RCW: Bird's Eye View 3.31
Each week the Bird’s Eye View captures some of the best moments for Kansas Athletics. From the playing field, practice gym or behind the scenes, don’t miss this exclusive perspective into the Kansas Jayhawks.
Shimmering – The early morning light shimmered off the water of the Oklahoma River as the First Varsity Eight boats from Oklahoma and KU led off the Big 12 Double Dual that also featured rowing teams from Kansas State and Texas at the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Boathouse District on Saturday, April 8.
Photo by Jeff Jacobsen
Kickback – Rowers Angie Allen and Maddie Irelan braced against each other as the junior and senior loosened their leg muscles ahead of the Big 12 Double Dual in the Boathouse District of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Saturday, April 8. KU and Kansas State alternated racing against Oklahoma and Texas on the Oklahoma River.
Photo by Jeff Jacobsen 
Bird’s Eye View – KU’s Second Varsity Four boat rowed under a bridge just past the finish line in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma’s Boathouse District after the rowers battled against Texas over 2,000 meters on the Oklahoma River during the Big 12 Double Dual that featured Kansas and Kansas State in alternating duals against Texas and Oklahoma on Saturday, April 8.
Photo by Jeff Jacobsen
High Knees – Sophomore vaulter Morgan Griffiths used a set of hurdles at Mesa Community College to keep her knees high for the speed and extension needed in her events during the Jayhawks’ practice in Mesa, Arizona, on Thursday, April 6. Griffiths competed in the pole vault, long jump and 100 hurdles at the Sun Angel Classic inside Arizona State’s Sun Angel Stadium on Friday and Saturday, April 7-8, in Tempe, Arizona.
Photo by Laura Jacobsen
Graceful Palms – A high jump by KU’s Grace Pickell launched her into the Tempe, Arizona, sky filled with palm trees during the Sun Angel Classic on Saturday, April 8, inside Arizona State’s Sun Angel Stadium.
Photo by Laura Jacobsen
Away She Goes – Chloe Akin-Otiko burst out of the blocks as the KU freshman ran the premier 200-meter dash at the Sun Angel Classic inside Arizona State’s Sun Angel Stadium on Saturday, April 8.
Photo by Laura Jacobsen 
In Front of a Crowd – As assistant coach Caroline Lilley volleyed tennis balls to Tatiana Nikolaeva with KU tennis coach Todd Chapman watching, the freshman also dealt with the distraction of the Oklahoma football team’s spring practice behind her as she warmed up for the Jayhawks’ match against the Sooners at the Headington Family Tennis Center in Norman, Oklahoma, on Friday, April 7.
Photo by Jeff Jacobsen
Shadow Watch – Fans watching the matchup between the Kansas and Oklahoma tennis teams inside Oklahoma’s Headington Family Tennis Center cast shadows on the court as senior Tess Bernard-Feigenbaum wrapped up the first set of her singles match in Norman, Oklahoma, on Friday, April 7.
Photo by Jeff Jacobsen
