2012 rowing yearbook

Quick FactsGeneral Information Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence, Kan. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1866 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,462 Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayhawks Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crimson & Blue Rowing Conferences. . . . . . Big 12 and Conference USA Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Bernadette Gray-Little Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheahon Zenger Faculty Athletics Representative . . . . . . . Dr. Jerry Bailey SWA/Rowing Administrator . . . . . . . . Debbie Van Saun

Rowing Staff Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob Catloth Alma Mater (Year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas (1985) Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 864-3557 E-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Associate Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jennifer Myers Alma Mater (Year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas (1998) Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 864-4207 E-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emily Martin Alma Mater (Year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas (2009) Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 864-3584 E-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Graduate Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LeAnna Kemp Alma Mater (Year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas (2005) E-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

Media Relations Information Mailing Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Fieldhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1651 Naismith Dr., 1400 Parrott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lawrence, KS 66045 Rowing Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weston Pletcher

Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 864-3417 Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (316) 322-5778 E-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Media Relations Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 864-7944 Athletics Website . . . . . . . . . . .www.kuathletics.com

Table of Contents2011-12 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Kansas Rowing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3The Boathouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9What is Rowing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Rowing Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11The Races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13Big 12 Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Conference USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Rowing at KU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16First-Year Rowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Kansas River. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Follow KU on the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Head Coach Rob Catloth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21Associate Head Coach Jen Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Assistant Coach Emily Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Graduate Assistant LeAnna Kemp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Athletics Director Sheahon Zenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Academic Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292011-12 Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-312011-12 Rowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-52adidas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Where Are They Now?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-56Team Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Letterwinners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-59The University of Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61KU Traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-63The City of Lawrence.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-65Kansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

CreditsThe 2011-12 University of Kansas rowing media guide is a product of the Kansas media relations office, published by Kansas Athletics. This guide was written, designed and edited by media relations student assistant Weston Pletcher. Editorial and design assistance by Alissa Bauer, Christine Dieckmann, Erin Penning and the Kansas media relations staff. Photography by Jeff and Laura Jacobsen with contributed photos from members of the KU rowing team and Lindsey Miles.

For more information about Kansas Rowing or to fill out a rowing recruit questionnaire, please visit www.kuathletics.com/rowingFor any questions, contact Emily Martin at (785) 864-3584 or by e-mail at [email protected].

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October 1-2 Head of the Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Okla.

November 5-6 Head of the Hooch Chattanooga, Tenn.

March 9-11 Oklahoma Invite Oklahoma City, OK

March 17-18 Louisville Invite Oak Ridge, Tenn.

March 24 vs. Clemson Clemson, S.C.

April 7 Kansas Cup (KU vs. KSU) Kansas City, Kan.

April 14-15 Knecht Cup Camden, N.J.

April 28 Big 12 Championship Oklahoma City, Okla.

May 12 C-USA Championship Oak Ridge, Tenn.

May 27-29 NCAAs West Windsor, N.J.

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Rowing is the oldest intercollegiate sport in America, dating back to 1852.

Being a part of the KU Rowing team has changed my life forever. I cant imagine life without rowing or the friends I have made. I know that these girls will be my friends forever. I have been able to continue my competitiveness at a D-I level and learn a new sport. - Senior Lindsey Bricklemyer


Rowing became a varsity sport at the University of Kansas in 1995.

I had the opportunity to volunteer with the Special Olympics several times this past year through rowing. It feels really good to get to know the kids throughout the day by just giving a little bit of your time. - Senior Molly Boehner


Completed in January of 2009, the University of Kansas Boathouse sits near the Kansas River in Lawrences Burcham Park. The 14,000 square-foot facility is less than 10 blocks from campus, making it the closest boathouse of any school in the Big 12 Conference.

Built to withstand a flood event of eight feet, the boathouse can house 65 boats at a time in the lower level storage area.

With a 90-locker team locker room and a 50-locker public locker room, the boathouse accommodates both the Kansas womens rowing team and the Kansas Crew Club.

Also sporting a full kitchen and catering room, the boathouse provides a great place for rowers to congregate during the season and the 2,000 square foot multi-functional team room provides a place for the team to build camaraderie.

The boathouse also has a second-level deck that allows rowers to spend time outside before practice.

Construction for the boathouse was funded in large part by a special student activities fee, ratified by the Universitys student body in 2006.


Th e team locker room has 90 lockers. Each rower gets her own individual locker with a personalized name plate.

All four-year letterwinners get their name permanently placed in their locker for future rowers to see.


In addition to the team locker room, the boathouse has a 2,000 square-foot multi-functional team room that leads out to a second floor balcony for the rowers to relax and build team chemistry. It also provides space for rowers to work out indoors on the ergometers while watching television.

The lounge area includes a computer area and printer for rowers to use.

The team room is great. You can watch television, movies, listen to your iPod or crank up the radio while working out. - Junior Olivia Kinet

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The athletic training staff assists with both injury prevention and maintaining a healthy diet.

Th e state-of-the-art training room allows rowers to be treated for any injuries or soreness to perform at their full capacity throughout the season..

Kelly Turney joined the training staff in July of 2011. She is currently a staff certifi ed athletic trainer with the rowing team.

