2023-24 Rowing Roster
Laurna Atkins
- Position:
- Rower
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Williamsburg, Va.
- High School:
- Jamestown
2023-24 (Sr.)
Fall Season- Member of the 4+ Coxswain at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta, on the Schuylkill River, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Also rowed on the double boat with Teegan Wendley at the Head of the Schuykill Regatta
2022-23 (Jr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- Rowed on the First V8+ boat at the Sunshine State Invitational at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida
- Registered a third-place finish (heats) and a first place finish (petite final) as a member of the Varsity Eight+ boat that competed at the Knecht Cup Regatta on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- Finished in third-place in the first heat of the Varsity 8+ boat at the George Mason Invitational on the Occoquan Reservoir in Fairfax Station, Virginia
- Member of the V8+ boat at the Big 12 Championship on Lake Walter E. Long in Austin, Texas
2021-22 (So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- CRCA Scholar Athlete Honors
- Named the Varsity's Hammer Award winner, signifying the fastest 2K Erg of the year
- Member of 1st Varsity 8+ that competed at the Big 12 Championships
- Rowed on the 1V8+ boat that finished second in the petite finals at the George Mason Invitational, racing on the Occoquan Reservoir at Sandy Run Regional Park in Fairfax Station, Virginia
- At the Knecht Cup Regatta on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was on the 1st Varsity 8+ boat
- Rowed on the 1st Varsity 8+ boat that competed at the Murphy Cup Regatta on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2020-21 (Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference Rookie Team
- Saw action in all six WVU Regattas, including three exhibitions
- Earned Most Improved Rower among freshmen student-athletes
- Member of 2nd Varsity 8+ that competed in the Big 12 Championships
- Registered 2nd Varsity 8+ win in the finals of the George Mason Invitational
- Started season as member of 2nd Varsity 8+ boat that won their race at the Robert Morris Invitational
High School
- Rowed for coach Tom Rooks with Williamsburg Boat Club
Personal
- Daughter of Lance and Lauri Atkins
- One of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
- Majoring in intermedia and photography
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- WVU's Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
A Conversation with Wren Baker
Monday, December 05
Life as a Mountaineer - Kileigh Lade
Sunday, May 01
Life as a Mountaineer - Jessica Woy
Thursday, May 06
Rowing 101
Tuesday, February 09
