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Kirsten Girard
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Seattle, Wash.
- High School:
- Vashon
CAREER HONORS
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2016-2019
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference -- 2017, 2019
- Competed in the 1V8 boat during the Big 12 Championships and finished fifth with a time of 6:46.807.
- Part of the 1V8 crew that finished third with a time of 6:45.828 in the Petite Finals at the Women's Sprints.
- Took fourth in the 1V8 at the San Diego Crew Classic with a time of 6:59.225 while in the six seat.
- Rowed six seat in the 1V8 and claimed a second-place finish against Alabama with a time of 6:04.4 in Oak Ridge.
- Finished second and third in the 1V8 race at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational.
- Placed second in the Women’s Club Four event at the 2018 Head of the Charles Regatta, besting 51 other teams with a time of 18:44.443.
2017-18 - Junior
- Stroked the 1V8 to a third-place finish in the grand finals of the Big 12 Championship with a time of 6:41.184
- Took second in the 2V8 Petite Final at the Women’s Sprints in Worcester, Mass. with a time of 7:00.658
- Stroked the 1V8 to a first-place finish in the 1V8 C Final at the Clemson Invitational with a time of 6:23.94; the performance earned the crew Big 12 Boat of the Week accolades.
- Stroked the 2V8 to wins over Kansas and Kansas State at the Big 12 Double Dual
- Posted a third-place finish in the 2V8+ at the San Diego Crew Classic in the Petite Finals of the Women's Collegiate 2V Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy with a time of 7:18.899
- Rowed stroke seat in the 2V8+ that posted second-, third- and fourth-place finishes at ORCI with times of 6:26.536, 6:34.854 and 6:24.262 across three sessions
- Rowed 8 seat in the 1V8 that posted 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finishes over three sessions at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational
- Posted the top time of 23:02 in the Women’s 2- with partner Gena Norton at the Secret City Head Race
- Part of the crew that posted the top time of 19:27 in the Women’s 4+ at the Secret City Head Race
- Rowed seven seat in the 1V8+ that posted a third place finish in the Grand Finals of Big 12 Championship with a time of 6:26.997
- Rowed fifth seat in the 1V8+ that finished fifth in the 1V8+ B Final at the Clemson Invitational
- Rowed seven seat in the V8+ at the 2016 Head of the Hooch when the boat took third place with a time of 16:48.9 and rowed three seat in the V4+ squad that took first with a time of 17:56.8
- Rowed three seat in the V4+ Championship Race at the 2016 Head of the Charles Regatta when the team took fifth place with a time of 19:41.826
- Rowed fifth seat in the 1V8+ at the Big 12 Double Dual that posted the best time of the day at 6:39.2
- Rowed seven seat in the 1V8+ that finished second in the Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic with a time of 6:40.184
2015-16 - Freshman
- Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Stroke seat for the 1V8+ at the Big 12 Championship as the team finished on the podium with a third place finish with a mark of 6:47.173; the boat posted the top eights time of the year with a 6:31.365 mark in the preliminary round.
- Rowed the stroke seat as the 2V8+ boat finished second with a time of 6:45.6 at the Tennessee Invitational Conference Clash
- Sat in the stroke seat for the 2V8+ as the boat finished fourth in all three heats at the Clemson Invitational with a tip time of 6:48.0
- Positioned in the stroke seat for the 1V8+ at the San Diego Crew Classic as the boat took first in the preliminary round with a time of 6:57.953 before finishing second in the Grand Finals with a mark of 7:19.547
- Rowed the stroke seat in the 4+ Championship Race at the Head of the Charles Regatta when the team took ninth place with a time of 19:03.296
- Sat in the bow seat in the V8+ at the Head of the Hooch when the team took fourth place with a time of 16:35.4 while also sitting in the bow of the V4+ boat which took fifth with a mark of 17:56.1
Personal
- Daughter of Alison and Kevin Jeffries; youngest of four siblings: sister of Ben Girard, Nikki Girard, and Mike Jeffries
- Born on September 3, 1997
- Member of her high school rowing team for three years including serving as a captain for one season
- Medaled at Youth Nationals
- Member of the Vashon Rowing Club where she helped the team to a Northwest Regional Championship
- After college would like to become a coach.
- Member of the National Honor Society as well as Newspaper and Yearbook at Vashon
- Recipient of the Hartman Endowment for the Thornton Athletic Center
Everything Orange S2 | Alex Pidgeon (Rowing)
Thursday, May 22
ROW | Walk-On Promo
Thursday, August 15
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Thursday, February 01
Rowing | 2023 Senior Video
Monday, May 22
