2021-22 Rowing Roster

Kateryna Maistrenko

  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Highschool Piddubny Olympic College
  • Major International Business

Biography

Fifth Year (2021-22)
Rowed in six regattas with the First Varsity Eight … Helped WSU’s 1V8 win the Fawley Cup for the 27th time in program history with a victory over Gonzaga on April 30, clocking in at 6:24.268 … Guided the Cougars to a victory over No. 12 Southern Cal and No. 19 Alabama at Pac-12 Invitational, finishing the heat in second with a time of 7:03.00 … Helped WSU cap off the Big Ten Invitational with a second-place finish in the 1V8 race, posting a time of 6:35.870 …. Wrapped up her season by rowing with the 1V8 at the 2022 Pac-12 Rowing Championships at Dexter Lake.

Senior (2020-21)
Rowed for the First Varsity Eight in all eight regattas … Helped Washington State earn an at-large bid into the 2021 NCAA Women’s Rowing Championship, where the Cougars placed 15th overall … Rowed at the 2021 NCAA Rowing Championships and helped the 1V8 finish third in the C Finals and 15th overall … Guided the 1V8 squad to a fifth-place finish at the 2021 Pac-12 Rowing Championships.

Junior (2019-20)
Rowed in four fall regattas … The spring season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Competed with the First Varsity Eight at the Head of the Spokane, Head of the American, and Bulldog Classic … Rowed pairs at the Burnaby Sprints and the Head of the American.

Sophomore (2018-19)
Opened the season with a seventh-place finish at the Burnaby Lake Small Boat Invitational, along with teammate Emma Gribbon … Finished second along with McKenna Menner against Gonzaga in the pairs race … In the spring, sat in the stroke seat for the Second Varsity Eight, helping the crew to a fifth-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships.

Freshman (2017-18)
Opened the season with the Second Varsity Eight sitting in the bow seat at the San Diego Crew Classic finishing fifth in their race … Helped the Cougar’s to a ninth-straight win against Oregon State to capture the Winchell Cup, taking first place with the 2V8 … At the Clemson Invitational, helped the 2V8 place seventh in their heat, helping WSU finish sixth overall at the regatta … Took first place against Gonzaga in the 2V8 race …Rowed with the 2V8 at the 2018 Pac-12 Championships, taking fifth … Finished the season competing with the 2V8 at the 2018 NCAA Rowing Championships and took fourth place.


Prior to Washington State

Ukrainian National Program
Member of the Ukrainian junior women’s quadruple sculls finished 11th at the 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships … Placed 15th at the 2016 World Rowing Junior Championships in single sculls.

High School
Attended Piddubny Olympic College in Kyiv, Ukraine ... Competed in volleyball.
 
Personal
Born November of 1999 in Kyiv, Ukraine … Father Anatolil owns a rowing training camp, and mother Valentyna is an accountant … Has two older brothers … Enjoys reading, surfing, diving and hiking … Currently majoring in International Business with a minor in computer science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    6'1"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2019-20Junior

    6'1"
  • 2021Senior

    6'1"
  • 2021-22Fifth Year

    6'2"