Jennifer Casson

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Kingston, Ontario
High School:
Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute

AT TULSA – Was a four-year letterwinner . . . participated in 35 regattas.

SENIOR (2016-17) – Participated in nine regattas . . . was named to the American Athletic Conference first team . . . raced the Collegiate 1x, Collegiate 4+and Open 4x to first-place finishes, and the Collegiate 8+ to a third-place mark at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . at the Jayhawk Jamboree, turned in a top mark in the Collegiate 8+ ‘A’ and a second-place finish in the Collegiate 4+ ‘A’ . . . captured first-place marks in the Varsity 2- and Varsity 4+, and a second-place finish in the Varsity 8+ at the Tulsa Fall Invitational . . . at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, recorded wins over Tennessee, Notre Dame and West Virginia in the Varsity 8+ . . . in the Varsity 8+, topped Kansas State in a duel . . . posted a second-place mark in the Varsity 8+ at the Sunshine State Invitational . . . at the Knecht Cup, tallied a fourth-place finish in the Lightweight 8+ . . . earned a silver medal in the Varsity 8+ at the American Athletic Conference Championship . . . at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship, claimed a second-place finish in the Lightweight 8+ Petite Final.

JUNIOR (2015-16) – Participated in nine regattas . . . was named to the American Athletic Conference first team . . . raced the Collegiate 8+ ‘A’ to a second-place mark and the Collegiate 4+ ‘A’ to a third-place mark at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . at the Jayhawk Jamboree, turned in a first-place finish in the Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ . . . tallied top marks in the Varsity 2x and Varsity 4+, as well as a second-place finish in the Varsity 8+ at the Tulsa Fall Invitational . . . posted a win over Creighton in the Varsity 8+ in a duel . . . recorded a first-place mark in the Varsity 8+ Grand Final at the Knecht Cup and for their efforts were named American Athletic Conference Boat of the Week . . . claimed wins over SMU and Central Oklahoma in the Varsity 8+ in the Lawless Cup . . . in the American Athletic Conference Championship, registered a second-place finish in the Varsity 8+.

SOPHOMORE (2014-15) – Participated in eight regattas . . . with Emily Farrar, raced the Open 2x to a second-place finish at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . tallied a third-place mark in the Varsity 4+ at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . at the Jayhawk Jamboree, turned in a second-place finish in the Varsity 4+ . . . raced the Varsity 8+ to a win over Creighton in a duel . . . recorded a second-place mark in the Varsity 8+ at the Knecht Cup . . . topped SMU in the Varsity 8+ in the Lawless Cup and picked up American Athletic Conference Boat of the Week accolades . . . captured a silver medal at the American Athletic Conference Championship in the Varsity 8+ . . . competed at the Reading Amateur Regatta and Women’s Henley Regatta as a part of the teams’ postseason international trip.

FRESHMAN (2013-14) – Participated in nine regattas . . . raced the Collegiate 4+ to a second-place finish at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . turned in a top mark in the Novice 4+ and Varsity 4+, and a third-place finish in the Varsity 8+ at the Jayhawk Jamboree . . . at the Head of the Hooch, captured a silver medal in the Open 8+ . . . tallied a fifth-place finish in the Second Varsity 8+ Grand Final at the Knecht Cup . . . at the Lawless Cup, earned wins over Creighton and SMU in the Second Varsity 8+ . . . registered a sixth-place finish in the Second Varsity 8+ Grand Final at the C-USA Championship.

PRIOR TO TULSA – Rowed for the Kingston Collegiate Vocational Institute and Kingston Rowing Club . . . earned first-place finishes in the Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ at the 2013 Eastern Rowing Association Championship in Montreal . . . competed at the Women’s Henley Regatta in England and advanced to the second round . . . was selected as a member of the 2013 CanAMex Team by Rowing Canada . . . was also a two-year letterwinner in soccer, track and field and volleyball.

PERSONAL – An exercise and sports science major . . . born August 30, 1995 . . . daughter of David and Frances Casson . . . was tabbed to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulsa Athletic Director’s Honor Roll as a freshman.