2007-08: Saw action in all eight races she was able to compete in her first season on The Mesa ... Rowed six times with the Novice Eights and the other two with the Second Novice Eight boat ... Started out the season with a bang as the Novice Eight boat took third of 17 at the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival where she was in the bow seat ... The next three races she was a part of were all winning boats ... The streak started at the Parker Cup Regatta when she rowed the seven seat in the Second Novice Eight[apos]s victory ... Followed the Regatta victory with two first-place showings of three boats at UCLA and Sacramento State from the No. 3 seat ... Helped the Novice Eight boat (five seat) an impressive runner-up finish of 17 boats at the San Diego Crew Classic ... Wrapped up the season with victories at the San Diego City Championships for the Novice Eight boat from the three seat and at the WIRA Championships for the Second Novice Eight boat, also at the No. 3 seat.
High School/Club: Rowed for the Dallas Rowing Club and helped the club compete in the U.S. Junior National Championships in June 2007 ... Competed in volleyball and basketball in high school.
Personal: Katharine Ann Austin was born Oct. 11, 1988, in Dallas, Texas ... Daughter of Susan and Larry Austin ... Plans to major in film studies and history ... Hobbies include watching classic movies ... Lists Dirk Nowitzki as her favorite athlete ... Favorite quote is 'If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.'