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2011-12 Rowing Roster
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Kaelyn Gibson
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pittsford, N.Y
- High School:
- Pittsford Mendon
2011-12 - Junior
- Helped the V4+ to earn C-USA Boat of the Week honors for defeating Central Florida on Lake Pickett
- Guided the V4+ to a strong regular-season finish at No. 7 Princeton
- Rowed in the 2V8+ at the Oak Ridge Invitational, bringing home one gold and two silver medals
- Took first place in both the Collegiate 4 and 8 at the Chattanooga Head Race
- Won the Championship 8 at the Head of the Hooch Regatta
- Finished 11th in the Championship 8 at the Head of the Charles Regatta
2010-11 - Sophomore
- Finished second in 2V8+ vs. Minnesota
- Won gold vs. Louisville in 2V8+
- Finished fourth in 2V8+ at Lake Natoma Invitational
- Finished second at C-USA in 2V8+
- Took first place as part of C8+ shell at Head of the Hooch Regatta
- Began year with gold medal in eights and a bronze medal in fours at Chattanooga Head Race
2009-10 - Freshman
- Won races in 2V8+ vs. Minnesota, Alabama and Dartmouth
- Finished second in 2V8+ in B Final at Lake Natoma Inv
- Won C-USA 2V8+ title
- Won C Final in 2V8+at 2010 NCAA Championships
- Took third at Chattanooga Head Race in both Championship 8+ and C2 boats
- Finished in 24th in C8+ at Head of the Hooch and eighth in season-ending Rivanna Romp
High School
- Four-year hoops letterwinner, two-year captain
- Led team to 2008 section title game
- Earned All-Greater Rochester honors
- Class-A All-Star in 2007, 2008
- Won gold medal as sophomore, silver as junior at Empire State Games
- 1,000-point scorer
- Rowed with Pittsford Crew
- Collected club 8+ gold at 2007 state rowing championships
Personal
- Chose Tennessee because of strong rowing team and highly respected women[apos]s athletic programs
- Father, Cliff played football at Oregon
- Loves Tennessee for its pride and spirit
- Rows on starboard side, her 2K erg time is 7:09
- Won gold medal as sophomore, silver as junior at Empire State Games
- Has one sister, Lindsay
- The daughter of Cliff and Karen Gibson, Kaelyn Lydia Gibson was born on Oct. 21, 1990, in San Francisco, Calif.
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