THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013
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ROWING
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Coach Rob Catloth talking to his rowers at a morning practice. The Jayhawks' first race of the season, the Head of the Oklahoma, will take place this weekend on Oct. 5-6.
Jayhawks begin season in Oklahoma
NICK CHADBOURNE
nchadbourne@kansan.com
With five weeks of practice and training under their belt, the Jayhawks' rowing season starts this weekend. The Kansas rowing team's first race of the season, the Head of the Oklahoma, is this weekend from Oct. 5-6. The team registered boats in eleven races, including five women's open-class events. As of Oct. 2, the events and number of boats Kansas will be racing with is as follows:
- Women's Collegiate 1x (six boats)
- Women's Collegiate 8+ (four boats)
- Women's Collegiate Novice/Fresh 4+ (one boat)
- Women's Open 2x (four boats)
- Women's Collegiate 4+ (four boats)
Worens' Collegiate 8+ 500m Grand Final (two boats)
Women's Open 2x 500m Grand Final (two boats)
Women's Collegiate 4+ 500m Grand Final (two boats)
- Women's Open 2- (four boats)
- Women's Open 4+ (four boats)
- Women's Open 4x (three boats)
The Kansas rowing team will face familiar Big 12 foes K-State, Texas, and Oklahoma along with competition from fellow Conference USA schools (Kansas belongs to both the Big 12 and Conference USA for rowing). Washington University, Winnipeg Rowing Club and the University of Massachusetts are some of the long-distance travelers that Kansas will race against. In total, 47 clubs and 776 rowers will be on the Oklahoma River this weekend.
Coach Rob Catloth says while fall races tend to be focused on improvement rather than winning, he said he's seen a lot of improvement since the team's first practice in late August
"We've seen good improvement on fitness levels and I think their rowing and understanding how to move the boat is improving." Catloth said.
Last year at the Head of the Oklahoma, the team had mixed success but remained competitive in its races. Kansas had three finishers in the top 10 for women's collegiate 1x and two of the top five for women's open 4+. The team was less than a second off the winning time in women's collegiate 4+ 500m petite final, securing second place in the race.
The Row for the Cure foundation's goal is to provide rowers a way to honor family or friends who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The organization also acts as a support network for rowers who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
to participate in one of the four "Row for the Cure" featured races in the women's collegiate 4+. Kansas will race with four boats in the race.
Official boat line-ups will be released the day of the event. For live results on race day, visit www.headoftheoklahoma.org.
The Jayhawks are also registered
- Edited by Jessica Mitchell
SWIMMING
Kansas opens season with intrasquad meet
MIRANDA DAVIS
While Kansas' Crimson and Blue squads are the only teams competing at this afternoon's intrasquad meet, today marks the beginning of the swim and dive team's season.
mdavis@kansan.com
It is usual for the team to start its season off with more conditioning workouts because of the long duration of the season, but this year's preseason workouts have included more variation than previous
"We are fortunate that our championship season isn't until February, so we have a long build-up period," said Clark Campbell, head coach of the women's swimming and dividing team.
juniors and seven seniors. The team includes five divers and 21 swimmers, most of whom specialize in only one or two of the four strokes.
"We've been doing a lot of technique and lower-intensity swimming to get them ready. But we've been working hard in the stadium," Campbell said. "We do a stadium circuit on Tuesdays and Thursdays and it's definitely getting some fish out of the water. We've also been hitting the weight room and doing some running and things like that.
"Our team's goals are to place top two in the Big 12 and to have a winning dual meet record."
"This meet will start the swim careers of the 11 freshmen on this year's team, including Yulduz Kuchkarova, who swam for Uzbekistan in the 2012 Olympics.
On Tuesday and Thursdays, coach Campbell likes to get the girls out of the water with Cross-Fit-style workouts inside Memorial Stadium.
Alongside the freshmen, the team returns six sophomores, two
This is the 12th season Campbell has coached at Kansas. The shared goal of coach Campbell and his team this season is to be one of the top two teams in the Big 12 Conference.
"Our team's goals are to place top two in the Big 12 and to have a winning dual meet record," senior Alison Moffit said.
ALISON MOFFIT senior
Seniors Alison Lusk and Morgan Sharp both return this season and are current record holders for the 200-yard breaststroke and the 500-yard freestyle, respectively.
"One of our main team goals this year ... is we are trying to get second at conference this year," Lusk said. "We are going in with a different outlook and a different mindset."
The team placed fourth at the Big 12 Championships last year, with 540.5 points, and had an overall record of 6-4 in dual meets last season.
The meet starts at 3:30 pm at Robinson Natatorium. The Jayhawks go on the road next on October 12 to compete against Air Force. The team's next home meet is November 11 where they will compete against Nebraska-Omaha and North Dakota.
Edited by Sarah Kramer
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