Jen Kaido
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Birthplace: Glendale, Ariz.
Hometown: West Leyden, N.Y.
Residence: Princeton, N.J.
High School: Adirondack High School
Undergraduate Education: Cornell University, Animal Science, 2003
Began Rowing: Cornell University, 2002
Club Affiliation: USRowing Training Center
Training Location: Princeton, N.J.
Current Coaches: Tom Terhaar
Years on National Team: Three - 2005-07, Senior
Event (s): Sculling
Facts of Interest:
Jennifer was the Female Athlete of the Year (2000-01) at the State University of New York at Cobleskill. She competed in volleyball and track & field at SUNY-Cobleskill before transferring to Cornell. Jennifer began rowing her senior year at Cornell. She worked at the Large Animal/Equine Vet Clinic on campus as a vet tech assistant her junior year. Jennifer grew up in a small town of approximately 500 people. She is very close to her family and most of her extended family lives within an hour. She says she gets her work ethic from her parents, who are the hardest working people she knows. Her father, who built their house, is an electrician and her mother is a licensed practical nurse. Jennifer also likes alpacas and would like to own an alpaca farm someday.
International Results:
2007, FISA World Championships, Women's Double Sculls, 8th
2007, FISA World Cup - Lucerne, Women's Double Sculls, 5th
2007, FISA World Cup - Linz, Women's Double Sculls, 4th
2006, FISA World Championships, Women's Quadruple Sculls, 6th
2006, FISA World Cup - Lucerne, Women's Quadruple Sculls, 4th
2005, FISA World Championships, Women's Spare
2005, BearingPoint World Cup - Munich, Women's Quadruple Sculls, 3rd
National Results:
2007, National Selection Regatta #2, Women's Double Sculls, 1st
2006, National Selection Regatta #3, Women's Double Sculls, 2nd
2006, National Selection Regatta #2, Women's Double Sculls, 3rd
2006, National Selection Regatta #1, Women's Single Sculls, 4th
2005, National Selection Regatta #2, Women's Double Sculls, 4th
2005, National Selection Regatta #1, Women's Single Sculls, 7th
2004, U.S. National Team Trials, Women's Four, 3rd