2016-17 Women's Rowing Roster

Carla Kinnunen

  • Class Senior
  • High School Maple Grove Senior High
  • Hometown Maple Grove, MN

Biography

Honors & Awards:
• WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention - 2015
• WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll - 2014, 2015 & 2016

SENIOR (2016-17): Raced in the 2V8+ lineup all year... Competed in seven seat for the Longhorn Invite... Helped the 2V8+ win the Petite Final at the San Diego Crew Classic... Raced in five seat at the Dale England Cup... Helped the Toreros take second place at the WCC Championships.

JUNIOR (2015-16):
Raced in the 2V8+ most of the spring... Helped the 2V8+ place third at Windemere Cup... Helped 2V8+ beat UCLA and place first in the Petite Final at SD Crew Classic...Raced with the 2V8+ at the Clemson Invite... Raced with the 2V8+ at the Longhorn Invite.

SOPHOMORE (2014-15):
Competed with the V4+ and 2V8... Helped 2V8 take first at WCC Championships... Part of V4+ crew that beat Notre Dame and Gonzaga at Lake Natoma Invite... Helped 2V8 finish fourth at the San Diego Crew Classic... Helped USD win the Fall Classic and Row for the Cure.

FRESHMAN (2013-14):
 Competed with Novice 8 at beginning of spring season, but worked her way up to 2V8... Helped 2V8 take first at WCC Championship and 16th at NCAA Championships as No. 5 seat... Competed with Novice 8 at Longhorn Invite and Crew Classic... Raced with 2V8 at Pac-12 Challenge, Lake Natoma Invite, and WCC and NCAA Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Maple Grove Senior High School... Competed in track and field for all four years and was named Rookie of the Year after her freshman season.

PERSONAL: Born May 4, 1995 in Edina, MN to Norma and Richard Kinnunen... Chose USD for the location and the tight-knit community... Was on a club gymnastics team for 10 years and was Minnesota state champion her senior year and a two-time national competitor, taking fifth place in 2012... Notes she has a weakness for ice cream... Enjoys snowboarding and jumping on the trampoline.

MAJOR: Behavioral Neuroscience

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Starboard
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Starboard
  • 2015-16Junior

  • 2016-17Senior