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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
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Rowers Oklahoma-bound to face top-tier teams
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Kansas' First Varsity Eight competes in the final race of the Kansas Cup Saturday morning. The First Varsity Eight completed the race in 7:00:5 which was five seconds slower than Kansas State's First Varsity Eight. The loss in the final race gave the Kansas Cup to Kansas State. The rowing Kansas Cup series is now tied 7-7.
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This weekend, University rowers are headed up to Oklahoma City to measure their progress against several other top-tier schools. The Head of the Oklahoma Regatta hosts competitions between 40 teams, including Texas, who were the Big 12 Rowing Champions last year, Kansas State, Oklahoma City and Stanford.
The competition is held Oct. 1-2 along the Oklahoma River. One event that sets it apart from all other regattas is night racing, where pyrotechnics and crowds of onlookers turn it into a spectator's event. Last year, seniors Meaghan Oven and Nicole Schneider took first place in the women's open 2x500 meter petite final.
"It was fun to sprint in the smaller boat, which is something that I've never done before. It was great to get that experience and get a win on top of it." Oven said.
So far, head coach Rob Catloth has high expectations for the singles and doubles races. Last year at Oklahoma, several University women placed in the top 10 for the women's collegiate single. Catloth's main goal for this race is to gain speed in the women's collegiate eight.
Since it's early in the season, the
"It's more about getting ourselves out on the water and seeing where we're at," Catloth said. "We want to be able to compete with the other Big 12 schools, and perform at a top level this weekend."
regatta serves as more of a benchmark for the team. So far, there have only been three full weeks of practice in preparation for the competition.
Long term, Catloth hopes to be.
come fast enough to overtake Texas at the next Big 12 Championship.
"Our goal is to catch Texas in the Big 12," Catloth said. "We need to make our way up to being as fast at Texas and I think we have some women who can help us work up to that."
The backbone of the team is seniors Paige Stephens and Kathryn Schoonover, who placed well in several events at Oklahoma last year.
"I think we have really great senior leadership right now. They have this consistency and the ability to just go out and go hard all the time." Catloth said.
Some of the younger rowers show promise, too. Freshman Bailey Atkinson has several high school medals' worth of experience behind her, and was named Sunflower State Games
2011 Athlete of the Year. With this combination of the young and the experienced, Catloth has high expectations for the future of the team.
"They're very cohesive as a team and working really, really hard this year. We're working to come out this fall at a really high level, so they're training for that," Catloth said.
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HOMECOMING WEEKEND! Friday September 30, Saturday October 1, & Sunday October 2!
final seme
CALENDAR
Rowing team schedule
Head of the Oklahoma 10/01 - 10/02 Tournament Oklahoma City, Okla. All Day
Head of the Hooch 11/05-11/06 Tournament Chattanooga, Tenn. All Day
Oklahoma Invite
3/09 - 3/11 Tournament
Oklahoma City, Okla. All Day
Clearinghouse has had ample time to dig around and make a ruling. I'm not arguing for the eligibility or non-eligibility of the remaining two players.
I'm arguing for a ruling.
In the weeks leading up to tax day on April 1, places like H&R Block hire hundreds of part-time employees to lighten the heavy load pushed upon them in tax season. It makes sense. I'm no math major, but the number of incoming freshmen this time of year — in every sport, not just football and basketball — is a pretty significant number. And if I'm not mistaken, most high schools graduate around the same time of the year. Why not hire a truckload of extra help in the summer so guys like Justin Hunter and the Kansas duo can get an answer before they turn 30?
I'm arguing for a ruling.
Maybe H&R Block can show the Clearinghouse how to handle a rush. They deal with the IRS; it can't be much worse.
remaining on the game clock and the game on the line. On third and six from their own 30-yard line, Texas Tech stunned everyone — including the Kansas defense — by running a draw play to their running back Taurean Henderson.
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Henderson ran up the middle and didn't stop until he reached the end zone for a 70-yard go-ahead touchdown run. Texas Tech took a 31-30 lead with which they would eventually win.
The loss was an epic collapse and an embarrassment to the program. The Jayhawks have not been able to shake the loss against Texas Tech, as they've gone on to lose four consecutive games to the Red Raiders.
The losses haven't been ordinary, either. Kansas has allowed 30 points or more in
VIC SHEALY
Defensive coordinator
back to get him out of the rhythm."
pact on this ball game" Gill said. "We're looking at their team and what they're doing in 2011 and we're looking at what we're doing here in 2011."
What's happened thus far in 2011 does not bode well for the Jayhawks.
Texas Tech's offensive numbers, while not quite what they used to be, are still very daunting, as the Red Raiders average 523.3 yards of offense per game.
Kansas defensive coordinator Vic Shealy said that, although he doesn't have the same running capabilities, Red Raiders' quarterback junior
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to be ominous when taking a glance at what the Kansas defense has done in 2011, ranking last in the nation by allowing an average of 550 yards per game.
So when the Jayhawks take the field Saturday against Texas Tech, the odds will be against them to break the four-game losing skid. To overcome those odds, they'll have to have a defensive game plan that has not yet been seen in the previous matchups against the Red Raiders.
"You've got to be able to pressure the quarterback to get him out of rhythm," Shealy said. "In three ball games, they've had 21 passes for over 20 yards. You've got to limit that big play, and no one's done it. Hopefully we can do it."
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Facing a threatening offense, Kansas will need a new defensive strategy to beat Texas Tech.
The Jayhawks have lost the last four games against the Red Raiders.
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