Turney comes to KU aft er being a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the rowing team at Clemson University. At Clemson, she attended the NCAA Rowing National Championships in 2010 and 2011. She completed her Masters degree in human resource development.

Prior to that, Turney was an intern athletic trainer at Woff ord College for the football team.

She graduated from Winthrop in 2008 with a degree in athletic training. While attending Winthrop, Turney was a goalkeeper on the soccer team.

Turney is currently a member of NATA and enjoys cooking and reading in her free time.

Kelly TurneyCertifi ed Athletic

TrainerFirst Year at Kansas


Brady is always there to teach you something new and pushes you to do things you never thought you could. He is extremely encouraging and very knowledgeable about what he is teaching you. - Junior Molly Boehner

Brady is always there to teach you something new and ppushes you to do things you never thought you could. HHe is extremely encouraging and very knowledgeable about what he is teaching you. - Junior Molly Boehner

Th e $8 million, 42,000 square-foot Anderson Family Strength and Conditioning Center opened in the summer of 2003 and features advanced weight training equipment, a cardiovascular workout area and meeting rooms.

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Aside from training and team rooms, the boathouse also has a full-service kitchen. The training staff stocks the kitchen with healthy drinks and food, so rowers can make meals or have a snack before or after practice.

The kitchen has a full-size refrigerator, microwave, griddle and dishwasher.


Rowing, or Crew as it is sometimes called, is the oldest intercollegiate sport in America. Th e fi rst sporting contest of any kind between two universities was a rowing race between Harvard and Yale in 1852. Th at race is still held annually. Th e fi rst formal womens rowing program began in 1877 at Wellesley College in Massachusetts.

Rowers possess good strength and aerobic endurance characteristics. Athletes in this sport must thrive in a team environment. With eight rowers in a boat performing a common task, everyone must have a strong commitment to her teammates to bring the boat to racing speed.

The majority of first-year rowers have no previous rowing experience before attending college.

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Rowing is an NCAA championship sport for women only. Th e fi rst championship meet was held in 1997 at Rancho Cordova, Calif. Division II and Division III championships were added in 2002. Rowing continues to grow immensely in popularity, as the number of NCAA programs has grown from 74 in 1997 to over 140 in 2011.


ABEAM - directly off the side of the shell.

ASTERN - directly to the rear of the shell.

BACK IT DOWN - command from the coxswain for the rowers to reverse the blades and row backward in short strokes.

BLADE - fl at surface of oar usually varying in width from 6 1/2 in. to 7 1/4 in. and in length from 24 in. to 30 in. Th e surfaces of the blades are usually painted in the teams colors.

BLADE WORK - action of blade during stroke, encompassing such techniques as catch, feathering, etc., used to describe the manner in which the rower handles the oar.

BODY ANGLE - amount at catch, of forward lean of oars persons body from hips; most types of strokes have a 60 degree body angle at catch.

BOW - the forward section of the shell.

BREAKAGE - the damage to boat or equipment; breakage during fi rst 20 seconds of race is grounds for referee recalling all shells and restarting the race.

CATCH - the point in the stroke cycle at which the blade enters the water.

CHECK - amount of interruption of forward progress of shell, which commonly occurs at the catch and sometimes at the release.

COLLAR - portion of the oar shaft which fi ts into the oar lock for leverage by the rower.

COXSWAIN - member of the crew who sits in stationary seat at stern or bow facing forward; primarily charged with steering; oft en calls rate and aids in carrying strategy by gauging the competitions position.

DECK - sections for shell at bow and stern covered by thin, light material.

FINISH - as part of stroke cycle, the last part of the drive before release.

LAYBACK - amount of lean of rowers body at fi nish; less angle than at the catch.

LEG DRIVE - power applied to stroke by legs against the stretcher towards bow.

LOOM - shaft of oar, between blade and handle.

RACING START - fi rst few strokes of race, usually shorter and quicker than those used through body of race, critical in setting race tempo.

STROKE RATE - number of strokes per minute; usually varies in race from 38-40 at start, to 28-34 in the middle and 34-42 at the fi nish.

SWEEP - oar, usually 12 ft . long, one per rower, less than 7 lbs. in weight. See loom and blade.

The coxswain can steer the boat with either a rudder or by having one side of the crew row harder.


Th e competitive season for rowing starts mid-March and runs to the end of May. In the fall, the team competes in longer-distance races, known as head races, to break up off -season training and provide rowers with racing experience prior to the spring. KU races at events across the country, including New Jersey, Tennessee and Texas. Races are usually on weekends, so rowers rarely miss classes due to traveling.

At the Olympic and intercollegiate level, rowing races are 2000 meters long (about 1.25 miles) and take six to seven minutes to complete. As many as seven boats can enter each race. Each boat can hold one to eight rowers and an additional person, known as the coxswain. Th e coxswain is responsible for steering the boat and helping the team execute its race strategy. Nearly every race at the collegiate level is in either a four or eight person boat, with a coxswain.

KU will compete in six events this spring, including the Conference USA Championship in Tennessee.


