Career Accolades
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020)
As a Junior (2020-21)
- Opted out of the season
As a Sophomore (2019-20)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Most of season canceled
As a Freshman (2018-19)
- Member of the third varsity eight, which competed at Lake Natoma Invitational
Prior to Stanford
- 2018 graduate of Horace Mann High School in New York, N.Y.
- Rowed for City Island Rowing Team, captain for the 2017-2018 season
- 6th place at Head of the Charles Regatta in the Girls 4+ in 2017
- 3rd place at Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in the U19 2x in 2017
- 1st place in the New York State Championships in the 2x in 2017
Personal
- Daughter of Mark and Holly
- Raised over $50,000 for brain cancer research, and is a Youth Ambassador for Voices Against Brain Cancer
Why Kayla Thomas Chose Stanford
- “From the moment I stepped on campus and felt the energy, I knew Stanford was the place for me. It’s the perfect balance of academics and athletics that I was looking for.”