During her senior season in 2017-18, Kist competed on the second varsity eight team. The second varsity eight finished third at the Pac-12 Championships and finished seventh at the NCAA Championships. Kist was named Second Team Pac-12 All-Academic.
Kist is a graduate of Stanford with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology and a concentration in Behavioral Neuroscience in Medicine. Alongside her Bachelor's degree, she has graduated with honors after completing her honors thesis.
While she is serving as a volunteer assistant coach, Kist is currently employed as a Research Assistant at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and a Clinical Research Assistant with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at Stanford Medicine.
2017-18 (Senior)
• Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
• Finished third in the second varsity eight at the Pac-12 Championships
• Finished seventh in the second varsity eight at the NCAA Championships
Junior (2016-17)
• Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic selection
• Competed in all six regattas during the season
• Served as the coxswain for the varsity four and second varsity eight over the course of the season
• Coxed the varsity four to a ninth place finish at the NCAA Championships
• Coxswain for the varsity four that placed fourth at the Pac-12 Championships
• Competed in the second varsity eight against No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Michigan, No. 7 Virginia and UCLA, as well as the Lake Natoma Invitational against California and Brown
Sophomore (2015-16)
• Over the summer she won three gold medals at the USRowing Club Nationals, coxing the intermediate 4+, intermediate 8+ and senior 4+ boats to victory.
• Participated in every regatta, serving as the coxswain for both the second varsity eight and varsity four during the season
• Honorable Mention Pac-12 All-Academic selection
• Coxswain for the second varsity eight that placed third in the petite final (ninth overall) at the NCAA Championships
• Coxswain for the varsity four that captured the bronze at the Pac-12 Championships
• Also coxed the varsity four against No. 1 California in the Big Row, and against No. 1 Brown, No. 2 California, No. 12 Wisconsin, No. 18 Notre Dame in the Lake Natoma Invitational, earning wins over the Badgers and Irish
Freshman (2014-15)
• Team placed sixth at the NCAA Championships and fourth at the Pac-12 Championships
• Coxswain for the varsity four and also called one race with the 2V8 and 3V8
• Won three races with the varsity four
• Finished seventh at the Pac-12 Championships with the 3V8
• Tallied two wins and finished ahead of No. 3 Cal at the Lake Natoma Invitational
• Coxed the 2V8 against No. 16 Washington State and the varsity four against No. 2 Virginia at the Pac-12 Challenge
• Had two second-place finishes at the Oregon State Classic
• Coxswain for both the varsity four and 2V4 for the Big Row vs. No. 2 Cal
• Made her collegiate debut as coxswain of the 12th place boat in the collegiate 4+ event at Head of the American
• Guided the four to a first place finish and the eight to second place at Head of the Lagoon