Kara Risser

Position:
Player
Height:
6-0
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
San Jose, Calif.

Prep: In her senior year, rowed with the Varsity 8 and Varsity 4...placed first at Long Beach Invitational in Varsity 4...took fourth in Southwest Regional Championships in Varsity 4...as a junior placed third at Southwest Regional Championships...captured third at San Diego Crew Classic...as a sophomore, finished fourth at San Diego Crew Classic in Varsity 8...took fourth at Youth Nationals in Varsity 8...captured second at Southwest Regional Championship in Varsity 8.... as a freshman, captured third at Southwest Regional Championship in A 8...took fifth at Southwest Regional Championships in A 4... invited to the 2008 US Rowing Development Center...was the valedictorian of her graduating high school class.

Personal: Born August 22, 1992 in San Jose, Calif. ...the daughter of Randy and Becky Risser..has one brother, Eric, and one sister, Kendra.