Kansas beats record, not Texas

By By Kristen Jarboe

Tuesday, May 3, 2005

It was a record-breaking weekend for the Kansas rowing team, as the Jayhawks took second among three teams at the Big 12 Conference Championship in Austin, Texas.

The first varsity eight boat broke a five-year-old Kansas record on Saturday with a time of 6:31.5. Team members were coxswain Crystal Reed and rowers Erin Hennessey, Kris Lazar, Jennifer Ebel, Kristy Hainer, Jelayna Da Silva, Gillian Van Ruyven, Alexis Boston and Rachel Chapman.

“In my 20 years of rowing, that is the fastest eight I’ve ever had,” coach Rob Catloth said.

Overall, Kansas accumulated 45 team points. Texas took first with 53 points and Kansas State took third with 40 points.

“They raced really well today,” Catloth said. “They were a little disappointed in the final outcome because they wanted to beat Texas, but I was really proud of how they rowed.”

Kansas was first off the line and took the lead for the first 1,000 meters. But in the last 500 meters, Texas took the lead and K-State wasn’t even in the picture, Hennessey said. The last time Kansas and Texas raced, the Longhorns won by 10 seconds. Texas won by five seconds on Saturday.

“It was the best race I’ve had in my four years at KU,” Hennessey said. “I don’t think they expected us to be that ready and be that competitive.”

The team had wanted to set the school record all season, Reed said.

“We definitely raced our hearts out,” Reed said. “It was the best race we’ve had all year. This helps us keep our spirits up.”

The Jayhawks were excited about breaking the record, but still upset about the loss to the Longhorns.

“Our goal was to beat Texas today,” Hennessey said. “Breaking the record was kind of like the icing on the cake, but it doesn’t overshadow losing to Texas. It was a bittersweet day. We just need to look at the bigger picture and realize that we have improved so much.”

A lot of this improvement comes from the coaching staff, Reed said.

“Rob did a really good job preparing us for today, mentally,” she said. “He really pumped us up to show that we had the potential to beat Texas. It’s really uplifting to see a coach excited for his team, and Rob was completely ecstatic that we broke the record.”

The first varsity four and second varsity eight boats also took second to Texas. The Jayhawks took third in the first novice four and first novice eight.

“We raced really well today,” Reed said. “We’ve made a lot of progress with our speed, which makes us more confident. Knowing how fast we raced today really put us in good standing for training in the next two weeks.”

Kansas will compete in the NCAA Central/Southern Regionals May 14-15 in Oak Ridge, Tenn., when the team will have another opportunity to race against Texas.

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