Head races usually take place in the fall on rivers; for example, the Head of the Charles and the Head of the Oklahoma. Rowers, starting the course one aft er the other about 15 seconds apart, navigate three miles of river around bends and under bridges. Whoever completes the course in the shortest amount of time wins.

Watching Races Signs of success:

Continuous, fl uid motion of rowers. Synchronization. Rowers strive for perfect synchronization in the boat.Clean catches with the blade. Excess splashing means the blades are not entering the water correctly.Even bladework. When the blades are brought out of the water, they should all move horizontally at the same height, just above the water.Th e shells dont move a consistent speed - slowest at the catch, quickest at the release. A good crew times the catch at the right moment to maintain the speed of the shell.Strokes per minute. An eight can achieve a higher stroke rate than a single. A tall rower can take less strokes per minute than someone smaller and still move faster.

Kansas rowing hosted two of the first three Big 12 Conference Championships.


Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma and Texas compete in the Big 12 Championship at the end of the spring season each year. Th e Big 12 Rowing Championship will enter its fi rst year as a fully-supported conference championship in 2012.

Kansas rowing hosted the inaugural Big 12 Rowing Championship at Wyandotte County Lake in Kansas City, Kan., on May 2, 2009.

Oklahoma rowing will host the 2012 Big 12 Rowing Championship this season at the Oklahoma River on April 28.

Th e Big 12 Conference Championship is a really big event because were competing against schools that are big rivals, like Kansas State and Texas. Its an event we look forward to every year. One of our biggest goals is to compete well and come away with that championship.

Senior Kathryn Schoonover


On May 3, 2009, the University of Kansas rowing team announced that it would join Conference USA as an affi liate member along with Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, Tulsa, SMU and Central Florida.

By forming a nine-team conference, the winner of the Conference USA Championship will automatically qualify for the NCAA Championship beginning in 2013, the fi rst year the NCAA will institute automatic qualifying for the NCAA Rowing Championship.

Th e inaugural Conference USA Championship was held in Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 15-16, 2010.

In its fi rst year in the conference, Kansas placed three rowers on Conference USA All-Academic Team, the most of any school.

In addition, Lindsey Lawrence was named to the All-Conference Team.

Th e Novice Eight squad brought home a second-place fi nish at the 2011 Conference USA Championship with a time of 6:47.87 in the grand fi nal. However, the Novice Eight race did not count for any points in the scoring system used by Conference USA for the regatta.


Rowing began at KU in 1995, and it is one of 18 varsity sports off ered at Kansas. Each year, the rowing squad averages 75 members.

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Rowing receives 20 full scholarships, which can be divided between members of the team. Th at is more than any other womens sport at the NCAA level and second only to football among all teams. On average, more than 40 members of the team earn a partial scholarship every year.

KU is affiliated with both the Big 12 Conference and Conference USA rowing.

In its 16 years, the Kansas rowing program has achieved many signifi cant milestones. In 1999, only four years aft er the program was established, KU earned its fi rst Top 20 national ranking and the Varsity Eight won the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship. Th e Jayhawks went on to earn a Top 25 national ranking for three consecutive years, from 1999 to 2001. In 2005, the team had a program-record 10 fi rst-place fi nishes.

In 2009, the First Varsity Eight set a school record for 2000 meters with a time of 6:26.

KU rowing has achieved a lot of success out of the water, as well. In two of the past four years, a Kansas rower has received the prestigious Big 12 Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship, which only two athletes from each Big 12 school earn each year. Th e scholarship provides $7,500 to each recipient to use toward graduate or professional school costs. Additonally, KU rowing had a score of 970 on the NCAAs Academic Progress Rate out of a possible 1000.


KUs rowing team consists of two squads: the returning squad and the novice squad, for athletes in their fi rst year of collegiate competition. Th e novice squad only races against other novice squads throughout the season. Th e vast majority of novices have no previous rowing experience before attending college. Both squads are considered varsity athletes at KU.

In 2008, the Novice Eight won the Big 12 Invitational and the SIRA regatta.


Th e scenic Kansas River is the practice site for Kansas rowing and will be its home competition site beginning in 2012. Th e river is a perfect venue for participating in and spectating.

Th e river is centrally located in Lawrence, running just north of downtown and adjacent to Burcham Park, the site of local concerts and the teams boathouse, less than fi ve minutes from KUs campus.

Th e Kansas River is a really nice place to practice, KU coach Rob Catloth said. It gives us a peaceful place to concentrate on rowing. It also has been a great place to hold competitions because of the great viewing areas. Kansas River Quick Facts

Nickname......................................KawLength...................................170 milesDrainage Area.....61,300 square milesEmpties Into................Missouri River

The first rowing event in Lawrence was held in 1882 as part of the Bismarck Fair.

