Men’s crew ends fall slate

By University Daily Kansan     Nov 22, 2002

The University of Kansas club rowing teams found a fruitful ending to their fall season that included three medal-winning boats and most notably a new course record earned by the Mixed Open Four boat.

The competition took place on Nov. 9 in Natchitoches, La., on Cane River Lake. KU’s record-setting boat captured a time of 3:29.5 on the 26.2 mile Marathon Rowing Championships course.

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Team secretary, senior Eric Buschelman, said it was difficult to stay in a boat and keep the same motion for such a long time and the team was pleased with the results.

KU bested the previous course record by more than 12 minutes. The team competed with about 100 other competitors.

Other medal-winning boats came from the Mixed Open Double boat, capturing first place in its race and second place from the Women’s Open Eight boat.

The competition capped off a successful fall campaign for the club rowing team, which will regroup with a two-week rest period before launching into a winter training program focusing on endurance and strength training.

“We are going to be starting real easy with a strong emphasis on building up and making sure we don’t get hurt,” Buschelman said.

The fall season featured strong showings from its large novice class as well as impressive performances by veteran member boats.

On the men’s side, a four-man boat with Tommy Ryan, Jeff Albritton, Bo McCall and Jeremy Struemph posted an impressive showing in an earlier competition in Boston.

At the same competition, the women’s team showed its strength with a solid performance from the Women’s Open Eight boat.

This fall’s women’s squad is among the best in recent years for Kansas, said Buschelman.

KU will be out of competition until the Sunflower State Championships in late March. Other competitions in the highly competitive spring season will include a trip to Madison, Wis., for the Midwest Rowing Championships in preparation to send Kansas’ two best boats to Philadelphia.

“The spring season is really competitive,” Buschelman said. “We are satisfied with our fall season, but we are going to have to work harder.”

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