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Kaitlyn Nelson head shot

Kaitlyn Nelson

Height:
5-5
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Sun Prairie, Wis.
High School:
Sun Prairie East High School

High School: Attended Sun Prairie East High School … played girl’s ice hockey for three years in high school and 13 years overall … team captain senior year and earned three varsity letters … sectional champs in 2024 and went to state … played girl's lacrosse for two years and threw disc in track and field for one

Personal: Parents are Jamie and Shawn … seven siblings – Will, Drew, Mckenna, Lilly, Maggie, Henry and Abby … major is genetics/genomics

Why Wisconsin: It has been my dream to come to Madison since I was little.

What Wisconsin rowing means to you: Wisconsin rowing means a community that will be there through all the challenges of team training.

Raceday Highlights || Eastern Michigan

Saturday, October 25

Macy Mosner - Ball of Sunshine

Tuesday, May 14

Vicky Opitz Media Conference || Wisconsin Women's Rowing || May 6, 2024

Monday, May 06

Vicky Opitz Season Preview

Thursday, March 14

Head of the Charles Championship Four

Badger openweights race at 2025 Head of the Charles

Sunday, October 19

Women's rowing races on Lake Mendora

Women’s rowing kicks off fall racing at Milwaukee River Challenge

Saturday, October 04

Isa Darvin and Grace Joyce at 2025 World Championships

Four Badgers wrap racing at World Rowing Championships

Thursday, October 02

Women's rowing on Lake Mendota

Women’s rowing releases 2025-26 schedule

Tuesday, September 16

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