2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Kaija Frassrand
- Position:
- Starboard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Albert Einstein HS
- Hometown:
- Kensington, Md.
2024-25
Began her season in five seat of the 1V8+ against USC, placing second against the Trojansโฆ Took over three seat in the 1V8+ at the San Diego Crew Classicโฆ Helped the crew earn a spot in the grand finals, finishing seventh on the second dayโฆ Sat five seat in the first-place finishing 1V8+ at the USD Dual on April 6โฆ Finished sixth with the 1V8+ in back-to-back races at the Big Ten Invitational; moved into five seat of the 2V8+ for the third and final race, finishing in third place with that crewโฆ Made her way back into the 1V8+ for the UCSD Triton Invite, sitting five seat in the first-place crewโฆ Closed out the season with a fifth-place finish in the petite final of the Big Ten Championshipsโฆ Honors: All-Big Ten Second Team, Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll, CRCA Scholar Athlete
2023-24
Rowed in UCLAโs Varsity Eight (V8+) crew during her sophomore campaignโฆ rowed seven seat in in the first regatta of the season against USC and Loyola Marymount (March 23)โฆ rowed seven seat at the Lake Natoma Invitational (April 6), helping her team to a third-place finishโฆ rowed five seat at the Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota, FL, aiding her team to a second-place finish on day twoโฆ rowed five seat at Dexter Lake, leading her team to finish second above Oregon State, USC, Oklahoma, and LMUโฆ rowed five seat at the season-ending Pac-12 Championships in Sacramento, California.
2022-23
Rowed in the Bruinsโ second varsity eight (2V8+) and novice eight crews (N8+) during her freshman season โฆ rowed five seat in the 2V8+ crew in UCLAโs season-opening dual-meet competition against USC (March 11) โฆ rowed seven seat in the N8+ crew in the Bruinsโ dual-meet competition against Loyola Marymount in Marina del Rey (April 22) โฆ rowed seven seat in the N8+ crew in the season-culminating Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 14).
High School
Was a four-year varsity volleyball and basketball letterwinner at Albert Einstein High School โฆ also was a four-year varsity coed volleyball letterwinner, serving as the pin hitter โฆ on the girlsโ volleyball team, competed as a setter (right side) โฆ as a basketball player, competed at the center position โฆ was named the high school teamโs MVP on the girlsโ volleyball team in 2021 and 2022 โฆ also secured team MVP honors (coed volleyball) in 2020 and 2022 โฆ was honored as the basketball teamโs most improved player in 2020.
Personal
Full name: Kaija Renee Frassrand โฆ born in Silver Spring, Md. โฆ is the younger of Pete and Karina Frassrandโs two children โฆ has one older brother, Lucas โฆ has a career interest in becoming a physician โฆ undeclared major.
