Kansas Rowing Completes Day One of Conference USA Championship and South-Central Regional

May 15, 2010

OAK RIDGE, Tenn.—Kansas rowing finished day one of the of the inaugural Conference USA Championship and South-Central Regional sprints in Oak Ridge, Tenn., on Saturday. The Jayhawks are competing for both the Conference USA Championship and a South-Central Regional crown.

Kansas placed second in the Varsity Four C/D 2 semifinal and the Second Varsity Eight semifinal, fifth in the First Varsity Eight C/D 2 Semifinal and Open Four A/B 2 semifinal and sixth in the Novice Eight Repechage 2.

The Jayhawks will compete in the Open Four B final, Novice Eight C final, Varsity Four C final, Second Varsity Eight C final and First Varsity Eight D final on Sunday.

A complete list of Saturday’s results and Sunday’s lane assignments can be found at http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/championships/10-rowing-championship.html.

Kansas’ Saturday results and Sunday lane assignments are listed below.

Kansas’ Sunday Race Schedule and Lane Assignments (All Times Central)

8:30 a.m. First Varsity Eight D Final (Listed in order of lane number)

1. Eastern Michigan

2. Kansas State

3. Miami

4. SMU

5. Kansas

6. Dayton

8:50 a.m. Novice Eight C Final

3. Kansas

4. Kansas State

9 a.m. Varsity Four C Final

1. Indiana

2. Alabama

3. Tulsa

4. Oklahoma

5. Kansas

6. Kansas State

9:10 a.m. Second Varsity Eight C Final

1. Tulsa

2. Kansas

3. Oklahoma

4. Louisville

5. Indiana

6. Duke

9:30 a.m. Open Four B Final

1. Michigan State

2. Dayton

3. Michigan

4. Texas

5. Kansas

6. Notre Dame “B”

Kansas’ Semifinal Results

Open Four Semifinal A/B 2

1. Clemson 7:41.00

2. Virginia “C” 7:44.28

3. Ohio State 7:48.64

4. Michigan 7:50.78

5. Kansas 7:54.07

6. Michigan State 8:03.50

Novice Eight Repechage 2

1. Ohio State 7:04.80

2. Michigan State 7:06.76

3. UCF 7:13.69

4. Indiana 7:19.58

5. Tennessee 7:21.54

6. Kansas 7:26.28

Varsity Four Semifinal C/D 2

1. Tulsa 7:50.00

2. Kansas 8:01.30

3. Indiana 8:21.49

4. Eastern Michigan 8:40.13

Second Varsity Eight Semifinal C/D 2

1. Louisville 7:11.50

2. Kansas 7:12.92

3. Duke 7:13.92

4. Kansas State 7:30.76

5. Easter Michigan 7:49.84

First Varsity Eight Semifinal C/D 2

1. Duke 6:48.50

2. UCF 6:52.63

3. Tulsa 7:01.17

4. Miami 7:04.78

5. Kansas 7:10.36

6. Eastern Michigan 7:25.95