Vanessa Karayiannis - Women's Rowing - Rutgers University Athletics

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Vanessa Karayiannis

Vanessa Karayiannis

Class:

Senior
Hometown:

Seaville, N.J.
High School:

Ocean City
Major:

Biomedical Engineering

Summary
Media
Historical

Awards & Honors:

2023 Big Ten Boat of the week with 3rd Varsity 4 (5/20)

As a senior (2025):

CRCA Scholar Athlete
Qualified for the head-to-head races in the Island Challenge Cup at the 2025 Henley Royal Regatta
Won C final race by 2.4 seconds with the 2nd Varsity 8 at the 2025 NCAA Championships, scoring 20 points to help Rutgers to an eighth-place national finish
Runner-up with the 2nd Varsity 8 at the 2025 Big Ten Championships, helping Rutgers to medal in all seven races and its highest finish at the championship with a second-place result
Finished second in the grand final with 2nd Varsity 8 at the 2025 Eastern Sprints, helping Rutgers to a second-straight team title and seven total medals
Big Ten Invitational champion with 2nd Varsity 8
Doc Hosea champion with 2nd Varsity 8, helping Rutgers to the team title behind five grand final top finishes ahead of No. 12 Penn
Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up champion with 2nd Varsity 8 ahead of No. 11 Penn, helping Rutgers to six race victories

As a junior (2024):

Finished 1st place with the 3rd Varsity 4 at the 2024 Big Ten Rowing Championship (5/19)
Finished second with the 3rd Varsity 4A in the grand final of the Eastern Sprints (5/5)
Finished second with the 2nd Varsity 8 in the second session of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19)

As a sophomore (2023):

Finished 14th place in the country competing in the Varsity 4, contributing to a 15th place team finish at the NCAA championships
Finished second with 2nd Varsity 4 in the morning and placed third with 2nd Varsity 4 in the afternoon at the Big Ten-Ivy Double Dual (3/25)
Finished first and second with the 3rd Varsity 4 in the first and second session of the Big Ten Invitational (4/7)
Finished first with 3rd Varsity Four A at Eastern Sprints (4/30)
Finished 1st place with the 3rd Varsity 4 at the 2023 Big Ten Rowing Championship, contributing to a 4th place team finish (5/14)

As a freshman (2022):

Placed second with First Novice 8 on the first day of Big Ten Invitationals (4/15)
Placed second with 3rd Varsity 4A at the Doc Hosea Invitational (3/27)

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