Devery Karz

Position:
Rower
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Park City HS
Hometown:
Park City, Utah

Everyday Champion, Oct. 26, 2009 -- Devery Karz

OREGON STATE
2010-11
Raced in the Varsity 8 most of the season ... Rowed in the stroke seat of the V8 in a win at Gonzaga ... Helped the Beavers to a second place finish at the Elk Lake Spring Regatta ... Broke her arm just before Pac-10 Championships forcing her to miss the last race of the season ... Chosen as Oregon State's Most Valuable Oarswoman by her coaches ... Earned Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team.

2009-10
Raced in the bow seat of the Varsity 8+ most of the season including at the Pac-10 Championships ... Represented the United States as a member of the U23 Lightweight Women's Sculling team in the quadruple sculls finishing fifth ... Chosen as an Everyday Champion in October ... Earned Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention.

2008-09
Primarily rowed in the seven-seat of the Varsity 8+ ... Varsity 8+ earned victories against Victoria, Gonzaga, and Washington State ... Also raced in the stroke seat of the Varsity 4+ to a win against Victoria ... Varsity 8+ achieved a second place finish in the preliminary heats of the Pac-10 Championships and later raced to a third place finish overall, the first time OSU's V8+ had medaled since 2000 ... Varsity 8+ qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2000 ... Varsity 8+ produced a sixth place finish in the Third Level Final at the NCAA Championships ... Invited to the U.S. Under-23 Lightweight Women's Sculling Camp at the GMS Rowing Center in Milford, Conn. ... Earned Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team honors.

2007-08
Rowed in the stroke seat of the Novice 8+ ... Rowed in the Varsity 4+ and 1N8+ that earned dual victories against Victoria ... Helped the 1N8+ to a dual victory over Gonzaga ... Helped the V4+ to a victory over Columbia at the Virginia Triple Dual ... Rowed in the three seat of the Varsity 4+ that defeated Washington State ... Rowed in the three seat of the Varsity 4+ that finished fifth in the Pac-10 Championships.

PARK CITY HS
Lettered in cross country and track for all four years of high school ... Named captain of the cross country team.

PERSONAL
Father Robert is in the mortgage business ... Mother Linda works at an eco-friendly building center ... Has three siblings; Clay, Jess, and Josephine ... Favorite athlete is skier Tanner Hall ... Outside of rowing Devery enjoys collecting butterflies and food ... Biggest athletic thrill to date is "Losing so much blood in a cross country bike race that I passed out, but still won" ... Chose Oregon State to be a Beaver ... Majoring in Speech Communication with a minor in Spanish.