Kansas Jayhawks
Savanah Skack - Women's Rowing - Kansas Jayhawks

Savanah Skack

Height 5'8"
Class Senior
Hometown Muskego, Wis.
High School Muskego HS

Career Honors

  • Big 12 Co-Boat of the Week, First Varsity Eight (4/7)
  • Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athlete [2021]
  • 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
  • Most Improved Oarswoman [2021]

2021-2022 (JUNIOR)

  • Assisted the 1 Varsity 8 boat to a first-place finish at the Sunflower Showdown with a time of 7:06.845.
  • Helped the First Varsity Eight to a first-place finish at the Sunflower Showdown with a time of 7:06.845.
  • Helped lead a Women’s Collegiate Four + boat to a top 20 finish at the Head of the Oklahoma regatta.

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Aided the team to a 3.55 spring GPA
  • Led team to be 2021 Sunflower Showdown Champions over Kansas State
  • Competed with the First Varsity Eight against Oklahoma (3/27) with a second-place mark of 6:39.38
  • Improved from a day one fourth-place time of 7:46.45 of the Sunshine State Invite (4/2-3) to a third-place time of 7:46.45 with the First Varsity Eight
  • Raced with the First Varsity Eight at Iowa’s Regatta, taking fourth overall at 6:46.45
  • Helped the First and Second Varsity Eight combo to a first-place time of 8:28.0 against Drake (5/1)
  • Paced the First Varsity Eight to a time of 7:12.6 taking first against Kansas State in the Sunflower Showdown (5/1)
  • Notched a top-5 finish with the First Varsity Eight at the Big 12 Championship (5/1)
  • A part of First Varsity Eight that earned Big 12 Co-Boat of the Week (4/7)
  • 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
  • Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athlete
  • Named Most Improved Oarswoman by the team

2019-20 (FRESHMAN)

  • No season due to the coronavirus

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Lettered in swimming and diving, track and field, and rowing
  • Two-time conference champions in swimming
  • Two-time regional champions in track and field
  • Earned fourth place at Midwest Rowing Championships in the third varsity four

PERSONAL
Daughter of John and Corine Skack … Has a sister, Sierra … Father played football at The University of Wisconsin and Long Beach State … Plans to major in civil engineering.

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.