2017-18 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Kari Bushey
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Laker
- Hometown:
- Caseville, Mich.
2021 (Senior): Academic All-Big Ten … Did not compete
2020: Academic All-Big Ten Selection …. Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Season was canceled due to Covid-19.
2019: Named to Academic All-Big Ten during the spring season … Made one appearance in the varsity eight boat as the four seat during the Big Ten Championships … Finished sixth at the Big Ten Championship regatta with a time of 6:35.124 … Sat in the stroke seat for the second varsity eight for the first five regattas of the season … Had a season-best time of 6:28.56 in the finals of the Lake Wheeler Invite … Defeated Indiana twice at the Ivy League-Big Ten Double Dual with times of 6:40.8 and 7:04.55 … Defeated Rutgers at the Big Ten Double Dual with a time of 6:37.12 … Took second at the Dale England Cup with a time of 7:46.5 … Finished behind Michigan and Louisville on May 5 with a time of 6:48.91.
2018: Opened the season with strong performances in the second novice eight at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, (3/17-18), taking victories over Miami, Minnesota, and Clemson … In the second novice eight, fell to Virginia, Ohio State, and Michigan in Columbus, (3/31) … Swept the day at the Big Ten Double Dual (4/6), downing both Iowa and Indiana by open water in the second novice eight … Raced at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in the second novice eight (4/21), falling to Ohio State and Notre Dame … Just missed a medal in the second novice eight at the Big Ten Championships (5/12), less than a second behind third-place Michigan.
Prior to MSU: Participated in varsity volleyball from 2014-17, varsity soccer from 2016-17 and varsity track from 2014-15 at Laker High School in Pigeon, Michigan … Received All-Conference honors for three years in volleyball and two years in soccer … Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born on February 4, 1999 … Daughter of Jeff and Diane Bushey … Sister of Katie … Hobbies include downhill skiing and was on the state winning Greenhand Conduct of Meetings Team in 2014 … Majoring in business.
