Kansas Jayhawks
Amanda Ferguson - Women's Rowing - Kansas Jayhawks

Amanda Ferguson

Height 5'6"
Class Senior
Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
High School Fort Zumwalt East HS

Career Honors

  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team [2021, 2022]

2021-2022 (JUNIOR)

  • Finished second with the 1 Varsity 4 at the Sunflower Showdown with a time of 8:18.780. 
  • Helped the Third Varsity Eight to a first-place finish at Lake Wheeler Invite with a time of 7:12.31.
  • Kansas Rowing Academic All-Big 12 First Team
  • Completed the season with a 4.00 GPA

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Aided the team to a 3.55 spring GPA
  • Led team to be 2021 Sunflower Showdown Champions over Kansas State
  • Competed against Drake (5/1)  in the Third Varsity Eight taking second place at 9:26.8
  • Raced with the Third Varsity Eight in the Sunflower Showdown against Kansas State (5/1), finishing third overall at 8:08.1
  • 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team

2019-20 (FRESHMAN)

  • No season due to the coronavirus

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Lettered in cross country under the direction of head coach Robin Putnam
  • Outside of Highschool Competitive Cheerleading Team Place 5th Place at the 2019 Summit Championships in Orlando Florida
  • All-Academic Track and Field in 2016 and 2017
  • All-Academic Cross Country in 2016 and 2017
  • Top-Seven Varsity Cross Country in 2016

PERSONAL
Plans to major in dietetics and behavior science … Wants to be able to become a nutritionist working with Autism.

Women's Rowing 🛶 Kansas Rowing Competes at Jayhawk Jamboree

The Kansas Rowing team got the opportunity to compete in front of their home fans at Burcham Park on Saturday as they hosted the Jayhawk Jamboree, which featured opponents from Creighton, Iowa and Kansas State.