First varsity 4 boat beats Texas, K-State

Monday, April 30, 2007

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kansas’ first varsity four was the only Jayhawk boat to win a race at the Big 12 Invitational regatta against Texas and Kansas State on Sunday at Wyandotte County Lake in Kansas City, Kan.

Photo by Anna Faltermeier

Senior rowers Whitney Fasbender, Ashley Broockerd, and Annie Sims carry their boat to the water before races began Sunday at Wyandotte County Lake. The women placed third in the second varsity eight race.

The Jayhawks’ first varsity four of sophomore coxswain Lexie Peterson and sophomore rowers Brooke Castrop, Hailee Jones, Abbi Huderle and Kristin Deckert jumped to an early start, but Texas stayed close for the first half of the race. Kansas started to push in the middle 1,000 meters and pulled away in the third 500 meters of the 2,000-meter race.

“After our start, we got into it, got relaxed and just kind of pulled in front of Texas,” Peterson said.

Kansas finished in 8:31.0, 10.8 seconds before Texas (8:41.8). K-State finished third in 9:29.5.

Peterson said that once the team pulled away, it was motivated by the boats behind it.

“You see them and you want to go for more,” she said.

Texas finished first in the team standings, followed by Kansas and Kansas State. It was the sixth straight year the Longhorns claimed the Big 12 Invitational title.

The Jayhawks’ first varsity eight boat closed the gap with the Longhorns, finishing just under four seconds back. Kansas finished 10 seconds behind Texas earlier this season on the Kansas River.

Kansas quickly pulled into second, but all three boats stayed close for the first 500 meters. In the second 500 meters, Texas pulled in front and K-State began to fall behind. The Jayhawks made up some of the lost water on the Longhorns, but they never caught up. Texas pulled away in the final strokes of the race.

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It was a pretty good battle between them and Texas all the way down. Texas did get us in the end, but we were second by just about less than a boat length.

-coach Rob Catloth

“It was a pretty good battle between them and Texas all the way down,” Kansas coach Rob Catloth said. “Texas did get us in the end, but we were second by just about less than a boat length.”

Senior rower Lindsey Miles said the weather was a factor.

“The headwind really took it out of us to stay with them that far, and the sprint was not usually as high as we have it,” she said. “We were pulling as hard as we could with the headwind.”

Kansas’ next competition will be May 12 and 13 at the South-Central Regionals in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Kansan senior sportswriter Catherine Odson can be reached at codson@kansan.com.

—Edited by Ashley Thompson

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