Kristy Wentzel Season 2010-11

2013-14 (Senior)

• CRCA Pocock Second Team All-America 
• CRCA West All-Region first team 
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention 
• Competed with the varsity eight and second varsity eight 
• Placed sixth in the varsity eight at the NCAA Championships after winning both the heat and semifinal races 
• Won gold in the varsity eight to help Stanford capture its first Pac-12 Championship 
• Handed No. 2 Cal its first loss of the season to capture the Lambert Cup for the first time since 2009
• Recorded victories over No. 4 USC and No. 9 Notre Dame with the varsity eight at the Lake Natoma Invitational
• Finished second in two varsity eight races at the Oregon State Classic
• Defeated No. 16 Louisville and lost to No. 3 Virginia with the 2V8 at the Pac-12 Challenge 
• Took a loss in the 1V8 in a rematch against No. 9 USC

2012-13 (Junior)

• Recorded a fourth-place finish in the I Eight Petite Finals at the NCAA Championships 
• Posted a fifth-place finish in the I Eight at the PAC-12 Championships 
• Defeated Syracuse in a morning dual race and placed first in a five-team afternoon competition as part of the I Eight at the Oregon State Classic 
• Won all three races with the Cardinal I Eight at the PAC-12 Women’s Challenge 
• Came away with a third place finish in the Cardinal I Eight at the Lake Natoma Invitational 
• Raced to a ninth-place finish in the Championship Eights at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston in a time of 17:10.135 
• Captured second in the Eight during both the morning race and night sprint at the Head of the Oklahoma 
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention

2011-12 (Sophomore) 

• Part of the Stanford I Eight that finished eighth at NCAA Championships and fifth at Pac-12 Championships 
• Earned nods to CRCA All-America and West Region Teams 
• Won the women’s pair race alongside Christina Bax at the Head of the American while also finishing third in the eights 
• Upended Notre Dame in the I Eight at the Stanford Invitational
• Posted a third place time with the I Eight at the Lake Natoma Invitational
• Member of the I Eight which took sixth in the Jessop-Whittier Cup final
• Competed with the Cardinal Eight at the Head of the Charles and came in eighth overall 
• Named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention and a CRCA Scholar-Athlete

2010-11 (Freshman) 

• Won gold at the NCAA Championships and Pac-10 Championships with the Cardinal II Eight 
• Led the Cardinal II Eight to a victory over California at the Big Row
• Recorded an undefeated weekend at the Lake Natoma Invitational
• Defeated UCLA with the Cardinal II Eight to begin the spring at the PAC-10 Challenge 
• Won the Head of the Oklahoma as the Cardinal Eight crossed the finish line nearly 17 seconds ahead of the next boat and finished second in the 500-meter sprint showcase
• In the championship eight division, placed ninth at the Head of the Charles

High School 

• A 2010 graduate of The Branson School 
• Four-year letterwinner in crew 
• 2009 Regional and National Champion 8+ 
• 2009 Women's U.S. Junior National Champion 8+ at Worlds in France 
• 2009 U.S. Junior National 8+ Undefeated boats all year
• Team captain and middle blocker for volleyball team

Personal

• Born in San Francisco, Calif. 
• Parents are Jochen and Laurie Wentzel 
• Has three siblings, Meghan, Carrie and Amy
• Majoring in human biology