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IRVING, Texas – The Kansas rowing team placed a total of 25 student-athletes on the 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Rowing Team, as announced by the conference office on Thursday. A total of seven Jayhawks earned 4.0 GPAs – Kai Alexander, Danielle Brunig, Katie Donnellan, Lauren Fee, Julia Isbell, Jenna Lenherr and Emma Yowell. These women have put great work into emphasizing the student part of student-athlete. They have excelled in the classroom during a very challenging time for higher education and found a way to continue to improve. They have represented Kansas Rowing very well as we continue to pursue success in the classroom, on the water and in life!
IRVING, Texas – Kansas rowing has garnered back-to-back weekly honors by the Big 12, with the First Varsity Eight being named the Co-Boat of the Week. What stood out more than the end result was the growth of this crew from their close loss to OU last week to handling the tough water conditions we had in Sarasota. Carrie Cook-Callen, head coach
This past weekend at the Sunshine State Invite in Sarasota, Florida the crew of Heidi Burns (coxswain), Abigail Benedict, Kai Alexander, Maggie Habben, Savannah Skack, Laurel Salisbury, Julia Isbell, Paige Wheeler and Lauren Fee (bow) finished third with a time of 7:46.45. The Jayhawks contested second-place Clemson at 7:36.88 and winning UCF with a mark of 7:31.67 while handling the tough water conditions through the seven-lane race.