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Kayla O'Rourke

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Canterbury, Conn.

High School:
Norwich Free Academy

Height:
6-0

Position:
Port

At Boston University

2007-08: Sat four-seat in the varsity eight that finished second at the Foot of the Charles ... Sat two-seat in the JV eight in the Kittell (Syracuse), Playfair (GW, Navy) and Class of '85 (Dartmouth/Yale) cups ... Sat in the bow of the JV for the Charles River Challenge ... Rowed seven-seat in the JV eight during the Beanpot ... Sat six-seat in the JV eight which finished fifth at Eastern Sprints ... Rowed two-seat of the varsity eight and stroked the "B" 4 at the Henley Women's Regatta ... Was a spare for the varsity eight at the Henley Royal Regatta. 2006-07: Stroked the varsity four "A" at the Eastern Sprints in 2007 that won its Petite Final. 2005-06: Sat six-seat in the novice eight at the 2006 Sprints.

Before Boston University

Did not row in high school ... Played lacrosse and competed in cross country ... Won the regular season and conference tournament championships as a sophomore ... Won the conference title as a senior ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Earned highest honors every semester.

Personal

Born Jan. 8, 1987 ... Daughter of Patricia and Thomas O'Rourke ... Has two older siblings, Sean (26) and Meghan (23) ... Enrolled in Sargent College, majoring in speech, language and hearing sciences.