Michigan State University Athletics
Kate Heinecke - 2026 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Kate Heinecke
- Position:
- Coxswain
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Saint Paul Central
- Hometown:
- Saint Paul, Minn.
2026 (Senior): Earned both Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished honors and was a CRCA Scholar All-American pick … Coxed the varsity eight in every race her senior season … At the Sarasota 2K (3/27-28), Finished third to UCF and Iowa in the semifinal (6:40.75), just.3 seconds off making the grand final; finished fifth in a time of 7:07.56 in the Petite Final, less than six seconds off the race winner Louisville (7:01.17) … In a dual at Eastern Michigan (April 3), posted an open-water victory over the Eagles (7:10.7) … At the Big Ten Invite (4/17-18), took third behind Washington and Oregon (6:38.544) in the first race, was second to USC by a second (6:27.451-6:28.458) and posted open water over Washington State, and then was fourth behind Ohio State, Oregon State, and Indiana in the final race of the regatta (6:44.273) … Was a half-length behind host Indiana at the Dale England Cup (6:31.3-6:33.5) … Helped the V8 finish third in the Petite Final at the Big Ten Championships (5/17) after a fifth-place finish in the semifinal heats …
2025 (Junior): Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten … Did not appear in a race.
2024 (Sophomore): Coxswain … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-Big Ten … In the novice eight A entry, rowed to a third-place finish (7:17.39) in the semifinal heat at the Sunshine State Invitational (3/29-30), then finished fourth in the Grand Final (6:55.10) ... Finished third to host Michigan and MSU’s B entry (4/6) in the third varsity eight/first novice (7:12.98) ... At Indiana for the Dale England Cup (4/27), finished second to host Indiana in the second novice eight (7:48.2) ... In the second novice eight, finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships (5/19), clocked in a time of 7:02.21.
Prior to MSU: Earned varsity letters in swim & dive, track & field, and alpine skiing at St. Paul Central … Captained the swim and dive team as a senior.
Personal: Daughter of Jennifer and Derek Heinecke … Has a brother, Walter … Aspires to work in biomedical research and design … Hobbies include reading, running and hiking.
