Kara Soucek (shown in front) and the Gonzaga Varsity 8 boat compete at the Head of the Lake Regatta in Seattle on Nov. 8, 2015.
Four years ago, Soucek would have never believed she would be pursued by an elite rowing program. A first-time rower from a small town in Idaho, Soucek quickly found her niche on the Gonzaga women’s rowing team.
After steadily improving over three years, Soucek found herself in her final season as a Division I rower last spring, and she definitely wasn’t ready to stop.
“Graduating was pretty surreal,” Soucek said. “It all went by so fast.