University of Minnesota Athletics
2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster
Kayla Pearce
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Varsity
- Height:
- 5-9
- High School:
- Rosemere HS
- Hometown:
- Montreal, Quebec
2025-26 | SOPHOMORE
• Raced at all six regattas with the Gophers during her first year with the team
• Closed the season at the 2026 Big Ten Championships (May 15 & 17), helping the 3V8 to a runner-up finish in the Petite Final following a fourth-place performance in the opening heats
• Earned a pair of second-place finishes at the Twin Cities 2K (May 2) in both the heats and the finals with the 3V8 crew
• Raced three times with the 4V8 boat in Sacramento at the Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 18-19), earning a third-place result to cap the weekend after finishing fourth in the heats and fifth in the semifinals
• Rowed as part of the 2V4 through three sessions at the Rocky Top Invitational (Apr. 3-4), registering third-place finishes in both the heats and the finals around a fourth-place semifinal result
• Closed the fall portion of the schedule behind a ninth-place effort on the 3V8 crew during Virginia's Rivanna Romp (Nov. 9)
• Opened the season at home during the Head of the Mississippi Regatta (Oct. 4), placing second with the 2V8 crew and adding a fourth-place result on the 2V4 boat
INTERNATIONAL
• Competed with the Canadian Junior National Team in 2025 and has been part of the Quebec Provincial Team since 2023
• Also a member of the Club d'Aviron Montreal since 2024 after being on Club d'Aviron Lachine Rowing from 2022-24
• Turned in the fastest U23 women's single time at the Quebec Championship in 2024-25 after having the fastest junior time in the women's single during 2023-24
• Placed fourth in the women's pair at the 2025 International Rowing Championships while racing for Canada
• Was the fourth fastest junior in Canada at the National Rowing Championships in 2023-24
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Rosemere High School in 2024
• Received honors in English, mathematics, chemistry, psychology, and music
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Scott Pearce and Lisa Oschefski
• Has an older sister, Madison, and a twin sister, Chloe
• Played flag football before rowing
• Owns a collection of rubber ducks
• Chose the University of Minnesota "for its academics and strong support system where I can grow both as an athlete and as a person"
• Raced at all six regattas with the Gophers during her first year with the team
• Closed the season at the 2026 Big Ten Championships (May 15 & 17), helping the 3V8 to a runner-up finish in the Petite Final following a fourth-place performance in the opening heats
• Earned a pair of second-place finishes at the Twin Cities 2K (May 2) in both the heats and the finals with the 3V8 crew
• Raced three times with the 4V8 boat in Sacramento at the Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 18-19), earning a third-place result to cap the weekend after finishing fourth in the heats and fifth in the semifinals
• Rowed as part of the 2V4 through three sessions at the Rocky Top Invitational (Apr. 3-4), registering third-place finishes in both the heats and the finals around a fourth-place semifinal result
• Closed the fall portion of the schedule behind a ninth-place effort on the 3V8 crew during Virginia's Rivanna Romp (Nov. 9)
• Opened the season at home during the Head of the Mississippi Regatta (Oct. 4), placing second with the 2V8 crew and adding a fourth-place result on the 2V4 boat
INTERNATIONAL
• Competed with the Canadian Junior National Team in 2025 and has been part of the Quebec Provincial Team since 2023
• Also a member of the Club d'Aviron Montreal since 2024 after being on Club d'Aviron Lachine Rowing from 2022-24
• Turned in the fastest U23 women's single time at the Quebec Championship in 2024-25 after having the fastest junior time in the women's single during 2023-24
• Placed fourth in the women's pair at the 2025 International Rowing Championships while racing for Canada
• Was the fourth fastest junior in Canada at the National Rowing Championships in 2023-24
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Rosemere High School in 2024
• Received honors in English, mathematics, chemistry, psychology, and music
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Scott Pearce and Lisa Oschefski
• Has an older sister, Madison, and a twin sister, Chloe
• Played flag football before rowing
• Owns a collection of rubber ducks
• Chose the University of Minnesota "for its academics and strong support system where I can grow both as an athlete and as a person"
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