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UC San Diego

2021-22 Women's Rowing Roster

Justin Casterline

Juni Kim

  • Position Varsity
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • High School Miramonte HS
  • Hometown Walnut Creek, Calif.
  • Major Psychology
  • College Sixth

Biography

TRITON NOTES
Chosen to attend the United States U23 National Team Selection Camp for the 2021, 2020, and 2019 World Rowing U23 Championships.

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2021-22
Named to the fall CAA Academic Honor Roll…Member of the CAA Boat of the Week (3/22)…Coxswain of the Varsity 8 for the spring season…Led the V8 to bronze at the WIRA Championships.

AS A SENIOR IN 2020-21
UC San Diego All-Triton Scholar-Athlete Team selection ... Coxswain of third-place CAA Championship Varsity 8 boat that earned UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (5/17) honors ... Coxswain of Patty Wyatt Perpetual Cup-winning Varsity 8 boat that earned UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (4/19) honors ... Named Team MVP.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019-20
UC San Diego Athlete of the Year ... Named Varsity Oarswoman of the Year ... GNAC All-Academic ... Coxswain of UC San Diego A, which finished seventh in the Women's Open 8+ at the San Diego Fall Classic.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018-19
CRCA Second Team All-American ... Competed with the Varsity 8 at the NCAA Division II Rowing Championships ... Captured the Berg Cup with a first-place finish by the Varsity 8 in Newport Beach ... Placed second with the Varsity 8 at the Central Sprints ... Posted a runner-up finish in the Varsity 8 boat at the WIRA Championships ... Finished second with the Varsity 8 crew in the grand finals of the Dad Vail Regatta.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017-18
CRCA Second Team All-American ... Coxswain of the Varsity 8 crew that recorded a runner-up finish in the Grand Final at the NCAA Division II Championships, turning in a time of 6:51.352 and matching the highest finish in program history ... Coxswain of NCAA Championships V8+ runner-up Varsity 8 boat that earned UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (5/29) honors ... Coxswain of Dad Vail Regatta Grand Final-winning Varsity 8 boat that earned UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (5/15) honors ... Coxswain of 45th San Diego Crew Classic DII/DIII/Club Grand Final-winning Varsity 8 that earned UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (3/28) honors ... Helped the Tritons' Varsity 8 crew to a first place finish at the Dad Vail Regatta with a time of 6:26.729.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Miramonte High School in Orinda ... Competed three years for Oakland Strokes Rowing Club as coxswain ... Led team to gold at 2017 Nationals.

PERSONAL
Born Aug. 19 in San Ramon ... Daughter of Mina and Han Kim ... Has an older brother Jonah who attends Cornell University ... Psychology major and biology minor at Sixth College ... Aspires to pursue a career in the sports industry and be involved in performance development ... Top UC San Diego moment was traveling to Philadelphia with her teammates and coaches ... Favorite rowing memory was winning silver with her boat in the 2018 NCAA Championships in Sarasota, Fla. ... Enjoys going to the beach ... Likes the movie Shrek 3 ... Listens to Fetty Wap and Michael Buble ... Favorite food is grapes ... Played the violin in fourth grade ... Lived in South Korea for a year when she was in eighth grade.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Novice
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Varsity
  • 2019-20Junior

    Varsity
  • 2020-21Senior

    Varsity
  • 2021-22Redshirt Senior

    Varsity

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