Katie Gatza

Position:
Rower
Class:
Senior
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Sackville, Nova Scotia

Spring 2024: Rowed in the 2nd Varsity 4, placing third (9:35.70) in the morning races and placing third (9:31.05) in the afternoon races at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational (4/6) … At the Dartmouth Double Dual (4/20) rowed in the Varsity 4 winning the morning races (8:30.34) and rowed in the 2nd Varsity 4 in the afternoon races (7:47.58) placing second … Rowed in the 2nd Varsity 4, placing third (8:27.79) in the morning races and placing third in the Petite Final (8:38.16) at Eastern Sprints (5/5) … Won the Minuteman Award at the athletics department’s annual Sammy’s Awards (5/6), which honors a student-athlete who exhibits high character, enthusiasm, a selfless positive attitude and good sportsmanship … Also named a 2024 Atlantic 10 postgraduate scholarship winner (5/15)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2022-2023
Spring 2023: Competed in the Varsity 4 in a scrimmage against Marist (3/25)... Rowed in the Varsity 4 (7:31.86) at the URI Invitational (3/31)... At the Atlantic 10 Invitational competed as three seat of the Second Varsity 8 coming in first in the morning races and second (7:29.746) in the afternoon (4/8)....Rowed in the Third Varsity 8 against Dartmouth posting a second place (7:59.08) finish (4/22)... At Eastern Sprints, competed in the Second Varsity 8 coming in fifth place (7:06.400) in the heats, and third place (6:53.370) in the third-level finals (4/30)... At the Atlantic 10 Championship, competed as bow seat of the Second Varsity 8 coming in second (07:23.202) in the prelims earning a spot in the petite finals where the crew finished fourth with a time of 08:17.343 (5/12)
Fall 2022: Competed at the Ithaca Small Boats Regatta in a pair (9/25) … Rowed in the Open 8+ finishing in 13th (13:59.12) at the Head of the Riverfront Regatta (10/2) ... At the Princeton Chase competed in the Open 8+ (17:32.765) on Lake Carnegie (11/5)

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021-2022
Spring 2022: Rowed in the Second Varsity 4+ and finished in fourth with a time of 8:14.7 at the Doc Hosea Regatta (3/27) ... Part of the Second Varsity 4+ finishing 2nd (7:34.5) at the Murphy Cup Regatta (4/2) … Earned a third-place finish with a time of 8:04.2 in the Varsity 4+ at Overpeck Park (4/9) ... Part of the Varsity 4+ that finished third (7:35.5) against Drexel and SJU and first (7:46.2) against Lehigh on the Schuylkill River (4/23)

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020-21
Spring 2021: Finished second in the Varsity 4 ‘A’ Final at Overpeck Park (4/11, 7:49.6) in three seat … Raced the V4 to second place (8:32.4) at the Charles River Basin (4/18) … Part of the Third Varsity 8 crew that finished second (8:34.056) at the Charles River Basin (5/1) in seven seat.

Gatza on UMass: "The wide range of opportunities offered at UMass gives me peace of mind while I try to navigate my undergraduate studies. A student can find the best of everything here, with the chance to delve into research or find a new hobby through the extensive recreation programs offered - I can work hard and laugh easy in the same space."