Become a Fan of KU Rowing at:www.facebook.com/KansasRowing

Or go to: www.kuathletics.com/rowingfor the latest KU Rowing news and results

watch video from KU races for free at:www.mediafire.com/JayhawkRowing


Coach Catloth At-A-GlanceHometown.......................Lawrence, Kan.High School.........................Lawrence HSEducation.................................Kansas 85Coaching Experience..................28 yearsRowing Experience....Kansas 1981-1984

Coaching Highlights2010: Second-straight year KU tied for the most student-athletes on the Conference USA Rowing All-Academic Team with three selections2009: Varsity Eight sets school record for 2000 meters at 6:26.22008: Team fi nishes second at Big 12 Invitational Kara Boston receives Big 12 Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship2007: Team fi nishes second at Big 12 Invitational Lindsey Miles receives Big 12 Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship2005: Team sets a program record with 10 fi rst-place fi nishes2004: Varsity Eight wins the Kansas Cup for the fi ft h-consecutive year2002: Team posts three fi rst-place fi nishes at the Knecht Cup2001: Team fi nishes the season nationally ranked for third-consecutive year2000: Top 20 ranking for second-straight year Risa Petty named COSIDA Academic All-American Varsity Eight are inaugural Kansas Cup Champions against Kansas State1999: Varsity receives fi rst ever Top 20 national ranking Varsity Eight wins the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship

Rob CatlothHead Coach17th Season(Kansas 85)

Coaching Highlights


Rob Catloth was named the Kansas rowing coach when the team was founded in 1995 and remains the only varsity rowing coach in KU history. Now entering his 17th season, Catloth will look to build upon a strong foundation set by the programs recent successes and usher in a new age of Kansas rowing with a completed boathouse on the Kansas River. In 2010, Catloth guided senior Nicole Schneider to a unanimous selection for the Conference USA All-Academic Team, for the second-straight year. Schneider is one of only two student-athletes to make the Conference USA Rowing All-Academic Team in each year of its existence.

Catloth has coached KU to numerous milestones in the programs history. Th ose include an Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship, three consecutive seasons being ranked and the teams fi rst ever Top-20 national ranking. In 2009, the Varsity Eight set a school record for 2000 meters with a time of 6:26.2. Other milestones include victories over in-state rival Kansas State for fi ve-consecutive years of the Kansas Cup, as well as, a program-record 10 fi rst-place fi nishes in 2005. Catloth has also seen two of his rowers receive the prestigious Big 12 Prentice Gault Postgraduate Scholarship in the past four seasons and Risa Petty was named a COSIDA Academic All-American in 2000. Catloth has developed a philosophy that creates strong team unity and produces focused, competitive student-athletes. Th e rowing program is also structured to promote a close interaction between freshmen and upperclassmen, as Catloth and his staff believe that freshmen mentoring expedites the transition to university life. Catloths success at Kansas was recognized nationally in the summer of 2000 when he was selected, with former University of Pennsylvania coach Barb Kirch, to lead the U.S. freshmen and pre-elite camp at the ARCO Olympic Training Center. Catloth and Kirch led the Nations

Cup Four to a gold medal (the 23-and-under world championship) in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2000. Catloth, a Lawrence native, graduated from Kansas in 1985 with a bachelors degree. He and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Baldwin City, Kan. Th ey have three children, Grant and Olivia, who are both undergraduates at KU, and a one-year-old named Van.

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Jennifer Myers begins her 12th year as assistant to head coach Rob Catloth and fourth year as associate head coach. Myers heads up the role of recruiting walk-ons from campus and teaching and developing fi rst-year rowers. She also assists with team travel and day-to-day team administration. Myers begins her eighth season coaching the Novice program in 2011. She has also coached the Varsity Four at KU. During Myers career at Kansas, her novice programs have had fi rst place fi nishes at the South-Central Regionals, the Big 12 Invitational and the Knecht Cup regatta. In the spring of 2011, the First Novice Eight placed second at the Conference USA and Big 12 Championship. Th roughout the spring the Novice Eight remained undefeated versus Kansas State. At the Knecht Cup in the fall season, the First Novice Eight took home a silver medal, while the Second Novice Eight won gold. In 2008, the Novice Eight won at both the Big 12 Inviatational and the SIRA regatta. In the spring of 2004, Myers was nominated for Assistant Coach of the Year by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association.

As a student-athlete at Kansas, Myers had a successful collegiate rowing career. Myers was a three-year letterwinner from 1996-1998, aft er lettering her freshman year at the University of Wyoming in swimming. During her senior year she was voted team captain and was named Outstanding Oarswoman. A Lawrence, Kan., native, Myers graduated from KU in the fall of 1998 with a bachelors degree in exercise science. She interned with the program that fall and became an assistant coach the following season. Myers and her husband, James, live in Lawrence with their sons Koen (4) and Hudsen (2).

