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ROWING
THURSDAY AUGUST 18,2011
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Starting a new season and chasing old goals
The rowing team has two meets during the fall season, then picks up again in the spring with meets in Oklahoma, Tennessee and New Jersey. The team's only home meet is The Kansas Cup in Kansas City, Kan., at Wyandotte County Lake on April 7.
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The Kansas rowing team kicks off its season on Oct. 1, when the team will compete in the Head of the Oklahoma event, held in Oklahoma City, Okla. The team is very excited about the upcoming season with several new recruits joining the team.
"We know everyone has been training so I think we're going to get off on a good foot," senior Molly Boehner said, "and we'll be in good shape to start competing."
Although the team hasn't met as a group yet, it has established what it wants to accomplish for the upcoming season. In addition to the Big 12 championship at the end of the regular season, Kansas will compete in the Conference USA tournament with three other Big 12 schools for the second
consecutive year in preparation for 2013, when they must compete in a conference with at least six teams to be eligible for an automatic bid to the NCAA championship.
"Our ultimate goal is to always
win the Big 12 and compete really well during Conference USA," Boehner said. "We're also trying a lot more team bonding this year and hopefully that will carry in to really good competition."
As a senior, Boehner understands what kind of effort it will take from the team to reach those goals.
"Our ultimate goal is to always win the Big 12 and compete really well during Conference USA."
she said. "I may not be the best rower on the team, but if everyone can come together and pull their own weight, I think we can have a really good shot at doing some good things this year."
"I want to try my best and get the best times I can and really just help the team in every way I can,"
There are only two meets
MOLLY BOEHNER Senior rower
scheduled for the fall, but both are very competitive events. The team will start out in Oklahoma and will wrap up its秋 season Nov. 5-6 in
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Come spring, the team will again travel to meets in Tennessee and Oklahoma along with a meet in Kansas City, Kan., and two in New Jersey.
Melanie Luthi, a senior from Junction City, is particularly
excited about the Knecht Cup, which will be held in Camden, N.J.
"It's my goal to place in the top three at Knech," Luthi said. "It's a great event and great competition."
The team has a long offseason so many members train over the summer to keep in shape.
"We're going to have a run test right off the bat so that will kind of ensure that we're ready to go," Boehner said. "People have been able to go out to the river and row and lift weights, so really it's kind of up to you as a person to take care of things over the summer because right when we start up we're in full force."
The Jayhawks' only home event, The Kansas Cup, will be held on Apr. 7. at Wyandotte County Lake in Kansas City, Kan.
Edited by Joel Petterson
2011-12 ROWING SCHEDULE
OCTOBER 1-2: Head of the Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
NOVEMBER 5-6: Head of the Hooch, Chattanooga, Tenn.
MARCH 9-11: Oklahoma Invite, Oklahoma City
MARCH 24: TBA
MARCH 17-18: Louisville Invite, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
APRIL 14-15: Knecht Cup, Camden, N.J.
APRIL 28: Big 12 Championship, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
MAY 12: Conference USA Championship, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
MAY 27-29: NCAA Championship, West Windsor, N.J.
SOURCE: KU ATHLETICS
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