2017-18 Rowing Roster
Brewer, Kendall

Kendall Brewer
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Starboard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Stephen F. Austin
Bio
At Michigan
• Competed for Team U.S.A. at the 2017 Under-23 World Championships, where she was a Bronze Medalist (Pairs)
• Three-time Pocock Team All-American (2016; second team, 2017-18; first team)
• Three-time CRCA All-Region honoree (2015; second team, 2016-17; first team)
• Big Ten Co-Athlete of the Year (2018)
• Three-time All-Big Ten first team honoree (2016-17-18)
• CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2018)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and The Arts
• Graduated with a degree in sociology
Senior (2018)
• Earned Pocock First Team All-America honors
• First team All-Big Ten honoree
• Rowed in the 1V8 boat at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18), defeating Wisconsin, Minnesota, Yale and Virginia with times of: 6:10.294, 6:15.009 and 5:57.600
• Earned a second-place finish as part of the U-M 1V8 boat at Princeton's Class of 1987 Cup Regatta, crossing at 7:00.9 ahead of Brown (+2.4) and behind Princeton (-5.4)
•Rowed as part of the 1V8 boat at Ohio State (March 31), beating Clemson in 6:31.44 (+16.94) and No. 9 Virginia (6:30.14; +.2.24)
• Rowed in the first varsity eight boat at the Big Ten Double Dual (April 7), defeating No. 16 Indiana in 6:26.99 (+1.82) before falling to No. 11 Iowa
• Competed as part of the 1V8 boat in Las Vegas, coming in third place with a 6:10.11 finish against No. 1-ranked Washington (-7.51) and No. 3-ranked Texas (-2.01)
• Rowed as part of the 1V8 boat against Louisville (April 29), helping U-M sweep the Cardinals on Senior Day with a time of 6:21.00 (+4.74)
• At the Big Ten Championships (May 13), helped lead Michigan's 1V8 to a silver medal in 6:23.022
• Rowed the 1V8 to a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships (May 25-27), finishing fourth in the Petite Final in 6:30.981
Junior (2017)
• Earned Pocock First Team All-America honors
• First team All-Big Ten honoree
• Rowed in the 1V8 boat that finished in second place in 6:11.194 at the Big Ten Championships on Sunday (May 14) at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, helping U-M to a second-place team finish
• Competed in the 1V8 boat that finished in fifth place in 6:44.812 at the NCAA Championships on Sunday (May 28) at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J., helping U-M to a third-place team finish
• Rowed in the 1V8 boat that helped sweep Louisville with a +14-second win in 6:28.51 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (April 30)
• Member of the 1V8 boat that rowed against Ohio State, Duke, and Notre Dame at Ohio State's Regatta (April 15) at the Scioto River
• Rowed in the 1V8 boat that beat Minnesota (6:28.01, 6:44.43) and Wisconsin (6:21.59, 6:26.67) in the Big Ten Double Dual (April 8)
• Member of Michigan's 1V8 boat that beat Stanford (6:19.0, 6:22.57) but lost to Washington and No. 1 California in the Pac-12 Challenge (April 1-2).
• Rowed in Michigan's 1V8 boat that went undefeated against Harvard and Yale (March 25)
• Rowed on 1V8 crew that clocked in at 6:24.3, 6:29.0, and 6:23.194 in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on March 11 and March 12
Sophomore (2016)
• Earned Pocock Second Team All-America honors
• An All-Big Ten First Team selection
• Helped Michigan 1V8 to 11th place finish at NCAA Rowing Championships, rowing in No. 6 seat
• On 1V8 crew in No. 6 seat at Big Ten Rowing Championships that finished second in the final in a photo finish with Ohio State in 6:22.794
• Member of 1V8 crew that earned race wins against nationally-ranked crews from Notre Dame, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Radcliffe, Syracuse and Washington State
Freshman (2015)
• CRCA Second Team All-Regional Selection
• Made spring debut on 1V8 crew that finished third (7:28.90) at Princeton on Lake Carnegie (Mar. 28)
• Helped 1V8 earn wins over Clemson (6:20.9) and No. 4 Virginia (6:22.36) at UVA in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
• On 1V8 crew that was narrowly edged by Indiana, finishing in 6:31.93 before clocking in at 6:29.5 for a win over Iowa in the afternoon in a Big Ten Double Dual at Belleville Lake on Apr. 11
• Helped 1V8 finish 2nd (of 4 teams) clocking in at 6:24.40 at Ohio State on April 25...Helped 1V8 earn win in 6:24.10 over Louisville at Belleville Lake on May 2
• Helped Michigan 1V8 earn second place finish at Big Ten Rowing Championships in 6:44.893 on May 17 at Eagle Creek Park
• Helped Michigan earn eighth place finish (6:27.251) in the 1V8 on 5/31 at the NCAA Rowing Championships on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif.
