Kalana Ortega Hoefner '21 Recruiting Profile
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Personal Statement
I aspire to study Environmental Science so that I can be a part of the Sustainability Revolution . I want to be a coxswain women’s rowing team all four years of college. My dream is to be an Olympic coxswain, this sport is my ultimate passion. I am a very enthusiastic person and that reflects in my abilities as a coxswain, I believe I am very good at getting the rowers in my boat to power through a race/workout in a positive yet stern way. I am determined and work very hard for what I want. My first year on being on a rowing team I started out as a rower, which was great because I have first hand experience and can put myself in rower's shoes. But I knew that I wanted to take a leadership role and that I was better suited as a coxswain so I took initiative and became a coxswain on a more competitive team. I love a challenge in my academic space too, which is why every academic class I take is either Honors or AP.
Athletics
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 2 seasons
- 2020 Marina Aquatic Center Junior Rowing (Varsity)
- 2019 Marina Aquatic Center Rowing Team, 14001 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 (Novice )
Events
- Camp/Event
- USRowing Youth Regional Challenge
- 11/20/19 to 11/24/19
- Though I am currently U17, I coxed the WU16 8+ , WU16 4+, and a men’s “U174-“ (long story) for the Southwest Region. I placed fourth in both women’s.
- Camp/Event
- San Diego Fall Classic
- 11/10/19 to 11/10/19
- I coxed the WJV8+ where we placed 12th
- Camp/Event
- Head of the American
- 10/26/19 to 10/26/19
- I coxed the WV4+ and we placed 4th overall.
- Camp/Event
- USRowing Southwest Youth Championships
- 5/02/19 to 5/05/19
- I coxed the Novice Women's A4+, out of 23 boats in our category we medaled 3rd place, only .3 seconds behind the 2nd place medalists.
- Camp/Event
- USRowing Scholastic Championships
- 4/14/19 to 4/14/19
- I coxed the Novice Women's A4+ and we placed 1st.
- Camp/Event
- Empire Sprints Regatta
- 3/23/19 to 3/24/19
- I coxed the A4+, we placed 1st in the time trial, and 1st in the A Final.
- Camp/Event
- Long Beach Invitational
- 3/09/19 to 3/09/19
- I coxed the A4+ and placed 1st.
- Camp/Event
- Faultline Faceoff
- 2/23/19 to 2/24/19
- I was one of the A boat coxswains for my team, I coxed a quad that placed 7th out of 14 teams overall and I raced the second flight of the Novice A 8+ in which we placed 1st.
- Camp/Event
- San Diego Fall Classic
- 11/11/18 to 11/11/18
- My boat won 4th place out 10 boats, I was coxing the B8 for my team and we were only 18 seconds behind our A boat.
- Camp/Event
- President’s Day Regatta
- 2/10/18 to 2/10/18
- I raced as a rower in a Freshman Quad, I was bow seat and we placed 3rd.
- Camp/Event
- Beach Sprints
- 2/03/18 to 2/03/18
- As I was previously a rower before I became a coxswain, I went to Beach Sprints and raced a 2K there. Side note: I had an injury in both knees.
- Camp/Event
- LBRA Christmas Regatta
- 12/03/17 to 12/03/17
Statistics
Academics
Grades
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Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. I take Honors English, Honors Algebra 2, and Honors Chemistry which is weighted as an AP in my school and all UC schools. All three are rigorous classes. I only have 4 academic courses this year and three are Honors and the fourth one is an AP.Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. I am taking AP Spanish 5, a very intensive course that involves a lot of essay writing in Spanish and analyzation of literature.Awards and Activities
- ActivitiesI am in choir and have been doing it for three years now, and worked a part time job for my first semester at a sophomore and a little bit in my second semester.
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