Coach Myers At-A-GlanceHometown.......................Lawrence, Kan.High School.........................Lawrence HSEducation.................................Kansas 98Coaching Experience..................12 yearsRowing Experience....Kansas 1996-1998

Jen MyersAssociate Head Coach

12th Season(Kansas 98)

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Myers Coaching Highlights2010 Novice Eight places second at Conference USA and Big 12 Championship2008 Novice Eight wins Big 12 Invitational and SIRA regatta2007 Novice Eight wins Knecht Cup2005 Novice Eight places second Knecht Cup2004 Novice Eight wins South-Central Regionals Nominated for Assistant Coach of the Year by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association

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Martin At-A-GlanceHometown...................Wellington, Kan.High School....................Wellington HSEducation...............................Kansas 09Rowing Experience....Kansas 2006-2009

Emily MartinAssistant Coach

First Season(Kansas 09)

Emily Martin is serving her fi rst year as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator aft er two years as a graduate assistant. She has become very familiar with the Kansas rowing tem aft er competing for the team from 2006 to 2009. Th e three-year letterwinner was a team captain her senior season. Martins duties as an assistant coach include the handling of on-campus recruiting functions and assisting with both varsity and novice squads. Martins duties as graduate assistant over the last two seasons included assisting in recruiting correspondence, teaching the sport of rowing to the incoming novices and general administrative tasks. In 2007, Martin was a member of the First Novice Eight for the entire season, including the Knecht Cup in Camden, N.J., where the team took fi rst place in the Grand Final, defeating second-place Rhode Island by 5.5 seconds with a time of 7:16.0. During her junior and senior years, Martin was a member of the First Varsity Eight boat for every race, including the South-Central Regionals where the team set a school record for 2000 meters with a time of 6:26.2. Following the 2008 season, Martin was named the teams Most Improved Oarswoman. She also was named to the Big 12 Commissioners and Athletic Directors Honor Rolls. Prior to her stint with the KU rowing team, Martin competed in volleyball at Butler Community College from 2004 to 2006. Martin majored in sports management and also earned a minor in business. Th e Wellington, Kan., native graduated in 2009 and is currently working on a masters degree in sports studies.

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Kemp At-A-GlanceFull Name............................LeAnna KempHometown........................Kansas City, Mo.High School......................Park Hill SouthEducation...................................Kansas 05Rowing Experience.......Kansas 2002-2005

LeAnna KempGraduate Assistant

First Season(Kansas 05)

LeAnna Kemp is entering her fi rst year as a graduate assistant coach for the Jayhawk rowing team. Kemp joins the rowing staff aft er spending the 2010-11 season as a volunteer assistant for the Jayhawk rowing team, where she worked with the novice group. Her duties as a graduate assistant include recruiting correspondence, teaching the incoming novice the sport of rowing and general administrative duties. A KU rower from 2002-05, Kemp earned the Essence of a Jayhawk Award during her junior year. She was also named a Jayhawk Scholar during her sophomore and junior years. Kemp joined the team her sophomore year and became a consistent competitor as coxswain for the First and Second Novice Eight boats, as well as the NoviceFour boat. As a member of the Novice Four boat, earned a third place fi nish at the Knecht Cup and took home a gold medal against Cincinnati. On the First Novice Eight, earned a gold medal against Kansas State and a second-place fi nish against Texas. As a member of the Second Novice Eight notched a second place fi nish at the Big 12 Invitational. Was named to the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll. During her junior year she was a member of the Varsity Four boat that placed fi ft h in the C Finals at the South-Central Regionals. Th e Kansas City, Mo., native graduated in 2005 from KU with a degree in journalism. Aft er graduating from KU, Kemp spent four years in Jacksonville, Fla., working on the Young Life staff , a non-profi t Christian ministry. While in Jacksonville, she also spent time as a rowing volunteer assistant at the Episcopal School of Jacksonville, working with middle school-aged girls. Kemp is currently working on her masters degree in education with a concentration in physical education.


A highly-regarded scholar, teacher and university leader, Bernadette Gray-Little began her tenure as the 17th chancellor of the University of Kansas on August 15, 2009. As KU chancellor, Gray-Little is the chief executive offi cer of the university, overseeing campuses in Lawrence, Kansas City, Overland Park and Wichita in addition to research and educational centers in Topeka, Hutchinson, Parsons and elsewhere in the state. She succeeds Robert Hemenway, who served as KU chancellor for 14 years. Gray-Little has identifi ed enhancing undergraduate education, raising KUs scholarly profi le and securing the resources needed for students, and the university, to succeed as three of her initial goals for KU. Prior to her time at Kansas, Chancellor Gray-Little previously was executive vice chancellor and provost from 2006 to 2009 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A professor of psychology, Gray-Little rose to the post of UNCs chief academic offi cer aft er successive administrative appointments, including dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, executive associate provost, senior associate dean for undergraduate education for the college and chair of the Department of Psychology. In these roles, she earned a reputation as a superb fundraiser, a relationship builder, a strong advocate for faculty and for research and a champion for the highest quality educational experience for students. A native of eastern North Carolina, Gray-Little received her bachelors degree from Marywood College in Scranton, Pa., and her masters and doctoral degrees in psychology from St. Louis University. Her postdoctoral research in cross-cultural psychology was funded by a fellowship from the Fulbright Foundation for study in Denmark. She has also been a Social Science Research Council Fellow and a recipient of a Ford Foundation Senior Scholar Fellowship through the National Research Council. Her research falls primarily into three areas, two of which refl ect a continuing interest in the relation of social and cultural factors to personality and psychopathology. First, she has studied the relevance of the client and clinicians ethnic/racial membership to the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorder. Th e second area concerns the social determinants of self-esteem and is manifest in research on factors associated with self-esteem in children and adolescents of varied ethnic groups. In a third area of research, she has explored the association of relationship satisfaction to the decision-making and infl uence strategies used by couples in intimate relationships. Gray-Little is married to Shade Key Little, who was assistant dean for academic support services at UNC. Th ey have two adult children and one grandchild.

