Thursday, September 13, 2007
It was dark and silent all around at five in the morning on the Kansas River. The only people out of bed at this early hour would have to be crazy, except for the 16 members of the Kansas varsity crew club team. On any day of the week, barring bad weather, they can be found training at dawn.
KU Crew members practice on the Kansas River Tuesday morning. The KU Crew club rowing team gets together every morning to practice.
Most of the crew members have never rowed before coming to the University of Kansas. Will Hecht, a senior rower with no prior experience, has been competing now for four years.
He played other sports in high school and he said the idea of rowing intrigued him.
“I was walking down Jayhawk Boulevard and saw the women’s rowing team. Since I couldn’t join them, they sent me here,” Hecht said.
Coach Jeremy Struemph said crew was all about team building and a shared rhythm when rowing.
Hecht said teamwork was one of his favorite things about rowing.
“There’s nothing individual about it,” he said.
The crew team has 51 members who are divided into varsity and novice teams. Everyone is encouraged to attend tournaments.
This season, the team will be rowing around the country at tournaments in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Oklahoma and Iowa. The team will also compete in Kansas tournaments in Topeka, Wichita and Lawrence.
The Kansas team competes with 8-man and 4-man boats in two different events.
In the fall they participate in the 5,000-meter race, and in the spring the 2K race.
Struemph said that the 2K race requires the same amount of energy needed to play two back-to-back basketball games. However, this race only takes five to six minutes to complete.
Last year marked the 40th anniversary of the Kansas crew club. The team will begin it’s season this year on Sept. 30.
Anyone interested in joining the crew club team can contact Struemph at jhstruem@ku.edu.
— Edited by Elizabeth Cattell
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