• Michigan qualified for the A/B Semifinal by finishing second in its heat in 6:32.168 on 5/29, then finished fourth in the semifinal in 6:37.173 on 5/30
Before Michigan
• Won a silver medal at the 2013 World Rowing Junior Championships in the women's quad
• Finished first in the senior and intermediate quad at the 2013 USRowing Club National Championships
• Finished fifth in the women's youth single at USRowing Youth National Championships in 2013
• Finished first in the women's youth single at the 2012 Head of the Charles Regatta
• Competed for Team U.S.A. at the 2017 Under-23 World Championships, where she was a Bronze Medalist (Pairs)
• Three-time Pocock Team All-American (2016; second team, 2017-18; first team)
• Three-time CRCA All-Region honoree (2015; second team, 2016-17; first team)
• Big Ten Co-Athlete of the Year (2018)
• Three-time All-Big Ten first team honoree (2016-17-18)
• CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2018)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and The Arts
• Graduated with a degree in sociology
Senior (2018)
• Earned Pocock First Team All-America honors
• First team All-Big Ten honoree
• Rowed in the 1V8 boat at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18), defeating Wisconsin, Minnesota, Yale and Virginia with times of: 6:10.294, 6:15.009 and 5:57.600
• Earned a second-place finish as part of the U-M 1V8 boat at Princeton's Class of 1987 Cup Regatta, crossing at 7:00.9 ahead of Brown (+2.4) and behind Princeton (-5.4)
•Rowed as part of the 1V8 boat at Ohio State (March 31), beating Clemson in 6:31.44 (+16.94) and No. 9 Virginia (6:30.14; +.2.24)
• Rowed in the first varsity eight boat at the Big Ten Double Dual (April 7), defeating No. 16 Indiana in 6:26.99 (+1.82) before falling to No. 11 Iowa
• Competed as part of the 1V8 boat in Las Vegas, coming in third place with a 6:10.11 finish against No. 1-ranked Washington (-7.51) and No. 3-ranked Texas (-2.01)
• Rowed as part of the 1V8 boat against Louisville (April 29), helping U-M sweep the Cardinals on Senior Day with a time of 6:21.00 (+4.74)
• At the Big Ten Championships (May 13), helped lead Michigan's 1V8 to a silver medal in 6:23.022
• Rowed the 1V8 to a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships (May 25-27), finishing fourth in the Petite Final in 6:30.981
Junior (2017)
• Earned Pocock First Team All-America honors
• First team All-Big Ten honoree
• Rowed in the 1V8 boat that finished in second place in 6:11.194 at the Big Ten Championships on Sunday (May 14) at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, helping U-M to a second-place team finish
• Competed in the 1V8 boat that finished in fifth place in 6:44.812 at the NCAA Championships on Sunday (May 28) at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J., helping U-M to a third-place team finish
• Rowed in the 1V8 boat that helped sweep Louisville with a +14-second win in 6:28.51 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (April 30)
• Member of the 1V8 boat that rowed against Ohio State, Duke, and Notre Dame at Ohio State's Regatta (April 15) at the Scioto River
• Rowed in the 1V8 boat that beat Minnesota (6:28.01, 6:44.43) and Wisconsin (6:21.59, 6:26.67) in the Big Ten Double Dual (April 8)
• Member of Michigan's 1V8 boat that beat Stanford (6:19.0, 6:22.57) but lost to Washington and No. 1 California in the Pac-12 Challenge (April 1-2).
• Rowed in Michigan's 1V8 boat that went undefeated against Harvard and Yale (March 25)
• Rowed on 1V8 crew that clocked in at 6:24.3, 6:29.0, and 6:23.194 in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on March 11 and March 12
Sophomore (2016)
• Earned Pocock Second Team All-America honors
• An All-Big Ten First Team selection
• Helped Michigan 1V8 to 11th place finish at NCAA Rowing Championships, rowing in No. 6 seat
• On 1V8 crew in No. 6 seat at Big Ten Rowing Championships that finished second in the final in a photo finish with Ohio State in 6:22.794
• Member of 1V8 crew that earned race wins against nationally-ranked crews from Notre Dame, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Radcliffe, Syracuse and Washington State
Freshman (2015)
• CRCA Second Team All-Regional Selection
• Made spring debut on 1V8 crew that finished third (7:28.90) at Princeton on Lake Carnegie (Mar. 28)
• Helped 1V8 earn wins over Clemson (6:20.9) and No. 4 Virginia (6:22.36) at UVA in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
• On 1V8 crew that was narrowly edged by Indiana, finishing in 6:31.93 before clocking in at 6:29.5 for a win over Iowa in the afternoon in a Big Ten Double Dual at Belleville Lake on Apr. 11
• Helped 1V8 finish 2nd (of 4 teams) clocking in at 6:24.40 at Ohio State on April 25...Helped 1V8 earn win in 6:24.10 over Louisville at Belleville Lake on May 2
• Helped Michigan 1V8 earn second place finish at Big Ten Rowing Championships in 6:44.893 on May 17 at Eagle Creek Park
• Helped Michigan earn eighth place finish (6:27.251) in the 1V8 on 5/31 at the NCAA Rowing Championships on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif.
• Michigan qualified for the A/B Semifinal by finishing second in its heat in 6:32.168 on 5/29, then finished fourth in the semifinal in 6:37.173 on 5/30
Before Michigan
• Won a silver medal at the 2013 World Rowing Junior Championships in the women's quad
• Finished first in the senior and intermediate quad at the 2013 USRowing Club National Championships
• Finished fifth in the women's youth single at USRowing Youth National Championships in 2013
• Finished first in the women's youth single at the 2012 Head of the Charles Regatta
2023-24 Year In Review: Rowing B1G Champions
Monday, June 24
Rowing Highlights vs. Texas (April 13)
Sunday, April 14
Rowing Highlights vs. Michigan State (April 6)
Saturday, April 06
2022-23 Year In Review: Rowing Big Ten Champions
Monday, July 03