Kay Rusher Season 2012-13

The Rusher File
• Biomechanical engineering major
• Teaches sailing in Wisconsin during the summers after racing sail boats until she was 16
• Reads to kids and helps raise money for a literacy charity with her sorority Pi Phi
• Sister, Alie, is a freshman on the Stanford rowing team
• Mother, Cynthia, rowed with Stanford head coach Yasmin Farooq at Wisconsin and was on the U.S. National team with her for the 1988 and 1992 Olympic games
• Father, John, is a member of the Harvard Hall of Fame and was a two-time Olympic rower
• Enjoys skiing, sailing, traveling and puzzles

2014-15 (Junior)
• CRCA All-Region 5 second team
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• Qualified for the women's eight at the Henley Royal Regatta
• Reached the semifinals in the eight at the Henley Women's Regatta
• Team finished sixth at the NCAA Championships and fourth at the Pac-12 Championships
• Member of the varsity eight
• Earned five wins on the year
• Made the Grand Final at the NCAA Championships, placing fifth overall
• Silver medal at the Pac-12 Championships
• Claimed two wins and finished ahead of No. 2 Brown at the Lake Natoma Invitational
• Won dual races against No. 2 Virginia and No. 16 Washington State at the Pac-12 Challenge
• Earned a win with the varsity eight over No. 8 Washington and No. 17 Louisville in a five-team race at the Oregon State Classic
• Lost to No. 2 Cal in the Big Row
• Tallied second place finishes in both the collegiate 8+ and pair events at Head of the American

2013-14 (Sophomore)
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention 
• Competed with the varsity eight and second varsity eight 
• Placed fourth in the second varsity eight at the NCAA Championships after winning the heat and taking second in the semifinal 
• Won gold in the 2V8 to help Stanford claim its first Pac-12 Championship 
• Knocked off No. 2 Cal for the first time since 2011 with the 2V8 
• Recorded wins over No. 4 USC and No. 9 Notre Dame at the Lake Natoma Invitational 
• Defeated No. 9 USC a second time with the 2V8 in a dual match at Redwood Shores 
• Ended No. 2 Ohio State’s 19-race winning streak in the 2V8 at the Oregon State Classic 
• Started the spring with a win over No. 16 Louisville and loss to No. 3 Virginia in the Pac-12 Challenge
• Tallied a second place finish in the Collegiate/Open 4+ at the Head of the Lake 
• Raced in two events at the Head of the American, placing 14th in the Women’s Collegiate 2- with the Stanford D boat and 15th in the 8+ with the Stanford B boat
• During the summer she placed fifth in the pair at the Canadian Henley

2012-13 (Freshman)
• Notched a fourth-place finish in the Four Petite Finals at the NCAA Championships 
• Finished sixth in the Four Grand Final 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 Four at the Oregon State Classic 
•Won the Lake Natoma Invitational Novice Eight
• Downed Oklahoma as a member of the Novice Eight at the PAC-12 Women’s Challenge

High School
• A 2012 graduate of St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H.
• Rowed, played volleyball and was a nordic skiier as a prep 
• Helped eight to NEPSAC title in 2012 
• With the eight finished ninth at Youth Nationals in 2012 
• Earned Coach's Award and was named an All-Star volleyball player in 2012 
• In nordic skiing, finished ninth overall in the conference and earned the Coach's Award in 2012

Personal
• Born in London, England 
• Parents are John IV and Cynthia 

Rusher on Stanford
"I came here because of the weather. If I was going to be rowing in college, than I would rather be rowing on the water instead of training inside half the year. Now that I am here it is about so much more. It is really about the people. Everyone here is really amazing in their own way.”