Competition
Team
Kaitlyn McElroy
| Hometown | Bethel, Massachusetts |
| Events | Sprint kayak |
| Years On Team | 14 (since 2010) |
| Club | Overholser Kayak Club: Co-Founder, Coach |
| Born | 03/19/1985 |
| Schools/Work | School: Oklahoma City University ’23, Clinical Psychology (Ph.D.) , Oklahoma City University, BS Behavioral Studies: 2013 , Bates College, BS Biology: 2008 , Gould Academy, Bethel, ME: 2003 , , Work: U.S. Performance Academy, Learning Coach, Psychology Teacher |
| Hobbies | Find coffee shops , woodworking and sewing |
7 Things You Didn't Know About Kaitlyn McElroy
- Neuro nerd
- Loves coffee
- Graceful and coordinated in athletics but not so much otherwise
- Competed in a lot of different sports like figure skating, cross country skier in college at Bates (was on the U.S. junior world team), ran steeplechase in college at Bates
- Kayaked for OCU when getting her second undergraduate degree
- Currently getting her PhD in Clinical Psychology and plans on going into a subfield called sports neuropsychology to help athletes with brain injury and serious mental illness
- She runs a kayaking club in Oklahoma City that started in 2017 called Overholser Kayak Club
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World Cups
5x World Cup medalist in K-2 1000m
World Cup 2020 Szeged, Hungary: K-1 1000m, 6th place -
Other
2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru: K-2 500m, 4th place -
USA Team Trials
2021: K-1 500m, 1st place -
U.S. National Championships
20+ National Championship Titles