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University of Rhode Island

2014-15 Women's Rowing

Kate Capistran

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Manchester Central High School
  • Hometown Manchester, N.H.

Biography

2015 (senior): Earned Atlantic 10 First-Team All-Conference honors... Rowed in the sixth seat for the Varsity 8 boat that placed second in its flight at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/2)... Rowed in the sixth seat for the Varsity 8 boat that won the Resolute Cup against Boston College and also beat Boston University (4/25)... Rowed in the fourth seat for the Varsity 8 boat at the Lake Natoma Invitational (4/11 and 4/12)... Rowed in the fourth seat for the Varsity 8 boat that beat Buffalo and fell to Boston University at the Nordic 9 in Ithaca, N.Y. (4/4).

2014 (junior):
Was a 2014 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Second-Team All-New England selection... Recognized as a 2014 CRCA National Scholar Athlete... Earned 2014 Atlantic 10 First-Team All-Conference honors... Named to the 2014 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team... Rowed in the sixth seat for the Varsity 8+ team that placed second at the Atlantic 10 Championship to help Rhode Island place second overall in the team standings (5/4)... Rowed in the sixth seat for the Varsity 8+ team that placed third at the Dale England Cup behind No. 10 Notre Dame and No. 13 Indiana and ahead of Alabama (4/25, 4/26)... Rowed in the second seat for the Varsity 8+ team that won at Rutgers (4/12)... Rowed in the second seat for the Varsity 8+ boat that lost to Boston University and beat Buffalo (4/5)... Rowed in the fourth seat for the Varsity 8+ boat that lost to Massachusetts but defeated Boston College to win the Resolute Cup (3/29).

2013 (sophomore):
 One of 42 rowers nationally to earn Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Pocock All-American honors...  One of 13 rowers named to the CRCA Division I New England All-Region First Team... Rowed in the second seat for the Varsity 8+ at Yale (5/11)... Rowed in the second seat for the Varsity 8+ team that finished second at the Atlantic 10 Championship to help Rhode Island win the team title and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship (5/4)... Rowed in the second seat for the Varsity 8+ team that lost to Boston University and beat Boston College and MIT (4/27)... Rowed in the second seat for the Varsity 8+ at the Clemson Invite (4/20)... Rowed in the second seat for the Varsity 8+ at No. 9 Brown (4/13)... Rowed in the second seat on the Varsity 8+ team that defeated Dartmouth and Rutgers (4/6)… Rowed in the second seat on the Varsity 8+ team that defeated Massachusetts, George Washington and Boston College (3/30). The win over BC was Rhode Island's seventh consecutive Resolute Cup victory.

High School: Attended Manchester Central High School, where she competed in crew and gymnastics... Was named her team's MVP in crew in 2009.

Personal: Born on March 9, 1993... Daughter of Charles and Deborah Capistran... Has one brother, Luke, and two sisters, Maeve and Paige... Member of the National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society in and the World Language Honor Society in high school... Particiapted in Student Council Serg. at Arms... Enjoys watching hometown baseball games, spending time at the lake and beach, and camping... Favorite Team is the Boston Red Sox... Majoring in Elementary Education and Spanish.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2013-14Junior

    5'7"
  • 2014-15Senior

    5'7"