Early loss won’t discourage team

Monday, March 28, 2005

The women’s rowing team lost to No. 15 Texas on Saturday, but coach Rob Catloth was still pleased with the the team’s efforts.

The Longhorns won all four of the races in the match, but the Jayhawks’ first boat lost by only 10 seconds in the Varsity Eight race.

“We had our fastest time ever at this point in the season,” Catloth said.

This was senior rower Kristy Hainer’s fourth race against Texas, and she said it was the team’s best performance in any race.

“We had power all the way down the race course,” Hainer said. “It’s the best we’ve ever started.”

Part of the confidence came from the race against Southern Methodist on March 24, the rowing team’s first of the spring season. Kansas swept all of its races against SMU except one.

“We had a really good race,” Hainer said. “We executed our race plan, which made us really excited for our next race.”

Texas started its season before the matchup with Kansas. Because Texas was only Kansas’ second match, the Kansas team went in with realistic expectations.

“It just makes us excited to race them again in the Big 12,” assistant coach Jennifer Myers said.

Hainer and junior rower Jen Ebel said the team would continue to get ready for Texas and other upcoming races.

“We’re constantly improving our technique and constantly increasing our fitness level,” Ebel said.

Ebel and Hainer said it was a great way to start the season but said there was definitely room for improvement.

In reference to the Novice team, which is the beginners’ rowing team, Myers said the effort was always there in races.

“We now build from this race for every weekend,” she said.

The women race again April 2 in Lawrence against Tulsa and Drake.

“We’re going to keep on doing what we’ve been doing,” she said. “We’re headed in the right direction.”

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