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Kris Thorsness

Kris Thorsness

Induction:
2018

Member of the Gold Medal Winning Badger Crew at the 1979 National Championships in the Senior Eight Event
Member of Badger Second-Place Crews in the Varsity Eight Collegiate National Championship in 1980 and 1982
Won a Gold Medal in the 1984 Olympics as a member of the Women's Eight, the First U.S. Women's Crew to win Olympic Gold
First-Ever Olympic Medalist from Alaska
1988 Olympian Member of Seven U.S. National Teams Competing in World Championships, Winning Silver in 1982, 1983, and 1987
Member of the USRowing Hall of Fame
Charter Member of the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame
Co-recipient of USRowing's Ernestine Bayer "Woman of the Year" 2008
USRowing Referee
Past USRowing Board of Directors Secretary

Kris Thorness

Luke Fickell Post-Game Media Conference || Wisconsin Football vs Minnesota || Nov. 29, 2025

Saturday, November 29

Highlights vs Providence || Wisconsin Basketball || Nov. 27, 2025

Thursday, November 27

Wisconsin Football: (WI)red with Mason Reiger

Thursday, November 27

Post-Game Media Conference || Wisconsin Volleyball vs Iowa || Nov. 23, 2025

Sunday, November 23

whky stonehill

No. 1 Badgers smash the record book against Stonehill

Sunday, November 30

Wisconsin Badgers during a Big Ten Conference NCAA college football game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, Sat., Nov. 29, 2025, in Minneapolis, Min. (Photo by David Stluka/Wisconsin Athletic Communications)

Wisconsin falls at Minnesota in season finale

Saturday, November 29

Breauna Ware vs. JMU

Badgers fall to JMU in Daytona Beach Classic finale

Saturday, November 29

whky win mercyhurst

No. 1 Badgers secure win over Lakers in Nashville

Saturday, November 29

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