Gray-Little At-A-GlanceBachelors............Marywood College 66Masters..............St. Louis University 68Doctorate ...........St. Louis University 70Year at KU................................... Third

Bernadette Gray-LittleUniversity Chancellor

Third Year

Chancellor Gray-Little has over 40 years experience in higher education.


Zenger At-A-GlanceBachelors.......................Kansas State 88Doctorate................................Kansas 96Year at KU............................... Second

Sheahon ZengerAthletics Director

Second Year

Dr. Sheahon (SHAY-un) Zenger is a coach at heart, but when KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little introduced the Hays, Kan., native as KUs Athletics Director January 3, 2011, he promised not to call any plays for the coaches. Th at doesnt mean, though, that he wont be right there with them - and their student-athletes - every step of the way. For its his genuine care for coaches and student-athletes that has stamped his career in intercollegiate athletics. Zenger comes to KU aft er serving for fi ve years as athletics director at Illinois State University, helping steer ISU Athletics to a place of prominence in the Missouri Valley Conference. Th e Redbirds won a conference-leading seven league titles during the 2009-10 season and captured their second Valley All-Sports Trophy in three years. ISUs Weisbecker Scholarship Fund membership grew 65 percent during his tenure, and capital projects boomed. Th e Illinois State Baseball Stadium at Duff y Bass Field was offi cially dedicated in May 2009 to culminate the completion of that $3.5 million project. In addition, funding for the Redbird Arena locker room improvements has also been secured. With experience as an educator, coach, fundraiser and administrator, Zenger brought a plan to Illinois State, and with the help of the head coaches and administrative staff , personalized that strategic plan for Redbird Athletics. As a result, the athletic department saw record-high grade-point averages (GPA) in each of the last four years, including a best-ever department-wide 3.13 GPA in fall 2009. Redbird student-athletes now regularly carry a GPA of 3.0 or better. ISU student-athletes have also contributed more than 2,000 hours of community service in each of the last fi ve years, including 3,500 hours during the 2009-10 athletic season. In addition to MVC All-Sports titles in 2008 and 2010, in his last three years at ISU Zenger led the department to 16 top-fi ve fi nishes in its 17 Valley sports - the highest percentage of top-fi ve fi nishers in league history. Zenger secured a fi ve-year apparel contract for Redbird Athletics, and signifi cantly increased the marketing of the program in the Central Illinois region, most notably with a campaign centered on the award-winning marketing campaign Spread the Red. He also witnessed record-setting attendance fi gures in football, mens basketball and womens basketball, while seeing 17 Redbird teams advance to postseason play. At the beginning of his career, Zenger wasnt headed toward a career in administration. He was nine years old when he told his father he wanted to be a coach, and it didnt take long for that dream to materialize. Aft er playing football at Fort Hays State and Mid-American Nazarene College, he fi nished his undergraduate degree at Kansas State. Even before he received his bachelors degree in English and secondary education in 1988, Zenger was assisting the football coaches at Manhattan (Kan.) High School. His fi rst college football coaching job came at Drake University right aft er graduation.


In 1989, at age 23, Zenger joined Bill Snyders staff at Kansas State as one of the nations youngest full-time football staff members. He served in key roles as assistant recruiting coordinator and director of football operations. Zenger completed his masters degree in journalism and mass communication in 1992, while helping Snyder bring Wildcat football to unprecedented success. It became evident, though, that more than coaching was in store for Zenger. He sought advice from then-KU Chancellor Gene Budig, who convinced him to pursue a Ph.D. at KU. As he completed his Ph.D. in educational policy and leadership (1996), Zenger contributed communications and special projects support to the offi ce of the executive vice-chancellor, Ed Meyen, and wrote the professional life history of then-chancellor Del Shankel, while strengthening his understanding of university leadership at the highest levels. While focusing his attention on academics, he managed to stay involved in the world of intercollegiate athletics, specifi cally football. Involved may be an understatement. In 1993 Zenger and a friend founded American Football Quarterly, a magazine for coaches. Zenger served as publisher - and then editor - until 1995, when he sold his share of the thriving magazine. Still, coaching stayed in his blood. Aft er earning his doctorate, Zenger signed on as the recruiting coordinator for the brand-new NCAA Division I football program at the University of South Florida in 1996. A year later, he joined the University of Wyoming football staff as recruiting coordinator and within two years rose to assistant head coach, a position he still considers one of the crowning achievements of his career. Zenger stayed at Wyoming through the 2000 season before returning to Kansas State. He spent a year in the KSU College of Business, raising more than $2 million and restructuring its development program with research and planning. He rejoined KSU Athletics in 2001 as assistant athletics director for major gift s, helping KSU initiate important development strategies. In 2002, he was appointed KSUs associate athletics director for development, a position he held until 2005, when he was named Athletics Director at Illinois State. A published author and researcher, Zenger served for three years on the NCAA Division I Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement. He also served on two NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Division committees, and was a member of the Executive Committee of NACDAs Division I FCS Athletic Directors Association. He is also a member of many professional and university organizations, including the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), the Association for the Study of Higher Education and the American Football Coaches Association. Zenger is married to the former Pam McAnarney. Th e couple have three children: Luke (14), Abby (12) and Jake (10).

