Karen Undset

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Stavanger, Norway
High School:
Stavanger Roklub

AT TULSA – Was a five-year letterwinner ... participated in 30 regattas … was a two-time American Athletic Conference all-conference second team honoree.

SUPER SENIOR (2022-23) – Was named to the American Athletic Conference all-conference second team … participated in eight regattas … was a member of the Collegiate 4+ that captured a gold medal and the Collegiate 8+ that finished sixth at the Head of the Oklahoma … raced the Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ to top times at the Tulsa Fall Invitational … at the Sunshine State Invitational, turned in a first-place finish in the Varsity 8+ race and subsequently earned American Athletic Conference Boat of the Week honors … captured a win over Temple in the Varsity 8+ at the Spartan Invitational … in a duel against Creighton, recorded a top time in the Varsity 8+ … in the Varsity 8+, topped Oklahoma in a duel … at the American Athletic Conference Championship, earned a silver medal in the Varsity 8+.

SENIOR (2021-22) – Was named to the American Athletic Conference all-conference second team … participated in seven regattas … earned a gold medal in the Varsity 4x and a silver medal in the Collegiate 8+ at the Head of the Oklahoma … at the Tulsa Fall Invitational, recorded a top finish in the Varsity 8+ … helped the Varsity 8+ finish ahead of Clemson, Navy and Notre Dame at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational … raced the Varsity 8+ to a third-place mark at the Sunshine State Invitational … in the Varsity 8+, topped Creighton in the Lawless Cup … at the American Athletic Conference Championship, captured a bronze medal in the Varsity 8+.

JUNIOR (2020-21) – Participated in five regattas … raced the 2^nd Varsity 8+ to wins over Minnesota and Notre Dame at the Oak Ridge Invitational … in the Varsity 8+, topped Creighton in the Lawless Cup … at the American Athletic Conference Championship, turned in a third-place mark in the Varsity 8+.

SOPHOMORE (2019-20) – Participated in two regattas ... the spring season was not raced due to the coronavirus pandemic ... raced the Open 4x ‘B’ to a second-place finish, the Collegiate 8+ to a third-place mark and the Open 2- to a fourth-place finish at the Head of the Oklahoma ... at the Tulsa Fall Invitational, recorded top finishes in the Varsity 2- and Varsity 4+, and a second-place mark in the Varsity 8+.

FRESHMAN (2018-19) – Participated in eight regattas ... raced the Open 1x to a seventh-place finish at the Head of the Oklahoma ... at the Jayhawk Jamboree, recorded a top finish in the Women’s 4+ and a second-place mark in the Women’s 8+ ... captured the top finish in the Varsity 4x, Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ at the Tulsa-UCO Fall Invitational ... at the Sunshine State Invitational, posted a sixth-place mark in the 2^nd Varsity 8+ ... at the American Athletic Conference Championship, claimed a fourth-place finish in the 2^nd Varsity 8+.

PRIOR TO TULSA –Rowed for Stavanger Roklub ... was a three-time Norwegian Junior National Champion in the Double (2015, 2016, 2017) ... also won gold in the Pair at the Junior Quadruple Sculls ... competed at the 2016 and 2017 Nordic Championships, finishing with a silver and bronze in the Double ... trained with the Norwegian Junior National Team.

PERSONAL – A physics major ... born April 18, 1999 ... daughter of Aage and Ellen Undset ... her uncle, Kjetil Undset, was a 1992 and 1996 Olympic silver medalist in rowing ... was selected as the 2022-23 American Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year for rowing … was named to the 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... earned Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete honors as a sophomore, junior, senior and super senior … was tabbed to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At-Large Team as a super senior.