Wildcats Earn Gold Medal in Women’s Eight 300 Meter Sprints at Jayhawk Jamboree Sunday

Sunday, October 20

Lawrence, Kan.

Kansas State University

Jayhawk Jamboree

Wildcats Earn Gold Medal in Women’s Eight 300 Meter Sprints at Jayhawk Jamboree Sunday

Oct 20, 2019 | Rowing

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas State women's rowing team began the 2019-20 racing season with its annual trip to the Jayhawk Jamboree, collecting four medals on the day, including a gold medal in the Women's 300m Eight Sprints Race, held at Burcham Park.

"Racing today was a great break in the training," said Head Coach Patrick Sweeney. "There was much experience gained by our younger races. The athletes raced well and we are able to see how they are developing. As always, the rowing family came out on mass and showed incredible support for our team. It was a great day racing for the Wildcats. The coaching staff and crew really appreciate the consistency of support from the family and friends of this team. It gets more and more impressive every year."

After locking up two spots for the 300m Sprints race from the Women's Collegiate Eight race just minutes before, K-State started off strong and ended the same way as Boat B, consisting of coxswain Kaitlyn Henke, Natasha Johnson, Madison Rebel, Logan Frost, Abigail Dressler, Elizabeth Mummert, Megan Chrisco, Rachel Haskell and Kate Odgers edged out Kansas in the final heat to claim the gold medal.

During the semifinal heat, both the K-State B and K-State A boats would go head-to-head for a shot at gold. K-State B would win the heat over K-State A, leading to the showdown with Kansas in the finals.

During the Collegiate Women's Eight Race earlier in the day, the Wildcats would claim silver and bronze medals from both the K-State A and B boats. K-State B would finish ahead of K-State A with a time of 12:23.3, just seconds ahead from K-State A, who timed in at 12:31.4.

The rowers of Kaitlyn Henke, Logan Frost, Abigail Dressler, Rachel Haskell and Megan Chrisco in Boat B during the Women's Collegiate Four race locked up a bronze medal as well, finishing with a time of 13:43.6, which was 32 seconds short of the Kansas' A boat (13:11.9).

The Wildcats will continue their fall preparation for the 2020 spring racing season as the team will next compete in the Oklahoma Scrimmage in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Saturday, February 29, 2020.

Jayhawk Jamboree
Kansas River (Burcham Park)
Lawrence, Kansas

K-State Results
Women's Collegiate 4+
1.Kansas A, 13:11.9; 2. Kansas B, 13:39.3; 3. K-State B, 13:43.6; 4. K-State A, 13:49.1; 5. Kansas C, 14:02.6; 6. Kansas D, 14:16.7; 7. K-State D, 14:18.6; 8. Kansas F, 14:41.7; 9. K-State E, 14:46.4; 10. K-State F, 14:46.5; 11. K-State C, 14:55.7; 12. Kansas E, 15:01.6; 13. Colorado A, 15:03.6; 14. Creighton A, 15:17.1; 15. Creighton B, 15:55.3; 16. Colorado B, 16:16.4; 17. Kansas A, 16:18.1

K-State Results
Women's Collegiate 8+

1.Kansas A, 12:19.4; 2. K-State B, 12:23.3; 3. K-State A, 12:31.4; 4. Kansas B, 12:39.8; 5. Creighton A, 12:57.8; 6. Oklahoma A, 12:58.5; 7. K-State C, 13:02.7; 8. Kansas C, 13:10.2; 9. Colorado A, 13:13.8; 10. Kansas D, 13:32.6; 11. Creighton B, 14:05.4; 12. Creighton C, 14:07.4; 13. Kansas E, 14:29.2

K-State Results
Women's Collegiate 8+ 300m Sprints
1.K-State B; 2. Kansas; 3. K-State A

K-State Lineups
Collegiate Women's Four
K-State A
Cox: Emily Johnson, 4. Mattie Warner, 3. Mikaela Bennett, 2. Madison Jensen, 1. Megan Kelly
K-State B
Cox: Kaitlyn Henke, 4. Logan Frost, 3. Abigail Dressler, 2. Rachel Haskell, 1. Megan Chrisco
K-State C
Cox: Morgan Thompson, 4. Marisa Rodriguez, 3. Taylor Hartman, 2. Maya Morrow, 1. Caroline Geither
K-State D
Cox: Kelsey Ladlie, 4. Natasha Johnson, 3. Madison Rebel, 2. Elizabeth Mummert, 1. Kate Odgers
K-State E
Cox: Kylee Stec, 4. Ellie Hahn, 3. Idallis Shaffer, 2. Elizabeth Sloan, 1. Megan Michaelis
K-State F
Cox: Sydney Smith, 4. Jessica Gillilan, 3. Lisa Zuiderveen, 2. Lauren Walker, 1. Aubrey Gilchrist

Collegiate Women's Eight
K-State A
Cox: Emily Johnson, 8. Marisa Rodriguez, 7. Taylor Hartman, 6. Mattie Warner, 5. Mikaela Bennett, 4. Madison Jensen, 3. Megan Kelly, 2. Maya Morrow, 1. Caroline Geither
K-State B
Cox: Kaitlyn Henke, 8. Natasha Johnson, 7. Madison Rebel, 6. Logan Frost, 5. Abigail Dressler, 4. Elizabeth Mummert, 3. Megan Chrisco, 2. Rachel Haskell, 1. Kate Odgers
K-State C
Cox: Morgan Thompson, 8. Ellie Hahn, 7. Idallis Shaffer, 6. Elizabeth Sloan, 5. Megan Michaelis, 4. Jessica Gillilan, 3. Lisa Zuiderveen, 2. Lauren Walker, 1. Aubrey Gilchrist

Collegiate Women's Eight 300m Sprints
K-State B
Cox: Kaitlyn Henke, 8. Natasha Johnson, 7. Madison Rebel, 6. Logan Frost, 5. Abigail Dressler, 4. Elizabeth Mummert, 3. Megan Chrisco, 2. Rachel Haskell, 1. Kate Odgers
K-State A
Cox: Emily Johnson, 8. Marisa Rodriguez, 7. Taylor Hartman, 6. Mattie Warner, 5. Mikaela Bennett, 4. Madison Jensen, 3. Megan Kelly, 2. Maya Morrow, 1. Caroline Geither

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