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Debbie Van Saun joined the Kansas Athletics staff as an Associate Athletics Director and Senior Womens Administrator in August 2007. At Kansas, Van Saun directly supervises selected sports and provides administrative guidance to those coaches and their programs. Th ose selected sports include soft ball, rowing, mens golf, womens golf and swimming and diving. She works closely with student-athletes regarding fi nancial aid, housing, summer school, fi ft h-year aid and other pertinent areas. It is Van Sauns job to monitor Kansas Athletics eff orts to comply Title IX and NCAA gender equity principles, as well as monitor NCAA governance issues and coordinate the Universitys position on new NCAA legislation. She also prepares fi nancial aid budget reports for the Athletics Director. Van Saun came to KU from the City of Lawrence, where she served in numerous positions: assistant city manager, assistant utilities director, assistant fi nance director and

collections supervisor. Her roles with the city dated back to 1979 and concluded when she came to KU last year. Van Sauns husband, Paul, played varsity football for KU in the 1970s and now owns Van Saun Decorating Service in Lawrence. Together they have two adult children, Kristen Van Saun Toner, a 2006 graduate of KU Law School, an attorney with Lathrop & Gage, L.C., and Joseph, a CPA with Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Debbie Van SaunSenior Woman Administrator

Marcia BagbyBaseball and Rowing

Administrative Assistant

Adam MillerDirector for Student-Athlete Development

Kelly Watson MutherDirector of Scholarships

and Career Services

Nat MarshallBoatman

Sixth Year at Kansas

Beth SwankDirector of Student-

Athlete Financial Aid

Jim MarchionyAssociate AD for

Communications/Media Relations

Jeff JacobsenStaff Photographer

KU student-athletes set an all-time record for GPA in fall 2009.

Terry MohajirAssociate AD for

External Relations


Strategic and Instructional Tutoring Programs (STP)

STP schedules more than 900 hours of tutoring each week for more than 250 student-athletes.

STP has 75 tutors who work with all student-athletes who request tutoring assistance.

Tutoring is available to any student-athlete, regardless of scholarship status or sport.

Many of the tutors working within STP are instructors or teaching assistants at KU. Some are undergraduate students who have excelled in their respective subject areas.

Research studies have found the Strategic Tutoring Program to be an eff ective program for under-prepared student-athletes and highly skilled students alike.

Student-athletes report a high level of satisfaction with the STP.

STP programs off er individualized tutoring as well as small study groups.

Laura JacobsenAssociate Director

Academic & Career Counseling13th Year at Kansas

Rowing has had at least a 3.0 team GPA for every semester since fall 2002.


Sarah Jane Able 5-8 FR Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley HS)Danielle Adam 5-9 JR Olathe, Kan. (Olathe Northwest HS)Ashleigh Allam 5-9 JR Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS)Julia Alvey 5-9 FR San Ramon, Calif. (California HS)Kellyn Angell 5-6 SO Hendersonville, Tenn. (The Harpeth Hall School)Nicole Balmaceda 5-2 FR Lenexa, Kan. (Notre Dame de Sion HS)Laura Benz 5-8 FR Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East HS)Molly Boehner 5-10 SR Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Bishop Miege HS)Natalie Boerio 5-5 FR Pittsburgh, Pa. (Western Reserve Academy)Lindsey Bricklemyer 5-4 SR Olathe, Kan. (Olathe South HS)Erin Brogan 6-2 FR Haddonfi eld, N.J. (Haddonfi eld Memorial HS)Kristen Byrd 5-8 FR Franklin, Tenn. (Easton Area HS)Meghan Cahill 6-2 SO Ottawa, Kan. (Ottawa HS)Olivia Catloth 5-7 JR Baldwin City, Kan. (Baldwin City HS) Caty Clements 5-7 SO Lamar, Mo. (Lamar HS)Caity Decker 5-8 SO Pittsburg, Kan. (St. Marys Colgan HS)Kristin Engbroten 5-6 FR Paola, Kan. (Paola HS)Katy Evans 5-10 JR Aspen, Colo. (Aspen HS)Chole Fischgrund 4-11 FR Leawood, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East HS) Kelsie Fiss 5-10 SO Kansas City, Kan. (St. Teresas Academy)Caitlin Flanagan 5-2 FR Matteson, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoore HS)Angie Flores Rodriguez 5-9 FR Monterrey, Mexico (Instituto Cientifi co y Literario)Lexa Fowlkes 5-11 FR Lees Summit, Mo. (Saint Teresas Academy)Eileen Gallagher 5-5 JR Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East HS)Allie Griffi n 5-8 FR Wichita, Kan. (The Independent School)Jenni Hartzler 5-11 FR Kearney, Mo. (Kearney HS)Katie Hayes 5-10 SO Pittsburg, Kan. (St. Marys Colgan HS)Carly Iverson 5-8 SO Lenexa, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS)Andrea Joyce 5-11 FR Tulsa, Okla. (Holland Hall HS)Olivia Kinet 6-0 JR London, England (The American School in London)Jade Lambkins 5-10 FR Parsons, Kan. (Labette County HS)Sarah Lasini 5-5 FR Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette HS)Lindsey Leonard 5-8 FR Wamego, Kan. (Wamego HS)


