WSU CAREER: Enters her first year as a rower for WSU.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: Earned a varsity letter in track and field at Bishop Blanchet...earned athlete of the week by improving her triple jump personal record by over a foot as a junior...as a senior coxed a boat that raced at the Head of the Lake and the Portland Loop as a senior.
PERSONAL: Kara Lynn Velikanje...born Feb. 22, 1987 in Seattle, Wash....father Jon is an electrical engineer and mother Rose is a pharmacist...older sister Anna also attends WSU...president of French Club in high school...enjoys skiing, sailing, knitting and camping...interested in studying electrical engineering.