Bucknell University Athletics
2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster

Kalena Gatesman
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Shawnee
- Hometown:
- Medford, N.J.
2025-26: Enjoyed a big junior year, earning First Team All-Patriot League, Academic All-Patriot League, and CSC Academic All-District honors ... held down the 4 seat in the 1V8 all season ... earned silver medal at the Patriot League Championships after a runner-up finish that vaulted the Bison into second place in the team standings ... won a bronze medal at the Knecht Cup ... two Patriot League Boat of the Week honors ... helped the 1V8 go unbeaten in double duals against MIT/Holy Cross, Drexel/George Washington, and Rhode Island/Delaware ... 1V8 took third in the Petite Final at Eastern Sprints.
2024-25: Rowed in the 1V8 in all six spring events ... 4 seat at the Patriot League Championships, where the 1V8 finished 4th, one spot off the medal stand ... also earned 4th-place finishes at the Saint Joe's Invitational, and the Ford Lake Cup ... won the 3rd-Level Final in a photo finish over Drexel at the Eastern Sprints ... started the spring by finishing second in the Petite Final at the Doc Hosea Invitational ... named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2023-24: Graduated from the novice program to a seat in the 1V8 for most of the spring ... 6 seat for dual wins over UConn and Lehigh, as well as a 5th-place finish at the Patriot League Championships ... in first event of the spring, helped the 2V8 to a win at the Saint Joseph's Invitational.
PERSONAL: Born Oct. 20, 2004 in Mount Holly, N.J. ... parents are Greg and Jacki Gatesman ... has two younger siblings, Joshua and Samantha ... competed in tennis, swimming, and track & field at Shawnee High School ... captained the tennis and swim teams and led both to sectional championships (two in tennis, one in swim) ... three-time All-South Jersey selection in tennis ... two-time Burlington County doubles champion ... majoring in mechanical engineering and management for engineers ... member of 2024, 2025, 2026 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2024-25: Rowed in the 1V8 in all six spring events ... 4 seat at the Patriot League Championships, where the 1V8 finished 4th, one spot off the medal stand ... also earned 4th-place finishes at the Saint Joe's Invitational, and the Ford Lake Cup ... won the 3rd-Level Final in a photo finish over Drexel at the Eastern Sprints ... started the spring by finishing second in the Petite Final at the Doc Hosea Invitational ... named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2023-24: Graduated from the novice program to a seat in the 1V8 for most of the spring ... 6 seat for dual wins over UConn and Lehigh, as well as a 5th-place finish at the Patriot League Championships ... in first event of the spring, helped the 2V8 to a win at the Saint Joseph's Invitational.
PERSONAL: Born Oct. 20, 2004 in Mount Holly, N.J. ... parents are Greg and Jacki Gatesman ... has two younger siblings, Joshua and Samantha ... competed in tennis, swimming, and track & field at Shawnee High School ... captained the tennis and swim teams and led both to sectional championships (two in tennis, one in swim) ... three-time All-South Jersey selection in tennis ... two-time Burlington County doubles champion ... majoring in mechanical engineering and management for engineers ... member of 2024, 2025, 2026 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
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