Claudijah Lever 5-9 FR Milwaukee, Wis. (Messmer HS)Amanda Lewis 5-10 SO Silver Lake, Kan. (Silver Lake HS)Abbey Lozenski 5-0 SO Lansing, Kan. (Lansing HS)Melanie Luthi 5-10 SR Junction City, Kan. (Junction City HS)Kate Lygrisse 5-8 FR Wichita, Kan. (Classical School of Wichita)Katy MacCormack 5-2 JR OFallon, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt West HS)Amber Malone 5-10 JR Norwood, Mo. (Norwood HS) Katie Mathis 4-10 SO Manhattan, Kan. (Manhattan HS)Ashlyn Midyett 5-8 JR Olathe, Kan. (Olathe Northwest HS)Jessica Miller 5-7 SO Kingman, Kan. (Kingman HS)Angela Mings 5-8 SR Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS) Cara Murray 5-10 SO Lenexa, Kan. (Shawnee Mission West HS)Amanda Nelson 5-5 FR Shawnee, Kan. (Mill Valley HS)Nicole Otey 5-11 FR Gardner, Kan. (Gardner-Edgerton HS)Libby Phillips 5-8 FR Overland Park, Kan. (Olathe South HS)Leah Roy 5-10 FR Kansas City, Mo. (Liberty HS)Elizabeth Scherer 5-9 SO Wamego, Kan. (Wamego HS)Kathryn Schoonover 5-8 SR Athens, Texas (Athens HS)Kaylee Sextro 5-6 SO Olathe, Kan. (Olathe South HS)Hannah Silverthorne 5-8 FR Wichita, Kan. (Wichita North HS)Hannah Singhal 5-8 SO Lenexa, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS)Emily Starr 5-10 SR Grantville, Kan. (Jefferson West HS)Paige Stephens 5-10 SR Colby, Kan. (Colby HS)Brooke Thuston 5-9 FR Kearney, Mo. (Kearney HS)Emma Umbarger 5-7 SO Shawnee, Kan. (Mill Valley HS) Cheyenne Verdoorn 5-9 JR Platte City, Mo. (Platte County HS)Abbie Watson 6-1 FR Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge HS)

Rowers by Class Rowers by LocationSenior: 7 Kansas: 38 Illinois: 1Junior: 10 Missouri: 9 Wisconsin: 1Sophomore: 16 Tennessee: 3 Oklahoma: 1Freshman: 27 Texas : 1 New Jersey: 1 Pennsylvania: 1 England: 1 California: 1 Mexico: 1 Colorado: 1


Sarah Jane Able 58 Fr.Leawood, Kan.Blue Valley HS

High School: Academic honor roll throughout high school.

Personal: Daughter of Matthew and Barb Able... Has three siblings: Christopher, Allison and Travis... Her sister, Allison, was also on the KU rowing team... Plans to major in human biology.

2009-10 (Freshman): Member of the Second Varsity Eight throughout the spring season, which defeated Kansas State in the Kansas Cup and fi nished second at the Big 12 Championship.

High School: Th ree-year letterwinner in band and two-year letterwinner in soccer... On the presidential honor roll all four years... Set weightlift ing records in power clean, squat and bench... Rowed for the Kansas Crew club team coached by Jeremy Struemph... Won numerous Novice Four events as part of Kansas Crew, including the Sunfl ower State Rowing Championship... Took third place at the American Collegiate Rowing Association National Club Regatta in the First Novice Four.

Personal: Daughter of Jim and Diane Adam... Has three siblings, Austin, Riley and Trevor... Great-grandfather, Paul James Adam, and great uncle, Jim Mills, both played football at KU... Brother, Austin, currently plays football for South Dakota School of Mines... Is a fi ft h-generation Jayhawk... Majoring in exercise science.

2009-10 (Fres n): Member of the Second Varsity Eight throughout the springdefeated Kansas State in the Kansas Cup and fi nished second at the Big 12hman

Danielle Adam 59 Jr.Olathe, Kan.Olathe Northwest HS

2009-10 (Freshman): Member of the First Novice Eight throughout the spring season... Defeated Kansas State in the Kansas Cup... Won the C Final at the South-Central Regionals... Member of the First Novice Four and First Novice Eight at the Frostbite Regatta.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in basketball and a three-year letterwinner in volleyball... Volleyball team won Sunfl ower League Championship in 2009.

Personal: Daughter of Eric Allam and Nicole Muchmore... Majoring in journalism.

n): Member of the First Novice Eight throughout the spring season...as State in the Kansas Cup... Won the C Final at the South-Central Regionals...

Ashleigh Allam 59 Jr.Lawrence, Kan.Free State HS

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