Clara Jane Van Dyk

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
High School:
Welland Centennial

2024-25: Competed in the Music City Head Race and Head of the Hooch in the fall as well as the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, Sarasota 2K, SIRA Championship Regatta, Lake Wheeler Invitational and the ACC Championship in the spring… At the Music City Head Race, rowed at the No. 2 seat in the Varsity 8B boat that finished third and teamed with Magda Zelloth for a first place finish in a time of 18:48.1, two minutes ahead of the runner-up boat in the Women’s Open 2x... At the Head of the Hooch, rowed at the No. 5 seat in the Varsity 8 boat that finished first and rowed at the No. 1 seat in the Varsity 4 boat that finished first out of eight… At the ORCI, rowed at the No. 3 seat in the 2V8 boat for a 3^rd place finish in its heat on Saturday and Sunday… At the Sarasota 2K, rowed in the No. 5 seat, helping the 2V8 boat to a fourth-place finish in its heat both days… At the SIRA Championship Regatta, rowed at the No.5 seat to help the 2V8 boat place first in its time trial and semifinal and go on to take gold in the final… At Lake Wheeler Invitational, rowed at the No. 5 seat to help 2V8 boat to a second-place finish in its heat and a third-place showing in the second and third rounds… At the ACC Championship, rowed at the No. 8 seat, helping the Varsity 8 boat to a second-place finish in the Petite Final… On Friday, the Varsity Eight crew raced to a time of 6:28.729 to finish fourth in its heat, less than a second behind No. 22 Clemson (6:28.339) and ahead of SMU and Notre Dame… In Saturday’s Petite Final, the V8 clocked in at 6:21.818, just over two seconds behind first-place No. 24 North Carolina and ahead of Miami, SMU, Notre Dame and Boston College… Named to the All-ACC Academic Rowing Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Van Dyk has previously competed for South Niagara Rowing Club and Row Ontario (Ontario NextGen Performance Centre)…In 2023, she represent Canada at the Junior World Championship where she raced a quad and made the B Final…She raced a single at the 2023 Head of the Charles Regatta where she won silver…In 2022, Van Dyk represented Canada at the CanAmMex Regatta where she won silver in single and gold in quad…At the 2022 Canadian Henley, she won gold in the U19 Women’s Single…She raced the single in the 2022 Canadian National Rowing Championships and placed third…Also raced at Ontario Small Boat Trials where she won bronze in juniors, seniors, and U23.

Personal: Born August 13…Daughter of Andy and Betty Van Dyk…Has a twin sister, Anna, and three other sisters, Jillian, Emma, and Clayton… Major exercise science.