Completed Event: Rowing at ACC Championships on May 16, 2025 , , 5th/89 points
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2023-24 Rowing Roster
Katstra, Ryleigh
Ryleigh Katstra
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Charlottesville, Va.
- High School:
- Albemarle
Bio
Honors:
Duke Rowing Hammer Award (2021)
ACC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)
2022-23 (Junior): Saw action in three regattas during her junior year campaign ...  raced in Duke's Varsity Eight C boat at the annual Rivanna Romp (11/13) ... raced in the 3V8 that clocked the winning time of 7:01.388 at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/18-19), outracing Wisconsin and Tennessee by nearly 12 and 23 seconds, respectively ... part of the 4V8+ lineup that helped the Blue Devils defeat No. 9 Syracuse and No. 8 Penn and capture the 2023 Pocock Cup at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22).
2020-21 (Freshman): Competed at five regattas during her freshman season ... made career debut at the Carolina Cup (3/6), helping the 3V8 crew win in dominant fashion with a time of 6:43.9 ... helped 3V8 pick up head-to-head win over UCF at the Virginia Invite (3/27) ... helped 3V8 outrace Ohio State head-to-head at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (4/3) ... part of 2V4 crew that won A Final at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/24), clocking a final time of 7:38.248 ... claimed silver at the ACC Championship (5/15) with the 3V8 ... earned the program's Hammer Award, given annually to the team member with the fastest two-kilometer time on the erg machine ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Duke:Â Attended Albemarle High School and competed for the Rivanna Rowing Club ... Virginia state champion in the 4x in 2018 and 2x in 2019 ... SRAA National Champion in the 2x in 2019 ... also competed in basketball at Albemarle.
Personal: Born on June 11, 2002 in Charlottesville, Va. ... daughter of Dirk and Michelle Katstra ... has two brothers, Austin and Ryan ... father, Dirk, played basketball at Virginia from 1987-91 ... brother, Austin, played basketball at Virginia from 2017-21.
Last Updated 2/1/24
Duke Rowing Hammer Award (2021)
ACC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)
2022-23 (Junior): Saw action in three regattas during her junior year campaign ...  raced in Duke's Varsity Eight C boat at the annual Rivanna Romp (11/13) ... raced in the 3V8 that clocked the winning time of 7:01.388 at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/18-19), outracing Wisconsin and Tennessee by nearly 12 and 23 seconds, respectively ... part of the 4V8+ lineup that helped the Blue Devils defeat No. 9 Syracuse and No. 8 Penn and capture the 2023 Pocock Cup at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22).
2020-21 (Freshman): Competed at five regattas during her freshman season ... made career debut at the Carolina Cup (3/6), helping the 3V8 crew win in dominant fashion with a time of 6:43.9 ... helped 3V8 pick up head-to-head win over UCF at the Virginia Invite (3/27) ... helped 3V8 outrace Ohio State head-to-head at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (4/3) ... part of 2V4 crew that won A Final at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/24), clocking a final time of 7:38.248 ... claimed silver at the ACC Championship (5/15) with the 3V8 ... earned the program's Hammer Award, given annually to the team member with the fastest two-kilometer time on the erg machine ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Duke:Â Attended Albemarle High School and competed for the Rivanna Rowing Club ... Virginia state champion in the 4x in 2018 and 2x in 2019 ... SRAA National Champion in the 2x in 2019 ... also competed in basketball at Albemarle.
Personal: Born on June 11, 2002 in Charlottesville, Va. ... daughter of Dirk and Michelle Katstra ... has two brothers, Austin and Ryan ... father, Dirk, played basketball at Virginia from 1987-91 ... brother, Austin, played basketball at Virginia from 2017-21.
Last Updated 2/1/24
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