Kayden Obsitnik

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Westport, Conn.
High School:
Staples

2023-24: CRCA Scholar-Athlete … Coxed the Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 8 crews throughout the season … Helped the V8 finish fifth at the NCAA Championships … Guided the 2V to first place finishes at the Eastern Sprints (May 5) and Ivy League Championships (May 18) … Coxed the V8 against Princeton (Mar. 30) and at the Ivy Invite (Apr. 12-13) and B1G Invitational (Apr. 19-20).

2022-23: Coxed the second varsity eight for the majority of the season ... Helped the 2V8 to a win at Eastern Sprints ... Advanced to the Grand Final at the Ivy League Championships ... Finished first place against Princeton and URI ... Defeated Ohio State, Duke, Rutgers and Indiana at the Big Ten Invite ... Victorious at the Ivy Invite ... Coxed the first varsity eight to a win against Cornell ... Coxed the 1V8 at the NCAA Championships.

2021-22: CRCA Scholar-Athlete … Coxed the A4 in nearly every race in the spring … Coxed the A4 to sixth at the NCAA Championship and second at the Ivy League Championship … Coxed the A4 to wins over Cornell, Dartmouth, Ohio State, Princeton, and Radcliffe during the season.

2020-21: Coxed the C varsity four during the regular season … Went 2-0 against C varsity four competition.

Before Brown: Placed seventh in the youth eight at the 2019 Head of the Charles … Won gold in the varsity eight at the 2019 San Diego Crew Classic … Came in sixth in the U19 at the 2019 USRowing National Championships; came in 10^th in the lightweight four at the 2019 USRowing Youth National Championships … Took gold in the U18 eight at the 2018 Youth Regional Challenge … Finished second in the lightweight four at Youth Nationals in 2018 … Placed 10^th in the varsity four at the 2018 Head of the Charles … Served as a coxswain for Saugatuck Rowing Club and head coach Gordon Getsinger … First Honors student.

Personal: Kayden is the daughter of Suzanne Tager and Steve Obsitnik … Has one younger sister, Kira … Cousin Leslie Shelter earned her PhD from Brown in 2009 … Entered Brown undecided on a concentration.

Why Brown? “I was immediately drawn to the vibrant environment on Brown's campus, the school's amazing academic opportunities, and its driven rowing team.”