Wichita State News: Rowing

Members of WSU rowing team help Moore, Okla., cleanup

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:54:00 CST

Five members of the Shocker Rowing Team volunteered to help with the clean-up from the tornado that devastated Moore, Okla.

The Wichita State University students spent June 5 going door-to-door in one of the afffected zones, asking if they needed any help cleaning up, or basic living supplies that may have been lost in the tornado.

The student volunteers talked with some families and submitted their information to headquarters to come later in the day to help elsewhere.

The WSU rowing team members joined a group of about 15 people and grabbed shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, etc., and got on a bus to go to the neighborhood to clean up debris.

They did their part to help pick up broken glass shards, roof shingles, branches and general trash.

Shocker Rowing to take on K-State in Wichita

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:00 CST

A last minute change to the schedule has allowed Shocker Rowing to have a home regatta in its spring 2013 season.

The race is now set for 9 a.m. Sunday, May 19, on the Arkansas River in downtown Wichita.

Spectators can watch from the Lewis Street bridge or either bank of the Arkansas River between the Lincoln Street dam and the Douglas Street bridge.

Parking will be available at 300 W. Indianapolis.

Originally the May 19 race was supposed to be in Manhattan at Kansas State University's home site.

Shocker Rowing will be racing Kansas State crew as both teams prepare for the American Collegiate Rowing Association National Championships May 25-26 in Lake Lanier, Ga., site of the 1996 Olympic Rowing venue.

At both the May 19 race and at Nationals, the Shockers will be racing a men's varsity eight, women's varsity eight, men's novice four, women's single and two men's singles. Shocker Rowing will race a men's double on May 19 in addition to a women's four.

The women's varsity eight has been ranked fifth in the nation for the past three weeks, the highest ranking for the Shockers since 2008.

Shocker rowing meet now includes chance at scholarships

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:41:00 CST

For the first time, high school rowers will get the chance to win a scholarship to Wichita State University during the Shocker Sprints Indoor Rowing Race next month.

The race, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at WSU's Heskett Center, will be a scholarship competition for high school athletes.

The best male and best female rower of the 2,000-meter distance on rowing machines will win a $250 scholarship to Wichita State and the opportunity to be part of Shocker Rowing.
The scholarship is only open to those new to rowing.

Each athlete competing at Shocker Sprints is represented by a boat on a screen that is visible to all. Spectators and competitors have real time information on who is winning and by how much.

There will be 2,000-meter events, 1,000-meter team events in which four rowers compete as one boat, and a new 30-minute event. These events have registration fees.

The event is free to watch.

For more information or to register, go to www.wichita.edu/shockersprints.

WSU rowing medals in 12 events at Frostbite Regatta

Mon, 5 Nov 2012 12:35:00 CST

The Wichita State University rowing team medaled in 12 events on Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Wichita Rowing Association's 21st Annual Frostbite Regatta. The 2,500-meter races were held on the Little Arkansas River in Wichita.

The women's novice eight team placed first in its event for the second year in a row. Other gold medal winners were sophomores Bethany Hesse and Logan Vincent, who won the women's open double event.

In the men's novice four event, two WSU teams finished third and fourth. WSU also entered three crews in the men's novice eight race, which placed second, fourth and sixth.

The women's varsity eight team placed third in its event; the men's varsity eight finished second.

Two WSU crews raced in the men's open pair event and placed second and fourth. In the men's open double race, the WSU crew took second.

For more results from the Frostbite Regatta, go to www.regattacentral.com/results.

WSU rowing to compete at Frostbite Regatta

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:00:00 CST

The Wichita State rowing team will compete in the 21st annual Frostbite Regatta Sunday, Nov. 4, on the Little Arkansas River in Wichita. Boats will launch near the Ralph Wulz Riverside Tennis Center at 551 N. Nims St. The regatta is the team's last race of the fall season.

The Wichita Rowing Association is hosting the 1.7-mile head race and expects about 13 crews from around the United States to compete.

A unique event at this year's regatta is the mixed open eight race, in which both men and women can row in the same boat.

To learn more about the Frostbite Regatta, go to www.wichitarowing.org.

Last year, the WSU women's novice eight team placed first in its event. Other notable WSU crew finishes were the women's open four and open eight, which each placed second, and the men's open four, which placed third.

Junior rowing crew wins annual WSU Class Races

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:50:00 CST

Wichita State University rowing held its annual Class Races on Saturday, Oct. 20, on the Little Arkansas River in Wichita. The junior crew won the Class Races and sprint races, beating the senior crew by seconds in each event.

The 2,800-meter Class Races were raced between freshman, sophomore, junior and senior rowing members, with eight members from a class in a rowing shell. There were a total of eight boats in the races.

Following the Class Races, members participated in 375-meter sprint races. The crews raced in a double-elimination style bracket, with seeding determined by finishing times from the Class Races.

"It was fun," said senior William Calderwood. "The seniors rowed better than expected, and it was an all-around fun day."

Following the event, family and friends of the rowing team participated in the Family/Friends Fun Row and received an instructional row in a racing shell from an experienced coxswain and four team members.

Shocker rowers head to nationals

Wed, 9 May 2012 16:23:00 CST

Wichita State Rowing will go to the American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) Nationals Saturday and Sunday, May 26-27, at Lake Lanier, Ga.

The team will race a Varsity Men's Eight, Varsity Women's Eight, Varsity Lightweight Men's Eight, Men's Pair and a Women's Double.

This is the fifth consecutive year that Shocker Rowing has attended the ACRA Nationals since its debut in 2008.

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Rowing team earns national ranking

Fri, 6 Apr 2012 14:25:00 CST

The Wichita State University's rowing team has earned national recognition with four of its boats receiving votes by the American Collegiate Rowing Association poll.

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Rowers hosting Shocker Sprints competition

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:24:00 CST

Wichita State University Rowing will host the 4th annual Shocker Sprints from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Heskett Center on the WSU campus.

Shocker Sprints involve rowing on indoor rowing machines, known as ergs.

Participants from Kansas State University, Oklahoma State University and the University of Nebraska are expected to challenge the Shocker rowers in the individual and team events.

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