2024-25 (Sr.) - Was named Presidential Award of Excellence Scholar Athlete ... raced in the bow position with the first varsity eight throughout the season ... finished in second in 6:40.540 ahead of Oklahoma, Clemson and Iowa at the Big Ten Invitational Day Two … finished in fifth on day one of the ACC Championship (6:33.999) ahead of Notre Dame … in the petite final finished in fourth ahead of Notre Dame and Boston College
2023-24 (Jr.) - Named first team All-AAC ... competed with first varsity eight in the first two events of the season, the San Diego Crew Classic and the Big Ten Invitational ... finished in second in the 1v8 at the AAC Championship with a time of 6:42.217, helping the Mustangs secure their fourth straight team title ... raced with 1v8 at the NCAA Championship where the Mustangs finished in 21st.
2022-23 (So.) – competed with the second varsity eight boat and the first varsity eight during her sophomore season … while at the Big 10 Invite with the second varsity eight, her boat beat Stanford, Michigan, Alabama, Michigan State, Duke, Rutgers and Indiana … at the Pac 12 Challenge, beat Iowa head-to-head with the 2v8 … at the AAC Championship, won the second varsity eight title by 10 seconds to three-peat as conference champions … at the NCAA Championship, Knudson competed with the first varsity eight ...finished third in the opening race of the NCAAs to earn a spot in the A/B semifinals … after a fifth place finish in the semifinals, won the petite final, good for a seventh place national finish, the highest ever by a Mustang boat … as a team the Mustangs placed in ninth led by the varsity eight.
PRIOR TO SMU: Rowed at Boston College for one season … placed seventh out of 14 in the women’s championship fours at the 2021 Head of the Charles Regatta, a program best … attended Episcopal School of Dallas while rowing for Founders Rowing Club under Matthew Naifeh … placed 12th in the quad and 14th in the single at the 2021 USRowing Youth National Championships … finished first in quad and second in single at the 2021 USRowing Central Youth Championships … placed 9th in the women’s youth singles at the 2019 Head of the Charles Regatta … placed first in the quad, double, and pair at the 2019 USRowing Youth Regional Challenge.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Bob and Karen … AP Scholar in junior and senior years at Episcopal School … member of Episcopal School of Dallas Admissions Ambassador Program.
