2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster
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Yunker, Kaleigh
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Kaleigh Yunker
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- James River
- Hometown:
- Midlothian, Va.
Bio
2025 (Senior): Academic All-Big Ten … In the bow seat of the varsity eight, finished fourth in the A final (6:32.55) at the Sunshine State Invitational (3/28-29), a half-length off of the podium after winning the semifinal heat (6:40.31) … At Eastern Michigan (4/5), earned an open-water victory over the hosts (6:36.6) in the varsity eight … In the varsity eight at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18-19), missed a podium finish by three-tenths of a second on Friday morning (6:24.280), earned a second-place finish to Oregon State, (6:32.687), and wrapped the weekend with a first-place finish in the final race, clocked in a time of 6:36.733 – nearly a full length ahead of second-place SMU ... Finished second to host Indiana in the varsity eight at the Dale England Cup (4/26), about four seconds back from the Hoosiers (7:26.70-7:31.28), and open water over Notre Dame (7:41.67) … Moved into the five seat in the V8 after previously racing in the bow, and rowed to a second-place finish in the varsity eight in the morning heat to earn a spot in the Grand Final at IRA Sprints (5/4), against five ranked crews, finishing sixth in a time of 7:09.54 … In a time of 6:17.781, finished fifth in the varsity eight at Big Ten Championships (5/17-18), a length ahead of Ohio State - MSU’s best B1G V8 finish since 2014.
2024 (Junior): In MSU’s A entry into the second varsity four, earned a third-place finish (8:08.25) at the Sunshine State Invitational (3/29-30), and followed that with a second-place finish in the Grand Final (7:25.85) ... Finished second to host Michigan (4/6) in the second varsity four (7:47.3) ... In the second varsity eight, finished fourth to Clemson, Alabama, and Wisconsin (6:58.51), fourth behind Indiana, (6:56.54), and fifth behind UCLA, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Clemson (6:58.75) at the Big Ten Invitational (4/19-20) ... At Indiana for the Dale England Cup (4/27), finished second to host Indiana in the second varsity eight (7:16.5) ... In the second varsity eight at Sprints (5/5), finished second in the morning prelims behind Rutgers (7:13.87) and advanced to the Grand Final, finishing fifth (7:14.86) behind Brown, Rutgers, Columbia, and Dartmouth ... In the varsity eight, finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships (5/19), clocked in a time of 6:36.510 .
2023 (Freshman): Raced in the two seat of the second novice eight in the 3V8+ races at the Sunshine State Invitational (3/31-4/1), taking sixth in the first race (7:09.75) and fifth in the second (7:17.14) … In the two seat of the second novice eight (which raced as a 4V8) at the Big Ten Invitational (4/7-8), earned a first, second, and third-place finish – all against Big Ten boats … Earned two victories in the two seat of the second novice eight at the Spartan Invitational (4/15), defeating Miami’s 3V8 (7:25.59) in the morning and Eastern Michigan’s novice eight entry in the afternoon (7:32.41) … Finished third behind two Ohio State entries but defeated Indiana in the two seat of the second novice eight at the Ohio State Invitational (4/22), clocked in a time of 7:57.8 … In a finals-only event at Women’s Sprints (4/30), rowed in the bow seat of the second novice eight in the fourth varsity eight race and earned bronze (7:17.290), behind Northeastern and Columbia … Took sixth at the Big Ten Championships (5/14) in the second novice eight (four seat), clocked in 7:22.812.
Prior to MSU: Took up rowing as a sophomore in high school … Placed third in the novice eight at regionals, despite battling a knee injury … Rowed in a double at the Richmond Chase, lining up with multiple collegiate crews … Four-year swimming varsity letterwinner, and also played one year of varsity softball as a freshman … Qualified in the breaststroke as an individual for the state championships in each of her first three years of prep competition, helping her squad to a third-place team finish as a sophomore and junior.
Personal: Daughter of Michael and Frejus Yunker … Has a younger brother, Aiden …Enjoys wakeboarding, kayaking, and traveling.
2024 (Junior): In MSU’s A entry into the second varsity four, earned a third-place finish (8:08.25) at the Sunshine State Invitational (3/29-30), and followed that with a second-place finish in the Grand Final (7:25.85) ... Finished second to host Michigan (4/6) in the second varsity four (7:47.3) ... In the second varsity eight, finished fourth to Clemson, Alabama, and Wisconsin (6:58.51), fourth behind Indiana, (6:56.54), and fifth behind UCLA, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Clemson (6:58.75) at the Big Ten Invitational (4/19-20) ... At Indiana for the Dale England Cup (4/27), finished second to host Indiana in the second varsity eight (7:16.5) ... In the second varsity eight at Sprints (5/5), finished second in the morning prelims behind Rutgers (7:13.87) and advanced to the Grand Final, finishing fifth (7:14.86) behind Brown, Rutgers, Columbia, and Dartmouth ... In the varsity eight, finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships (5/19), clocked in a time of 6:36.510 .
2023 (Freshman): Raced in the two seat of the second novice eight in the 3V8+ races at the Sunshine State Invitational (3/31-4/1), taking sixth in the first race (7:09.75) and fifth in the second (7:17.14) … In the two seat of the second novice eight (which raced as a 4V8) at the Big Ten Invitational (4/7-8), earned a first, second, and third-place finish – all against Big Ten boats … Earned two victories in the two seat of the second novice eight at the Spartan Invitational (4/15), defeating Miami’s 3V8 (7:25.59) in the morning and Eastern Michigan’s novice eight entry in the afternoon (7:32.41) … Finished third behind two Ohio State entries but defeated Indiana in the two seat of the second novice eight at the Ohio State Invitational (4/22), clocked in a time of 7:57.8 … In a finals-only event at Women’s Sprints (4/30), rowed in the bow seat of the second novice eight in the fourth varsity eight race and earned bronze (7:17.290), behind Northeastern and Columbia … Took sixth at the Big Ten Championships (5/14) in the second novice eight (four seat), clocked in 7:22.812.
Prior to MSU: Took up rowing as a sophomore in high school … Placed third in the novice eight at regionals, despite battling a knee injury … Rowed in a double at the Richmond Chase, lining up with multiple collegiate crews … Four-year swimming varsity letterwinner, and also played one year of varsity softball as a freshman … Qualified in the breaststroke as an individual for the state championships in each of her first three years of prep competition, helping her squad to a third-place team finish as a sophomore and junior.
Personal: Daughter of Michael and Frejus Yunker … Has a younger brother, Aiden …Enjoys wakeboarding, kayaking, and traveling.
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