Invitational (4/15-16/22), with wins over No. 20 Indiana, Dartmouth, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
- Opened the season by going 2-1 during the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/19/22), besting Clemson and Tulsa in her lone race of the weekend.
2020-21 - JUNIOR
- Rowed in the stroke seat for Tennessee’s top boat at the NCAA Championships, finishing fifth in the C Final with a time of 6:38.956 to place 17th overall.
- Helped guide Tennessee to a 17th-place team finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships.
- Placed third in the 1V8 at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 7:03.563.
- Bested No. 17 Minnesota, Notre Dame, and Michigan State in the 1V8 at the Big Ten Invitational, making it down the course in 6:39.779.
- Was the two seat in the 1V8 at the UVA Invite, notching wins over UCF and No. 10 Duke with times of 6:43.5 and 6:45.4, respectively, while finishing four and half seconds behind No. 3 Virginia at 6:46.3.
- Rowed two seat in the 1V8 at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, taking wins over No. 11 Indiana, No. 16 Alabama, No. 20 SMU, Tulsa and Clemson with times of 6:16.842, 6:18.436, and 6:20.877 over three sessions.
- Part of the 1V8 that took a 25-second win over UCF's top boat, recording a time of at 6:40.7.
2019-20 - SOPHOMORE
- Part of the crew that finished second in the Women's Club 4+ at the Head of the Charles Regatta, besting 55 other entries with a time of 18:45.960
2018-19 - FRESHMAN
- Rowed eight seat in the 1V8 boat during the Big 12 Championships and finished fifth with a time of 6:46.807.
- Competed in the eight seat in the 2V8 race that finished fifth with a time of 6:49.701 at the Women's Sprints.
- Rowed seven seat in the 2V8 at the San Diego Crew Classic and took a fifth-place finish with a time of 7:08.298.
- Competed in the seven seat in the 2V8 and claimed a second-place finish against Alabama with a time of 6:09.5 in Oak Ridge.
- Raced in the seven seat in the 2V8 boat at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational and claimed two first-place finishes.
- Part of the crew that posted an adjusted time of 18:39.423 to finish 24th in the Women’s Club 8+ at the 2019 Head of the Charles Regatta.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Jill and Greg Schildmeyer
- Born April 17, 2000
- Majoring in Biosystems Engineering
- Biggest athletic accomplishment: “Placing third at Youth Nationals because that is the best of the best in youth rowing.”
- Biggest sports influence: “My dad, because as hard, exhausting and frustrating sports can get, he always has talked about sports as being something my siblings and I are privileged to do and be able to do.”
- Why Tennessee: “I loved the school spirit I could feel as I walked around campus, and I got the feeling that I would easily be able to picture myself loving it here when I visited.”
- Recipient of the Tom & Joan Cronan Scholarship Endowment
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