Kayla Thom

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Mayer Lutheran
Hometown:
Waconia, Minn.

2011-12 • Junior Season: Defeated Buffalo and Kansas and competed against Virginia and Duke with the First Varsity Eight at the Oak Ridge Invitational (3/17-18) ... Defeated Indiana with the 1V8 at the Big Ten Double Dual (4/7) ... Raced in the Virginia Invitational with the 1V8 (4/14-15) ... Rowed against Wisconsin in the 2V8 in the Home Dual vs. the Badgers (4/29) ... placed fifth in the Big Ten Championships with the 2V8 (5/13). 2010-11 • Sophomore Season: Letterwinner • finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships with the Gophers[apos] Second Varsity Eight (5/15) • competed with the 2V8 against Wisconsin (5/1) • raced with the 1V8 at the Charles River Challenge (4/17), the Double Duals against Michigan and Michigan State (4/9), and against Tennessee (3/20) • part of Minnesota[apos]s A boat in the Varsity 8+ competition, and also competed in the Varsity 4+, at the Head of the Iowa (10/31) • competed in the Collegiate 4+ and 8+ at the Head of the Rock (10/10) and the Head of the Mississippi (10/3). 2009-10 • Freshman Season: Competed in her first Big Ten Championships as a member of the First Novice Eight boat (5/1) ... member of the 1N8 that raced against Kansas (4/24) ... raced with the 1N8 that split action at the Double Duals (4/10) ... with the Minnesota A boat, advanced to the Grand Final at the San Diego Crew Classic (3/28) ... competed at the Head of the Iowa (10/25) ... placed third with the Novice A boat at the Head of the Mississippi (10/4). Personal: A 2009 graduate of Mayer Lutheran High School ... born January 29, 1991 ... daughter of Jeff Thom and Nancy and Mine Wilson ... has a sister, Chelsie and a brother, Matthew ... undecided on a major ... played both volleyball, basketball and track & field ... eight-time letterwinner ... two-time all-conference in the discus ... co-captain of the volleyball, basketball and track teams.