Bio
Bailey Blood returns to the Kansas Rowing staff for the 2023-24 season as Boathouse Manager. She previously spent time in Lawrence as a student-athlete and graduate assistant for the Kansas Rowing program.
Blood returns to Kansas after spending last season as the first assistant coach and operations coordinator for the University of Tulsa women’s rowing program.
While at Kansas, Blood competed for four years before joining the coaching staff. She helped coach the Jayhawks to a victory over Kansas State in the Sunflower Showdown on May 1, 2021, as well as back-to-back weekly honors from the Big 12 Conference. As a team, Kansas tallied 20-plus top-5 finishes through six regattas. Academically, Kansas rowing was recognized by the Big 12 with 25 total honorees and the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) with 13 student-athletes named National Scholar Athletes.