2024-25 Rowing Roster
Roster
Fluster, Mykayla

Mykayla Fluster
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Simsbury, Conn.
- High School:
- Simsbury
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2024
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2024
2024-25 - JUNIOR
- Posted a sixth-place finish in the NCAA Championship first varsity four grand final, crossing in 7:12.228.
- Earned the 1V4 silver medal at the inaugural SEC Championship (5/11/25), finishing second behind No. 2 Texas with a time of 7:18.424.
- Despite poor weather conditions, served as the coxswain of Tennessee's first varsity four crew during a Lady Vol win at the Princeton-hosted regatta (4/26/25) and crossed the line in 7:02.8. UT edged out No. 6 Princeton by less than two seconds and held off No. 16 Ohio State by roughly three seconds in a tightly contested race. No. 10 Syracuse finished nearly 40 seconds slower than Tennessee.
- Coxed the Lady Vols' 1V4+ group to a third-place finish Saturday (4/19/25) at the Big Ten Invitational, with a time of 7:19.924 to edge out No. 12 Michigan, No. 14 Ohio State and No. 11 Penn.
- In the first varsity four afternoon race Friday (4/18/25) in Sarasota, Tennessee earned another win with a time of 7:16.604—nearly four seconds ahead of No. 12 Michigan and nearly seven seconds faster than No. 9 Rutgers.
- During the morning session of day one at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18/25), coxed UT’s 1V4+ crew to a race victory with a final time of 7:12.509, edging No. 14 Ohio State by over four seconds.
- In the first varsity four race on day two of the Rocky Top Invite (4/5/25), coxed the Lady Vols to an A Final victory.
- As the coxswain of the first varsity four on day one of the Rocky Top Invite (4/4/25), the Lady Vols' time of 7:42.137 was over four seconds ahead second-place Minnesota, en route to a race victory in the heat.
2023-24 - SOPHOMORE
- Spring season boat record: 27-2
- Competed in the 3V8+ boat during the season as a coxswain.
- At the Big 12 Championships (5/19/24), coxed the 3V8+ crew to a second-place finish with a final time of 6:35.268.
- Posted a win for the Lady Vols’ 3V8+ with time of 6:58.380 on day two of the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/27/24).
- Recorded a winning time of 7:13.210 to earn Tennessee’s third varsity eight crew its second win of the Lake Wheeler Invitational’s (4/26/24) opening day.
- Earned a win in the first round of the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/26/24), crossing in 7:13.210—the fastest mark among all 3V8+ crews in round one.
- Capped an incredibly successful weekend at the Big Ten Invitational (4/20/24) for Tennessee by coxing the 3V8+ to victory with a final time of 6:41.996.
- As the coxswain of UT’s third varsity eight crew, logged a final time of 6:53.324 to earn a race win for the Big Orange in the afternoon session on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24).
- Crossing the line in 6:51.263, accounted for a race victory as the coxswain of the third varsity eight during the morning session of the Big Ten Invitational’s opening day (4/19/24).
- Coxed Tennessee’s 3V8+ boat to an impressive win with a time of 7:00.8, finishing ahead of Minnesota’s 2V8+ crew by just over one second at the home dual in Oak Ridge (3/29/24) to place second overall in the three-boat race behind only UT’s 2V8+ crew.
PERSONAL
- Born Nov. 22, 2004, in Simsbury, Conn.
- Daughter of Brian Fluster and Bertenthal
- Graduated from Simsbury High School
- Majoring in Psychology and Sociology (Criminology and Criminal Justice)
- Twice coxed at the Head of the Charles
- Was a 2021-22 rowing team captain in high school
- Earned spots on the National Honor Society, French National Honor Society and Simsbury High School Honor Roll
- Her high school rowing coaches were Ann Carabillo and Andrew Hart
Everything Orange S2 | Alex Pidgeon (Rowing)
Thursday, May 22
ROW | Walk-On Promo
Thursday, August 15
Everything Orange | Kim Cupini (Rowing)
Thursday, February 01
Rowing | 2023 Senior Video
Monday, May 22