Devery Karz is Oregon State’s lone olympian in the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is representing the United States on the rowing team and competing in the Women’s lightweight double sculls.
She is set to compete with teammate Kate Bertko in their first heat Monday morning, at 8:10 am eastern time.
Devery Karz’s journey to the 2016 Olympics was anything but usual. She didn’t pick up the sport of rowing until she came to Oregon State as a freshman in 2007. The Utah native was a cross-country and track and field athlete in high school and her athleticism translated onto the water.