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K-State’s Four Boats Claim Gold Medals at SIRAs
Apr 15, 2017 | Rowing
SIRAs
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The Kansas State women's rowing team continued its winning tradition on Melton Hill Lake as all four of the Wildcats' boats won gold medals as competition came to a close at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta (SIRAs) on Saturday.
K-State's performance marks the fourth-straight season that the team has had all of its boats medal and the first since the 2014 season that all of the team's boats won gold medals.
"Having five days on the water allowed the women to improve and find more speed," head coach Patrick Sweeney said about his team's performance. "It was a good learning experience for all of the boats. It is a young team, so when they get the water time they make big leaps. They did a good job this weekend."
The 1V8 got the weekend off to a hot start on Friday, recording a time of 6:09.890 in the time trials behind Big 12 foe Old Dominion. The crew's time qualified it for Saturday's semifinal race, which it won with ease with a time of 6:53.550 over Jacksonville, Wichita State and Rollins.
With one win under its belt on the day already, the Wildcats carried that momentum down the course in the final, posting a winning time of 6:44.936. The time was almost three seconds faster than Old Dominion's boat, flipping the script from Friday's time trials.
Both the 2V8 and 3V8 finished in the top-three in Friday's time trials, finishing behind Jacksonville's 'A' boat (6:15.780) with times of 6:21.490 and 6:28.710 to finish in second place and third place, respectively.
The two boats got the last laugh in Saturday's finals, however, as both the 2V8 and 3V8 claimed gold medals. The 3V8 got things started, winning its gold medal in impressive fashion with a time of 7:21.451, beating runner-up Tennessee by just under 22 seconds.
K-State's 2V8 followed suit in the next race, crossing the finish line in 7:02.899 to earn its gold medal. The boat's time was nearly eight seconds faster than the same Jacksonville boat that beat them in the time trials on Friday.
"The 2V8 and 3V8 did a good job this weekend," Sweeney added. "The 1V8 also race really hard against Old Dominion in the final. Old Dominion lost to Alabama by two-tenths of a second last week and Alabama beat us in Florida, so the result today was a nice step forward."
The Wildcats' 1V4 was perfect on the weekend, winning both its time trial and the final to earn gold in the race. The boat opened competition on Friday with a time of 6:52.692, topping FIT (7:03.072) by just under 10 seconds. It matched its supremacy from Friday in Saturday's final, earning the victory after crossing the finish line in 8:02.105.
K-State returns to action in two weeks as it travels to Kansas City, Kansas to compete against in-state rivals Kansas in the Dillon's Sunflower Showdown.
For the latest on K-State women's rowing, follow @kstatesports and @KStateROW on Twitter using the hashtag #KStateROW, on team's Facebook page or on Snapchat at @kstaterow.
SIRA
Melton Hill Lake
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Friday Results
Varsity 8+ Time Trial
1. Old Dominion – 6:06.120
2. K-State – 6:09.890
3. Jacksonville – 6:10.840
4. FIT – 6:11.980
5. Purdue – 6:19.220
6. Rollins – 6:30.000
7. Wichita State – 6:31.290
8. Stetson – 6:35.300
Junior Varsity 8+ and Lightweight Varsity 8+ Time Trial
1. Jacksonville – 6:15.780
2. K-State – 6:21.490
3. K-State – 6:28.710
4. Old Dominion – 6:31.360
5. Colorado – 6:44.440
6. Old Dominion 'B' – 6:47.770
7. Jacksonville 'B' – 6:50.370
8. Tennessee – 6:50.550
9. Georgia Tech – 6:58.880
Varsity 4+ Time Trial
1. K-State – 6:52.692
2. FIT – 7:03.072
3. Oklahoma City – 7:04.886
4. Jacksonville – 7:10.932
5. Marietta College – 7:12.387
6. Charleston – 7:18.317
7. Old Dominion – 7:21.438
8. Rollins – 7:48.020
9. Tennessee Club – 8:19.213
Saturday Results
Varsity 8+ Semifinal 2
1. K-State – 6:53.550
2. Jacksonville – 7:01.271
3. Wichita State – 7:12.761
4. Rollins – 7:15.858
3rd Varsity 8+ Final
1. K-State – 7:21.451
2. Tennessee – 7:43.432
3. Jacksonville – 7:48.235
4. Old Dominion – 7:54.903
2nd Varsity 8+ Final
1. K-State – 7:02.899
2. Jacksonville – 7:10.715
3. Old Dominion – 7:24.290
4. Colorado – 7:42.295
5. Georgia Tech – 7:57.149
Varsity 4+ Final
1. K-State – 8:02.106
2. Jacksonville – 8:10.538
3. FIT – 8:13.136
4. Marietta College – 8:17.922
5. Oklahoma City – 8:17.965
6. Charleston – 8:42.831
Varsity 8+ Final
1. K-State – 6:44.936
2. Old Dominion – 6:47.166
3. FIT – 6:49.993
4. Jacksonville – 6:51.049
5. Purdue – 7:09.751
6. Wichita State – 7:23.243
Boatings:
Women's 1V8
C: Courtney Faucett, 8: Kaylin Edwards, 7: Elaina Grantham, 6: Kennedy Felice, 5: Noelle Dykmann, 4: Mattie Warner, 3: Courtney Winkley, 2: Grace Reilly, 1: Mikaela Bennett
Women's 2V8
C: Emily Johnson, 8: Kelsey Eagleman, 7: Kayla Brock, 6: Natasha Johnson, 5: Ariana Thompson, 4: Rachel Haskell, 3: Selena Wapelhorst, 2: Logan Frost, 1: Lauren Costello
Women's 3V8
C: Allie Kleinsmith, 8: Emily Stec, 7: Madison Rebel, 6: Taylor DeWeese, 5: Molly Ross, 4: Kaitlyn Bohl, 3: Kelsey Dighans, 2: Samantha Samskey, 1: Abigail Dressler
Women's 1V4
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