2015-16 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster

Kaitlyn Meiste
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Hamilton
- Hometown:
- Holland, Mich.
2017: A 2017 Academic All-Big Ten Selection ... Opened the season with in the varsity four at the Oak Ridge Cardinal in the varsity four, posting a pair of third-place finishes in the first two sessions (3/11). Was behind Virginia and Notre Dame in a time of 7:51.070 in the morning, and behind Minnesota and Clemson (7:54.263) in the afternoon ... On Sunday at Oak Ridge (3/12), was fourth behind Virginia, Michigan, and Tennessee in a time of 7:56.439 ... Competed at Rutgers in a pair of untimed 500- meter pieces (3/24)... In the varsity four, rowed at Princeton with Brown in the day after the B1G opener (3/25). Finished third behind No. 10 Princeton and No. 5 Brown in a time of 8:03.6 ... In a Big Ten Double Dual at Indiana (4/1), rowed in the second varsity eight and clocked a 6:56.16 lined up against No. 14 Iowa, 15 seconds behind the Hawkeyes, and was about a length behind the Hoosiers in the afternoon (6:45.61-6:50.91), but had a half-length advantage on Kansas at the finish line ... Hosting a Big Ten Double Dual on Lake Ovid (4/8), finished second to No. 11 Wisconsin ( 6:29.44 -6:53.34) in the morning and was about a length of open water behind Minnesota in the afternoon session in the second varsity eight (6:49.08) ... In the second four, raced twice on the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass. (4/22-23) against several Boston-area crews, starting with a 7:32.300-7:33.270 victory over host Northeastern and Boston University (8:33.270) ... Finished the weekend with a loss to Radcliffe with a margin of about 15 seconds (7:42.4 -- 7:57.0) ... At the Big Ten Championships (5/14), rowed in the second varsity four, where the seventh-seeded Spartans finished three spots ahead of its seeding, in fourth place in a time of 7:21.910 ...
2016: In the novice eight, was six seats back on No. 7 Michigan (7:08.2) to finish third behind the Wolverines and No. 4 Virginia in the morning session of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Columbus, but bounced back with an open-water win over the Wolverines and a four-seat victory over Clemson in the afternoon session, clocked in a time of 7:18.5 ... Had a strong effort in the novice eight at the Big Ten Double Dual in Princeton NJ (4/9), defeating both host Rutgers (7:25.1) and Ohio State (7:36.3) by open water... Was the top-finishing novice eight entry in their Saturday morning race at the Clemson Invitational, open water ahead of Michigan; the Spartans were fourth overall in a time of 7:25.7, behind Virginia, Texas, and Louisville ... Was the only novice entry in a field of third varsity boats in the evening session at Clemson, and was clocked in a time of 7:04.27, behind 3Vs from Virginia (6:48.8), Washington State (6:52.9) and four seats of open water behind host Clemson (6:58.0). Was the top-finishing novice eight entry in their Saturday morning race at the Clemson Invitational, open water ahead of Michigan; the Spartans were fourth overall in a time of 7:25.7, behind Virginia, Texas, and Louisville ... Was the only novice entry in a field of third varsity boats in the evening session at Clemson, and was clocked in a time of 7:04.27, behind 3Vs from Virginia (6:48.8), Washington State (6:52.9) and four seats of open water behind host Clemson (6:58.0)... Took second in the novice eight boat behind Syracuse (4/24), six seconds behind the Orange in a time of 6:48.9 and a length ahead of host Ohio State in Columbus ... In the novice eight at Michigan (4/30), took second (7:03.61) behind Louisville and a length ahead of host Michigan ... At Big Ten Championships in the novice eight, (5/15), finished sixth in a time of 6:57.190, a length behind fourth-place Iowa and about seven seats behind Ohio State ...
2016: In the novice eight, was six seats back on No. 7 Michigan (7:08.2) to finish third behind the Wolverines and No. 4 Virginia in the morning session of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Columbus, but bounced back with an open-water win over the Wolverines and a four-seat victory over Clemson in the afternoon session, clocked in a time of 7:18.5 ... Had a strong effort in the novice eight at the Big Ten Double Dual in Princeton NJ (4/9), defeating both host Rutgers (7:25.1) and Ohio State (7:36.3) by open water... Was the top-finishing novice eight entry in their Saturday morning race at the Clemson Invitational, open water ahead of Michigan; the Spartans were fourth overall in a time of 7:25.7, behind Virginia, Texas, and Louisville ... Was the only novice entry in a field of third varsity boats in the evening session at Clemson, and was clocked in a time of 7:04.27, behind 3Vs from Virginia (6:48.8), Washington State (6:52.9) and four seats of open water behind host Clemson (6:58.0). Was the top-finishing novice eight entry in their Saturday morning race at the Clemson Invitational, open water ahead of Michigan; the Spartans were fourth overall in a time of 7:25.7, behind Virginia, Texas, and Louisville ... Was the only novice entry in a field of third varsity boats in the evening session at Clemson, and was clocked in a time of 7:04.27, behind 3Vs from Virginia (6:48.8), Washington State (6:52.9) and four seats of open water behind host Clemson (6:58.0)... Took second in the novice eight boat behind Syracuse (4/24), six seconds behind the Orange in a time of 6:48.9 and a length ahead of host Ohio State in Columbus ... In the novice eight at Michigan (4/30), took second (7:03.61) behind Louisville and a length ahead of host Michigan ... At Big Ten Championships in the novice eight, (5/15), finished sixth in a time of 6:57.190, a length behind fourth-place Iowa and about seven seats behind Ohio State ...
Prior to MSU: Attended Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Mich. ... Four-year letterwinner in swimming ... Made all-state in the 200 freestyle relay in 2015.
Personal: Born Aug. 28, 1997 ... Daughter of Jeff and Mary Meiste ... Plans to major in pre-med physiology ... National Honor Society member.
Pink Ribbon Crew | Spartans All-Access
Sunday, May 18
Uncharted Waters | Spartans All-Access
Thursday, April 10
Spartans All-Access: Rowing Unveils Newly-Renovated Facility
Monday, April 22
Spartans All-Access: Rowing Winter Training
Monday, January 22