2017-18 Rowing Roster
Kathleen Peng
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Port
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Wynnewood, Pa.
- High School:
- Lower Merion
At Michigan
• CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2018)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
• Enrolled in the School of Nursing
• Graduated from the nursing program
Senior (2017-18)
• At the Head of the Charles (Oct. 22) helped the 2V8 boat finish 30th in 16:13.019
• Member of the 2V8 boat which won all three of its races at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18), posting times of 6:16.602 over Wisconsin and Minnesota, 6:17.022 over Yale and 6:06.166 (+9.41) over Virginia, among others
• Competed as part of the 2V8 boat which finished third at Princeton's Class of 1987 Cup Regatta, finishing behind Brown and Princeton in 7:16.8
• Helped the 2V8 boat beat Clemson (6:39.69; +16.49) at Ohio State (March 31)
• Competed as part of the second varsity eight boat at the Big Ten Double Dual (April 7), picking up wins over No. 16 Indiana (+16.51) and No. 11 Iowa (+0.03)
• Competed as part of the 1V4 boat in Las Vegas (April 14), coming in third place with a 7:00.27 finish against No. 1-ranked Washington and No. 3-ranked Texas
• Rowed as a member of the 2V8 against Louisville on Senior Day (April 29), helping her boat to a win in 6:31.00 (+10.44)
• Was in bow seat while the 2V8 boat won a silver medal at the Big Ten Championships (May 13) in 6:27.604
• At the NCAA Championships (May 25-27), was in bow seat of the 1V4 which finished fifth nationally in 7:18.476
• Competed in the 2V4 boat that finished in second place in 7:01.637 at the Big Ten Championships on Sunday (May 14) at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, helping U-M to a second-place team finish
• Rowed in the 2V4 boat that helped sweep Louisville with a race win in 7:24.77 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (April 30)
• Member of the 1V4 boat that beat Ohio State, Duke, and Notre Dame coming in at 7:08.0 at the Ohio State Regatta (April 15) on the Scioto River
• Rowed in the 1V4 boat that beat Minnesota (7:19.79, 7:30.12) and Wisconsin (7:06.99, 7:08.32) in the Big Ten Double Dual (April 9)
• Rowed in the 2V4 boat that went undefeated against Harvard and Yale coming in at 7:36.87 and 7:27.26, respectively (March 25)
• Member of the 2V4 boat on March 12 in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational that came in first, clocking in at 7:28.1 in the morning and 7:27.1 and 7:19.5 in the afternoon
Sophomore (2015-16)
• Raced with 3V4 crew in B1G Rowing Championships, helping boat to a second place finish in 7:17.114
Freshman (2014-15)
• Made spring debut on 2V8 crew that finished third (7:29.60) at Princeton on Lake Carnegie (Mar. 28)
• Made 1V4 debut, helping Michigan earn win over Clemson (7:19.4), and place second in afternoon (7:30.6)
• On 1V4 crew that had the strongest performance of the day, earning a morning win against No. 15 Indiana in 7:28.10 before recording an afternoon victory in 7:24.10 against Iowa in Big Ten Double Dual on Apr. 11
• On 1V4 crew that finished second (7:28.40) ahead of No. 17 Syracuse and MSU, and just over a boat length behind Ohio State on Apr. 25
• Helped 2V4 crew to win over Louisville in 7:16.00 on May 2 at Belleville Lake
• Led 1V4 to second place finish (7:58.903) at Big Ten Rowing Championships on May 17 at Eagle Creek Park
• Helped 1V4 to 10th place finish (4th in petite final) with a time of 7:30.335 at the NCAA Rowing Championships on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif. on 5/31
• Michigan won its repechage heat in 7:27.074 on 5/29 to earn a spot in an A/B semifinal, where the Wolverines placed fifth in 7:32.622 on 5/30
Prep
• Graduated from Lower Merion High School (2014)
• Rowed for Fairmount Rowing Association
• At Lower Merion, also particiated in varsity field hockey and swimming, where she was an AP Scholar and member of the National Honors Society
• Particpated in the Stotesbury Regatta (2013, 2014) and Canadian Henley (2013, 2014)
• Parents are James Peng and Sonia Zhu
